Today's
Weathr;
Tomorrow's
Tides
Wednesday,
February
10,
1932
mmm
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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
y
I
PRIN.CE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY
9,
1932
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS.
ROAD
WORK
IS
TO
BE
RESUMED
JL
J
THREATEN
CHINESE
WITH
BIGGER
GUNS
AT
SHANGHAI
Ten
Thousand
Men
To
Get
Half
Time
Employment
Under
Scheme
Passed
By
Federal
Government
.
MarlfPrmP
Kin
or
!
Three
Thousand
Men
in
Unorganized
Districts
Are
Also
lTldLtvcuic
ivuig
to
c
Takcn
Care
of0
ations
t0
Be
InslUutcd
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ii
Hou.se.
FLEET
OFF
FOR
NORTH
mil'
to
radio
broadcasts
1'
tie
numerous
vessels
of
'
Snmid
halibut
fleet
have
ft
there
for
the
north
to
fur
the
opening
of
the
1
1
-him;
season
on
Monday
rk.
Some
of
the
boats
'
on
bait.
Ice
and
stores
at
!'H't.S.
TEN
PERCENT
CUT
TO
BE
MADE
IN
INDEMNITIES
AND
SALARIES
OF
ALL
GOVERNMENT
SERVANTS
Premier
Bennett
Tells
House
of
Commons
That
Favorable
Trade
Balance
Will
Be
Reported-King
Criticizes
Omissions
From
Throne
Speech
OTTAWA,
Feb.
:
Reductions
of
ten
percent
in
the
in-(Himitics
of
senators
and
members
of
parliament
and
m
tV
salaries
of
cabinet
ministers
as
well
as
all
civi
ser-Nants
are
are
to
10
1m
ue
mnile.
mane,
Premier
rreuuui
R.
iv.
B.
Bennett
'";
told
T
the
H
;aso
of
Commons
last
night.
The
cuts
will
likely
i
become
f'Wtive
on
April
1
and
will
involve
an
annual
saving
oi
!
tof?nnnnn
to
S8.000.000.
TWO
BODIES
ARE
FOUND
r
'HTLAND,
Feb.
0:
A
dlrtr
who
fl
u
down
yesterday
to
the
sunken
'ibtnurine
aircraft
carrier
M2
was
tibii
to
locate
the
bodies
of
two
of-f
"
'
is
Efforts
to
recover
the
bodies
m
continuing.
as
Soon
as
VICTORIA,
Feb.
9:
Resumption
of
provincial
highway
construction
operations
in
British
Columbia
was
j
authorized
yesterday
by
the
executive
council
following
receipt
from
Ottawa
of
acceptance
of
a
scheme
which
w
ill
provide
half-time
employment.
About
7000
mn
now
iivintr
in
relief
camps
throughout
the
province
will
be
put
.o
work
as
soon
as
possible.
The
DOMINION
I
HAS
RIGHT
OF
CONTROL
Radio
Comes
Under
Jurisdiction
of
Federal
Parliament
Privy
Council
Says
LONDON,
Feb.
ThetParlia-ment
of
Canada
has
the
right
to
regulate
and
control
radio'
com
munieatlon
in
the
Dominion,
the
judicial
committee
of
the
Privy
Council
decided
today
in
dismissing
the
appeal
of
the
Attorney
General
of
Quebec
against
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada's
decision.
PTHTINf:
to
JAiVSUllVl
V
tl
r
r
l
!
liULS
UN
Moslems
Continue
Their
Campaign
to
Overthrow
the
Maharajah
Sir
llari
Singh
BOMBAY,
Feb.
9
Fierce
rioting
continued
at
various
points
In
Kashmir
yesterday
between
Mos
lems
and
Hindus
as
the
former
I
.
i
sought
to
overthrow
ine
iuanara-Jah.
Sir
Hart
Singh.
Several
rioters
are
reported
to
i
have
been
killed.
w
'
'Jl.iWJ.vwv
ranada
will
snow
a
mvutumc
trade
balance
for
the
fiscal
year.
nnntt
..
said,
declaring
ll-llin-i
-
that
"conditions
in
Canada
are
bet-
.1
in
anu
ntner
couniry.
