PAGE
EEC
WATERFRONT
WHIFFS
Halibut
Fishing
to
Start
Promptly
on
Time
Herring
and
Salmon
Scarce
J.
B.
Awaits
Action
by
Underwriters
Halibut
vessel
owners,
of
bqth
Prince
Rupert
and
Seattle
during
the
past
week
cbnfirmed
the
original
intention
to
commence
the
1932
season's
fishing
operations
prompt
on
February
15,
the
legal
date
for
the
opening
of
the
season.
The
Seattle
boat
owners,
by
a
close
vote,
rejected
the
proposal
of
the
fish
buyers
to
defer
the
start
of
fishing
until
March
1
and
the
Prince
Rupert-
,
boat
owners
were
pretty
well
com-
Motor
Boat
contains
a
good
deal
of
pelted
to
follow
.suit..
It
is
to
be
k-
matter
of
interest
to
Prince
Ru-gteally
assumed
that
the
Ketehl-
pert
and
district.
An
article
on
:
kaa
Petersburg
and
Juneau
fleets
trolling
on
the
British
Columbia
will
also
start
on
February
15.
While
coast
makes
considerable
menUon
no
great
prices
for
fish
are
expee-
iof
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
ted
this
year,
owing
to
the
general
elsewhere
in
the
district
There
are
weak
condition
of
aU
food
eommo-'
pictures
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Row-diUes.
the
owners
and
the
fisher-
lng
and
Yacht
Club
moorage
facil-men
will
be
satisfied
if
they
do
only
ltles,
of
Dryad
Point
lighthouse
i
a
little
better
than
break
even
for
near
Bella
Bella
and
of
SUfcine
a
start
at
least.
There
is
some
on-
River
scenery.
sola
'.ion
in
the
fact
that
almost
all
linn
of
fishing
supplies
are
lower
Herring
Disappear
in
price
than
last
year.
The
fuel
j
Owing
to
the
cold
weather
of
the
price
Is
still
firm.
however,
bat
it
is
past
week,
there
has
been
a
dimu-likely
a
campaign
may
be
launched
'
nltlon
of
the
herring
run
at
Pearl
with
a
view,
if
possible,
to
getting
it
Harbor
near
Port
Simpson,
the
down.
fish
staying
near
the
bottom
and
laway
from
the
reach
of
the
seines.
!
The
local
halibut
.
boat
J.
B,
'Capt.
OJe
Skog
is
still
at
Pearl
Har-which
was
swept
by
disastrous
fireibor
with
the
Fredella
seining
for
In
the
harbor
on
Thursday
after
noon
of
last
week,
is
now
at
the
floats
of
the
McLean
boatbuilding
establishment
at
Seal
Cove
awaiting
decision
of
the
underwriter
as
to
her
disposal.
It
is
expected
that
the
vessel
wiU
be
declared
a
total
loss
by
the
underwriters
although
no
definite
word
in
this
regard
ha:,
as
yet,
been
received.
The
vessel
was
very
badly
burned,
particularly
In
the
forward
quarter.
D.
B.
Finn,
who
nas
been
reappointed
director
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Ffehertas
Experimental
Sutton.
Is
expected
to
arrive
here
toward
the
end
of
April
from
Cambridge
University.
England,
to
take
up
his
duties.
His
re-appointment
is
effective
as
from
April
1
although
it
Is
hardly
expected
he
will
b
cbl-to
make
it
here
by
that
time.
The
1931-32
bird
hunting
seaon
came
to
a
very
quiet
eonthrcion
with
the
expiry
of
the
month
of
January
on
Sunday
night
kut.
Dur
ing
the
latter
part
of
the
legal
sea
son.
owing
to
unfavorable
weather
and
for
other
reasons,
there
was
very
little
hunting
acUvtty.
There
was
a
good
deal
doing,
however,
during
the
early
part
of
the
season
and.
from
the
quantity
of
geeee
and
ducks
taken,
it
was
possibly
a
more
successful
hunting
season
than
usual
The
birds
were
a
good
deal
more
abundant
than
usual.
