Today's
Weather
J
If
Prince
Uupcrt
Overcast,
calm;
barometer,
29.52;
temperature,
38;
-,ca
smooth.
Vol,
XXIII
.
No.
33.
NEW
CHINESE
Senate
Lommittee
lo
Investigate
Relations
Notice
of
Appointment
Given
Mb
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
10,
1932
BEHhARNOIS
Arthur
Meitfhen
McUoiiBald
and
Ilaydon
Are
Principals
Involved
in
Affair
OTTAWA,
Feb.
10:
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the
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of
the
House
of
Commons
com
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last
year
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ot
the
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Lo.
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given
by
Rt.
Hon.
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in
the
Senate
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REGENTS:
O,
D.
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Last
Evening
:
niiuul
meeting
of
Hill
60
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D.
E.,
was
held
at
the
(
,
.iik
Is
a
Hst
of
officers
fc:
'
i.Hiing
year:
Hor.
lUiy
n
nent.
Mrs.
John
Man
ser
P.
Mrs
II.
L.
Landry.
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a
-regent,
Mr.
Emoit
An
tic
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vice-rent,
Mr.
H.
A.
Mi
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IV.
Mrs.
Robert
Dane.
T
un
r
Mrs.
H.
B.
Rochester,
"I
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itiunal
secretary.
Mrs.
M.
It.:
t,...
:
secretary.
Mrs.
B.
Wal-
ird
bearer,
Mrs.
J.
H.
Ma-
T
unnual
report
showed
thej
ite
of
the
chspUr
to
have;
successful
during
the
in
.
i
having
been
mainly
cen-loritl
relief
work.
The
Oriental
.j
i
.
TROOPS
Members'
L.
To
Company
Yesterday
By
Rt.
Hon.
the
of
appointment
of
a
special
Tl
unlnllnno
rp
c
Alt
r
r1a
an
of
and
Hnvf
nn
were
tne
nnn
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'
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cnamuer
mvoiveu
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uie
a
.
m
GOVERNOR-GENERAL
JOINS
WITH
CUT
OTTAWA.
Feb.
10:
The
Governor-General
will
contrl-
bute
voluntarily
a
proportion
of
his
salary
equivalent
to
the
(en
percent
reduction
being
matff
Ihroughoot
the-'
public
services
of
Canada.
BUSINESS
IS
BETTER
Am
Much
Encouraged,"
Declares
John
II.
Rockefeller
Sr.
In
Florida
ORMOND,
Fla.,
Feb.
10:
Busl-
condtUons
throughout
me
United
States
are
showlng'a
defin
lmnrovement.
It
was
declared
yesterday
by
John
D.
Rockefeler
.
an
interview
-
"'
encouraged.'-
aecwrea
6
multl-mlllionalre
oil
magnate.
Dilemma
frS
Uncle
Sam-"Just
a
moment
John
Bull-Do
you
hear
that
noise
coming
up
China
way?"
.
John
Bull-Blast,
UI
I
have
been
hearing
that
rumble
on
ana
n
on
years."
Untile
Sam-"It
seems
lounder
this
time.
This
ornament
may
come
"
handy."
OFFER
REPORT
IS
PRESENTED
S.
MeGill
Had
Busy
Year
For
In
terior
Chamber
of
Mines
SMITHERS,
B.C..
February
10
The
annual
report
of
L.
S.
McGlll.
manager
of
the
Omlneca
Mranch
of
British
Columbia
Chamber
of
Mines,
presented
at
the
annual
meeting
of
the
chamber
last
week,
read
in
part
as
follows:
"Low
metal
prices
and
financial!
problems
the
world
over
made
1931
"off"
year
for
the
mlnlne
Indus
try.
This
resulted
In
lessening
ac
tivity
throughout
Omlneca
Mining
Division
as
elsewhere.
But
the
work
this
organization
continued
unabated
as
In
the
past.
It
is
with
great
pleasure
that
I
relate
the
splendid
co-operation
with
us
In
the
Interest
of
our
industry
in
this
part
of
our
province
received
from
the
Department
of
Mines
of
British
Columbia
and
particularly
Hon.
W.
A.
McKenzle,
Minister
of
Mines,
and
Douglas
Lay,
resident
mining
engineer
for
this
district.
"We
received
inestimable
help
from
the
British
Columbia
Cham
ber
of
Mines
In
Vancouver
In
the
matters
of
newspaper
publicity,
ex
hlbltlon
of
ores,
and
in
connection
with
the
lantern
slide
'addresses.
