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Night
of
Horror
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Saturday,
January'30,
1933
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a.m.
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12:53
p.m.
6:3
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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
HT
ARE
HnnrlronQ
fit
Japanese
Troops
Invade
Burning
City;
Airplanes
Add
to
Carnage
Just
An
Egg-Nog?
.:
lutle
Cuban
boy
.
nn
mi
egg-nog,
bu!
iKur
peeking
from
his
'
pocket
looks
bad
DIRECTORS
RE-ELECTED
No
Hi
nyc
in
Hospital
Hoard
Mcm-l)(
whip
Made
at
Annual
Meeting
P
Tinker,
W.
M.
Brown,
Frank
D.i.
V
Wilkinson
and
Robert
C
.
v.i'w
re-elected
members
'".ird
of
director
at
the
an-1
"
Uiik
Inst
night
of
the
P
Rupert
General
Hopltal
A
Other
members
of
the
I.,
.'le
appointed
to
represent
'
'v
council,
provincial
govern-"irt
ii,.
Prince
Rupert
Medical
A
"
.
.linn.
'"up
Rorle
was
re-elected
aud-
Nothing
New
on
Relief
Work;
Is
Heard
By
City
1'
answer
to
a
question
by
Aid.
J11
-
v.
Mayor
Orme
Intimated
at
11
!
niKht's
meeting
of
the
city
''"""ii
that
no
further
word
had
'
"ii
rerrived
from
the
government
"
''HiM-d
to
the
unemployment
te-'"'
nation.
The
mayor
Intimated
",al
he
was
expecting
to
hour
"lonicnurlly.
I
hmoQa
KillnA
An
Chinese
Threaten
to
Attack
International
Settlement
Unless
Aliens
Take
Steps
to
End
Occupation
As-surance
Received
From
Japanese
Authorities
SHANGHAI,
Jan.
29:
Fire
swept
through
the
Chinese
quarter
of
Chapci,
a
section
of
Shanghai,
tonight
and
nobody
knew
how
many
hundreds
were
killed
in
the
fire
and
fighting
which
began
when
Japanese
marines
marched
in
at
midnight
Thursday.
The
fighting
is
continuing.
Never
has
there
been
before
a
night
of
such
horror
in
Shanghai.
The
Japanese
were
pushing
through
the
twisted
streets,
clearing
their
way
with
machine
gun
fire.
Airplanes
added
to
the
carnage,
swooping
down
every
twenty
minutes
like
clockwork
and
dropping
car
goes
of
bombs.
Chinese
military
authorities
warned
foreign
officials
in
the
international
settlement
of
Shanghai
today
(Sat-
urday)
that,
unless
they
use
their
influence
to
put
ar
.
c
end
to
the
Japanese
occupation
of
Chincstcrriiortljicflf
Chinese
will
be
iorced
to
attack
tnc
seiucmenu
JAPANESE
ASSURANCE
WASHINGTON,
Jan.
29:
Upon
receiving
representations
from
the
United,
States
and
British
governments,
Japan
has
given
assurance
that,
as
far
as
she
is
concerned,
foreign
rights
in
the
international
settlement
of
Shanghai
will
be
respected.
ECONOMY
r
PROGRAM
Retremhment
Dfc.cussed
at
Trlvate
Session
Folowlng
Regular
Meeting
Last
Mght
Coming
Up
Monday
Plans
of
City
Council
to
be
Revealed
to
Public
Next
Week
After
regular
business
nad
been
transacted,
the
city
council
wen'.
Into
a
private
committee
of
the
whole
session
last
night
to
consider
retrenchment
possibilities
In
muni
clpal
expenditures.
Preliminary
reports
of
committees
on
the
matter
are
understood
to
have
been
discussed
at
the
session
in
which
only
the
mayor
and
aldermen
took
part.
City
Hall
executives
were
called
into
conference
with
the
mayor
in
of
his
office
this
morning.