The
January
number
of
Pacific
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.'s
bait
supply.
Capt.
R.
Gammon,
who
will
seine
for
the
Rupert
Marine
Product
reduction
plant,
left
for
Pearl
Harbor
with
the
Zenardi
-Mi
Tuesday
of
this
week.
A
crowd
of
fifty
local
skaters
vis
ited
the
Salt
Lake
last
Sunday
afternoon
and
found
the
ice
there
very
fine
for
the
sport
The
skaters
were
taken
across
the
harbor
by
the
Pacific
Salvage
Co.'s
tug
Salvage
Princess
which
made
three
trips
during
the
afternoon.
Coffee
was
served
at
the
lake
by
the
transpor
tation
company.
Minor
repairs
have
been
made
luring
the
past
week
to
the
boat-
house
of
the
Pacific
Salvage
Co.
By
-ratting
in
of
logs
beneath
the
float,
the
whole
establishment
was
raised
about
a
foot
Salmon
Are
Scarce
Possibly
also
dua
to
the
cold
wea
ther,
there
has
been
a
scarcity
of
spring
salmon
during
the
past
week
or
so
and
the
t
rollers
have
been
having
rather
poor
pickings.
A
good
deal
of
hand
trolling,
as
Is
usual
at
this
time
of
year,
is
being
carried
out
around
Port
Simpson.
The
fish
are
enjoying
their
usual
popularity
on
the
local
fresh
fish
market.
Course
in
Fisheries
Federal
fishery
officers
from
all
parts
of
the
province
will
gather
at
Reconciled
"Russia
is
the
world's
most
sta-bi'Jzed
government
but
there
is
no
ouch
thing
as
freedom
01
speech
there,"
declared
Joan
London
Malamuth.
daughter
of
the
late
Jack
London
And
her
writer
husband,
Charles
Malamuth.
with
whom
she
vas
reconciled
in
Moscow
after
they
had
started
divorce
proceeding
in
California.
Nana
too
for
the
fisheries
course
and
annual
meeting
which
will
take
place
at
the
Pacific
Biological
Sta
tion,
February
IS
to
27.
Dr.
W.
A.
Clemens,
director
of
the
station.
will
be
host
to
inspectors
of
all
commercial
fishing
areas,
as
well
as
senior
fishery
officers.
Courses
on
salmon
canning
and
herring
and
salmon
dry-salting
will
be
held
under
dlreetton
of
Dr.
Clemens,
assis
ted
by
Dr.
Neil
M.
Carter
and
other
biological
officers
of
the
Nanaimo
and
Prince
Rupert
stations.
Lectures
will
be
supplemented
by
laboratory
experiments.
At
conclusion
of
the
course
officers
will
be
examined
for
proficiency.
Major
J.
A.
Motherwell,
chief
supervisor
of
fisheries,
will
preside
over
the
annual
meeting.
February
24.
when
fishery
matters
in
general
will
be
discussed
at
a
round
table
It's
got
to
be
good
to
be
ADVERTISED
READ
THE
GROCERY
ADS
TODAY
All
the
king's
horses
.
.
.
and
all
the
king's
men
can't
make
a
success
out
of
a
bad
product.
No
amount
of
advertising
will
create
a
market
for
it.
The
more
it's
advertised,
the'
more
its
defects
become
known.
A
Good
Product
Well
Advertised
grows
as
swiftly
and
naturally
as
a
healthy
plant.
People
try
it
and
like
it.
They
tell
others.
They
like
it.
Soon
that
product
is
found
everywhere
.
.
.
and
its
name,
spread
abroad
by
advertising,
is
on
every
tongue.
When
you
see
something
widely
and
consistently
advertised,
you
can
be
pretty
sure
it's
well
worth
having.
If
it
weren't
...
if
it
didn't
represent
an
honest
and
worthy
value
.
.
.
the
maker
couldn't
afford
to
advertise
it.
Look
Over
the
Advertisements
in
this
Paper
Some
of
these
names
you
know.
