T
kT
Day
and
I
Jri
,
5
Night
The
only
rell
j?
ce
n
lown
Country
Definitely
Off
Gold
Standard
and
May
Ship
Present
Reserve
to
Help
Pay
Debts
of
Commonwealth
CANBERRA,
Australia,
March
21:
Declaring
that
Australia
was
admittedly
off
the
gold
standard,
Hon.
E.
(i.
Theodore,
Commonwealth
treasurer,
today
introduced
in
the
House
of
Representatives
a
hill
whereby
the
Commonwealth
may
shortly
abolish
the
statutory
gold
reserve
and
ship
to
London
for
debt
payments'the
gold
thus
released.
Mr,
Theodore
also
stated
that
if
the
Westminster
Hank
of
London
insist
on
the
payment
of
the
$25,000,000
due
from
the
three
Australian
states
on
March
31
he
feared
those
governments
would
have
to
default.
The
treasurer
also
declared
that
unless
the
Commonwealth
itself
obtained
funds
in
London
by
June
30,
default
was
inevitable.
Taylor
Wanted
to
Run
In
Omineca
Against
Manson
In
the
course
of
an
interview
u
'
w
days
ft
go
in
Victoria.
Mayor
I.
Taylor
of
Vancouver
revealed
"i
n.
In
the
JaxL
general
telcrt
ion
in;
ni
tntewmti
we
nomination
In
Oniuirca
against
A.
M
Manson
Apn
ut-ntly,
there
was
considerable
bm
k
passing
two
or
three
years
ago
r
iween
Mayor
Taylor
and
Mr
M
.iison,
then
attorney
gencuJ
a;
j
.sponslbility
for
liquor
condl-i"t
in
Vancouver.
GOV'T
LOST
IN
MARKET
One
Reason
Why
United
States
IlcrlUg
to
(luif-KexaUtinir
Wheat
Vrict
HIICAOb.
Marehl4:iprobably
principal
reason
for
the
decision
:
n
ic
United
State
Farm
Board
to
'"iidon
anv
alterant
after
May
to
nl.tte
the
price
of
wheat
is
that
1
1
Kovernment
lost
no
less
Uian
'-
i.OOO.OOO
in
1U
operations
In
the
'.
"it
market
last
season.
Sum
of
$27,000
Is
Voted
For
I
Road
Work
in
Prince
Rupert
i
Riding,
Minister
Announces!
VICTOKIA,
March
24:
It
would
take
three
thousand
working
girls
paying
$G
a
year
each
to
pay
for
the
increase
in
Ink
now
.Liquor
Control
Board,
T.
D.
PattullQ.
leader
of
t
lie
Opposition,
declared
in
the
Legislature
IdBtimght
Ihe
House
was
in
committee
of
supply.
Mr.
Pattullo
entered
a
Itot
attack
upon
the
government
for
an
increase
of
$3,000
1
tin
travelling
and
other
expenses
in
0UIET
DAY
AT
CAPITAL
Non-Contention
Business
Occupied
Attention
of
Legislature
Monday
VICTORIA,
March
24:
Monday's
session
of.
the
Legislature
was
an
""usually
quiet
one.
Merely
routine
hunters
came
under
discussion
and
"'ily
non-contentious
bills
were
put
through.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Wednesday,
March
25,
1931
High
4.1
ajn.
19.3
ft.
For
Quick
(1
1166
17.24
p-m.
13.4
ft.
Service
Low
11.32
am.
6.2
ft
23.00
pjn.
9.
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
V
No
XXII.,
No.
&
3
W
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MARCH
24,
1931
PRICE
FIVE!
CENTS
EATTLE
HALIBUT
DISPUTE
IS
ENDED
MINING
RECORDER
ON
ISLANDS
AGAIN
UNDER
DISCUSSION
Australian
Finances
in
Bad
Way
Treasurer
Admits
Default
Likely
In
Country's
Payments
to
London
CANADIAN
BUSINESSMAN
E
J
Orn
:.
"i"'''
'
:
:
J
S
Fry
'Si
Son
f'.uiKM
Limited
who
ha
bccii
.vpeiiuint;
..
luuplc
oi
days
In
tin-
city
in
the
mterests
of
his
firm.
Many
Prescriptions
For
Liquor
Issued
fi
In
United.
