FIRST
HALIBUT
Invaders
Force
Their
Way
Past
Very
Stiffly
Defended
Inflict
lYcek-End
Fifihtinjr
Was
Tcrrific-SIowly
Retreating!
Second
Chinese
Line
SlashedInvaders
Make
Gradual
Movement
Forward
SHANGHAI,
China,
Feb.
22:
The
Japanese
army
forced
n
way
past
and
around
the
stoutly
defended
village
of
Kuiiunvan
this
afternoon.
It
was
the
most
terrific
attack
..itii
krtLf
iKf
inu
Knrron
Qntnivlmr
onri
elnoVm1
fmtiK1tr
n
E.-w1y
retreating
Chinese
second
line.
There
was
fierce
fig
ting
over
the
week-end
as
the
invading
forces
gra-chu..,
made
their
advance
in
the
face
of
stiff
resistance.
W
RIF.n
AT
ESSINGTON
funeral
of
Late
Chief
Simon
Wal
lice
Held
Recently
P
ji
!'
1SSINOTON,
Feb
21
TJv
.:
ne
late
Chief
Simcit
place
on
February
13
r
Esilngton.
Rev.
W.
H
o
i
filiating.
There
was
a
u
'
:uUnce
and
many
floral
s
wre
offered.
;
;ves
and
people
of
the
Indian
Reserve,
Esslngton
Band.
Ladle'
Auxlllaty
E
uigion
Basketball
Club
all
x
p;rt
in
the
services
rendered
;;e
iate
Chief.
'
sending
flowers
were:
Mr
1!:
u
Pollard.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
HOWS'
u:t.
Mrs
M.
D.
Holland.
Wo-AuxUlary.
E&slngton
Specbl
Reserve.
Ladles'
AW
ol
ai".
Esslngton
Basketball
United
Church
Choir.
Helen
r
.
Rom
and
Orate
Spaldlnr,
n
Roberts,
Nina
Spaldlns
r
...
Wesley.
Everything
Blew
Up
But
Me,
Said
Victim
of
Blast
TEWART.
Feb.
22
"Everything
t
up
and
blew
out
of
the
kitchen
t
me."
was
the
manner
In
which
M:
C
ora
McEachern.
Brlghtwell
F'
i
described
her
experience
X.I
tho
frozen
waterjacket
in
her
I
"
n
range
exploded.
Wif
was
standing
warming
her
i'In
tn
front
of
the
range
shortly
'"'
i
lighting
the
fire,
when
the
'
occurred.
Although
large
fragments
of
Iron
r
driven
through
the
celling
and
"URh
one
partition,
Mrs.
Mc-
f
htm
escaped
with
minor
cuts
All
her
crockery
was
smashed
'id
the
furniture
was
badly
dam-
'':rJ.
Ialor
Organization
Has
Regular
Meeting
Membership
of
Canadian
Labor
De-fenders
Here
Now
Totals
163
With
More
Expected
A
regular
meeting
of
the
Cana-
1
Labor
Defenders
was
held
here
lilst
night.
The
membership
of
the
'"
puliation
now
totals
163
al-"'"ugh
It
is
not
more
than
a
month
'"d.
Twice
this
number
of
members
"-xpected
In
the
near
future.
Defeat
Upon
Defenders
-
JAPANESE
GOVERNMENT
GIVEN
GREAT
MAJORITY
TOKYO.
Feb.
:
Premier
Inukat's
Selyukal
party
won
an
overwhelming
majority
M
8ir-
turday's
general
election,
eap-
turing
301
seats
as
against
149
for
the
Mlnseito
party
and
16
for
other
groups.
OUTLET
IS
ESSENTIAL
Charles
Fredericks
Tell
of
Expan
sion
In
Peace
River
District
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
22
'Unless
a
coast
outlet
is
established,
another
three
years
will
see
the
end
of
in
crease
In
production
of
the
Peace
River
district."
declared
Charles
Fredericks,
Peace
River
newspaper
publisher,
who
was
a
recent
visitor
here.