Otligrsperhaps,
are
newepmers,
all
ar6TnfilTeoT
to
your
trust
.
.
"all
are
here
because'they
have
potential
friends
bringing
some
new
comfort
or
convenience.
But
something
real
to
contribute
to
your
advantage
.
.
.
your
service
.
.
.
your
happiness.
THE
DAILY
NEWS
TELEPHONE
98
TOT
DAILY
KKWB
EXPOSING
BAIT
ACT
SI.
II.
Nickerson
Tells
About
Tempest
in
Newfoundland
and
How
Irate
Fisherman
Knocked
Former
Premier
Into
Dock
HALIFAX.
Feb
5
The
manner
in
which
an
act
of
the
Newfoundland
legislature
with
respect
to
re-a'.nctions
on
fish
purchases
led
to
wnat
might
have
become
an
International
'affair"
a
quarter
century
ago.
and
bow
a
premier
of
the
Old
Colony
was
knocked
from
a
wharf
into
the
dock
by
an
lrae
fisherman,
is
described
by
M.
H.
Nickerson,
veteran
student
of
the
Maritime
Fisheries'
needs,
founder
of
the
Nova
Scotia
House
of
Assembly,
in
a
statement
to
The
Ct-
nr.dian
Press.
Writing
of
his
experiences
as
editor
of
the
Coastguard,
a
weekly
posing"
the
intent
of
the
Newfoundland
Bait
Act.
passed
some
25
years
ago
by
Sir
Robert
Bond's
government.
The
act
forbade
native
netters
to
sell
herring
to
Gloucester
vessels
as
food,
and
the
term
"bait
act"
he
says,
"was
a
subtet
luge,
pure
and
simple
"
New
York
interests
allied
with
certain
Cana
dian
firms,
had
inspired
the
blU
in
order
to
procure
a
dear
field
for
their
own
operations,
in
Mr.
Nickerson
"s
opinions.
At
any
rate,
he
write,
"the
netters
rose
in
revolt
against
the
bait
act
enforcement,
whkh
compelled
them
to
forego
the
Yankee
cash
on
delivery
My
Coastguard
de
nounced
the
bait'
trick
In
the
strongest
manner,
for
I
foresaw
a
wider
consequence
If
it
continued
to
be
operative
...
Jts
sponsor,
sent
a
dealer
and
outfitter
to
explain
away
certain
features
of
tr-e
bOl
and
tone
down
my
resentment
The
interview
only
let
the
cat
out
of
the
bag.
Things
began
to
look
despera't
Many
netters
went
across
to
Nortn
Sydney
to
ship
on
the
Gloucester
herring
craft,
which
called
In
thete
on
their
way
down.
These
netters
would
stay
:
by
the
herring
flc'.
and
fish
fof
them
while
In
Nev
foundiand
ports.
A
new
order
from
their
home
government
made
them
liable
to
arrest
for
so
doing.
"The
Gloucester
Schooner
Ralph
S.
Hall
had
a
few
of
those
refugee
on
board,
and
the
government
eru'-ser
Flone
was
sent
out
to
Intercept
that
vessel
and
arrest
the
netters
on
board
a
repetition
of
the
old
Trent
affair.
The
old
Bri
tish
gunboat
Cordelia,
then
on
the
spot,
anticipating
troubi?
steamed
out
with
the
Flone
as
did
an
American
gunboat,
which
had!
been
sent
to
that
coast
earlier.
The
,
Cordelia
reached
the
schooner
first
and
Commander
Arutruther.
a
fair-minded
Briton,
found
the
n."
-ters
and
all
the
schooner
crew
stripped
for
action
should
the
Flone
interfere.
The
Captain
of
the
United
States
cutter
came
up
ner.
and
joining
with
Commander
Ans-truther
they
both
persuaded
the
netters
to
submit
to
arrest
without
resistance.
This
they
did.
and
were
lodged
in
Jail
at
West
Bay.
Commander
Anstnither
duly
reported
the
affair
to
his
home
government
which,
it
is
said,
paid
the
fines
Imposed
on
the
netters
$500
each
and
they
were
released.