-
-
.
ier
iiuiji
Kt
Hon.
Wllnam
Lyon
Mackenzie
King.
Liberal
leader,
criticised,
the
government
for
excluding
from;
the
Speech
from
the
Throne
mention
of
unemployment,
cuuew.
--lg
credit
and
other
Important
problems.
He
declared
that
manl-nulatlon
of
the
anti-dumping
regulations
and
tariff
amounted
to
con-flscation
of
business.
Possible
numoer
of
men
engaged
will
be
increased
to
10.000
before
tin:
end
of
the
month.
Work
will
also
be
pro
vided
about,
3.000
itaKlenu
in,
OnojgaAiJzied
districts.
ACTOR
WAS
PICKED
UP
Ronald
Colman
Huns
Foul
of
Military
Police
While
Taking
Stroll
in
Shanghai
SHANGHAI.
Feb.
9
Ronald
Col
man,
well
known
Hollywood
moving
picture
star,
who
la
nere
In
the
course
of
a
world
cruise,
was
pic-,
ked
up
by
military
police
while
tak
ing
a
stroll
through
the
city
last
night.
He
was
violating
emergency
rdiaane
whereby
civilians
must
w
.-v
"
and
a-m-
'After
being
duly
warned.
Colmactwes
permitted
to
return
to
hK
shfiP
GOVERNMENT
CHECK
FOK
$19,000
DUE
TOMORKOW
Mayor
Cyril
II.
Orme
Is
In
receipt
of
word
from
Victoria
that
the
provincial
govern-
ment
on
Friday
last
mailed
a
f
check
for
$19,000
being
the
first
payment
on
$47,500
due
from
the
governments
on
Joint
municipal
and
governmental
relief
work
carried
out
in
the
city
last
fall.
The
check
should
nrrlv
here
tomorrow
mom-
Ing.
DIVIDEND
CUT
DOWN
C
P.
It.
Will
Make
Distribution
on
Half-Yearly
Hasis
Henceforth
MONTREAL.
Feb.
9.
Payment
of
dividends
on
common
stock
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
half-yearly
Instead
of
quarterly
was
announced
yesterday.
It
was
also
announced
that
a
dividend
for
the
last
quarter
of
1931
was
being
declared
from
reserve
of
surplus
revenue
and
would
be
paid
In
Canadian
funds.
Voluntary
writing
off
by
the
Canadian
Pacific
of
Interest
on
land
contracts
for
1930
was
also
announced
at
the
close
of
the
director's
meeting.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
9:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
61V4c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
A
Scheme
To
Thrre
seems
to
a
in
t!ii.
.;
;r...:i
re
oui
CharU
Huflman
Kansas
city
jilI
soid
100
bushels
of
wheat
at
$125
a
bushel,
Its
part
of
a
scheme
to
booit
prices
and
the
wheat
when
baked
into
sold
at
the
regit
ir
'.en
cents
a
loaf.
Alaska,
juries
Criticized
JBy
California
Representative
as
Halibut
Treaty
is
Considered
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Feb.
9:
fThe
House
fisheries
committee,
approving
the
bill
to
protect
the
halibut
fishing
industry
in
the
North
Pacific
Ocean
by
putting
into
effect
the
United
States-Canada
convention
of
1930,
accepted
an
amendment
suggested
by
Delegate
Wickersham
of
Alaska
which
would
permit
vessels
violating
the
closed
fjeason
rules
to
be
tried
In
the
near-
Cracksmen
Get
Away
With
$150
From
Dairy
Safe
NORTH
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
9:
Cracksmen
opened
the
safe
of
the
Associated
Dairies
here
early
yesterday
morning
and
escaped
with
$150
in
small
change.
Young
Vancouver
Skater
Dies
From
Fractured
Skull
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
9
Oeorsc
Hodson,
aged
23,
of
this
city,
who
suffered
a
fractured
skull
whi'.e
skating
on
Lost
Lagoon
a
few
days
ago,
died
yesterday
afternoon
in
St.