It
la
understood
that
the
council's
retrenchment
plans
were
formally
placed
before
the
officials
by
the
mayor.
It
was
learned
tins
morning
that
the
whole
retrenchment
program
would
probably
be
ready
for
formal
adoption
by
the
council
at
Its
meeting
next
Monday
evening,
the
possibility
the
being
that
there
would
be
another
private
session
of
the
council
In
the
meantime.
Other
than
to
confirm
the
statement
that
the
retrenchment
program
would
be
brought
down
at
next
Monday
night's
meeting.
comment
to
It
Mayor
Orme
had
little
make
on
the
whole
question
when
interviewed
late
this
morning.
Meantime
heads
of
city
departments
were
being
advised
of
the
council's
plans
with
a
view
to
effecting
such
adjustments
as
may
the
be
necessary
before
the
whole
plan
Is
brought
up
for
the
councils
formal
approval.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
JANUARY
29,
1932
MURDERED
IN
ARTHUR
MEIGUEN
TO
.
BE
SENATE
LEADER
I
'
!
OTTAWA.
Jan.
29:
Ap-
i
polntment
of
Rt.
Hon.
Arthur
Melghen.
former
Prime
Mln-
lster
of
Canada,
to
the
Senate
and
his
selection
as
govern-
ment
leader
In
the
upper
chamber
are
now
regarded
In
political
circles
here
as
being
certain.
RESOLUTIONS
TO
COUNCIL
Proposals
of
Prince
Rupert
Ratepayers'
Association
Received
at
Meeting
Last
Night
Four
resolutions
from
the
Prince
Rupert
Ratepayers'
Association
were
read
at
last
night's
meeting
the
city
council
and
duly
dealt
with.
On
motion
of
Aid.
Llnzey
and
Macdonald,
It
was
decided
to
comply
with
the
request
of
the
association
to
be
supplied
with
a
copy
of
minutes
of
all
council
meetings.
A
resolution
urging
the
school
board
to
exercise
the
utmost
economy
and
give
every
assistance
to
city
council
In
economy
measures
was
ordered
acknowledged
and
filed.
A
resolution
expressing
opposition
of
the
association
to
the
Imposition
of
an
Improvement
tax
was
laid
on
the
table
until
the
year's
estimates
are
brought
down
when
will
be
taken
into
consideration.
A
resolution
expressing
opposition
to
the
renewal
of
any
taxation
agreement
with
the
Canadian
National
Railways
whereby
exemption
from
taxation
would
be
granted
competitive
business
of
the
dry
dockwas
also
laid
on
the
table
until
the
0.
N.
R.
taxation
comes,
under
consideration.
To
Be
New
;IiWlgMtftTfMMBl'
Rt
Hot
Ar
..
Mci;;hf:u
who
is
poins
to
Upper
Chamber
as
Conservative
chieftain
therein
AMOTION
IS
HELD
OVER
Discussion
of
Policing;
is
Delayed
by
City
Council
at
Request
of
Aid.
Casey
A
large
crowd
which
assembled
at
last
night's
councU
meeting
undoubtedly
in
anticipation
of
witnessing
some
fireworks
in
a
discussion
of
the
matter
of
city
policing
was
due
for
disappointment.
When
this
Item
on
the
agenda
was
reached.
Aid.
Casey,
who
had
given
notice
of
motion
for
reversion
to
the
system
of
city
policing,
announced
that
he
wished
to
change
the
date
when
this
motion
should
come
up
from
January
28
to
"the
date
of
the
meeting
when
a
policy
of
retrenchment
In
civic
affairs
Is
acted
upon."
Aid.
Casey
also
Intimated
that
the
date
for
which
he
proposed
reversion
to
city
policing
to
become
effective
would
be
changed
from
May
1
to
June
1.
There
was
no
discussion
of
the
matter.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Jan,
29:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
62
Wc.
on
the
local
exchange
today.
THREE
FISHERMEN
SAKE
AT
MASSETT
The
provincial
police
have
ben
advised
that
James
Mar-
shall.