Fbhermen
Discontented
"That,
however,
did
not
settle
the
matter
and
discontent
among
the
fishermen
was
waxing
wanner
J
The
New
York
magnate
were
busy
I
kept
tabs
on
them
closely.
Their
Montreal
auxiliaries
attempted
to
pull
provincial
wire
for
the
clostrte
of
the
Maritime
ports
to
the
Gloucester
baiters.
t
was
the
concession
to
them
under
the
modus
vivendl
agreement.
Pn
,mier
.Murray
reiusea
to
lane
a
i
hand
In'
and
that
approach
wan
I
checkmated.
Then
an
Imperial
Conference
was
held
in
London,
and
the
Do-'minion
premiers
were
In
attendance.
Sir
Robert
Bond
among
l
them
The
bait
act
flurry
was
brought
uji.
Commander
Anstru-thert
report
was
read,
and
the
whole
embrogllo
thoroughly
ventilated.
Judgment
Inclined
to
the
side
of
the
netters,
and
Commander
iAnst
miners
received
the
thanks!
the
conference
for
tactfully
tiding
ver
a
rather
perilous
crisis;
whereupon
Sir
Robert
Bond
quitted
the
conclave
in
high
dudgeon,
only
to
return
home
to
run
an
election,
and
to
be
knocked
off
a
wharf
Into
the
dock
by
an
Irate
netter.
one
of
the
captives
on
board
the
Ralph
8.
Hall.
"The
British
ministry
of
the
day
Twenty
Years
Ago
In
Prince
Rupert
February
6,
1912
AM.
W.
H.
Montgomery,
at
a
meeting
of
the
city
council
last
night,
charged
Mayor
S.
M.
Newton
with
individualism
in
regard
to
the
city's
finances.
The
charge
was
vigorously
denied
by
the
mayor.
The
Prince
Rupert
Club,
at
its
annual
meeting
last
night,
elected
officers
for
the
year
as
follows:
president
A.
J.
Morris:
vice-president,
J.
H.
McMullin
;
secretary-treasurer.
H.
P.
Wilson;
directors.
F.
1L
Mobley.
F.
S.
Long.
A.
E.
Mc-Master.
D.
A.
McKinnon.
A.
T
B
rode
rick,
O.
R.
Naden
and
Alfred
Cars.
The
membership
of
the
club
now
stands
at
ISO.
Indoor
baseball
is
proving
a
popular
sport
in
Prince
Rupert
this
winter.
wuim
At
the
Auditorium
last
I
night
by
a
I
the
Pirates
beat
the
Crescents
a
score
of
31
to
13.
devoteo
to
fishery
matters.
Mr.
.
-
Nickerson
takes
credit
for
""-'handled
the
delicate
situation
verv
adroitly,
and
the
tempest
was
laid
for
the
time
being
"
Mr.
Nickerson
stood
opposed
to
the
closing
of
Mova
Scotia
ports
to
United
States'
fishermen
in
1WJ.
The
New
England
haddockers.
be
writes,
were
in
toe
habit
of
leaving
about
$350,800
yearly
in
those
ports
in
the
form
of
payment
for
bait,
gear
and
stores,
and
license
fees,
"while
the
Seattle
halibutters
in
the
west
had
aad
still
have
Prince
Rupert
as
a
base
of
operations
In
Alaskan
waters,
landing
their
fares
in
that
port,
aad
thus
keeping
in
the
near
neighborhood
of
their
fishing
grounds,
bringing
in
four-fifths
of
British
Columbia's
halibut
receipt,
subject
to
no
license
fee.
and
making
no
purchases
in
their
free
Canadian
landing
stage."
A.
J.
Crawford
of
Stewart
ha
been
a
recent
visitor
in
Vancouver,
being
a
guest
at
the
Devonshi.i-Hotel
there.
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Prince
Rupert
to
points
throughout
Canada
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States.
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the
operator
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Rate
to
Vancouver
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$1-00
Two
minutes
51.15
Three
minutes
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