PACS TWO THE DAILY NEWS THE DAILY NEWS. PRINCE RUPERT"- BKIT1SI1 COLUMBIA f Published Every A-'temoon, Except Sunday, by Prince Rupert lly :ews. Limited, Third Avenu H. t. PULLEN - - - Managing-Editor SUIiSCICiniON KATES City delivery, by mall or camei. yearly period, paid In advance. For lesser periods, paid in advance, per week By mail to all parts of Northern and Central British Columbia, paid in advance for yearly period ,.'.', ,T, By mall to an other -parts of British Columbia, the British Empire and United States, paid in advance, per year ; By mall to all other countries, per year ADVEKTISING RATES Transient display advertising, pet inch, per Insertion .. Classified advertising, per insertion, per word Local readers, per Insertion, per line , Legal notices, each Insertion, per agate line .. Contract rates on application. Editor and Reporters' Telepnone Advertising and Circulation Trlepbone .. Member ol Audit Bureau of Circulations DAILY EDITION LOOKING FOR LENT .t.-86 98 FINANCIAL SITUATION IX RE- ! LAST NIGHT. ! (Continued from Page 1) I interest and redemption the sum of $163,200 would come due this year.1 m. i-1 'iEygendltujes on exchange and re- i-gliercotna ontyDcesiunaiea. un uw f - ; Dasis oi exisung 1 .conaiuons, c-$5M; change, this year might be estlma- 10c ; ted at $20,000. It was very hard ln- deed to predict what the cost of re-3 00 jief might be: Sizing up the situation himself,; $6 00 , 5 may0t ventured the opinion 9 00 ' that there had been a turn for the i : better in the affairs ot Canada and Prince Rupert would undoubtedly, "02 participate in the Improvement. 25 1 Much would depend upon the ex- L tent of the development and use of I j j natural resources. f During 1931 expenditure of the! city's health, public works and en-! gineerin? department had been but j 55 of the average for the three 'years immediately previous, the; i mayor disclosed. For the year 1932 ! Saturday, Jan. 23 193 1 extraordinary expenditure includ-j , lng relief, exchange, etc. would be i at least 53SK) over and aoove aa- r 'ministration maintenance, and the' ; i mayor did not see where it would' No, it's not because we wish to dp penance, to abstain be possible for the city to embark, from fleshy foods or to bring the body into subjection lUPn anv new work elther locaI lni,-j that we look forward to Lent this year. It is because the prove,m,ent f 01 TursH . be done under re-l' u ,1 i i r. r. . i. something might usuii uiiugS wkii k uewuum ior usu unu rrince rnipen llef worlc vith government assls- lives on fish, directly or indirectly. tnnce. Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of Lent, conies ; it was estimated, stated the ma'y-this year on February 10, much earlier than usual. Asr that revenue and tax collections hnlihiit fish in rr rnnnnr cnmmpncp until Fphnmrv 15 iha would be down some 15 this year. T .- aBn.l11 .U n,1t.ol U.r fl, ft,. '.f In the interests of the municipality, I -...... ... v uj w.c uuic me "(lt was essential this year that there shipments reach the market. -be the strictest of economy. Every- Easter this year comes on March 27 and Good Friday, thing possible m the way of expen- March 25. diture would necessarily have to be !cut out. No matter what personal ... ! feelings might be there was little .p xxrv, n AKfc. tu UAMV i option In the matter. 11 The mayor Invited the co-oper- People in the south sometimes jibe at Prince Rupert on ation and assistance of the asso-account of the alleged damp atmosphere. And yet if we clat,on- c,ty councU would at are damp, other places on the coast may be said to be wet. SvSlr'ISSf from'the Ketchikan, for instance, had a rainfall in 1931 of apnroxi-ioH . th .nirit t ,w,h it mately 142 inches and the previous year, 159 inches. This was given, in fact, declared Mayor! tMntmn ..n ,....