Mr.
Fredericks
stated
that,
during
!
the
past
three
years,
w.ww
peoe
had
gone
is
to
the
Peace
River
district
and
that.
In
1931.
the
vast
area
had
exported
approximately
sixteen
million
bushels
of
wheat.
Sister
of
Kimsquit
Man
Passes
Away
in
Vancouver
Recently
aged
33.
wife
of
Joseph
Clifton
Donald
of
Vancouver
and
slater
of
Chester
Donald
on
Klmsqultdt
died
recently
In
the
Vancouver
Oenercl
Hospital.
The
funeral
took
place
from
the
family
residence
tn
Vancouver
with
Rev.
O.
H.
Wilson
officiating
and
burial
In
Mountain
View
Cemetery.
The
late
Mrs.
Doa-M
Is
survived
by
her
husbanU.
four
sons,
one
daufhier.
two
sisters
and
two
brothers.
WEATHER
REPORT
Dead
Tree
Polntr-Part
cloudy,
fresh
southeast
wind;
barometer.
29
50;
temperature.
50;
heavy
swell.
Triple
Island-Overcast,
strong
southeast
wind;
sea
moderate.
Langara
Island-Raining,
moderate
southerly
wind;
sea
calm.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER"
Feb"
22:
-
Wheat
was
quoted
at
85V
on
the
local
exchange
today.
Troops
Ad
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY
22,
1932
AUCTION
THIS
MORNING
Village
and
Nfl
WORFl
A
U
Yf
JSU
RECEIVED
Veteran
Northern
Aviator
and
His
Woman
Passenger
Still
Missing-
Today;
No
further
word
has
been
received
of
Pilot
William
It.
Graham,
experienced
northern
flyer,
and
his
passenger,
Mrs.
Edna
Christofferson,
Portland
newspaper
and
sportswoman,
who
have
been
missing
in
their
Bel-lanca
airplane
since
last
Monday
afternoon
while
on
a
hop
from
Hazelton
to
Atlln
in
the
course
of
a
projected
flight
to
the
Are
tic
Oceftn
ld'Salvage
the
cargo
tt-
the
lost
fur
trading
steamer
Bay-rhlmo.
Fresh
snow
and
excessively
cold
weather
in
the
north
may
hamper
search
operations
which,
It
Is
supposed,
will
be
commenced
soon.
Temperatures
ranging-
from
26
to
70
below
if
ro
were
reported
this
morning
from
various
parts
of
the
Yukon.
Alice
Arm
had
two
feet
of
snow
since
yesterday
and
Hazelton
one
foot
of
fresh
snow.
Power
Corp.
Output
High
Production
is
Ten
Percent
Greater
In
December
1331
Than
in
Same
Month
of
Year
Previous
MONTREAL,
Feb.
22
Output
o
power
for
companies
forming
the
Power
Corporation
of
Canada
group
established
a
record
in
th
month
of
December.
The
total
pro-t
action
was
173.026.903
kilowatt
hours
which
was
ten
percent
htgn-er
than
the
production
recoreded
In
December
1930
and
54
percent
hither
than
the
production
of
November
1931.
Output
for
Decembei
Of
the
Northern
British
ColumbU
'Powtr
Co.
at
Prince
Rupert
and:
Stewart
was
773,102
kilowatts.
RniinrJarv
Bill
.UUUIIUai
J
UlU
Germany's
Paper
Tanks
Whik'
cih
i
in
.
p.t-iw
i".
..'
Libit
n
tho
Fir
East.
Germany
plays.ir.
hri
own
backyard
I'nder
treaty
they
are
not
permitted
to
construct
honest-to
o-h
tanks,
so
they
build
of
paper.
PEACE
IS
GIVEN
UP
United
States
Abandons
Efforts
In
Far
East
Crisis
British
Evacuation
Ordered
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Feb.
22
The
State
Department
of
the
United
States
announced
Saturday
night
that
it
had
abandoned
all
efforts
to
bring
about
peace
in
the
Sino-Japanese
crisis.