States
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
March
34
During
the
year
1990.
12.913,000
scrtptlons
for
liquor
were
issued
in
the
United
States.
I
connection
with
British
Columbia
House
in
London,
and
the
overseas
marketing
service.
j
Maintenance
votes
for
roads,
trails,
bridges
and
ferries
were
approved
at
$8,495,000.
In
Prince
Rill
pert
riding.
Hon.
R.
W.
Bruhn,mln-ister
of
public
works
said,
the
government
proposed
to
spend
$27,000
on
roads,
trails
and
streets.
j
Mr.
Pattullo
pressed
for
details
as
.
to
where
the
money
was
to
be
spent
in
Prince
Rupert
riding.
!
Mr.
Bruhn
replied
that
the
information
was
to
be
had
on
application
to
the
department..
MARKET
ERRATIC
Big
Slumps
Yesterday
Followed
by
Itemarkable
Recovery
NEW
YORK.
March
24
After
several
Usues
had
dropped
to
the
lowest
levels
In
thirty
years
the
stock
market
rallied
late
in
yesterday's
session.
Some
stock-rhowing
remarkable
recoveries
;Over
two
million
shares
changed
j
hands
during
the
day.
iSTEWART
IS
LOOKING
FOR
RAILWAY
Editorial
in
News
Indicates
Thai
Expectations
are
Running
High
in
North
An
indication
that
Stewart'
is
.Kins
for
big
railway
developments
this
year
may
be
gathered
rom
the
following
extract
from
an
editorial
article
teppearlng
in
the
F'ewart
News:
Tii
present
Premier
of
Canada
is
pledged
to
provide
a
coast
out-lr:
tor
the
Peace
River
Gountiy
Indications
are
that
aomething
u
tins
end
will
be
started
during
th-coming
summer
The
Vancouve'
Press
report
rumors
to
the
effee
that
the
OP.R
Is
planning
blf
construct
undertakings
for
thl
year
in
northern
Alberta
and
B.C
including
a
new
line
to
Uie
north-,
em
coast,
to
be
part
of
a
new
line
across
northern
Canada.
The
CP
R
Itself
has
given
notice
that
It
shareholders
are
to
be
asked
on
May
6th
to
authorise,
a
fifty
million
dollar
Increase
in
its
stock,
for
expansion
purposes.
Just
what
,
is
meant
by
expansion
has
caused
a
great
deal
oi
speculation
In
eastern
centres.
The
Provincial
Oovtrnmeata
of
B.
C.
and
Alberta
are
to
participate
in
a
conference
to
be
held
in
Ottawa
next
month
with
the
Dominion.
C.P.R
and
Canadian
National
Government
and
the
beads
of
the
Railways,
at
which
the
whole
northern
transportation
problem
will
be
considered
and
a
decision
arrived
at.
It
would
appear
that
the
$50,000,000
to
be
asked
for"
by
the
C.P.R.
Is
In
connection
with
this
Such
a
sum
of
money
Is
more
by
a
good
I
few
mllHons
of
dollars
than
is
required
to
build
from
Stewart
to
the
Peace.
It
la
in
fact
sufficient
to
take
care
of
such
a
program
and
leave
enough
over
to
go
with
the
CNR.
on
a
50-50
basis-
from
the
aaath
aWe
of
the
Peace
to
a
point
somewhere
on
the
CNJl.
mahtMne.
Strange
co-tneidencea,
plus
juaoy
.indications
are
indicative
IftaVttft
mltl&tton
obsbme
big
developments
can
be
anticipated
during
Uie
coming
summer,
and
that
Stewart
will
figure
In
the
picture."
ACTOR
DIES
HOLLYWOOD,
March
24:
Robert
EMeson,
veteran
character
actor
of
stage
and
screen,
died
today
of
heart
disease.
130-ton
Gyroscopic
Stabilizer
Boy
pluy
with
'ops
i:d
so
du
men.
Here
is
a
giant
130-ton
gyroscope
stabilizer,
anti-rolling
device
(or
ships,
at
South
phll-adlephla
work
Engineer
say
i
will
k?t
a
vessei
150
long
within
two
degrees
of
maximum
roll.