Paul's
Hospital
here.
PREMIER
TOLMIE
IS
FEELING
IMPROVED
VICTORIA,
Feb.
9:
Premier
S.
F.
Tolmle,
who
has
been
confined
to
his
bed
at
his
oeenconimwiuiiuioroH.-leted
ye8terday.
The
'state
de-home
here
for
several
days,
Is
manrtlK,
thA
Hath
-ntnee
on
the
feeling
much
better
and
was
able
to
get
up
for
a
few
hours
yesterday.
It
Is
doubtful
If
the
Premier
will
be
able
to
attend
the
opening
of
the
Legislature
next
week
but
he
expects
to
be
on
hand
in
the
House
within
a
few
days
after
the
opening,
Boost
Prices
jest
district
court.
"I
don't
think
you'd
ever
get
any
forfeitures
from
an
Alaskan
Jury,"
said
Representative
Free,
Republican,
California.
"You
don't
know
Juries
In
Alaska.
That's
all."
replied
Delegate
Wic
kersham.
"That
would
knock
the
whole
treaty,"
said
Free.
"I
have
visited
Alaska
and
have
seen
what
goes
on
up
there."
The
treaty
has
already
been
ratified
by
both
United
States
and
Canada.
To
enable
the
bill
to
be
put
Into
effect,
however,
an
enabling
bill
is
required
under
the
United
States
constitution.
The
old
enabling
bill
of
1913
will
satisfy
the
Canadian
constitution.
JUDD
JURY
GOES
OUT
Arcument
of
Attorneys
in
Phoenix
Murder
Case
Completed
Yesterday
PHOENIX,
Arts.,
Feb.
9:
Argu
ment
In
the
case
of
Mrs.
Winnie
Ruth
Judd,
who
is
charged
with
the
"trunk
murder"
of
her
former
friend,
Mrs.
Agnes
Lerol,
was
com-
I
grounds
of
first
degree
murder
',
whtte
the
defence
pleaded
for
com-,
mltment
of
the
woman
to
asylum.
Following
the
argument,
the
Jury
retired
to
consider
its
verdict.
Arabian
and
African
natives
catch
locusts
for
food
and
eat
them
'
fried
in
butter.
9P
Invaders
Are
Ready
to
4
Use
Heavier
Artillery
In
Attack
On
Chapei
I
Defenders
Given
Until
Today
to
Evacuate
British
and
I
United
States
Troops
Blockade
Flank
Movement
at
Border
of
International
Settlement
i
SHANGHAI,
Feb.
9:
Having
been
unable
with
the
ari-tillery
used
so
far
to
force
the
Chinese
defenders
out
of
the
Chapei
native
district
of
Shanghai,
the
Japanese
gav6
notice
to
the
Chinese
last
night
that
it
was
their
intentiorj
to
enter
Chapei
and
that,
if
the
Chinese
had
not
wither
(irav.
n
by
today,
they
would
use
larger
guns
on
the
po3ir
"n
n
taken
to
mean
mat
tne'-
Japanese
intend
to
bombard
the
..
jii
Attn
large
naval
guns
from
v.-arshlps
anchored
in
the
Whang-poo
Ri.-er.
Foreign
powers
continued
their
protest
yesterday
at
Japanese
military
planes
continuing
to
operate
over
the
international
settlement.
British
.soldiers
took
a
hand
yes-
jterday
in
blockading
a
flank
at
tack
of
the
Japanese
against
the
Chinese
at
the
border
of
the
Inter
national
settlement.
United
States
Marines
assisted
the
British
troops.
With
Japanese
troops
on
the
one
ldend
ffldnese
orj
the
oj,
Jh,elstons4Upld
.glreljJLngt
perish
BrrnBTanxl
Americans
were
be
lieved
to
be
in
a
delicate
position
The
Chinese
continued
their
stiff
resistance
along
a
20-mile
front
yesterday.
BAYCHIM0
HASG0NE
Capt.
Frank
Dororandt
Unable
to
Find
Trace
of
Hudson
Bay
Trading
Ship
POINT
.
