Tom!
f
w's
Tides
5
5
Jcito
lUrd
New
Zealand
City,
Commissioner
is
Informed
WA.
Feb.
7:
The
evacua-
N.mirr.
one
of
the
cities
LEFT
WING
WINS
VOTE
LiiM
il.
Section
Had
Fleeting
Vic
torv
in
British
House
ot
Commons
Yesterday
i"ON.
Feb.
7:
Labor's
left
n
a
fleeting
victory
In
the
f
Commons
yesterday
by
through
to
a
seosnd
read-
n
which
would
establish
a
n
living
wage
for
every
Tin"
vote
was
122
to
51.
Prince
George
Hospital
Board
For
1931
Named
1.
GEORGE.
Feb.
7:-F.
A.
'
the
retiring
president,
T
Hughes
were
elected
for
i
'
'-rms
at
the
annual
meet-in'
Prince
George
General
i
Association
which
was
ntly.
W.
L.
Armstrong
and
I
my
were
elected
for
orie-
-,
Hf(.t
TOLIKSTLIATIip
,
IN
'QUAKK
DISASTER
-nd
Hastings
and
adja-
wns
and
village
place
miune
at
$125,000,000
and
1
of
life
at
between
700
moo.
1
1
.UNO-TON,
N.Z..
Feb.
7:
'
si
estimates
on
last
i
iv's
earthquake
disaster
'
razed
the
dtles
of
Na-
.
At
the
meeting
of
the
Chamber
I
"
Commerce
MM
rnght.
B.
J.
Mfl-:
Are
.
Allowed
ii
to
r.
Come
.
n..!,
Back
,
...
.
...
.
.
....
,
up
wKh
the
railway
company
the?
matter
of
a
lower
rate
on
the
Heart
on
Question
of
Alder-
rail
all.
way
for
automobUes
from
Prince
me
new
esiaiHi
rami-
.
,
x.
u
tk.
rr-
iked
to
try
to
arrange
for
a
lower
rate.
The
motion
carried
VOTE
DOWN
PAY
RAISE
manic
Indemnities
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
7:
-By
a
vote
of
11
to
18,
city
aldermen,
meeting
In
camera,
as
a
civic
finance
committee,
formally
rescinded
a
motion
of
Aid.
E.
W.
Dean
which
had
been
passed
at
Monday's
council
meeting
to
fix
the
aldermanlc
salaries
at
$2000
Der
year
lnsteaa
ot
tlve.
WOULD
CUT
SAND
BAR
lead,
zinc,
copper
and
Iron.
It
was
pointed
out
that
few
gold
ores
,
re
absolutely
free
from
silver
and
few
silver
ores
are
absolutely
free
from
gold.
Such
ores
as
chal-
icopyrite.
arsenopyrtte
often
carry
gold,
but
the
pyrite
of
Iron
u
the
most
apt
to
carry
the
metal.
Oold
may
occur
as
primary
or
secondary
enrichments
or
in
oxydlzed
1
sones.
Silver
may
be
found
in
such
Vancouver
Council
Has
Chance
o',0res
as
galena,
sphalerite,
pyrite,
(continued
on
paire
S)
New
Hospital
at
Hazelton
Nearly
Yesterdays
resolution
wiu.u,
..
.
hfnrp
the
council
and
be
selton's
fine
new
hospital,
which
armmved
before
It
becomes
effec-
was
recently
complettd
at
a
cost
of
approximately
$75,000,
was
in
dan
ger
of
destruction
from
fire,
caused
resulted
from
the
necessity
of
hav
ing
to
tear
up
floors
and
walls
In
an
effort
to
locate
the
source
of
the
outbreaK".'
.
i:z
si
zsz
u
M,r
ireund'
.
3
Hon
Fouk
Eu..V..
to
appointed
Lieutenant
-Gi'vernoi-
;
Nova
Scotia,
succet'dmg
Hon.
James
C.
Tory.
He
is
the
head
of
the
well
known
underwear
manufacturing
concern
which
bears
his
name.
and
the
U.
S.
Senate
Over
Re
lief
Measure
Believed
Ended
from
the
damage
occaa-
Apart
,AemMnTOu
rvv,
i.
h.
Of
Special
Interest
j3
ruary
8,
1931
.3
ll
5.07
a.ra.
20.6
ft.
"
read
the
classified
.7.40
aave
you
pjn
17.7
ft.
c
ti-j
1,36
ajn
5,5
advertising
page
In
this
paper
today?