Albert
Barton
and
Chris
Carlson,
crab
fishermen,
who
left
Naden
Harbor
on
January
22
for
Prince
Rupert
In
the
net
boats
Two
Bits
and
Shannon
Bay,
are
safe
at
Massett.
The
'
trio
will
be
coming
to
Prince
Rupert
on
the'
$teamer
Prince
John
next
week.-
t
Senate
Leader
BOND
DEAL
APPROVED
City
Council
Embraces
Opportunity
To
Convert
Securities
and
Save
Exchange
After
considerable
discussion
ol
the
matter,
the
city
council
la&t
night,
accepted
a
bond
trading
proposal
made
by
McDermid,
Miller
in
McDermid,
Vancouver
bond
dealers,
whereby
a
considerable
sum
of
money
is
expected
to
l?
saved
the
city
in
exchange
on
bond
redemption
from
sinking
funds.
Briefly,
the
proposal
of
the
bond
firm
was
for
the
city
to
sell
at
the
present
premium
$40,000
of
C.N.R.
bonds
maturing
In
1940
and
payable
in
Canada
and
Londrn.
using
the
proceeds
derived
thereby
to
purchase
$47,000
of
Province
of
Saskatchewan
bonds
bearing
4
percent
Interest,
maturing
in
1935
and
payable
In
New
York.
By
means
of
this
deal.
It
Is
pointed
out
in
a
communication
from
McDermid,
Miller
ti
McDermid
aud
by
E.
B.
McDermid,
Jr.,
who
was
present
in
person
at
the
meeUna.
there
would
be
an
actual
profit
to
the
city
of
$3,324
In
addition
to
which
par
value
of
sinking
fund
would
be
run
up
$7,000
.In
1931
the
city
would
perforce
have
to
dispose
of
some
of
its
securities
to
meet
obligations
accruing
at
thai
Ume.
While
no
forecast
could
b
made
ac
to
what
exchange
conditions
might
be
In
future,
It
conditions
remained
as
at
present
the
city
would
stand,,,
to
save
a
yey
considerable
amount
of
money
n
exchange
charges
by
having
th
Saskatchewan
bonds
payable
n
New
York
funds.
The,
exchange,
the
letter
front
the
bond
dealers
stated,
was
subject
to
confirmation
by
them
and
if
the
city
failed
to
take
the
propo
.sltlon
up
by
February
1.
the
tranv
(Contlnued
on
Page
Four)
MANITOBA
Almost
Entire
Family
Was
Stabbed
to
Death
In
Home
Near
Teg
Gruesome
Stabbing
at
Elma
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Martin
Sitar
and
Six
Children
Arc
Slain
in
Sleep
Two
Children
Rescued
by
Uncle
From
Burning
House
WINNIPEG,
Jan.
29:
An
of
Martin
Sitar
at
Elma,
Man.,
about
fifty
miles
south
of
here
early
this
morning
and
stabbed
eight
persons
to
death.
The
dead
are
Sitar,
his
wife
and
six
children.
Two
other
Sitar
children
are
in
a
serious
condition
with
knife
wounds.
They
were
rescued
from
their
beds
by
their
uncle,
John
Sitar,
who
lives
nearby
when
he
rushed
to
the
house
which
was
set
afire
by
the
killer.
The
police
are
searching
for
a
hired
man
whose
name
is
not
known
here
and
who
has
been
missing
since
morning.
WORK
OF
HOSPITAL
Activities
of
Institution
in
1931
Reported
Upon
By
Lady
Superintendent
The
following
report
on
the
year's
work
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
was
presented
by
the
lady
superintendent.
Miss
Jean
Harrison
R.N..
at
the
annual
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
Association
last
night:
"A
general
review
of
the
work
of
the
hospital
for
the
year
1931
shows
that
1044
patients
were
treated
during
the
year,
the
total
number
of
days'
treatment
being
19951,
or
an
average
of
19.1
days
per
patient.
