T rrow's Tides r$ . February 10, 1931 ,v 'i-. 9. 7.00 a.m. 19.2 ft. u.s waves rushed In again ocean and battered the lore ins the panic-stricken io higher ground. : 1 1 of a bluff overlooking a ..i .sheared off by a land-wore no casualties since ' nus are living In tent and . shelter. miration lines have been ,.vt DRY AREAS HAVE RAIN II: a "v rrccipitation Welcomed in 1!: ju;;lit Areas ot United States niNQTON. Feb. 7 Welcome i - over the week-end ln .untitles to practically all iulu-striken areas of th.! United States. Acute oi water In thee areas .i:ed as a result, in parts there were slow, .ns while In others virtual '!. were reported. In Ar-ii'Te was no less than 1.6S "f rain In twenty-four There was great rejoicing irtnern Texas, Tennessee, i. and Southern Illinois i iiX' the parts that had tpitation. Earl of Bessborough Is Appointed as New T.A.L0W jS DEAD Former Member of Mackenzie King Government Passes Away After Brief Illness RENFREW, Ont., Feb. 9 -Hon. Thomas Andrew Low, former min Governor ot Canada Scion of Prominent Irish Family to be Viceroy of This Dominion IlaK Noted Career as rumic -uun. Soldier and Financier r'TTAWA, Feb. y: News of the appointment of the 1 t 1 Bessborough as Governor General of Canada was ' : . (1 wiHi n-vonf ontJafoptinn in the capital. Particu- !'" among those who know the Earl is the appointment ' 1 Brabazon 1 on-j choice. Vere upon as a very happy , i r- M. G., the ninth Earl of Bessborough, has had K, "iiiucp in raruameni, mn r , , : ul " und in r.ianclal affairs, j ioio and a year In 1910 In Parlia-" mber ot the famous Pon-' ment as member for Cheltenham. ;niiy. long nromlncnt In nurlne the war. the new Dover- " in Ireland and the United ! nor General served In Oallipoll and stand at $1,500. (Continued on Page 3) POPE PIUS Pacific Standard Time). The ad With 21 parcels Involving 75 lots or parcels of city property entered for consideration, the court of revision on the 1931 city assess-, ment roll convened at 10 o'clock this morning in the city council eham- j ber. The appeals on this occasion , are not expected to be very far-reaching and the court of revision should be able to dispose of its work . speedily. Overvaluations on scat-i tered lots and buildings are the' only claims that are made. ' 1 1 Hi ...a ill --- j i a. ister of Wade and cemmseur fa 1htmrtlt wMehppeWI were TO SPEAK ments have been made for Pope Pius to address the lalety over the radio from the new Vatican City drees will be ln connection with the formal Inauguration of the new broadcasting station. Speaking to the world for the first time, the Pontiff will give a ten-minute address in Latin. Senator Marconi, discoverer ot wireless, who personally supervised the construction of the Vatican station, will make introductory remarks ln English before turning the microphone over to His Holiness. , LOST LIFE IN CRASH Seattle Aviator's Parachute Failed A- rv t f If. C , I . I 10 iri'cu ih iuic lie oiruiK , Ground .-1 . " ariX'TTLEr: Feb. t'MVVl. Gait- hocal aviator, died In hospital h'ernl Saturday evening several hours af ter he had met an accident with his piane While tlytng over the city, Gall's CHARGES DROPPED Court-Martial Prceedins Against Major General. Butler Are Being Withdrawn j WASHINGTON. D.C., Feb. 9: Court-martial proceedings against United SJtatesMartne.. have, SMn MM t he4 Hfl Thaea nmABAillniM. Mackensie government, died today entered Some reductions were L" 7" ' v '3 after a brief Ulness made In valuation of Improve-; i 0enera, ButIcr on ac6ount of an al Mr. Low was first minister with- ments. mosUy on old buildings, but 1 Iegatlon he made ln a speech bef ore uuv , iwiiimw iuwr i nsroijr ---j any on na wnere was, 'i the wie Contemporary uoniemporary Club uug at at Phlladel Although the court-martial has been called oft by the Navy Department, a severe reprimand has been given General Butler by Secretary of the Navy Adams. Butler. In a letter to Adams, expressed regret that his "Indiscreet remark? caused embarrassment to the government." PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 9: Word that court - martial proceedings Ten Minute Address bv Pontiff In against Major Oeneral Smedley D. Latin to go on Air Thursday Morning ROME, Feb. 9: Final arrange Butler were to be dropped was received with delight by members ot the Contemporary Club here. It is stated by members of the club that somewhere there must have been a breach of confidence that resulted Of Special Interest . 2030 n m 1K ff .lave you read the classified ... OJ30 a.m. 8.8 ft. advertising page In this paper today? 