PAGE SIX WATERFRONT WHIFFS Prominent Visitor From Old Country Due Here Next Week Pleasure Fleet is Getting Active Halibut Boats Going Out Again A proniment visitor in Prince Rupert fishing-and marine . circles next week will be J. 0. MacDonald, managing director of Joseph Gundry Co., Bridport, England, one of the largest concerns in the world engaged in manufacture of fishing nets, lines and twines, who will arrive on Wednesday and sto pover f ow a few days. Mr. MacDonald, who Is making a tour or Canada,", will be accompanied to Prince Ru- flourishing Industry which contln-pert by W. H. Stewart, general ued to prosper until the last two or manager of Edward Lipsett Co. Ltd Vancouver. The Prlnce( Rupert marine industry lost three years when prices for the commodities produced fell off so seriously. Several months ago Mr, fishing and Bushby developed a serious illness one of its and It was the result of this, un- tnott prominent and popular figures doubtedly accentuated by business n ur,. of .hi, .v . worries, which brought about his a' the comparatively early toria when death removed Corge death, ' 63 ndement an Gordon Bushby. head of the Rupert age yea- Hee Marine Products Ltd. and rssident - " of Prince Rupert for 11 years. It was in 1921, after having been prominent since young manhood in marine aMivftfoe nf Vanpnnvr anA tion had since been critical. His passing is deeply lamented along the entire Pacific Coast for there was none more highly esteemed Victoria, that Mr. Bushby trrhed Jftf'? ?Urt R?.wJn & Yacht Club's flag has been flylns in Prince Rupert to take over the h,f 0Ut 0f operation of the reduction plant at T H??.0, 193 Tx.cks inlet in Prince Rupert Har- BaJV? P bor which he acquired through be- f,nd hadlor,many v. been ,ac- Ing compelled to foreclose on a mortgage. Completely renovating the plant, installing new machinery, contracting for new supplies of offal and establishing a fleet of ten- tion. , Complete Overhaul The power tug Red Boy of the ders. he converted the plant into a Pacific Salvage Cos local fleet S. E. Parker Ltd. DEALERS Lef us equip your car wifh brand new DOMINION TIRES came off the local dry dock last Saturday after having been on the pontoons for three or four days for cleaning, painting and hull over haul. Tho same day as the Red Boy ' came off, the Salvage Princess was ! taken up for similar work which was completed by Thursday after- j noon when the vessel returned to 1 the company's floats. The Red Boy i onI 0- lirn rrn T)rtnnca n pa hrtth In good shape again and ready to take 'care of everything in their line that offers. Pete Oamula had Ills power cruiser Kobzar on the grid of the Prince Rupert Rowing St Yacht Club this week for installation of a new rudder and shoe. At the same time, the vessel was also given a general cleaning up below the water line and is how all ready for the season. Johnny Garofani of the Capitol Theatre operating staff has pur chased tho 18-foot open gasboat formerly owned by Art Phillips. The vessel is equipped with a 6 h.p. N. and S. engine and makes her headquarters at the floats of the Prince Rupert Rowing St Yacht Club. After having lain on the beach during the winter. Skipper Rupert Benson's well known speedster Polnscttia is In the water again alongside her float at the Prince Rupert Rowing St Yacht Club. Ben is looking forward to the usual ac tive season and the trout would be well advised to wake up after' the winter's hibernation now that he is on their trail again. Speaking of angling reminds us of the near approach of the 24th of May on which day Prince Rupert anglers usually start the season's activities. A number of parties, it is understood, are being planned and, no doubt, some of these will get away this week-end, taking the Monday off as well as the Sunday and Tuesday. The only difficulty is that the water may be high in many of the streams and this may hamper success In angling operations. Some parties have been talking about going to points rather far Claude Kirkendall has purchased the summer cottage of Fire Chief Dan McDonald at the Salt Lake. Consequently, the Gwen is belnf kept pretty busy these days as the family of the popular local fish buyer hie back and forth across the harbor In connection with the carrying out of additions which are being made to the cottage in order to take care of the Increased popu- H Do Not Forget the Annual 1 HI I El 1 fk'ffffm f hi I HI M 0 V H I 1 .ffffffifff uri , 1 J The Need is .Great and the Givers are Few I Help the Missionary and Home Work. We Depend Upon You to Keep it Going. Please Give Liberally to the Salvation Army. E TITE DAILY NEWS Saturday, Majj in i ' aaw He's Stumped 'iSHBBISk ' ..