The
United
States
would
now
concentrate,
it
was
stated,
in
protecting
its
nationals
at
Shanghai
and
other
points
of
conflict.
LONDON,
Feb.
22:
The
British
government
issued
orders
on
Saturday
that
arrangements
be
made
for
the
evacuation
of
British
citizens
from
Shanghai
owing
to
war
conditions
there
between
China
and
Japan.
MRS.
FLEWIN
PASSES
AWAY
Wife
of
Well
Known
Port
Simpson
Resident
Dies
In
Victoria
DUBLIN.
Feb.
22:
With
14
Emily
Elisabeth
Flewln,
ag-
Urlcts
vet
to
hear
from,
the
standing
i.
.the
late
Mrs.
Flewln
is
survived
Dy
Ir
II
r
a
filament
two
daughters-Mr.
George
A.
Sa
British
Columbia
Borders
Formally
Defined
n
Meature
Presented
In
House
of
Commons
At
Ottawa
A
bill
to
connrm
we
Dounaiy
line
between
British
Columbia
and
1
Alberta
lias
been
presented
In
the!
House
of
Commons
at
Ottawa
byi
Hon.
C.
II.
CatMn.
secretary
;f1
fttte.
Under
the
act
Vancouver
Island
and
other
islands
adjacent
i
.thereto
are
formally
Incorporated
i
within
the
province
of
British
Col-'
umbla.
nder
the
original
bound-1
ary
ac
unuu
voiumu
um
include
Vancouver
Island.
The
Act
)so
definitely
fixes
the
boundary
line
between
British
Columbia
and
Alberta.
ALASKA
WEATHER
Juneau-
-High.
14;
low.
12.
73i
Wjie
of
John
Flewtn
of
Port!
Etmpson,
passed
away
recenuy
in
St.
Joseph's
Hospital.
Victoria.
A
1
daughter
of
the
late
John
Parker
of
the
Cralgflower
district,
Victoria.
vory
and
Miss
Mary
Stewart
and
one
son.
George
A.
Walker
of
Whltehorse.
as
well
as
two
brothers
and
five
sisters.
The
funeral
took
j
piace
in
victona.
4t4,MMtt4,
ASDBEW
TARDIEU
NEW
piiEMIER
OF
FRANCE
J
PARIS,
Feb...
22:-Premler-
Deglgnate
Andre
an.
nounced
h
new
cablhet
for
Frflnce
tuttey
afternoon.
He
d
h,s
tmber
ln
tne
.
..
d
...-.,
crnun.
Tar-
dleu
was
called
upon
to
form
a
cabinet
after
Former
Premier
Paul
Palnleve
had
declined
President
Paul
Doumer's
tnvl-
tatlon
to
take
up
the
task.
FIRST
SALE
OF
HALIBUT
Buyers
Pay
11c
and
4c
For
Total
of
33,000
Pounds
From
Three
Canadian
Boats
The
first
halibut
auction
of
the
season
took
place
this
morning
on
the
Prince
Rupert
Fish
Exchange
when
three
Canadian
boats
sold
catches
totalling
33,000
pounds
for
11c
and
Jc
and
11.1c
and
4c.
The
fish
was
loaded
for
shipment
on
this
afternoon's
train
to
the
eastern
fresh
fish
markets.
The
Atlin
Fisheries
paid
11c
and
4c
for
8,000
pounds
from
the
Tramp
and
19,000
pounds
from
the
Prosperity
A.
The
Canadian
Fish
Si
Cold
Storage
Co.
paid
11.1c
and
4c
for
6,000
pounds
landed
by
the
Melville.
FAIL
STILL
IS
IN
LEAD
Fourteen
Seats
Are
Yet
to
Be
Heard
From
Irish
Free
State
General
,
Election
of
Last
Tuesday
of
parties
as
a
result
of
last
Tues-
day's
general
election
in
the
Irish
Free
State
stood
as
follows:
Flanna
Fall
(Republican),
63.
Labor,
7.
Government,
49.
