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II, NO. 124 ¥ ‘PRINCE RUPEHT, B.C., SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1911. PRICE Five Cants

 

 

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INCE RUPERT HONORS BIRTHDAY OF THE KING

 

 

 
  
 
 
    
   
    
    

June 3.—Attracted
eams of terror from a little

couver,

ho was dangling her feet
rowboat in front of the
iver Rowing Club, Coal
r, several members of the
ished out to find that the
wirl had been seized by the
es of a good-sized octopus.
inately it was just the
one of the slimy arms of
creature that had
she managed to

athsome

her and

‘VIL FISH GRABS A
CHILD AT VANCOUVER

Girl Was on Wharf Near Near the Rowing Club When
Huge Octopus Seized Her—Was Beaten
Off and Killed by Men

They
drew it out on the land.

for several hours before it died.
When measured the

five feet long.

 

the octopus proved to be about

 

  
 
  
   
 
 
   
     
 

the bridge of the S.S. Prince
as she steamed into harbor
ning stood Captain F. (

ers, who is now in command
boat. Captain D. O’Brien
the
| Captain Saunders stepped
hmand the George, and _ the
rst officer appointed under
1 Saunders is Mr. William
who was
f the Henriette.

DSOTL

Prince George this morning

position of pilot from | tubes.

previously | «

 

 
    
 
   
  
 

t about a hundred and

passengers, and a

‘ ° }

She arrived in excellent}
: |

iter a good run in favorable |

T |

Rupert Will Lay Off

her trip here on Wednes-

inging the important party
and Trunk magnates in
President C. M. Hays, |

full | ¢

i¢ hart-room,

all
pretty boat steaming in the Firth

W OFFICERS ON GEORGE
RUPERT REQUIRES REPAIRS

Saunders Brings in Prince George Today With a
New Pilot and First Officer—Photograph
of Prince John Precedes H:r

the Prince Rupert will lay off for
a couple of weeks for permanent |

repairs. For some time the Ru- |
pert while fulfilling her timetable
well, has had
The matter is
right once and for all now.
Prince John's Picture
By mail today the
of the G. T.
to hand.

to be

came

The

is a three-master, with one funnel |

well aft, giving her something of | | At the top on left is the British Prime Minister, Mr. asquith; on his right is Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
At the bottom on the left is Sir Jos. G. Ward, Premier of New Zeaiand;

of

upper

of the |

boats.

the appearance one

Lakes’ Her

decks and passenger accommoda-

sreat

tion are amidships, pilot house,

and _ bridge
of the main mast, and cargo gear

forward. She looks a_ very

of Clyde where her. photograph
was taken by Messrs. William
Robertson & Co., of Gourock.

 

  
  
 
 
  
 
   
    
  
    
    
  
   
   
 
 
    
  
    
  
 
  
   
 

WDED BOATS
COMING NORTH

State of California and
osun Had Heavy Traffic

north to Skagway
P. State of Claifornia called

her way

mst night. She had ab-
packed holds, and her
er accommodation was OC-
to the limit with the

going north to Dawson and
kon. Navigation vp there
Fon Monday. The ‘old
’ Camosun had a big pas-
list for Rupert, about a
d and twenty in all, and
full complement to Stewart.

rium Pioneer Cleaners, "Phone 4

 

an rete ae rae Pens om

EBALL SCORES |

shee i te te ete ee eka ol $

 

orthwsetern League
tle 6, Victoria 4,

bma 6, Portland 8.

ane 5, Vancouver 1.
National League
York 7, Chicago 6.
Dklyn 3, St. Louis 1,
Adelphia 1, Pittsburg 7.
On 8, Cincinnati 5.
American League
eland 1, Philadelphia 5,
tington 14, Detroit 7.
Ouis 2, New York 6.
ag0 13, Boston 8.
Pacific Coast League
On 4, Sacramento 8.
and 8, Portland 2.

| Citizens’ Civilian Rifle

 

Angeles 5, Sacramento 2.

  

‘PRIZE SHOOT

TOMORROW P.M.

trouble with boiler |
put}

forerunner
P. S.S. Prince John |
new steamer |

escape without assistance. The
men from the Rowing Club got
out on a float from which they

plainly see the devilfish at the
bottom of about two feet of water.
attacked it with pike poles
and after piercing it several times
It lay
spiked on the Rowing Club wharf

tentacles of

forward |
10 , ; portant

 

 

 

Five Leadee of | the British Empire

Governor-General of Australia, and on the right Lord Gladstone, Governor-General] of South Africa

(Colonial Press Despatch)

June 3.—The
politically, in the

London, most im-

event,

|whole three months that England

is devoting to the Coronation fes-

tivities, is now in progress, when

the Prime Ministers of the Dom-
‘inion of Canada, the Common-
iwealth of Australia, the Union of

the Dominion of

and Newfoundland,

South Africa,
| New Zealand,
| the King and his Cabinet, convene
\for the much-heralded Imperial

| Conference, which is considering

| Pideninion of Canada, and Can- | every topic in which a world-wide

adian Rifle League Compe-| Empire is interested, from national

titions.

