Today's
Weather
Trince
Rupert
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
30:32;
temperature,
34;
sea
smooth.
Vol.
XXIII
No.
35.
VALUATIONS
CONFIRMED
X
Chanfes
Made
By
Court
of
Ite-tbion
In
Assessments
on
City
Land
Sessions
End
A:
i-mu
not
a
single
one
of
somn
?0O
t
more
appeal
against
as.se.ss-i:vm
valuation
of
city
land,
the
(...u
'is
revision
on
the
municipal
ii
i
uioni
roll
completed
its
scs
i
.
m
m
the
council
chamber
ye.-i
iv
iftcrnoon
and
formally
con-.;mfrt
:he
roll.
Appeals
against
it.
i'
valuations
were
made
largely
n
flu
rounds
that
the
assessments
were
far
In
excess
of
saleable
taJ-if
t
the
land.
A.
'ssments
of
the
pontoons
Wd.v
1
i;
.fd
from
the
dry
dock
assess-Tho
city
solicitor
advised
the
,
'
Out
It
was
a
debateable
is-jr
whether
or
not
the
city
hud
i
h.inty
to
levy
against
such
pon
n
which
were
not
affixed
to
the
In
North
Vancouver
it
was
P
".'
out.
they
are
not
asses-y'd
Weather
Hampers
Northern
Flight!
I'ilot
Stan
McMillan
To
Tick
Up
.Mounted
roller
Officer
at
Lianl
'
Post
and
tiring
Him
Uut
1
ra.t
8
E.
McMillan
has
left
H'
'
Hon
after
several
days
await-,
i;
uitable
weather
for
a
flight
I
aid
Post
for
the
purpose
of
plcU-!
up
Inspector
T.
V.
Sandys
-
Wunsch
n.C.MP.
who
has
been
or-1
-i.
.
.
.
.
.
.
w
n.u
xo
come
out.
It
was
tne
pian
i
I
.
.
PI
-
Ot
McMillan
KiuMn
In
mi
flv
nut
u..w
from
"
wid
embark
aboard
a
sWmer
for
Vancouver.
rilot
McMillan
came
out
to
Hat-
I
on
last
week
with
a
party
of
Hudson
Bay
Co.
officials
on
board
following
a
northern
tour.
co-orntATiVK
halibut
CONCERN"
IS
ORGANIZED
,
KETCHIKAN,
Feb.
12:
In
a
"pw
effort
to
brine
tho
Alaska
t
of
halibut
fishermen
'
niKher
returns
for
fish
sold
In
'he
UnltH
.
-
-
wvmvvss
V
imffns
-
Halibut
Co-operatlvo
Go.
was
-
"mnea
nere
Thursday.
'Another
Beauty
Japanese
Boy
She
mini
nil
uii-v
come.
iiy
.......
cushinn
who
will
ira
post
with
Sandys-Wunscn
w
-
Uie
naUona,
A'
tin
linH
Cori-rnu
urtilll
the
rtpllMIU
fjjir.n
wi
Jlimun
,
M'liorr
would
proceed
to
Skagway
beauty
contest
at
New
York.
Is
Dead
Here
i
Nine-Year
Old
Slioju
ranaka
oi
Port
Easing
ton
Passed
Away
in
Local
Hospital
Yesterday
The
death
occurred
yeaterday
alr
ternoon
in
uie
i-r.nw
eral
HosplUl.
where
he
had
been
a
patient
for
five
months,
of
Shoju
Tnnaka.
nine-year
out
son
oi
and
Mrs.
Hyakataro
ii.-
Port
Esslngton.
The
remains
are
being
forwarded
by
Hayner
Bros.
Undertakers,
to
Port
Esslngton
where
the
funeral
will
take
place.
chestra.
Terrace
Tories
mmm
Enjoyable
Joint
Entertainment
is
Staged
at
Kincolith
KINCOLITH.
Feb.
12:
On
Tues
day
evening
of
last
week,
an
enter
tainment
was
given
by
the
Kincolith
Seniors
Society
In
conjunction
with
the
Ladles
of
the
Royal
Purple.
The
program
was
as
follows:
dpenlng
chorus
by
the
members,
"O
Canada.''
"Alleglona
March,"
by
the
or
Presentation
of
newly
elected
officers
of
the
Kincolith
Seniors
So
ciety:
Hon.
President,
Rev.
Peter.
Stewart;
hon.
vice-president,
Ben
Benson;
president,
Simon
Smythe;
general
manager,
Wm.
F.
Stewart.