1350 p.m. 6.7 ft. If not, now Is the time. --it 4 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUM BIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1931 PMCE FIVE CENTS HEW ZEALAND. HAS ANOTHER SHOCK TWO LOCAL MEN LOSE LIVES IN SKEENA RIVER YESTERDAY Residents of Napier Are Terrified Again Today By Another Series Of Violent Quakes-More Damagt Many Nuildingg Standing From Last Week Are Felled Uluff is Sheared Off Communications Arc Interrupted WELLINGTON, N.Z., Feb. 9: Residents of the devas-' d Hawkes Bay district were beginning to feel that - vere to be spared from further earthquake visita-for a while when they were once more terrified and n from their temporary shelters by a new series of rt tremors today. These latest 'quakes felled many which were not wholly "! last week. COURT OF ! REVISION Scattered Appeals Made Ajalnst Assessment of Lots and I Buildings I First Picture of World's Grain Exhibition and Conference Building at Regina He, Wceld's Gean Show Bihdng Cegna Sskaiuieww ; paper reporters from Its gatherings. Is expected that first mentioned CHURCH IS DESTROYED Ottawa Loses Another Place Worship by Fire St. Jean Baptiste Edifice is Burned Triple Island Light northwest wind overcast, sea smooth. Dead Tree PointCloudy, calm; also on the staff In France. 'plane lost iu propeller. Alter the barometer, 29.96 i .h .nliln unt nut nf rontrnl flnll imnnlh temperature, 38; date will be the one. , There was a discussion on ways and means of Increasing exhibits ;and making them more novel, at tractive and Interesting. One suggestion was that exhibits might be obtained from the Oranby smelter land the Premier concentrator showing the different stages in the of treatment ot ore. Another was that l a similar display might come from the Ocean Falls pulp and paper mill. Still another suggestion was - that huge logs, the tremendous size , . Jof which tew realize, 'might be .display. All ft lil VMB)' w " V ,(1KI awj .line was removed early yesterday Preelednt H. O. Glassey announ- I LI- MUM. . - V. A ..AMR when fire ot unknown nioi.iu jini Rt Tiwn nantuto nese are given eisewnere. Church at an estimated loss of $400.0000. No one was Injured. The Weather Harold Corbett and George Taylor Were -Running Into Tidc-Uip One Man, Oliver Ander son, Saved Life by Swimming Ashore Canada 1932 ayrssr Drowned In Swamping wuTa Zbe of SJZZ 1, General Smiley d. Butler of Fourteen Foot Boat, With Outboard Motor, Capsized on Harold Corbett and George Taylor, well known local rnuaaei- i i j . i i . . trade and commerce. He was de- found to be equitable ln connec- Dhia that Premier Mussolini of It- lnen ... were urowiiett yesterday . about noon in the Skeena leated at retired. the 193S election The late Mr. Low was born .In Quebec City. March 12. 1871. ot Scottish descent. He moved to Pembroke. Ont., with his parents when a child. He had been connected with the lumber business since 1889 and also organised a number of agricultural, machinery milling and manufacturing companies. He was president ot a number, of important concerns operating in and around Renfrew, Ont. He was elected to the House ol Commons as Liberal member for South Renfrew at the general election of 1908 and re-elected at the general election ot 1011. He resigned his seat In 1912 to make way for the Hon. O. P. Oraham. Ht was returned for South Renfrew at the 1921 general election. and I tlon with the values placed on sur rounding property. No change was made In the valuation ot the proposed site for the. Christian Science Church on Second Avenue which was allowed to aly was a hlt-anaVrun driver andr Aivei" near nayspuru wnen a 14-ioot roWDoac, equippea that he had seen ii Duce run down j with an outboard motor, swamped about fifty feet from a cnua in tne street or Rome wim- shore in a tide-rip. Oliver Anderson, the third man in the small boat, managed to save his life by swimming ashore, MEETING OF FAIR BOARD September 8-11 Settled Upon as Fair Dates With September 1-4 as Alternate The Fair Board, at a meeting last evening, settled upon September 8-11 Inclusive as the dates for the 1931 Prince Rupert Exhibition. September 1-4, inclusive were selected in the publication of remarks Gen-1 as alternate dates should the B. C. tatton on Thursday afternoon. His era I Butler made with regard to ! Fairs Association find the first date Holiness' address will be broadcast ; Premier Mussolini. Some time ago inconvenient in making up the from Vatican City at 5 pan. (9 ajn. ! the club decided to bar all news- i schedule for the judges. However, It JAPANESE FEKKY SINKS; , MANY LIVES ARE LOST ... . TOKIO, Feb. 9: Fifty-five' persons are feared to have been drowned today when a' ferryboat outside Kobe harbor was rammed by the steamer T ne mo were on tneir way back to .'rlnce Rupert after a month's luntlng and prospecting trip up he Skeena River. Overloading of he boat Is believed to have been at east partly responsible for the iragedy. According to Anderson, who ar-lved In the city by train yesterday lftemoon. they saw the tide rips but were unable to back up from hem so headed the small craft ln 'Jie direction of shore. The boat, on retting Into the whlrlpool.' vlrtually ank from underneath the feet of the men. All were Immediately chrown Into the water. The three nen were heavily clothed with iumbooU making It difficult to wlm. Anderson, however, managed to struggle ashore and. virtually