The
resources
department
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
and
C.
Price
Green,
its
commissioner
at
Montreal,
and
F.
V.
Selbert.
superintendent
at
Winnipeg,
rendered
most
valuable
assistance.
The
North
West
Mining
Association
in
Spokane,
Wash.,
continued
the
keen
'nerest
In
this
district
which
it
has
llsplayed
for
many
years
past.
Newspaper
Publicity
'Though
lessened
activity
in;
fining
development
meant
less
of
aews
Interest
In
the
past
year,
the
jubllclty
campaign
on
behalf
of
the
Jlstrlct
was
continued
as
In
other
.
...
.
.
,
years,
we
nave
to
man
uie
iui-
ujwlng
for
valuable
recognition
in
iielr
columns:
"Interior
News.
Smlthers.
"Omlneca
Herald.
New
Hazelton.
"The
Observer.
Burns
Lake.
"Dally
News,
Prince
Rupert
"The
Sun.
Vancouver.
"The
Star.
Vancouver.
The
Province.
Vancouver.
The
Colonist.
Victoria.
"Western
Canada
Mining
News,
Vancouver.
-Minlne
it
Industrial
Record,
Vancouver.
"The
B.
C.
Miner.
Vancouver.
"Mining
Truth.
Spokane.
"Canadian
Mining
Journal,
Mon
real.
"At
the
Vancouver
Pacific
Exhibition
In
August.
1931.
mineral
exhibits
collected
by
this
organisation
and
put
on
display
for
us
by
Jie
British
Columbia
Chamber
of
Mines,
were
successful
In
capturing
for
this
Northeastern
Mineral
Elurvey
District
first
place
among
the
six
mineral
survey
districts
of
the
province
and
for
Omlneca
Mining
Division,
second
place
among
the
42
mining
divisions
of
the
province.
Most
of
these
ores
were
from
the
Bulkley
Valley
district.
"We
have
maintained
and
added
to
the
ore
exhibits
In
the
Chamber
of
Mines
In
Vancouver,
at
the
Canadian
National
Railway
station
in
Prince
Rupert,
and
our
two
local
exhibits
at
Smlthers.
"The
most
ambitious
attempt
made
during
the
year
to
direct
at-
.Hnn
in
th
mlnlne
resources
of
the
district
was
the
journey
made
by
myself
as
your
manager
and
alsb
In
other
capacities
In
the
course
of
which
Illustrated
addresses
were
given
at
11
different
points
ranging
from
Prince
Rupert
on
the
west
to
Montreal
on
the
east.
Sev-Contlnued
on
Page
3.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrow's
Tides
Thursday,
February
11,
1932
High
3:36
a.m.
20:2
ft.
15:36
p.m.
19:2
It.
Low
9:50
a.m.
6:1
ft.
22:25
p.m.
6:3
it.
STIFF
RESISTANCE
AT
W00SUNG
Kept
Secret
Evelyn
Corel
ry.
younger
of
the
two
English
Staters
of
motoring
fame,
got
married
to
the
AJJ.C.
of
the
governor
of
Kenya,
Africa,
nine
days
before
the
folks
knew
SURVEY
IS
ABANDONED
No
Hydrosraphic
Work
Will
Be
Carried
Out
in
Coastal
Waters
This
Season
VICTORIA,
Feb.
10:
Sixty-eight
.
.
a
1
n.UUM
men,
employees
oi
uie
wuumun
government
hydrographlc
survey
department
here,
were
advised
to-1
day
that
there
will
be
no
survey
oi
i
coast
waters
conducted
this
sum-1
mer
and
that
the
steamer
Llllooet.
which
has
been
regularly
engaged
In
the
work
for
years,
will
be
laid
up
with
only
a
watchman
on
board.
CAPONE
APPEAL
Circuit
Court
of
Appeal
Takes
Arguments
on
Behalf
ot
Gang
Chicftan
Under
Advisement
CHICAGO,
Feb.
10
After
hea
-
lng
arguments
in
the
appeal
f
"Scarface
Al"
Capone.
Chicago
j
gang
leader,
ajjainsi
a
scihcim
of
eleven
years'
Imprisonment
for
evasion
of
the
federal
Income
tax
regulations,
the
Circuit
Court
c!