Fishermen
and
Boat
Owners
Have
Agreed;
Fleet
Leaving
Soon
Terms
of
Settlement
Not
Yet
Difference
Was
in
uegard
to
What
Percentage
Should
Constitute
Boat's
Share
Word
has
been
received
in
Prince
Rupert
that
the
differences
between
boat
owners
and
fishermen,
which
have
held
up
the
Seattle
halibut
fleet
for
over
a
month,
have
been
settled
and
that
Jhe
American
fleet
is
now
preparing
to
put
to
sea.
No
definite
details
as
to
the
terms
of
the
settlement
have
been
received
here,
but
it
is
understood
that
the
fishermen
won
out.
Seattle-
boat
owners
had
sought
to
have
the
boat's
share
of
trips
increased
to
25
whereas
the
fUhermen
held
out
for
the
former
agreement
under
which
boat's
share
was
fOH
.
Settlement
of
the
dispute
will
permit
of
the
Pacific
Coast
halibut
fleet
getting
into
operation
again
in
full
strength.
Up
to
now
only
a
very
few
of
the
Seattle
boats
have
been
at
work,
these
few
being
man
ned
by
boat
owners
independent
of
the
union
fishermen.
PRINCES
ON
WAY
TO
RIO
Spent
Few
Hours
Today
in
South
American
Coffee
Tort
of
Santos
SANTOS.
Brastt,
March
34
The
Prince
of
Wales
awl
Prince
aeonr
on
their
way
north
after
attend-jlng
the
British
Industrial
Bxposi-Uon
in
Buenos
AlreAt.were
here
for
a
few
hours
today
en
route
to
Rio
de
Janeiro.
Their
Royal
Highnesses
who
took
their
meals
along
with
the
other
passengers
and
conducted
themselves
otherwise
as
ordl-
'
nary
travellers,
spent
much
of
the
time
on
their
pasaage
from
Monte-
video
sunning
themselves
on
th?
deck
of
their
steamer.
Definitely
Known
Here
Eight
Canadian
Halibut
Boats
In
With
Fares
Eight
Canadian
halibut
boats
were
Ui
today
with
catches
totalling
j
46,000
pounds.
AH
were
disposed
of
to
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries
on
the
usual
down
payment
of
10c
and
7c.
The
arrivals
were:
Signal,
4,000
pounds:
Impereuse.
5,000:
Oslo,
12,-000;
Rose
Spit.
7.000:
White
Hope,
3,000;
Terncn.
6.000;
Ounda,
2,500;
Cape
Race.
3,500.
Babson
Optimistic,
I
Sees
Shortage
of
;
i
Labor
Very
Soon
Roger
W.
Babson.
in
his
latest
message
to
clients,
claims
that
there
will
be
a
labor
shortage
within
the
next
18
months
in
some
lines
and
that
the
unemploy-
j
ment
situation
Is
becoming
less
of,
a
problem.
He
Is
predicting
a
bus-I
lness
revival.
-
i
Gasoline
Allowance
is
Being
Made
Similar
to
That
Granted
to
Barge
uiiuu
-i-caiiv.o
vi
umviv.ii
iu
-m.
as
so
ui
v
wa
yvuiuij
Discussed
in
i
Legislature
Queen
Charlotte
Iload
and
Land
Listing
I
VICTORIA,
March
24:
The
present
mining
recorder
j
at
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
is
receiving
$150
expenses
in
the
government.
estimates
and
T.
D.
Pattullo,
opposition
leader,
charged
in
Legislature
Monday
night
that,
he
!is
getting
an
allowance
for
gasoline
out
of
that
sum.
That
is
the
very
thing
for
lonea
a
rine
oia
pioneer
settler,
ne
said.
"I
again
appeal
to
the
Premier
ito
expunge
from
the
records
the
stain
that
has
been
placed
against
i
the
reputation
of
John
L.
Barge."
j
Premier
Tolmie
made
no
reply.
Hon
R.
W.
Bruhn,
minister
of
public
works,
said
he
was
unable
to
say
whether
the
$27,000
highway
maintenance
appropriation
fol
Prince
Rupert
constituency
Inelud-l
ed
enough
money
for
improving
Uie
surface
of
the
marine
drive
on
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
Mr.
Pattullo
urged
that
not
only
was
it
a
jbeautlful-scenie
?drive-but
-.that
Jt
cation
for
a
large
number
of
settlers.
ui.
it.
u.
wrmcn
ana
a.