Tomorrow the

to the
important com-

the harbor
to commence the
petition shoots for the Dominion |=
of Canada Prize, and the Prize|
of the Canadian Rifle League.

the revival this asso-
ciation keen interest been
taken in its progress, and a splen-

cross

Since ot

has

did average of attendance members
is maintained. Every Sunday there
are Spoon Competitions, and these
prizes are to be won by
beginners with the rifle.

Amongst the shots now ranking
pr IZ@s

af ypen

having won
are Messrs. Par-
and Da-
make a

ds ‘‘classics"
for markmanship,
tington, Godson, Brown
vey. These men _ will
good showing for the big prizes
to be shot for tomorrow.

Mr. A. Cuthbert
as Secretary of the
and new recruits are welcomed,

is energetic
Association,

ANTICIPATING “TRADE

C. P. R. Places Order for Five
Hundred Box Cars

R.
the

The C. P.

with

Victoria, June 3.
has placed an order
Victoria Lumber Company of Che-
mainus for 500 box The
order approximates a million and
a half and calls for extra choice
material.

cars.

members of the}

defence, to the design of penny

| postage stamps.

Association |
ranges | gressive

One of the most important reso-

lutions to be presented by pro-
New Zealand, provides

for the interchange of all civil

the Dominion
the

with a view to familiarizing them

servants between

governments and Imperial,
with the governments and needs
of both, that they may intelligently
meet all questions that will arise
in the future; the establishment of
a transportation line between Lon-
don and New Zealand and Austra-
lia by means of boat to Canada,
rail to Pacific coast, and boat to
the latter countries; the establish-
ment of reciprocal provision for
the relief wives and children
of the poor throughout the United |
Kingdom and _ her dependencies, |

of

interest.
It is thought that the present

conference, unlike those which took

 

place in 1887 and during the years

Ba ‘
1of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee,
Diamond Jubilee,
Coronation, and again in 1907, will |

|bring home most forcibly to the}

of a broader policy in dealing with
its rich and powerful dominions.
fact,

In it is said that King

George is most anxious to “a
| the relations between Great Bri

ain and her colonies on the most
will himself |

only

cordial and

take

footing,

cognizance, not

 

the
‘ministers. To this end, all state
or Official functions will be tabooed |

and many other points of vital|while the conference is in session, |
*-. : %
|that both the visitors and their

confreres may devote their whole |
attention to the matters |

 

time and
under debate.

BOTH SIDES PREPARING FOR A LABOR WAR

 

(Canadian Press Despatch)
Vancouver, June 3.-—Both sides
the

preparing

labor dispute are
the battle

opens on Monday morning, when

in great

for which
the organised forces of labor in
the city will commence a general
strike. The issue to be the
carpenters demand for closed shops
and the Master Builders’ fight
to retain the open shops.

1s

Street Car Men Dubious

The attitude of the street car-
men is worrying the labor leaders.
were to have voted last
night but the vote has been
delayed, and will not be made
known until tonight. It is feared
that the vote will be against the
strike. As the electric power
men will abide by the
of the street railway men's union

They

decision

 

the factories supplied by electric
power will have to stop or not.

Arbitration Refused

Hon, W. L. Mackenzie King,

Minister of Labor has addressed
a communication to the Master
Builders’ Association, offering the
services of the department if it
was desired to submit the diff-
erences to arbitration. The Mas-
ter Builders have replied to the
effect that they saw no occasion
for mediation under the Disputes
Act, for as far as they are ‘con-
derned they have all the men they
require. They say the strike will
not affect them.

Big Meeting Tonight

The Masters say they are fight-
ing to maintain the principle of
an open shop. Tonight a_ big
mass meeting of union labor is
called to take place in the Horse

 

the decision will decide whether

Show Building.

 

Vancouver Workmen to Lay Down Their Tools Today and Proclaim General Strike | 5°":
Monday—Attitude of Street Railway Men’s Union Causes Them
Some Worry—Masters Refuse Offer of Mediation”

Premier of Canada;
in the centre is the Ear! of Dudley,

the}

King Edward’s| the

Imperial Government the necessity |

of the}
penctoge of the conference, but of
persenal views of the winding |

Conveniences as Result

This summer's great increase of
and the
pouring of population to the dis-
trict between Prince Rupert and
the Bulkley Valley has meant a
corresponding increase in postal
work. Throughout the winter the
postal service up river was main-
tained in the face of considerable
difficulties, and only a light con-
signment of mail could be sent
up. Next winter it is hoped that
|this difficulty will be lessened

activity up river, in-

MONEY ORDER OFFICE
ESTABLISHED UP RIVER

Kitsumkalum, Cedar Bay and Gitnagar to Have These

of Post Office Inspector

D. H. Fletcher’s Tour of Investigation.

by the operation of the trains
for at least part of the way.
Up River Postal Affairs

Post Office Inspector D. H.
Fletcher, who is now over. at
Porcher Island looking into mail
service needs and possibilities there,
has just completed a trip right
up river to the Bulkley Valley,
and has made arrangements for
the increase of post office business
throughout the rapidly growing

 

(Continued on Last Page.)