Independents,
Including
Inde-
pendent
Labor.
17
rrnff
AATTPArVT
JilIVivJlN
1
UIN
HAS
FIRE
Loss
of
$500,000
Last
Evening
When
Corona
Hotel
Building
Is
Destroyed
EDMONTON.
Feb.
22:
The
Corona
Hotel
building.
Including
the
hotel
and
motor
car
supply
establishment,
were
gutted
by
fire
last
evening
with
loss
of
$500,000.
One
hundred
and
fifty
guesU
made
a
hurried
escape.
BIRTH
A
daughter
was
born
yesterday
at
the
Prince
Rupert
Oeneral
Hospi
tal
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
S.
Haudenschlld,
Eleventh
Ave.
E.
-GOOD
VOTES
FOR
THIS
PART
Small
Appropriations
Made
For
Northern
British
Columbia
by
Federal
Government
Estimates
for
Northern
British
Columbia
presented
recently
In
the
House
of
Commons
at
Ottawa
Included
$2,600
for
renoatlon
of
the
heating
plant
In
the
federal
boulding
at
Atlln.
$12,000
fdr
lm
proverunts
from
Hudson's
Hop-to
Canyon
Coal
Mines
In
the
Peace
River
Block
and
$1,400
for
whart
extension
at
Port
Clements.
PASSES
IN
VANCOUVER
William
Henry
Wall.
Veteran
Min
ing
Engineer
and
Drilling
Contractor,
Had
Two
Daughters
Here
Mrs.
Alex
McRae
and
Mrs.
O.
A.
Hunter
of
this
city
received
word
this
morning
of
the
sudden
death
In
Vancouver
at
9:30
last
night
of
their
father.
William
Henry
Wall
M1M,
veteran
mining
engineer
and
diamond
drilling
contractor
of
that
city.
Born
in
South
Staffordshire
England,
December
11,
1857.
the
son
t
the
late
Thomas
and
Hosannah
'.Vail
deceased
came
to
this
province
via
Cape
Horn
a
l
the
age
of
six
years.
He
was
machinist
at
the
Na-nalmo
coal
mines
from
1883
to
1888.
master
mechanic
from
1888
to
1903,
md
was
later
manager
of
mines
of
the
Canadian
Collieries
both
at
Na-nalmo.
Wellington
and
Cumber
land.
He
was
later
engaged
ln
dla
mond
drilling
contracting
ln
Alberta
and
British
Columbia
and
had
made
his
home
ln
Vancouver
for
tome
thirty
years.
Mr.
Wall
was
predeceased
by
his
first
wife
some
sixteen
years
ago
and
by
his
second
wife
last
sum
mer.
He
Is
survived
by
five
daughtersMrs.
E.
M.
Crlpps
of
Vancouver.
Mrs.
Alex
McRae
of
Prince
Ru-
crt,
Mrs.
L.
Randall
of
Powell
Siver,
Mrs.
James
Whyte
of
Stlll-
vater,
and
Mrs.
O.
A.
Hunter
of
Prince
Rupert
and
four
sons
F
l.
Wall
Jr.
J.
T.
Wall.
O.
H.
Wall
and
C.
W.
Wall
an
of
Vancouver
Dr.
Wall
In
the
early
days
was
staff
doctor
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Oeneral
Hosplta.
and
O.
H.
Wall
was
for
merly
manager
of
the
branch
of
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
at
Tel-kwa.
.
The
late
Mr.
Wall
visited
Prince
Rupert
about
three
years
ago
and
some
twenty
years
ago
was
engaged
-In
drilling
for
coal
and
oil
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
Brother
of
Local
Man
Passes
Away
A.
B.
Enkine
Was
Pioneer
Kent
Estate
Operator
of
Vancouver
A.
B
Erskine.
aged
77.
plonei'
real
estate
operator
of
Vancouver
and
brother
of
Robert
Erskim
ol
Dhtby
Island,
died
shortly
after
noon
on
February
11
at
his
residence
ln
Vancouver,
the
victim
t
heart
failure.