?
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p.m.
6.7
ft.
If
not,
now
Is
the
time.
s
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
::;:
I
.
No.
J-.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY
7,
1931
PIIICE
FIVE
CENTS
ANDHl
REJECTS
MACDONALD'S
PLAN
PREPARING
TO
TIE
UP
MANY
OF
SEATTLE
HALIBUT
BOATS
Premier's
Terms
Prove
Unsatisfactory
To
All
India
National
Leader
Future
Events
Alone
Will
Show
Whether
Civil
Disobedience
Campaign
Must
Be
Stiffened
Mahatma
Declares
UXAHABAD,
Feb.
7:
Prospects
for
a
settlement
of
Ivlian
question
on
the
basis
of
Premier
J,
Ramsay
Tt.
maid's
declarations
at
the
recent
round
table
congee
in
London
are
hopeless,
Mahatma
Gandhi
declared
'There
is
no
hope
of
a
settlement
unless
Sir
Tej
i
has
brought
back
more
from
the
London
conference
i
.in
been
able
to
find
In
the
M,
ulster's
declarations.
Fu-
i
-i
lone
will
show
whether
i!
disobedience
campaign
tiffened,"
said
the
All
In-
..ULst
leader.
EVACUATION
RESCINDED
$27
IS
TOO
HIGH
RATE
Provincial
Government
Asked
to:
Intervene
to
Get
Lower
Hate
j
to
Terrace
on
Cars
Novel
Ice-Sled
Goes
75
Miles
Per
Hour
-
rM"sss
i
'
"
'
-
;"y.
T
8horn
of
wings,
this
old
fuselage
has
been
converted
Into
a
nove'
Ice-sled
with
speed
capastty
of
75
miles
per
hour.
Two
youths
In
the
coekpit
Robert
EUwell
ard
'ohn
Caldwell
of
St.
Clair,
Michigan,
salvaged
the
mach
ne
after
it
had
been
In
a
crash.
-
INTEREST
i
CONTINUES
.Mining
Lectures
Yesterday
Were
i
Again
Well
Attendrd
'T
L
ce
Board
of
Trad
imd
endorsed'
iiutrmanaea.
it
by
the
Prince
Ropert
Chamber
of
Over
twenty
were
present
at
Dr
.si
ntgniDy
J.
,
commerce
asking
that
the
rate
of
w.
V.
Smithertngales
mining
lec-
n,miloner
for
Uwt
Do-1$27
uktng
a
Mr
to
Terrace
yeterday
aIternoon
The
sub-who
said
that
supplies
q
feduwd
refused
by
the
ject
was
gold
and
silver.
The
iectur-.
ssentlals
were
now
ample.
rallway
,etter
ot
ntUKkl
Mng
K
nnt
nJtntd
to
gold
Thla
none
v.
d
a
cablegram
to
this
ei-
d
gt
meettng
jt
n,ght.
,
plentlful
meU1
lt
was
explain-i
nij,
government.
p
pullen
tn6n
moved,
seconded
-d.
occurs
either
native,
In
mechan-
by
Theo
Collart,
that
in
tiew
6f
the
teal
mixture
with
iron
pyrite
or
In
!
recent
statement
of
the
minuter
of
,
combination
with
tellurium.
The
I
public
works
that
it
was
planned
ujlluride
calvarlte,
for
Instance,
is
to
try
to
make
an
arrangement
with
i
guch
a
compound.
The
tellurldes
as
the
railway,
when
the
highway
weil
as
gold-bearing
sulphides
oc-!
reached
the
8keena
River,
that
the
cur
u
primary
deposlU.
Then
fre-
efforts
of
the
government
should
;
qUently
gold
as
well
as
silver
Is
commence
at
once
and
they
be
as-
found
mixed
with
the
baser
metals
New
Governor
Wheat
Climbing
Steadily,
Now
Passes
Sixty
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
7:
The
price
f
wheat
is
steadily
climbing.
Today
cf
the
local
exchange
lt
shot
past
the
60-cent
rate
to
reach
a
high
of
61
'
e
spot
cash.
4
VISCOUNT
W1LLINGDON
IS
GRANTED
EARLDOM
LONDON,
Feb.
7:
His
Ma-
testy
has
approved
of
the
con-
Viscount
WiUingdon,
retiring
Oovernor-General
of
Canada,
who
will
shortly
take
up
new
duties
as
viceroy
of
India.