 

 

 

 

ADORNED

What a smart boy with push
and enterprise can do was shown
today when the monthly com-
petition among the boys who

 

every evening

of papers
the winner.

school, was

j

thereby in addition
profit becoming the
a silver watch,

Little Freddie Corrall,

winner
one
jcame next. To encourage him,
| the News also made him a present
of a boy’s timepiece. If you see
Johnnie or Freddie on the streets
| next week don’t forget to ask
| them the time, and to buy a paper
vere them.

[carry the Daily News was totalled
!un. John Storrings, a sturdy ten-
year-old shcoo! boy who has no
regular route, who takes a bundle
after
Alto-
igether he had sold 840 copies of
| the Daily News during the month,
to the $18
of

of
smallest of the boy carriers

 

TWO SMART “NEWS” BOYS

WITH WATCHES

One Little Chap Sold 840 Papers—Another Boy Earned
$5.00 in Couple of Hours by Opening a
Route In Section Seven

Another of our boy-carriers de-
termined to go out one night and
make some money for himself
by getting subscribers for the
Daily News. He took a little
section over Hay'’s Creek that
our carriers were not visiting; with
the result that he got fifteen
subscribers in one evening. His
share of the subscriptions he col-
lected was five dollars—a very
good evening's pay for a school-
boy. In addition he has conferred
a benefit on a number of residents
in Section 7, for the Daily News,
in ¢@msequence, has now estab-
lished a regular route into that
section,

 

 

On every hand there are eviden-
ces that the public appreciates a
live newspaper, with nothing to

conceal, and no interests save

those of the public to serve.

 

 

'AMUR IS NOT
BADLY WRECKED

After Temporary Repairs She
Wiil be Able to Proceed

 

(Canadian Press Despatch)

Victoria, June 3.—Not very se-

riously damaged, the C. P. R.
S.S. Amur which struck a rock
Hin Wrangell Narrows, and was

| beached on North Flat, has been
| shifted to Tonqua where her cargo
lis being lightered and the cattle
jshe was carrying to Dawson have
| been transferred to the S.S. Jeffer-
A leak was found in the

CINCINNATI IS
IN FIRE PERIL

Big Hotel Blaze is Spreading in
Centre of City

(Canadian Press Despatch)
Cincinnati, June 3.—A fire which
broke out in the Hotel Walton,
Sixth and Walnut streets early
this morning, right in the centre
of the down-town district threatens
that whole portion of the city.
All the fire fighting apparatus is
out. The Walton Hotel is doomed
but it is believed that the guests
have been removed to safety cx-

 

|Amur's tank, but after the cargo/cept one man whom the firemen
bis been got out the damage will|/have been unable yet to reach.

| be temporarily repaired, and the

REAL ESTATE MOVEMENT | proceed to Skagway.

Local Buyers ian Vancouver
Men Invest

Messrs. McCaffery & ¢
record the following real eastate
sales for the past week:

Lots 13, 14, 15, and 16, Block 11,
Section 5, to local buyers.

Lot 1, Block 30, Section 1, to
Prince Rupert Building and In-
vestment»Co., Ltd,

House and lot on Lots 32 and 33,
Block 7, Section 5.

2084
land to
$14,000.

,0ibbns |

Lake

for

Francois
parties

acres of

Vancouver

At the Majestic Theatre, the
singing of popular songs by Frank
Healey continues to attract ex-
cellent audiences, and the picture

OLD TIMER DEAD
Hanged Himself at Bull Creek

Four Days Ago

(Canadian Press Despatch)

Nelson, June 3.—Claus Johnson,
an old timer, has committed sui-
cide at Bull Creek by hanging.
Four days elapsed before the body
was discovered.

At the time of wiring he could

—=Amur will reload her cargo and_|still be seen hemmed in by flames

and inplaring help.

 

HEAVEN’ Ss ARTILLERY
Does Beek ‘keke French
Military
(Canadian Press Despatch)

Paris, June 3.—Lightning struck
a battery of artillery while en-
gaged in manoeuvering at Mobile
today. An officer and six men
were killed.

 

 

 

 

POPE’ S BIRTHDAY

 

Celebration Was a Quiet One,
Pope is Seventy-six

(Canadian Press Despatch)
Rome, June 3.--The Pope cele-

brated his seventy-sixth birthday

fear of anti-Clerical demonstrations

 

show is a capital one,

 

 

Where to Go

EMPRESS THEATRE, Second Ave, ;
Pictures and Music, 7.30 p.m.

MAJESTIC THEATRE, Third Ave;
Pictures and songs, 7.30 p.m.

PHENIX THEATRE, Second Aveuue;
Pictures and music, 7,30 p.m.

 

 

 

here today quietly owing to the} ayprrorRIUM, Sixth Avenue; Roller

Skating, 8 p.m,