RUSSIA
.
,
t
PREPARING
TO
JOIN
IN
WAR
Today's
Weather
if
Tomorrow's
Tides
prince
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
light
northwest
wind;
barometer,
30.20;
mpcrature,
33;
sea
smooth.
Vol.
XXIII
.
No.
50.
the
retreat
with
machine
gun
Box
Mill
Opened
Today
and
Big
Bay
Mill
Will
Resume
Cutting
Lumber
Wednesday,
Announced
,
The
tag
Hay
Lumber
Company's
planiw
mil!
I
ami
box
aiory
opened
today,
and
tomorrow
uk
--
"r
lumber
for
the
first
time
in
several
months,
it
is
ai
wt'
ut
first
and
then
will
probably
up'Tale
about
two
day
n
week.
Today
the
mill
has
about
thirty
n
employed
and
tomorrow
this
lumber
will
be
doubled.
This
will
'bsorb
a
few
of
the
local
unemployed
Hnd
will
tend
to
Improve
conditions
here.
THE
WEATHER
Island-Part
nana
ram
nounced
by
the
management
that
the
uox
"
-
"Plating
steadily
from
this
time
on
making
bJJJtxc!
and
salmon
cases.
The
mill
will
he
running
foiabouta
northwest
wind;
sea
smooth.
light
ZLa
Point-Light
.north.
barometer.
30.12;
tem
w
wind:
perature.
38;
light
chop.
FORCES
REING
MASSED
AT
VLADIVOSTOK-POI-i
TFRMS
ARF
SON
(i
S
FACTORY
ESTABLISHED-SIEGE
CON-!
-a1?AU
TIMES
AT
SHANGHAI
WITH
INCREASED
FURY
-INV
ADERS
ADVANCE.
TOKYO.
Japan,
March
1:
The
Japanese
consul
at
Vladivostok
informed
his
government
yesterday
that
Soviet
Russia
was
making
preparations,
for
war
with
Japan
which
Russia
is
said
to
now
consider
inevitable
as
a
result
of
developments
in
the
Sino-.Iapanesc
crisis.
The
consul
further
reported
that
20,000
fully
armed
Russian
troops
had
been
already
moved
to
the
frontier
while
100.000
more
were
massed
at
Vladivostok
and
ready
to
leave
on
short
notice.
It
is
reported
that
the
Soviet
has
already
converted
one
r
i
e
1
-
l.
1
factory
for
the
manufacture
of
poison
gas
to
be
wscdjji
IpallsFrOHl'Fish
FIGHTING
CONTINUES
FIERCELY
SHANGHAI,
March
1:
Scoffing
at
reported
peace
negotiations,
Japanese
military
leaders
here
are
preparing
for
one
final
great
drive
designed
to
drive
the
Chinese
army
out
of
Shanghai.
Throughout
yesterday
fresh
troops
and
large
supplies
of
munitions
were
being
moved
ashore
by
the
Japanese.
General
Shirakawa
has
arrived
here
from
Tokyo
and
will,
it
is
understood,
take
over
supreme
command
of
the
invading
forces,
supplanting
previous
military
and
naya)
leaders
who
have
failed
in
their
efforts
to
oust
the
Chin-esc
defenders.
It
was
stated
last
night
at
Japanese
headquarters
that
it
may
be
necessary
to
destroy
two
major
railway
lines
running
into
Shanghai
if
the
Chinese
continue
to
flout
(he
Japanese
demand
that
no
further
reinforcemetns
be
brought
into
Shanghai.
China
has
been
notified
that
bombing
of
the
railways
from
the
air
is
tentatively
set
to
commence
Wednesday.
Foreigners
arc
being
urged
to
evacuate
towns
along
these
railway
lines
against
the
pos-Mbilily
of
their
becoming
stranded
behind
the
Chinese
C
hinese
leaders,
angered
at
the
Japanese
notcthat
railway
lines
into
Shanghai
will
be
bombed
unless
the
movement
of
reinforcements
ceases,
were
also
inclined
to
discount
the
possibility
of
a
truce.
Japanese
troops
made
their
first
definite
advance
since
Hie
siege
began
in
the
Chapei
section
of
Shanghai
yestcr-day
when
Nipponese
sailors
advanced
two
hundred
yards
after
two
hours
of
withering
artillery
fire
and
entrench
ed
themselves
in
a
Chinese
cemetery.
ACCEPTED
Japan
Agrees
to
Conference
With
Chinese
at
Shanghai
TOKYO,
March
1
The
Japanese
government
today
accepted
the
peace
proposals
made
by
Jo
seph
Paul
Boncour,
French
delegate
at
the
meeting;
of
thecoun-cil
of
the
League
of
Nations,
yesterday
that
a-conference
be
held
at
Shanghai
by
the
Chinese
and
Japanese
and
representatives
of
neutral
powers.
Boat;
Is
Drowned
In
Frisco
Bay
SAN
FRANCISCO.
March
1:
William
Osborne,
acountant
for
a
steamship
company
here,
was
drowned
when
he
fell
from
a
fish
ing
boat
in
San
Francisco
Bay.