Presentation
of
newly
elected
of
ficers
of
the
Ladles
ot
the
Royal
Purple:
President,
Miss
Edith
Doo-lan;
vice-president,
Miss
MUllcent
Stewart;
secretary.
Mrs.
Esther
Stewart.
Address
by
Simon
Smythe
presi
dent
of
Seniors
Society.
Address
by
Mrs.
Edith
Doolan,
president
ot
Royal
Purple.
"Harbor
of
Dreams,"
waltz,
by
the
orchestra,
.
.
'
lfAnnVLa"e-by-MlMes
.
,
,1.
-.l
rn.n
Marina
uuicoia
aiiu
v.
.a
in
owi..
Skit,
"Jobs.""bjr
S.'P.
Barton.
"Waves
Come
and
Go,"
by
the
girls.
"Hawaiian
Chorus."
by
Misses
Dorothy
Barton.
Ethel
Wilson,
Clara
Stewart
and
MUllcent
Dang-ell.
assisted
by
orchestra
of
Miss
Martha
Lincoln,
Messrs.
J.
E.
Stew
art
and
Abel
Angus.
Solo.
"Girl's
Dream,"
by
Miss
Grace
Stewart.
"Alebazan
Comedians,"
by
Ro
land
Arthur
and
Miss
Louisa
"Pussy
In
the
Well.-
by
the
ladles.
"Fairy
Queen,"
by
the
girl.
Duet,
by
Misses
Alice
and
Myra
Stewart.
Solo,
by
Mrs.
Emma
Nelson.
Duet,
by
Mesdames
Ellen
Alexan
der
and
Esther
Stewart.
The
Owl,"
by
Misses
Sarah
Nel
son
and
Maggie
Nelson,
i
Ba.
Be.
Bl,
Bo,
Bu."
by
the
ladles.
Solo,
by
Ernest
Stevens.
Sketch.
"I
Get
Better
Every
Day,"
bv
Mack
and
Mack.
Sketch.
"Good
Night
Ladis,"
by
the
boys.
.
Ood
Save
the
King.
Great
credit
Is
due
to
all
th
artists,
especially
to
the
younger
children
who
Derformed
wtth
great
ab
ility
reflecting
great
praise
on
those
who
had
taught
them.
Light
refreshments
were
served
during
the
evenlna
and
an
enjoyable
dance
followed
until
the
small
hours
by
permission
of
the
Dominion
auth
orltles.
Elect
Officers
Fred
Nash
Is
New
President
of
As
sociation
In
Interior
Town
Town
For
1932
TERRACE.
Feb.
12:
The
Terrace
Conservative
Association,
at
Its
an
nual
meeting
last
week,
elected
officers
for
the
ensuing
year
as
fol-lowf:
'
'
,
f
Honorary
presidents,
Rt.
Hon.
R.
B.
Bennett
and
Hon.
S.
F.
Tolmle.
Honorary
vlce-preslents.
Dr.
R.
C.
Bamford
and
Mayor
C.
H.
Orme
irrlnce
Rupert)
President,
Fred
Nash.
Vice-president.
George
Dover.
Secretary-treasurer.
Will
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
12,
1932
More
Power
For
Soviets
More
power
o
tne
Soviets
will
be
mrnisned
by
this
giant
waterwheel
generator.
Tho
section
weighs
92
tons
and
will
be
shipped
from
Scnemctady
to
the
Dneiper
River
station.
NEWSPAPER
Vancouver
Star
Ceases
Publica
tion
U'ith
Today's
Issue
Odium
Gives
Reasons
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
12:
With
today's
issue
the
Vancouver
Star
ceases
publication,
it
is
announced
by
the
publisher,
General
Victor
W.
Odium.
The
present
business
depression
and
heavy
loss
of
revenue
occasioned
thereby
together
with
the
unwillingness
of
the
unions
to
accept
sufficient
wage
reductions
to
meet
the
situation
are
announced
as
the
reason
for
closing.
Quite
a
number
of
newspapermen
are
thrown
out
of
work
as
a
result
of
the
suspension.
CANCELLING
OF
LICENCE
Another
Amendment
to
Fisheries
Act
is
Proposed
Inquiry
Would
Not
Be
Necessary
OTTAWA.
Fb.
13:
A
proposed
amendment
to
the
Fisheries
Act
would
provide
that
cancellation
of
fisheries
licences
may
be
made
by
the
department
without
a
report
from
a
commissioner
appointed
under
the
Public
Inquiries
Act.