- .1 ... . TT..1I.. . T i. 1.1 ! , 1 it.' inunca us iccj quiic uiy. usuuu uu rrniut; nupei l me pie- uraie, u wouia dc necessary ior me cipitation amounts to something between eighty and one clty councl1 to haye the co-opera-hundred inches, but last it went Uo" of cltlzen J year just over the hund- eve? rej "The case however, is by no moans hopeleas." stated the mayor. "If we ; accept the situation as it exists and BRITAIN AN D TARIFF ' 8vem ourselves- on a. basi ot strict , business and economy, there is no Usually the executive committee, better known as the!!!SbttB!,tt, cabinet, of any self-governing country acts as a unit and Meantime, the city was in much those not in accord must get out. While there may be dif-;tne same position as all individuals ferences, these differences are settled in secret sessions and buslnes today, ah must ex-and the world sees united action. pect cuU and would undoubtedly In Britain today they have made a change. There is an 4i"J5 VSUu executive made up of people of many views, united in the led together and co-operated, there one desire of rehabilitating the country. Some are profes- was no question but that the muni-sed free-traders and others are avowed protectionists. cipMy would come through safely, They have decided upon what really amounts to a consti- PrM,dent Wesch thanked Mayor it will be undoubtedly, some of the members of the cabinet was at ail times desirous orssistinB will oppose it Possibly they will campaign against it Yet the city council. they will remain members of the administration and will , J- A- curtu asked the mayor if attend all meetings of the cabinet ! tne provincial government had ever The British constitution has evolved and here is a new ZZJZ step in that evolutionary process. Where it will lead or 0 what will be its effect no one at present can say. It is an- paid some time ago. other indication of the elasticity of the constitution and .nh,. of its adaptability to new conditions as they arise. I M. d ,p. 1 preclatlon for the talk of the mayor. THIS IS LEAP YEAR ' He was pleased to hear of the spirit j of co-operation between the school Thig is leap year, one of the years in which February 'bofrd.and clty counc" m the ,nUf has 29 flvs inat, nf 9 J i51 t economy. This was to be niinmn, During u. leap year . the ,.t ladies ! are supposed il to , have the i, 1 i commended the members and of was the appreciated iiation. by if ngni to propose marriage to any bachelor or widower of their acquaintance. They do not have to wait for the man to make the advances. Of course a woman always has that right, if she so wishes, but this year is especially set apart for such procedure and she can act without 'feeling she has been invading the rights of the man. Price 50c a box -3T! Sorry To See Right Geniig She CobH Nit Sleep Mrs. K. McElroy, Kirkfield, Ont., writ: "I wm very ncvou and run down, wm short ol brt-Ui, nd bxl RnoUwriag falinps aod wm orry to Dtght oomini m I rould not li down or go to ilrrp. I wm ttlr-ed to m Milbum'i Hrt and Nre Pill. I took mvmi boxm and an now eompUtdy relicTfd; ca fia all rucht aad Lav gained in wnf nu" 0 tUA T-lta! 'H.,"rl1 ,Ur" - naifl W rM Wr TUT. Iflft.n HO OT QP"rI tTKOPKAy EXPEIIT J WlOJLl 1 WATCHMAKER Five years' appxenUcehlp at th Royal Danish Watchmaker School at Copenhagen, then 12 years abroad working in the big cities of Europe. Ail Mail Orders Promptly AtUndtd to. Prices Reasonable. TERRACE, I1RITISII COLUMBIA this co-operation were carried through and certain cuts made, Mr. Stephens had no doubt but that the city would weather the storm. He did believe, however, that nothing but the strictest economy would carry the city through. The situa tlon was a very serious one. Half the area of the city now belonged to the city and was paying no taxes On account of this there was much lex revenue than before. Another difficulty was that streets, side walks and utilities had been, pro vlded over an area which was cap able of housing ten times the pre sent population. This was condu dve of reversion ot lots to- the city. The city had perforce to pay local Improvements on reverted proper- try out of general fund which was greatly diminished. He cautioned the eity council, school board and other public and semi-public bodies that there must be the utmost economy. H. B. Rochester expressed gratl tication at seeing a meeting of such large size Interest Itself In civic af fairs. It was an object lesson to all citizens. He had. appreciated the mayor's talk and was glad to hear that economy plans were proposed. It waa essential that precauUons be taken against the situation be coming any worse. Mr. Rochester Saturday, January jj. tte! thought that more interest