MERGER
MOOTED
New
York
Hears
That
C.
P.
and
C.
N.
R,
Are
to
Be
Consolidated
NEW
YORK,
March
1:
Persistent
strength
of
Canadian
Pacific
on
the
New
Y'ork
Stock
Exchange
jestenlay
was
coupled
with
vague
rumors
that
the
Canadian
Board
of
Hallway
Commissioners
will
advocate
consolidation
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
and
Canadian
National
Railways
and
that
this
my
involve
a
government
guarantee
of
the
debt
of
the
Canadian
Pacific.
RUMOR.
IS
UNTRUE
OTTAWA,
March
1:
Rumors
mrardinr
the
consolidation
of
-
a
Hammered
by
(lie
new
strength
of
Japan's
fresh
storm
:
lhe
ciudi...
rati"
oops
the
Chinese
line
in
the
s
ea
arly
this
morning
and
fell
back
foot
by
tool,
cobnut,
f
today
I
.
.
!
-1
1
.11
If
fire.
wst
Cana-
are
un-
yfflcial
Martial
Law
Is
Declared
SAN
ANTONIO,
Texas,
March
1:
Martial
law
was
declared
again
at
the
week-end
by
the
governor
of
this
state
In
the
oil
fields
of
the
western
part
of
Texas
following
fresh
disturbances
there.
Halibut
Landings
American
Western,
32.000
going
to
Seattle.
Oceanic.
11.000.
no
sales.
Schorn,
18,000.
no
sales.
Canadian
Signal,
5,000,
no
sale.
Ternen,
9,000,
no
sale.
Oony,
6,000,
no
sale.
Aleve,
1,400,
no
sale.
Customs
collections
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
pt
February
this
year
amounted
to
$4,284.49
as
against
$13,110.50
in
the
same
month
last
year.
Despite
the
falling
off.
due
to
a
good
January,
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MARCH
1,
1932
'
....
dklfr
As
a
final
gesture
of
sorrow
and
n
spect
a
party
aboard
II
M
S
Adamant
is
seen
firing
a
farewell
volley
over
the
spoi
when
'.he
B
:':.
a
.-ubmann;-
M-2
sank
in
the
English
Channel.
Pattullo,
Manson
and
Wrinch
In
Legislature
Ask
Change
of
Policy
I
Settlers
Need
Such
a
Side-Line
in
Order
to
Help
Them
Remain
on
Land,
Says
Local
Member
Timber
of
No
Value
Otherwise
VICTORIA,
March
1:
T.
D.
Pattullo,
A.
M.
Manson
and
Dr.
H.
C.
Wrinch,
northern
members,
joined
in
the
Legislature
yesterday
in
urging
the
government
to
allow
the
export
of
pulp
cordwood
from
Central
British
Columbia
along
the
line
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
There
was
no
other
market
for
lumber
of
the
kind
which
would
be
utilized,
said
Mr.
Pattullo,
!
and
much
of
it
was
rapidly
becom-
R
ftl
I
I
I
lng
overmalure-
SetUers
needed
V
V
r
r
1Lj
T
U11
KJLt
I
this
side-line
to
enable
them
to
re-
III
iWN
!
10
years
or
so
of
their
trying
to
iu
jLvr
(ill
!
Customs
Collections
at
Prince
Ru-I
pert
For
February
Total
Only
I
$1.281.49
Year
is
Ahead
make
a
farm.
A.
M.
Manson
emphasised
the
change
in
policy
on
the
part
of
the
present
government
towards
ex
port
of
logs
generally
and
urged
that
their
policy
be
extended
to
the
north.
He
argued
that
the
opinion
of
responsible
businessmen
that
a
small
profit
could
be
realised
should
be
accepted.
FUNERAL
NOTICE
The
funeral
of
the
late
William
collections
at
the
port
for
the
year
:
Elmhust
will
take
Phillipines
May
lie
fndependent
Within
18
Years
WASHINGTON,
Mar.
The
United
States
Senate
is
giving
consid
eration
to
a
bill
which
would
give
independence
to
the
Phillipine
Islands
in
18
years
under
certain
conditions.
Five-Year
Qld
Boy
Was
Hero
LOS
ANGELES.
Mar.
1:
Jimmy
Atkinson,
aged
5,
was
a
hero
In
Los
Angeles
Sunday.
He
rescued
his
little
chum.
Robert
Plercey.
two
and
a
half
years,
from
drowning
In
a'
fish
pond
into
which
he
had
fallen.
i
place
ptace
Wednes
weanes-1
.
.
-
,
.
-
.
Wednesday,
March
2,
1932
High
0:35
a.m.
18:6
ft.
23:08
p.m.
17:1
ft
Low
3:14
a.m.
11:1
ft.
16:34
p.m.