To
Establish
Base
At
Prince
George
Canadian
Airways
Ltd.
lias
Important
Flying
To
Do
This
Sum
mer
In
Central
Interior
Pilot
E.
P.
H.
Wells
of
the
Canadian
Airways
Limited,
accompanied
by
one
of
the
company
s
engineers,
will
be
leaving
Van
couver
shortly
to
establish
a
be
for
the
summer
at
Prince
Georito.
The
company
has
a
number
of
Important
commercial
flights
to
make
In
central
British
Columbia
during
the
coming
spring
and
summer
SUN
LIFE
HEAD
SEES
PROSPERITY
Big
Insurance
Company
Makes
Notable
Progress
in
Difficult
Times
MONTREAL,
Feb.
12:
A
gain
of
over
thirty-six
million
dollars
in
assets;
twenty-six
million
dollars
paid
or
allotted
during
1931
in
dividends
to
policyholders,
a
substantial
increase;
over
ninety-three
millions
In
total
payments
to
policyholders
and
beneficiaries,
an
Increase
of
twelve
millions
over
1930;
nearly
five
hundred
and
twenty-eight
millions
of
new
business;
assurances
In
force
passing
the
three
billion
dollar
mark:
these
are
a
few
of
the
high
spots
of
the
Sun
Life
report
for
the
past
year,
presented
at
the
sixty-first
annual
meeting
of
the
Sun
Life
of
Canada,
the
Dominion's
largest
Insurance
company,
held
at
the
head
office
here
this
week.
The
financial
statement,
which
reveals
strength
and
progress,
puts
an
end
to
rumors
circulated
from
time
to
time
in
1931
that
the
Sun
Life
was
liquidating
United
States
securities.
The
portfolio,
as
compared
with
last
year,
Is
practically
Intact,
except
for
the
addition
of
many
millions
ot
government
and
other
bonds
purchased
during
the
year.
The
reserves
of
the
company
have
also
been
'calculated
on
the
same
conservative
basis
as
last
year.
'
President"
T.
B.
Mscaulay
'
message
was
a
characteristic
one
of
courage
and
conservative
optim
ism.
He
declared
In
no
uncertain
terms
that
he
had
n6t
lost
one
bit
of
enthusiasm
for
the
future
of
j
this
great
continent,
that
prosper
ity
would
return
just
as
surely
as
tomorrow's
sun
will
rise.
WEATHER
REPORT
Langara
Island
Part
cloudy,
light
northerly
wind;
sea
choppy.
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy,
Ugh',
northerly
wind;
sea
smooth.
Dead
Tree
Point
Clear,
light
southeast
wind:
barometer,
30:26;
temperature,
42;
light
swell.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Saturday,
Febiuary
13,
1933
High
4:38
ajn.
19:2
ft.
16:55
p.m.
16:7
It.
Low
.i
11:00
pjrt.
7:1
ft.
22:56
p.m.
7:'5
It.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
IEGE
WOOSUNG
IS
CONTMB
Five
Business
Places
VANCOUVER
ISLAND
TOWN
IS
VISITED
BY
$150,000
BLAZE
Bombardment
Continues
OFFICERS
Following
Evacuation
Women
and
Children
Japanese
Warships
and
Artillery
in
Action
on
Woosung
Position
Chinese
Defenders
Arc
Still
Hanging
on
Stubbornly
SHANGHAI,
Feb.
12:
Japanese
warships
and
their
heavy
artillery
swung
into
action
on
the
Woosung
front
soon
after
a
four-hour
truce
this
morning
for
the
evacuation
of
women,
children
and
wounded
from
Chapei
had
expired.
The
Japanese
guns
bombarded
the
village
and
forts
where
the
Chinese
are
still
hanging
on
stubbornly.
Machine
gun
sections
on
both
sides
of
the
Whangpoo
River
pickrd
away
at
each
other.
PRESENTED
n
Cumberland
Razed
By
Flames
Last
Night
Masonic
Temple,
Campbell
Bros.'
Department
Store,
Henderson's
Confectionery
Shop
and
Ritz
Cafe
Are
Among:
Premises
Wiped
Out
Last
Night
CUMBERLAND,
Vancouver
Island,
Feb.
12:
Five
business
places
here
were
razed
by
fire
last
night,
the
da-
i
mage
being
estimated
at
$150,000.
The
Masonic
Temple,
Campbell
Bros.'
department
store,
Alex
Henderson's
candy
shop
and
the
Ritz
Lunch
were
among
the
buildings
which
fell
prey
to
the
flames.