Ben
Agar's
Garage
Together
With
Equipment
and
Two
Cars
Destroyed
in
Fire
at
Terrace
TERRACE,
Feb.
7:
Just
before
three
o'clock
this
morning
flames
were
discovered
by
William
Christie
to
be
bursting
from
J.
B.
Agar's
garage
at
Terrace.
He
immediately
raised
an
alarm
but
although
help
was
promptly
burned
KeCentW
its
contents
made
any
attempt
at
salvage
hopeless.
In
an
COMPROMISE
Incredibly
short
time
the
whole
About
Fifty
Vessels
To
Be
Taken
to
Banks
By
Owners
Next
Week
Fishing.Craft
to
Be
Tied
up
in
Lake
Union
Pending:
Settlement
of
Boat's
Share
Dispute,
Most
of
Seattle
Fleet
Will
be
Idle
SEATTLE,
Feb.
7:
Pending
settlement
of
the
disagreement
between
Union
fishermen
and
boat
owners
over
the
question
of
whether
the
boafk
share
under
fishing
terms
shall
be
raised
from
20
to
25
per
cent,
150
fishing
vessels
of
the
Seattle
halibut
fishing
fleet
will
be
moored
on
Lake
Union,
the
Fishing
Vessel
Owners'
Association
Capt.
Saintey
Is
Much
Opposed
to
Hippie
Rock
Pier
Capt.
C.
C.
Saintey.
master
of
the
steamer
Princess
Norah.
at
the
Ripple
Rock
Inquiry
In
Victoria,
told
of
hUexperlences
in,
using
Seymour
Narrows
nunng
tne
last
10
ytflB.
He
stated
he
passes
through
the
narrows
four
times
a
month
during
the
winter
season
and
six
times
during
the
summer,
and
that
it
was
always
a
big
relief
to
him
and
his
navigating
through
Seymour
Nar
rows,"
he
said.
Asked
by
Commissioner
Brydone-Jaek
If
hs
consld-
.
I
and
I
consider
I
have
a
good
Job.
I
uapi.
saintey
intimated
removal
I
of
a
portion
of
the
rock
would
'
ir
rH
1
1
V
Itnnmva
maliArt
VuatiftA
P
k
y
.M.OT..
VMH9V
he
said,
if
a
ship
got
into
trouble
lt
could
drift
over
lt.
The
captain
said
that
anyone
attempting
to
use
the
western
channel
would
be
very
rash,
and
that
captains
preferred
to
use
the
east
channel,
even
though
tt
.meant
braa'kHrig
the
rules
of
the
road,
dpi.
Saintey
referred
to
the
prevalence
of
fog
and
snow
In
the
narrows,
and,
in
conclusion,
said
he
considered
Ripple
Rock
one
of
the
most
dangerous
on
the
coast.
SHOULD
PUT
IN
RAILWAY
C.
I.
R.
Would
be
Well
Advised
to
Provide
Outlet
Instead
of
Other
Things
The
Vancouver
Sun
suaeesta
edl-
building
was
but
a
flaming
mass
of
that
the
Canadian
Pacific
debris.
In
addition
to
a
large
quan-
Uy
ro(aht
be
doine
a
bttr
tlty
of
expensive
equipment
a
truck
,rrlc.
to
Canada
and
British
Co-
TQ
DC
ATUrn
ne10
Mr-
Ar
and
a
carlumbla
if
lt
undertook
the
building
I
J
JLlIlJLil7
owned
by
Harry
Stouth
were
de-
of
.
pacific
coast
outlet
for
the
(troyed.
Damage
was
done
to
the
L,M
Rlver
country
Instead
by
an
overheated
stovepipe,
recent-
extent
of
three
thousand
dollars,
ly.
and
considerable
Inconvenience
nUpute
Between
President
Hoover
only
a
small
portion
of
which
is
covered
by
insurance.
SOLDIERS
ASK
FOR
BONUSES
At
the
meetlng-of
the
Chamber
of
l0ned
by
the
hasty
.
removal
pt
that
a
compromise
has
been
TACOMA.
Feb.
7-"We
want
It
Commerce
last
night
lt
was
decided
boards
there
!
was
no
particular
loss
reaoh
tn
tne
dispute
between
now,
not
after
we're
dead."
Is
the
to
adopt
a
report
of
the
port
com-
to
the
building.