exhausted, saved his life by clinging onto a rock. He saw one of his companions go down, he said, but. did not see what happened to the other. In addition to the three men, there was a dog, the carcass ot a goat, three shotguns and three rifles as well as other paraphernalia ln the small boat. It did not have much freeboard at best. The provincial police boat P. M. L. 8 left this morning for the scene ot the tragedy to make an effort to lecover the bodies by dragging'. It is not often that there is much suc cess ln recovering bodies from the j Skeena but it was felt that an should be made. Corbett was a young Irishman This reproduction of an architect's drawing represents the magn lficent building now being specially erected on the fair ground a Rezina for the purpose of housing: the educational, comoetitive and commercial exhibit! of th WnrM'a rtntn FrfcrKiti --a r to be held in that city from July 25th to August 6th, 1932. It will cost approximately $200,000 and as soon as completed will be placed In charge of the National Committee of the World's Grain Show, who, under the direction of J. O. Turcotte, Dominion Exhibition Commissioner, will Immediately commence and carry out the work of interior decoration appropriate for the big event of that year The buildinr is beautifully situat-d south of the automobile building. The main portion is 640 feet long and 120 feet wide. Each of the wings are also 120 feet wide and extend 300 feet from either side of the main unit, all providing a floor space of anproximately 150.000 square feet -It Is a substantially built permanent structure with stucco finish, allowing for ceiling space of 18 and 22 feet. Mr. Turcotte is well known in many countries, where he has had charge of similar work for the Dominion Government, and Canadians and others may feel assured that the work when completed will be not only suitable and approbate for the occasion, but well worthy of the objects to be attained by this zreafc undertaking. FISHERMEN WERE LOST Treacherous Ice on Lake Erie Caused Deaths ot Five Men Saturday ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 9: Five fishermen are believed to have perished in Lake Erie on Saturday )enieywexe carded out Into the lake on a cake of Ice which broke "drift from the shore in a terrific wind and rainstorm. Twenty others who were on the ice were rescued but little hope is help out for the safety of the quintet In the gale-swept lake. Grain Shipments From Vancouver Make New Record VANCOUVER. . Feb. 9: Vancouver grain shipments passed the. 40,-. J00.000 bushel mark during the past week, with totaf export for the fur-rent crop year'shown at 40472,043 bushels. This figure Is the highest ever recorded with the exception of the 1928-29 season when an all-time record for the port was established. Shipments during January were reported as 10,194,012 bushels, with the United Kingdom and the Continent and Japan taking the bulk of the exports. Dahlberg Case Is Up Today Magistrate MrClymont Will Pass First Offence Sentence on Wednesday On coming before Magistrate Mc-Clymont ln city police court (his morning for sentence on a first offence conviction for keeping liquor for sale, John Dahlberg was remanded until Wednesday. Dahlberg was a few weeks ago sent to jail tor a second offence on this charge but. effort'00 aP"1 10 Supreme Court ln Vancouver, u was iouna mat it was only a first of fence so the case was CAnt. hsplr In thft mao1tttt fnr rn and was 27 yean of age. Employed ,ence on that baiU by the Canadian Fish Si Cold Stor- age Co. during the summer, he was T" a well known local football player. He has a brother George Corbett. j . t EM,L 0F BESSB0ROUG 4n-BlfaWrlandan4. . another iifueiisym iem AlaUlUvl, NEW RnvFnvn nrairBAi. brother. Victor Corbett, in Macleodi OTTAWA. Feb. 9: The Earl Taylor was quite well known ln 4 of Bessborough Is to be the the city. Recently he had driven a new Governor Oeneral of Can- truck and a taxi car for the Prince ada. Premier R. B. Bennett an- ? Porthos. The ferry carried 80 ! Rupert Transfer Co. Formerly he 4 nounced this mornlntr. He sue- v years of age. after at- From 1013 to 192U. "e00,v" ' , .i, Minri,f- k r.iK r'.Artv, .wim-' nassenirers and onlv 25 were -e.wtw In the employ of the Hyde ceeda the Earl of Wllllnadon Harrow and Cambridge, the sat In Parliament as conerYa" ' . 100 f , . ,h ,h har omV ,06. ,emDerature. 44: . rescued before the craft went .Transfer. who iWI left tor India to be- "moorough was called to , member io; uivw. - m d parachute did not open sea smooth. ! down. Anderson, who lives at Seal Cove, come viceroy of that country. uie inner temple) in 1003. aeam 01 nw iuw k- k. LmW nn on th the ormmrt ground, t.n-nv.m.it. Langara Overcast; lisht light south' south. " three years on the Lon-'the Barl of Beasborougn a. v- - sustaining fatal - injuries. weet Tr'- wind; J sea eT: calm. -inty Council from 1907 to (Continued on Page 4) Is a uarnenter and was formerly In 'the employ ot Mitchell ii Currie.