The
buildings
were
located
on
the
main
street
of
the"
city
and
their
destruction
makes
a
considerable
gap
in
the
business
district
of
the
town.
PASSES
AT
JDR0WNED
IN
ESSINGT0N
BOAT
UPSET
Chief
Simon
Wallace
Died
Wednes
day
Morning
Following
Brief
Illness
(liys.
I
He
always
lived
according
to
the
ljght
and
instruction
received
from
the
missionaries
and
as
a
Christian
chief
was
always
respected
by
the
whites
and
Indians.
His
demise
was
peaceful.
The
funeral
arrangements
are
In
the
hands
of
Mark
Bolton,
and
the
burial
will
take
place
some
time
before
Sunday.
SASH
MILL
IS
BURNED
New
Westminster
Iron
Works
Plant
Also
Destroyed
in
$130,000
Fire
Last
Night
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
Feb.
12
-Fire
last
night
destroyed
the
sash
and
door
factory
of
Galbraltn
Limited
with
damage
of
$150,001
and
the
plant
of
the
New
West
minster
Iron
Works
valued
at
i
$60,000.
Terrace
Grits
Name
Officers
TERRACE,
Feb.
12:
The
Terrace
Liberal
Association
has
elected
officers
as
follows
for
the
ensuing
year:
Honorary
presidents.
Rt.
Hon.
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King
and
T.
D.
Pat-tulki
M.L.A.
Honorary
vice-president,
Olof
Hanson
M.P.
and
Dr.
H.
C.
Wrineh
M.L.A...
..
President.
J.
F.
McLaren
Vice-president,
W
A.
Klrkpatrtek.
Secretary.
Vernon
Glass.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
Eric
McDowell
Aged
12,
and
Frank
Flal,
23,
Lose
Their
Lives
in
Burrard
Inlet
rumr,.
tssatntriun,,
jsrd.
iz:-
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
12:
Eric
Mc-After
a
few
days'
illness.
Chief
SI-1
Dowell,
aged
12,
and
Frank
Flal,
23,
mon
Wallace
of
Port
Esslngton
;
were
drowned
In
Burrard
Inlet
ear-passed
away
early
Wednesday
(y
tast
nlght
when
t
home-made
morning.
He
belonged
to
the
Kit-;
xiat-bottomed
boat
capsized.
Three
selas
Tribe
and
his
Indian
name
other
boys
were
rescued
as
a
result
was
"Caum."
His
age
tfas
87.
ot
the
herolc
efforts
of
Cal
Walker.
He
had
lived
at
Port
Esslngton
ever
since
the
opening
of
the
mis-!
slon
here
and
was
one
ot
the
local
!
preachers
appointed
In
the
early
I
MINERALS
OF
NORTH
Col.
Cornwall
Advocates
Extension
Ot
Pacific
Great
Eastern
500
Miles
Beyond
Peace
River
Block
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
11
Address
ing
the
British
Columbia
Chamber
of
Mines
in
the
Eagles'
Hall
here,
Col.
J.
K.
Cornwall,
veteran
explorer
of
the
Peace
River
and
northern
Canada,
advocated
the
extension
of
the
Pacific
Oreut
Eastern
Railway
through
to
the
Peace
River
Block
and
thence
500
miles
northeast
to
tap
whet
he
described
at
"the
greatest
area
of
mineral
wealth
In
the
whob
world."
"The
largest
body
of
the
richest
copper
ore
In
the
world
lies
between
Great
Bear
Lake
and
the
Arctic
Ocean.
There
Is
silver
and
there
Is
the
radium-bearing
pitchblende
at
Bear
Lake.
Also
there
Is
gold.
I
am
confident
that
prospecting
parties
will
spread
out
north
and
south
from
Oreat
Bea
Lake
following
known
leads
ami
find
the
yellow
metal
In
quantity
this
year."
New
Members
of
Rotary
Club
Are
Formally
Admitted
W.
M.
Blackstock.
manager
ol
the
Bank
of
Commerce,
and
W.
Coates,
general
agent
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway,
were
yesterday
formally
admitted
as
members
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Rotary
Club,
the
charge
to
the
new
members
being
given
by
John
Djbhavn.
Ed.
Llpsett
ot
Vancouver
gave
a
humorous
and
Instructive
addross
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
12
Wheat
In
which
he
recounted
some
of
hU
was
quoted
at
62Vc.
on
the
local
experiences
as
treasurer
of
tho
Exchange
today.
Vancouver
Rotary
Club.
3f!