;preldent
Hoover
and
the
Senate
motto
of
one
thousand
Tacoma
mlttee
asking
the
departmetn
,
,over
Jood
lMn
meaBurei
'ur
Veterans
who
are
demandin
t
public
works
to
dredge
a
cjwnnei
Richardson
leit
on
th)V
Leaders
stated
last
night
that
their
service
bonuses
from
the
Uni-through
Metlakatla
Bay.
me
repv
mornlnB-s
train
for
St.
John.
New
compromise
had
been
made
on
ted
States
government
They
claim
mentioned
that
this
woukj
oc
Bruilswlck
Where
on
February
13
$20,000,000
loan
bill
to
provide
food
that
more
than
enough
has
been
most
desirable
mPrm",'
Z,
ne
will
embark
aboatd
the
steamer
clothing
and
medicine
in
the
re-
paid
to
France
in
war
obligations
nnlv
on
aCGOUnt
Of
the
Saving
u
,
.
-
n
ut.
k.h.
niKiillnnl
In.
tn
to
mot
meet
nil
all
unlriUrit'
soldiers'
hnnuses
bonuses
in
in
the
the
United
States.
pending
millions
of
dollars
of
on
hotels
in
London
and
enormous
trans-Atlantic
liners.
The
Sun
saysH
"Developing
Peace
River
and
the
Pacific
eii
tfr.Oahfda
will
be
more
profitable
to
the
C.
P.
R.
than
tn
vesting
tens
of
millions
in
Europe
or
on
the
Atlantic,
and
the
time
has
come
for
the
people
of
Vancouver
to
say
this
with
emphasis."
In
the
same
Issue,
the
Sun
urges
upon
the
provincial
government
the
completion
of
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Railway
into
the
Peace
River
country
so
that
the
provincial
line
might
be
converted
from
a
lia
blllty
to
an
asset
financially.
announced
yesterday.
About
fifty
vessels,
manned
by
owners,
will
be
taken
out
to
the
fishing
banks
next
week
if
the
difficulties
are
npt
settled
by
then.
Union
members
contend
that
they
have
been
locked
out
by
the
boat
owners
whUe
the
latter
Insist
that
the
former
were
on
strike.
ASK
LOWER
-LICENSE
FEE
Chamber
of
Commerce
Would
Have
Reduction
in
1500
Annual
Payment
of
Drysalteries
onicers
when
through
the
narrows,
j
At
the
meeting
of
the
Chamber
of
"i
can
not
understand
wny
even
a
,
Commerce
last
night
it
was
decided
layman
can
not
see
the
dangers
of
.
to
ask
for
a
reducUon
In
the
license
lee
or
$1500
on
drysalteries
and
In-
stead
to
levy
a
fee
on
the
output
The
matter
came
up
as
a
request
ered
the
placing
of
a
pier
on
the
from
the
Salmon
Fishermen's
Asso-
rock
would
better
the
conditions,
elation
which
was
referred
to
the
Captain
Saintey
said:
"When
they
Fisheries
Committee.
The
commlt-put
a
pier
on
Ripple
Rock
I
am
not
tee
recommended
that
the
fee"
oh
going
to
use
that
channel
any
more,
salterles
and
canneries
be
reduced
but
the
chamber
refused
to
accept
the
recommendation
and
confined
its
attention
to
drysalteries.
LIBRARY
ESTIMATES
Sum
of
$3.73
Will
Be
Needed
For
Work
This
Year
Following
are
Prince
Rupert
Public
Library
estimates
for
1931,
totalling
$3,750:
Librarian's
salary
$1,500
Assistant
300
Janitor
144
Books
950
Periodicals
-
55
Reblnding
432
Fuel
75
Utilities
150
Post
office
box
12
Supplies
and
furniture
....
50
Sundries
50
Repairs
..
32
CARD
OF
THANKS
Mr.
and
Mrs.
It.
.Hansen
wish
to
hank
their
many
friends
for
the
Ind
expressions
ot
sympathy
and
loral
tributes
received
In
their
re-ent
bereavement.
TELEPHONE
Ww.rfNt-
I
A
f-
U
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A
new
telephone
directory
Is
about
to
be
Issued.
Appllca-
tloni
for
moves,
changes
or
new
listings
for
this
Issue
must
be
made
in
writing
to
the
4
r
Telephone
Department,
City
Hall,
not
later
than
February
14.
(29,
30,
32)
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.va