should be taken in meetings ot the city council. If there were a good at tendance of citizens at every meeting, the council would have more incentive to do its very best. He, for one. Intended to attend the meet ings. Mr. Rochester thought that much could be done in the way of curtailing expenditures It the city council and school board got to gether. C.N.B. steamer prince John, Cap- aln Hell McLean, which arrived In part yesterday" afternoon from ancoiiver via the Queen Charlotte Islands Is discharging an almoit full cn'-go ot shingles, lumber and 'lullding material at the Albert & McCaftery dock. The vessel mad i special call at Powell River or the wpy north to load the shlngps. ror ft RESULT lSK yourself these four questions then you will know whether the Life Insurauce you now own gives adequate security and protection: 1. Does your Life Insurance provide that, when you reach old age, you will have a definite monthly income sufficient to make you independent? 2. -T-Does your Life Insurance safeguard your wife and children - guaranteeing them a livelihood if death robs them of your support? 3. Is your Life Insurance building up a cash reserve for future emergencies? 4. Does your Life Insurance also include an education fund to equip your children for the battle of life whether or not you live to see them start out? By giving serious thought to your Life Insurance now yon will prohuhly save endless regret and worry in the future. By all nieuns talk it over with a Life Insurance representative today. life Insurance enke One of a series of messages sponsored by Life - Insurance Com panics. PL4YS ARE SATIRICAL Sardonic Thrusts by Playwrights At All and Sundry NEW YORK, Jan. 23 Like a critic hooting at the passing parade, the Broadway theatre is unusually satirical this season. Moit facets ot the national scene, from I trans-Atlantic flyers to the vlce-1 president's, off lee, have been targets for sardonic thrusts of playwrights. I "Wonder Doy", following ths steps of "Once in a Lifetime", poked fun at movie magnates, while 'Louder Please" Is just as derisive of movie press agents. "The Man on Stilts" expos;:: the machinery behind such weird spectacles as trans-conUnonUI marathon. "Dleascd Event" is said to be ve. bitter in its denunciation of Brood way columnists, while "The Wr-c Wave'' goes, behind the scenes oi radio broadcasting stations, emphasizing the eccentricities of that scene. "Zoom" is the first of several plays to upset the pedestals ot those oung persons who have gained fome by shooting thet-planss across the Atlantic and Pa clflc oceans. "Of Thee I Slng",a-operetta, turns a flood ' of embarrassing witticisms upon Washington making light of the vice-president, the senate, the diplomat'.: corps and other dlgnatories. "Crying Out Loud" Is an ol'-spring ot the crash in Wall Street Its satire is aimed at those mushroom millionaires who suddenly found their paper profits whiffed away In the night, and themsclve back taking orders again from bo-hind the ribbon counters. "Hay Fever" laughs out loud a actressea who 'ike to exercise exhibitionist complexes in the horn while "The Lett Dank" takes t- task the American expatriates u Paris who preach that their native land is " a great cultural desert." 8Ing High, Sing Low" 1 suppoi-ed to be an expature ot cut-uiu back stage at grand opera. "The Devil Passes", something of of a theological drama, is being ; presented by Ben Levy, youthful British dramatist. In hi latest I offering. Levy has written a witty, I provocative and oftlmea Macabre I story. His central figure Is a vnittiff Mir vhn hrfIiiVr mosl effective way to wlu v ward ones to religion is to f!'; them temptations so strom- -ltf muit either reiect them or n:" n all claims to a souf. Tht: Passes" follows altogether a i if,'r' ent path to his four previous ' cmim Inrtnrtfn- "Snrinirtim'' '"r Henry" and "Mrs. Moonlit' The bells of St. Peter's m Vat ican City, Italy, are now ifr.'tn by electricity. There are .ic b In St. Peter's, one of whirl) ten ton nnrt hn n rtaont : than a ton In weight. The following Is the scslt of charjte- made for reading notices: Marrlsgt ai.il KngsKeroeot announcement S2. Birth Notices 60c. Funeral Notices fl. fcrda of Th.nks, $2. Funernl Flowsra 10 Pr name.