Appeals
took
the
case
under
advisement
yesterday.
Its
decWoo
will
be
announced
within
the
nex'.
ninety
days.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Febu
10:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
61tye
on
the
local
exchange
today.
HOUSE
ADOPTS
THRONE
SPEECH
OTTAWA,
Feb.
10
iThe
ad-
dress
In
replyulo.
the
Speech
'
from
the
Throne
was
adopted
by
the
House
of
Commons
without
djvlsloij
yesterday.
Only
the
party
leaders
were
!
heard
in
the
debate
which
con-
sUtuted
almost
a
record
for
briefness.
PROBE
VOTE
FOR
WALK-OUT
Seattle
Street
Car
Operators
Decide
to
Cease
Work
SEATTLE,
Feb.
10:
Street
car
operators
of
Seattle
by
overwhelming
95
plurality
yesterday
voted
in
favor
of
an
immediate
walk-out
following
the
failure
of
the
I'uget
Sound
Power
and
Li;ht
Co.
to
meet
its
payrolls.
The
carmen
will
now
forward
their
walk-out
decision
to
union
headquarters
in
Detroit
for
official
sanction
which
Is
expected
to
be
received
today.
The
time
for
the
walk-out
will
then
be
definitely
set.
DEATH
OF
NOVELIST
Edgar
Wallace
Passes
Away
at
Los
Angeles,
Victim
of
Pneumonia
Attack
BEVERLEY
HILLS
Los
Angeles,
Feb.
JO:
Edgar
Wallace,
rfotPd
English
novelist
and
playwright,
who
came
here
several
months
ago
to
write
moving
picture
scenarios,
died
today
from
pneumonia.
He
was
56
years
of
age.
Married
Again
I
I
j
j
I
!
;
Princess
Said
Halm,
daughter
of
Col
Stanley
Bird,
London,
former
wife
of
the
nephew
of
the
Orand
Vlsler
oi
Turkey,
has
married
Roger
de
Leval.
a
Belgian
lawyer.
Confesses
to
Hit-and-Run
Driving
rarl
Hanson.
21-Year
Old
Seattle
Mechanic,
riaccd
Under
Arrest
SEATTLE,
Feb.
10:
After
being
arrested
as
a
hit-and-run
driver.
Carl
Haroon,
24-year
old
mechanic,
confessed
yesUrday,
Uiat,
he
hl
struck
a
parked
automobile
on
February
3
while
under
the
Influence
of
liquor
and
sped
on
without
stopping.
ALASKA
WEATHER
Juneau
High.
20:
low.
34.
Ketchikan
High,
42;
low,
32.
Chinese
Maintain
Stout
Defence
Of
Shanghai;
100,000
Soldiers
Under
Arms;
Siege
is
Difficult
SHANGHAI,
Feb.
10:
Maintaining
a
stout
defence
of
Woosung
forts,
Chinese
cavalry
launched
a
bitter
attack
upon
Japanese
invaders
today.
A
new
and
heavier
Japanese
offensive
is
expected
momentarily.
A
shell
from
a.
Japanese
destroyer
landed
in
a
powder
magazine
at
Woor
?ung
yesterday
and
there
waa
a
terrific
blast.
it
was
estimated
today
by
mill-""
tary
observers
that
there
are
now
at
bast
100,000
Chinese
soldiers
un-1er
aims
in
Shanghai.
They
are
showing
no
Indications
of
planning
to
retire
and
It
Is
apparent
that
the
ibject
of
the
Japanese
to
demilitarize
this
great
Chinese
city
Is
becoming
an
increasingly
heavy
task.
LONDON.
Feb.
10:
Additional
British
troops
will
be
dispatched
at
:nce
to
Shanghai
to
protect
British
Hnes
and
Interests
there
in
Uie
3lno-Japanese
conflict,
it
was
announced
here
yesterday.
WASHINGTON,
Feb.
10:
The!
State
Department
Is
working
on
new
peace
proposals
for
the
Slno-
Japanese
crisis.
It
was
stated
yes
terday.
RELIEF
BY
,
GYRO
CLUB
Sum
of
$277
Has
Already
Bern
Expended,
Executive
Reports
The
executive,
acting
as
a
relle:
committee,
reported
at
the
regular
;
made
a
few
alterations
In
assess-monthly
business
luncheon
of
trielmenU
on
improvements.
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
yesterday
that
$277
of
funds
raised
by
the
club
had
so
far
this
winter
been
expended
on
relief.