Ai.
Man-.
son
protested
at
the
droppbjjijdf
the
j
mining
recorder
from
theff
of;
the
Smithers
agency.
Thiejwa
one
I
of
the
most
active
mining
fuuees
In
the
province,
they
said,
anaflV
was
doubtful,
now
that
the
capable
for
1
mer
reccrder
had
been
superannuated
and
no
substitute
appointed,
that
the
existing
staff
could
carry
in
the
work.
Hon.
J.
W.
Jones,
minister
of
if
in-tfice,
said
he
thought
they
could
get
by.
Mr.
Manson
also
pleaded
that
listings
of
available
lands
for
settle-
ment
be
placed
with
real
estate
agents,
the
boards
of
trade
and
lo-
sal
government
offices
In
central
I
B.C.
close
to
Uie
actual
lands
so1
that
settlers
could
get
lnioraiatlon
j
tromptly
about
suitable
locations.
Hon.
W.
A.
Mackenzie
agreed
that
,
his
ought
to
be
dona.
,
'
I
Data
on
Alaskan
I
Road
Scheme
and
i
University
Asked
I
:
VICTORIA.
March
24:
Premier
Tolmie
adjourned
debate
on
F.
M.
MacPheison's
motion
for
a
return
to
the
Legislature
of
all
correspon-
dence
between
the
B.
C.
government
and
the
Dominion,
the
United
States
or
any
other
government
or
apy
private
corporation
or
individual
regarding
the
proposed
B.
C.
Alaska
Highway.
Lord
Privy
Seal
Appointed
Today
LONDON.
March
24:
Thomas
Johnston,
parliamentary
under-i
secretary
of
state
for
Scotland,
was
appointed
today
to
the
cabinet
post
of
Lord
Privy
Seal.
1
'
v
j
i
,
Wheat
Price
Is
Unchanged
Today
which
this
government
pu
OPERATING
DEFICIT
f
OF
IJ.U.E.
LAST
YEAR
$8
WOO.
ANNOUNCED
4
VICTORIA.
March
24-iTh
4
operatine
deficit
of
the
Pad-
Ik
Gret
Eastern
Railway
last
year
Amounted
to
$31,000,
It
was
announced
yesterday.
4
This
was
$27
leas
than
the
previous
year.
C
'
New
Destroyers
For
Canada
Will
Be
Coming
Soon
OTTAWA,
March
24:
Delivery
of
the
first
of
Canada's
new
destroyers,
H.
M.
C.
S.
Saguenay,
will
be
made
to
this
country
on
or
about
April
1,
when
a
Canadian,
crew
will
be
placed
on
board
the
warship
in
England.
The
second
vessel,
H.
M.
C.
S.
Skeena.
will
be
turned
over
about
May
20.
The
Saguenay
will
be
stationed
on
tha
anrt
th
sir.-.
th.
p-pifj-
CANADIANS
RETURNING
Delegation
lo
Huenos
Aires
Fair
on
Way
Home
Now
BUENOS
ARBS,
March
24:
The
Canadian
delegation
to
Uie
British
Empire
Trade
Fair
left
here
yesterday
on
its
return
home.
They
are
travelling
aboard
the
steamer
Prince
Robert.
The
Canadian
delegation
Is
confident
that,
as
a
result
of
its
visit,
there
will
be
a
material
expansion
of
trade
between
Canada
and
the
Argentine.
Jury
of
Women
Being
Sought
Alleged
lluiband
Slayer
In
ftelllng
ham
Would
Be
Tried
By
'
Her
Own
Sex
BEIINaHAM.
March
24:-Ef-forts
we;bejig
made,
herp
yeter-day
eamanel
a
jury
of
twelve
,r
lue
ixmmdi
u
local
icl4th3hfmurder
of
her.
husband.
Many
Immigrants
Entered
States
In
Year
Just
Ended
VANCOUVER,
March.
24:
-The
WASHINOTON.
D.C..
Mareh
24:
price
of
wheat
here
la
unchanged
During
the
year
1930.
241.700
tmml-shice
yesterday,
the
quotation
being
grants
arrived
on
the
shores
of
the
5580
on
exchange
this
morning.
United
States.