A
native
of
Ireland,
the
late
Mr.
Brsklne
resided
at
Vh
torla
from
1876
until
1895
when
he
moved
to
Vancouver.
He
Is
survived
by
his
widow,
one
daughter
two
brothers
and
one
sister.
Do-ceased
was
formerly
n
ar.the
membei
of
the
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade
and
was
prominently
Identified
with
St.
Andrews-Wesley
United
Church.
tpanese
vance
Hi
-'fa...
...
'
;
y
Today.iher
Tomorrow's
Tides
Tuesday,
February
23,
1932
High
2:12
ajn.
21:5
ft.
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
strong
14:16
p.m.
22:4
ft
outhcast
wind;
barometer,
2950;
Low
8:18
a.m.
4:1
ft.
42;
ea
rough.
temperature,
20:40
pjn.
1:7
tt.
NORTIIERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
V(!l.
XXIII..
No.
43.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
PRICES
FLY
FROM
WINNIPEG
Canadian
Airways
Fokker
Ca),n.
Plane
is
Due
at
Prince
George
This
Week
Pilot
E.
P.
H.
Wells
and
Air
En
gineer
W.
Faulkner
of
the
Cana
dian
Airways
Limited
left
Vancouver
a
few
days
ago
for
Win
nipeg
where
they
will
take
over
and
fly
to
Prince
Oeorge
a'Super-Fokker
cabin
plane
which
Is
to
be
operated
b
the
company
ln
com
mercial
work
with
Prince
Oeorsa
as
base.
The
plane,
which
will
be
eouiD-
ped
with
skis
for
winter
flying
and
pontoons
during
the
summer,
has
been
already
booked
for
a
number
of
important
flights
ln
the
interior
for
raining
Interests.
It
1?
expected
to
reach
Prince
George
from
Winnipeg
this
week.
Metlakatla
Woman
Passes
Away
Here
Mrs,
Joseph
McKay
Passes
Away
in
Local
Hospital
Following
Birth
of
Stillborn
Child
Mrs.
Mathilda
McKav.
wife
nf
Joseph
Mcteay
of
Metlakatla,
pas
sed
away
last
night
at
10:30
in
the
Prince
Rupert
Oeneral
HosDltal
where
last
week
she
gave
birth
to
a
stillborn
child.
The
late
Mrs.
McKay
was
35
years
of
aee
and
was
a
native
of
Metlakatla.
Relatives
sur
vive
at
Metlakatla
where
the
remains
will
be
sent
by
the
B.
C.
Un
dertakers
for
burial.
Keep
Smallpox
Out
of
Anyox
People
Not
Allowed
To
Land
From
Boats
Unless
They
Can
Prove
Recent
Vaccination
Following
the
example
of
Ocean
Falls
and
Powell
River,
the
Granby
Co.
Is
refusing
persons
permission
to
land
at
Anyox
unless
they
are
able
to
produce
certificates
of
recent
vaccination.
Officials
of
the
smelter
town
are
taking
precautions
to
guard
against
an
outbreak
of
smallpox
ln
the
community.
ANGLING
FOR
P.G.LV
Representative
of
London
Interests
"
Is
In
Victoria
This
Week
VICTORIA,
Feb.
22:
Edgar
Wall
of
London,
representing
an
English
syndicate
which
Is
bidding
for
the
purchase
of
the
Pacific
Oreut
Eastern
Railway,
Is
here
to
consult
with
the
provincial
government.
Mr.
Wall
and
his
associate
'hope
to
close
a
deal
which
has
been
pending
frr
some
months
and
under
which
they
would
extend
the
Pacific
Groat
Eastern
Railway
to
the
Peace
River
country.
Commercial
Air
Service
Company
Formed
at
Atlin
The
B.C.
Gazette
announces
Incorporation
of
the
Northwestern
Canada
Air
Transport
Limited.
The
company
has
capitalization
of
$50,000
and
Its
head
office
Is
at
Atlln.
The
company
will
conduct
a
commercial
air
service.
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