BAR
11
OK,
Feb.
9:
Capt.
Frank
Dorbrandt,
noted
northern
flyer,
returned
here
yesterday
after
an
unsuccessful
two
and
a
half
hour
fllfht
over
the
Arctic
Ocean
wastes
in
the
effort
to
locate
the
lost
Hudson
Bay
Co.'s
trading
ship
Baychlmo,
locked
in
the
ice
south
of
here,
and
salvage
its
valuable
cargo
of
furs.
Dorbrandt,
after
the
flight,
expressed
doubt
as
to
the
probability
of
the
Baychlmo
having
remained
afloat.
It
would
have
been
impossible
for
him
to
make
a
landing
on
the
roujh
ice
even
had
he
been
successful
in
locating
the
ship,
he
said.
NINETY
PERISH
Train
Load
of
People
Believed
to
Be
Frozen
to
Death
in
Roumanian
Mountains
VIENNA.
Feb.
9:
Ninety
persons
are
feared
to
hare
perished
from
cold
in
a
snowbound
train
In
the
Roumanian
Mountains.
The
train
has
been
blocked
for
several
days
by
snows
which
have
been
so
heavy
as
to
prevent
snow
plows
from
getting
through.
WEATHER
REPORT
Langara
Island
Overcast,
strong
southwest
wind;
sea
rough.
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy,
strong
westerly
wind;
sea
moderate.
Dead
Tree
Point
Part
cloudy,
light
southwest
wind;
barometer.
29.08;
temperature,
38;
light
chop.
CASE
OF
SUICIDE
circumstances
of
Death
of
It.
C.
M.
P.
Officer
Are
Further
Investigated
WINNIPEQ,
Feb.
9:
Corp.
E.
Hrlan
BurstaU,
who
was
at
first
believed
to
hate
beep
trapped
and
turned
to
death
r
In.
his
cabin
on
in
tnai
manner
put
ratner
aiea
from
a
self-inflicted
bullet
wound.
This
has
been
revealed
In
an
investigation
of
the
circumstances
of
the
tragedy
which
has
been
made
by
Inspector
Montlzambert
R.
C.
M.
P.
It
Is
believed
that
Burstall
took
his
own
life
during
a
fit
of
despon
dency.
He
was
the
son
of
the
lato
J.
F.
Burstall
of
Quebec
and
had
a
loriune
oi
jxuu.uw
in
nis
own
ngnit
Despite
this,
he
had
resolutely
re-j
fused
to
leave
tne
north.
i
NUMBER
OF
,
SEATS
CUT
Cornell
Proposes
to
Reduce
Four
Northern
Seats
to
Three
r
A
dispatch
from
Victoria
to
trig
Vancouver
Province
regarding
pro-t
vtnclal
redistribution
says
that
orTg
plan
Is
to
rearrange
Atlin,
Prince
Rupert,
Skeena
and
Omlneca
rI5-Ings
to
form
three
seats
Instead
of
four
while
a
new
seat
would
be
op?
ened
for
the
Peace
River.
The
above
Is
Included
In
a
plan
for
redistribution
which
has
been
put
forward
by
J.
W.
Comett.
M.
1
A.
for
South
Vancouver
and
chl&
government
whip
In
the
legislature.
Mr.
Cornell's
plan
Is
to
reduce
tYie
number
of
seats
from
48
to
40.
Victoria
city
representation
would
bo
cut
from
four
to
two.
People
of
the
United
States
use
more
than
30.000
miles
of
pencils
in
a
year.
UNIVERSITY
GRANT
CUT
IS
PROTESTED
VICTORIA.
Feb.
9:-DeIe
gates
representing
the
undergraduate
body
of
the
Unlver-
slty
o
British
Columbia
Inter-
viewed
the
provincial
govern
ment
yesterday
to
protest
nt
'
the
drastic
cut
which
has
been
made
in
grants
to
the
university.
Hon.
Joshua
Hlnchliffe,
minister
of
education,
made
It
clear
to
the
delegates
that
tho
reduced
grants
would
stand.
IB-