5:5
ft.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
NORTH
MEMBERS
URGE
LEGALIZING
PULPWOOD
EXPORT
Russian
Troops
Are
Massing
on
Frontier
Ready
to
Take
Up
Arms
Against
Japanese,
Tokyo
Hears
Firing
Farewell
Volley
Over
Lost
British
Submarine
EXPERIENCE
WAS
TRYING
Jack
Hazelton,
Well
Known
Local
Fisherman,
Drifted
Four
Days
and
Nights
on
Derelict
Heavy
Storm
Was
Soaking
Wet
in
Cold
Weather
With
Neither
Food
Nor
Drink;
Lost
Ills
Net
Boat
To
drift
for
four
days
and
four-nights
without
food
or
water,
with'
clothes
drenched
and
weather
nl;h
freezing,
clinging
to
his
partially
swamped
net
boat
and.
finally,
to
see
the
craft
go
smashing
ashore,
on
the
rocky
Alaskan
coast
of
Wales
Passage
was
the
experience
last
week
of
Jack
Hazelton,
well
known
local
salmon
fisherman,
who
returned
to
the
city
this
morning
fol
lowing
his
rescue.
Last
Monday
Hazelton
set
out
In
his
boat
"Oh
Yeah"
from
Pearl
Harbor
to
come
into
Prince
Rupert
for
supplies
and
provisions.
During
the
day
a
heavy
southeast
gale
came
up,
accompanied
by
torrential
rain,
and,
jn
the
midst
of
this.
at
2
pjn.,
the
small
craft
lost
her
jropeller.
Two
hours
later
the
boat
jartlally
swamped
and
It
was
In
this
condition
clinging
to
the
dere
lict
that
Hazelton
had
to
hang
on
for
four
terrific
days.
Drifting
up
oast
the
Dundas
Islands,
the
craft
finally
ended
up
in
Wales
Passage
ind
It
was
on
an
Island
there
that
she
finally
struck
and
broke
up.
At
4
o'clock
Friday
afternoon
Hazelton
was
picked
up
by
the
American
halibut
boat
Viola
which
took
him
to
Port
Simpson.
He
was
so
exhausted
that
he
could
hardly
stagger
on
board
the
rescue
boat.
After
resUng
up
and
being
cared
for
it
Port
Simpson
he
was
brought
Into
Prince
Rupert
this
morning
The
"Oh
Yeah"
was
a
28-foot
boat
and
was
equipped
with
a
5
h
p,.
Palmer
gasoline
engine.
There
was
no
Insurance
on
the
boat
and
the.
owner
also
lost
all
his
other
possessions
which
he
had
on
board.
ALASKA
HEATUIX
Juneau
High
24;
low,
.
Ketchikan
High,
40;
low,
32.
Teachers
of
City
Schools
Offer
To
Accept
Ten
Percent
Wage
Cut;
Large
Reduction
in
Estimates
Teachers
of
the
city
schools
have
voluntarily
offered
to
accept
a
ten
percent
cut
in
salaries,
the
Teachers'
P'eder-
to
date
amount
to
$18,214.07
as
day
at
2:30
p.m.
from
the
parlors
,
rt"u".
b
v.v
...
against
$18,065.37
in
the
first
two1
of
the
B.C.
undertaken.
All
m
!
the
city
council
was
ad
vised
last
night
when
revised,
school
months
of
1931.
I
please
attend.
30
j
estimates,
f
or
the
year
1032
were
presented.
The
estimates,
j
which
have
been
unanimously
passed
by
the
board,
total
Credit
and
Currency
System
Of
Canada
to
Be
Looked
Into;
Central
Bank
Being
Proposed
OTTAWA,
March
1:
The
credit
and
currency
system
of
Canada
will
be
investigated
before
the
regular
1932
revision
of
the
banking
laws,
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
told
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday.
One
of
the
subjects
to
be
discussed
will
be
the
establishment
of
a
central
bank
to
work
in
close
touch
with
such
institutions
as
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
the
United
States.
tld
Ml
nrhlflh
le
a
rlMtrAUU
nf
til
000
from
$93,000
of
last
year.
This
has
been
effected,
it
was
pointed
out.
despite
the
fact
that
there
were
now
loo
more
pupus
attending
school
than
last
year
while
an
additional
100
were
expected
In
September
this,
year.
The
boo.rd
had
gone
as
far
as
possible
in
reducing
Its
expenditures.
:
Individual
Items
In
the
estimates
'were
given
as
follows:
King
Edward
High
School,
$1,455;
Booth
Memor
ial
School,
$5,470;
Domestic
Science,
i
$450;
Manual
Training.
$650;
Bor
i
den
Street
School.
$3,840;
Seal
Covo
!
School,
$1,105:
Westvlew
School,
$544;
janitors'
superannuation
fund.
$257;
medical
examination,
I
$500;
secretary
and
office
expenses,
$1330;
salaries,
$61,000;
substitutes,
$730.
On
motion
of
Aid.
Casey,
seconded
by
Aid.
Collart,
a
vote
of
appre
ciation
was
extended
to
the
teachers
for
their
attitude
in
voluntarily
offering
to
accept
a
reduction
of
salaries.
j
Protestants
In
Mexico
Worship
MEXICO
CITY,
March
1:-Am
eriran
Protestant
churches
In
Mexico
held
services
Sunday
for
tho
first
time
in
two
months.