"One
hundred
and
twenty-one
births
and
33
deaths
took
place
during
the
year.
"Three
hundred
and
forty-seven
enerml
anaesthetics
were
given.
Six
hundred
and
forty-five
x-ray
-.xamlnatlons
were
made.
One
hundred
and
nineteen
major
md
386
minor
operations
were
performed.
"A
number
of
changes
occurred
on
the
staff.
Six
probationers
were
admitted,
two
staff
nurses,
one
pupil
nurse,
and
one
probationer
resigned.
Five
pupil
nurses
were
graduated
and
four
completed
their
training.
A
total
of
265
days
were
lost
through
Illness,
or
leave
of
absence
because
of
Illness.
"Two
affiliations
with
outside
schools
were
started,
one
with
Tranqullle
Sanatorium
whereby
each
student
nurse
gets
two
months'
training
In
the
care
of
tu
bercular
patients,
the
other
with
Vancouver
Oeneral
Hospital
giving
each
student
nurse
two
months'
training
In
diet
in
disease.
This
has
made
for
a
fuller
and
more
satis
factory
training
for
our
student
nurses,
and
consequently
Improved
the
quality
of
the
nursing
care
given
our
patients.
"I
desire
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
the
president
and
members
of
the
board,
the
doctors,
nurses,
and
the
secretary
of
the
hospital,
for
the
splendid,
co-opera-
Uon
we
have
had
during
the
yea?.
Especially
would
I
like
to
thank
the
doctors
and
those
gentlemen
out
side
the
hospital
who
have
lectured
to
the
nursea,
and
Dr.
Hanklnson
for
his
faithful
and
untiring
care
of
our
sick
nursea."
Billy
the
Jap
of
Porcher
Island
is
paying
a
visit
to
the
city
and
ii
a
guest
at
the
Royal
Hotel.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
assassin
crept
into
the
home
To
Make
Salaries
of
Lady
Teachers
Lower
Than
Men
WINDSOR,
Ont.,
Jan.
28:
The
Windsor
-
Walkervllle
technical
school
board
has
received
a
recommendation
from
Us
administrative
committee
asking
that
new
minimum
and
maximum
teachers'
salaries
be
established.
At
present
women
teachers
are
on
the
same
basis
as
men,
so
It
will
be
recommended
that
their
maximum
shall
be
$200
a
year
less.
In
accordance
with
collegiate
schedules.
Clever
Work
of
Local
Young
Man
Verne
Fossum
Climbed
73-Foot
Pole
to
Repair
Radio.
Telephone
Aerial
,
When
the
rope
holding
the
an
tennae
for
the
Northwest
Telephone
Co.'s
radio
telephone
transmission
station
broke
this
week,
the
management
feared
they
would
have
to
take
the
73-foot
pole
down.
It
is
only
a
slim
pole
fire
Inches
in
dia
meter
at
the
base
and
two
Inches
at
the
top.
After
some
search
B.
R.
Tuppcr,
the
local
radio
engineer
In
charge,
found
Verne
Fossum.
a
16-year
old
lad,
who
Is
a
clever
climber.
He
volunteered
to
shinny
up
the
pole
and
connect
the
rope.
As
he
n
eared
the
rope
the
slim
pole
swayed
but
the
boy
persisted
and
completed
the
work
after
being
up
the
pole
over
half
an
hour.
The
top
35
feet
was
the
worst
part
of
the
climb,
the
part
beyond
the
main
guy
ropes.
Temporary
Funds
For
Engineer's
Dep't.
Granted
'
VI,
.7
A
recommendation
from
the
Board
of
Works
that
the
city
engineer
be
authorised
to
spend
up
to
$500
for
necessary
maintenance
work
pending
the
passing
of
ihi
year's
estimates
was
adopted
by
the
city
council
at
last
night's
meeUng.
The
amount
will
be
included
In
the
annual
departmental
estimates.