The
club
has
appropriated
a
total
of
$53!!
to
be
used
In
relief,
especially
m
the
way
of
clothes,
etc.
The
regular
monthly
open
lunchecn
of
the
club
on
February
23
will
be
held
Instead
on
Feb-j
ruary
16
when
J.
Wesley
Bready
of
Ottawa
who
is
making
a
tour
cl
Canada
under
the
auspices
of
the
Women's
Canadian
Club,
will
fc-
;
he
speaker.
W
h
Tobey
was
the
winner
of
he
luncheon
raffle.
President
William
Cruickshank
was
In
tru-diair
and
there
was
a
full
atten-j
dance
of
members.
CAR
WAS
WRECKED
Gordon
Funncll,
Driver
of
DeJong
Grocery
Delivery
Van,
Had
Narrow
Escape
Gordon
Funnell,
the
driver,
jumped
clear
and
escaped
injury
at
5:30
last
evening
when
the
Ford
light
delivery
car
of
DeJong's
Cash
and
Carry
Grocery
plunged
off
the
treacherous
road
at
fee
corner
of
Fourth
Avenue
and
Bowser
Street
and
rolled
qyer
two
or
three
times
to
land
almost
totally
demolished
In
the
gully
alongside
the
residence
of
O.
J.
Dawes.
Punnell
hart
liint
xtartpd
the
par
k-
H.ii
.in,.
A..
uutiii
v-
1411
navy
i
v-
t
Uery
when
the
vehicle
sloughed
.-yte
road
in
the
deep
slush
X.
i
WEATHER
REPORT
Langs
ra
Island
Rain
and
hall,
strong
northwest
wind;
sea
very
rough.
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy,
strong
westerly
wind;
westerly
swell.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS!
COMING
COURT
OF
REVISION
Sessions
Resumed
This
Morning
Appeal
Made
Against
Valu-1
ation
of
Besner
Apartment
Lots
Court
of
revision
on
the
municipal
assessment
roll
for
1932
resumed
Its
sessions
this
morning
in
the
clty
COunci)
chamber.
A
good
deal
more
time
was
spent
by
the
court
in
hearing
appeals
made
by
M.
M.
Stephens
on
behalf
of
numerous
private
property
owners.
One
of
the
appeals
heard
this
morning
was
that
of
Oiler
Besner
fwho-asked,
'through;
Mr.
Stephens,
that
the
assessment
on
four
lots
on
First
Avenue
on
which
the
Besner
Apartments
stand
be
cut
from
$700
to
$400
each.
No
appeal
was
made
against
a
valuation
of
$9000
placed
on
the
building.
The
court
made
no
changes
meantime
In
land
valuations
but
Before
the
conclusion
of
the
morning
session,
the
court
had
finished
the
hearing
of
appeals
and
adjourned
until
tomprrow
morning"
when
It
will
sit
to
deliberate
on
ths
advisability
of
changes
in
land
as
sessments.
RESCUE
IS
;
ATTEMPTED
Two
Nome
Planes
Trying
to
Brfug
in
Members
of
Baychimo
Crew
NOME,
Feb.
10:
Two
planes
?fif
the
North
Air
Transport
Co.
started
reecue
operations
yesterday
In
the
attempt
to
bring
here
17
members
of
the
crew
of
the
lost
Canadian
trading
steamer
Baychimo,
who
are
In
winter
quarters
north
of
Waln-
wright.
The
Canadians
have
bejn
marooned
there
since
their
ship,
now
believed
lost,
was
caught
In
the
Arctic
ice
last
fall.
TRAIN
WAS
LATE
Yesterday's
train
from
the
east,
which
was
due
at
10:40
In
tlve
morning,
finally
arrived
at
0
oV
last
evening,
being
ten
hours
and
20
minutes
late.
It
was
delayed
by
a
snowsllde
near
Salvus.
ANOTHER
DOUKIIOBOR
SCHOOL
IS
BLOWN
UP
NELSON.
Feb.
10:
Cham-
plon
Creek.
School
In
the
Doukhobbf
community
be-
tween
Castleear
and
Trail
was
wrecked
by
an
explosion
last
night
Mrs.
J.
B.
McRae
of
Vancouver,
the
teacher,
was
in
the
building
at
the
time
but
was
not
Injured.
Id-
'
;
t
s7:
Ml-
i