-3dByHEBSNMfiff Draw a si ' i tor Bru; -General Wroughton. bachelor, Marlow, England. IL- has invented labor-savers by the score, but admits stirring porridge Dy electricity has him stumped ation during the coming summer. Dr. W. T. Kergln, owner of the aU Mooq, flagship of the Prince Rupert Rowing St Yacht Club fleet, -elebrated his birthday on Tuesday f this week and received hearty ongratuUUons and best wishes from his friends on the occasion, t gives us much pleasure to add )ur "many happy returns" to the numerous greetings which have been extended to the popular doc-or and dean of the local medical fraternity. The local hslibutUrs Pair of Tacks and Fanny P., laying up during the present period of depressed fish prices, have taken advantage of the lay-up to go on the Edward Lipsett grid this week for cleaning, painting and hull repairs. Mayor Cyfl Orme, Frank Morris and Dr. L. Ml Kergln were members of an abaJftfe hunting party which visited Lucy Island early yesterday morning a Board the last men-tioned's povrfe cruiser Aledor, leaving at 4 ajn. and returning at noon. The outing was a very enjoyable one, being favored with ideal weather conditions, and there are still some abalone left for next time. Boat Building Quiet These are quiet days for the boatbuilding industry st Prince Rupert and, apparently, there is no prospect for an immediate improvement in conditions. No new construction, whatever, is being undertaken and. for apparent economic reasons, repair work is at a minimum. Skeena and Naas River cannery Interests have been rather slower than usual this year In sending in their work and. Indeed, it now appears that .there may not be any large volume of such work this spring. On account of the low price conditions for fish, a number of vessels of the Prince Rupert halibut fleet have been tied up during the most of the month of May so far. An ImDendlnK imnrovement in prices, however, has encouraged several boats to leave again during the last few days. In spite of the exceptionally low prices, there have been possibly fewer actual "hole"' trips so fat this season than might have been believed. However, it is foolish to even imagine that any thing In the way of profits over and above costs of,, operation can be hoped for under 35e and 2c prices such as have been all too common so far this spring. Unable to find a satisfactory market for the fish In Prince Rupert, the Flewin St Brown fish packer Taplow H left last Saturday for Vancouver in the hope of getting better prices than were offered in the north for a big load of 20.000 pounds of stylng, salmon, pther packers hav j)n continuing to land their catchst at Prince Rupert even In the fate of unsatisfactory low prices. Halibut landings at the port of Prince Rupert for the week ending yesterday were exceptionally light, totalling only 25fl00 pounds of which Canadian boats accounted ,for only 37.300 pounds while Am erican vessels brought In 219,000 pounds. Up to and Including yesterday landings at Prince Rupert for the 1932 season had reached a total i of 4,030,550 pounds as compared i with 4,220,340 pounds at a similar date last year. Canadian landings stood at a total of 1,029,250 pounds ! as compared with last year's 2,010,- f 740 pounds at a similar date while the American total for this season to date was 2,401,300 pounds as against 2,215,740 pounds last year at the same date. j With landings light, prices dur-! ing the week showed a tendency J toward Improvement. The high bid of the week for Canadian fish was :4.8c and 2c which the Relief was paid for 8,500 pounds while the low I Canadian price was 3.5c and 2c paid the Edward Lipsett and Mar-' j garet I for catches of 9,000 pounds in each case. The top price of the week for American fish was 7.1c and 3c paid the T551 for 3,000 pounds ,and the low 42c and 2c paid the .Pacific for 38,000 pounds. i I With prices showing an upward ' ncy. many boats, which have en temporarily tied up, are preparing to put out to the fishing bunks again. The Whiff Man. during his rounds Thursday afternoon, was taken for a short spin on the harbor by Bert Bartlett In his speedboat. Bert has his boat equipped with an automobile engine and claims a speed of from 20 to 22 miles per hour. It is a snappy little craft. O. C. Young of the mechanical engineering department was the speaker last evening at the regular fortnightly meeUng of the colloquium of the Prince Rupert Fisheries Experimental Station. Mr. Young's discourse on refrigeration was followed by a general discus sion. There was a full attendance of members of the staff and several guests. Twenty Years Ago In Prince Rupert May 21. 1913 Aid. Clayton and Aid. Kerr have given notke of motion for consideration of the cHy council censuring the finance committee for no,t keeping the council better Informed as to the city's financial position. Aid. Montgomery has Inti mated thai he will support the motion winch will come before the council at it next meeUng. The city engineering department will be reorganised after July 1. Meantime, the resignations of all members of the staff are being called for. With continued drv ufaiihrr a serious dust nuisance has developed In PrlnPK Hnruari Tha .lin I. ' stderlng purchasing a sprinkler. Generators from $4.50 New Guaranteed Batteries $7.95 Lighting Plants Quoted on Application VANCOUVER AUTO WRECKING CO. 1219 Granville SU Vancouver Prince Rupert DRY DOCK AND SHIPYARD Operating three Dry Docks Total capacity 20,000 tons Shipbuilders and Ship Repairers for Steel and Wood Veisels Sawmill and MlnlngMachlnery Repaired and Overhauled Iron and Brass Casting Electric and Acetylene Welding 50-ton Derrick for Heavy Lifts imzmMimxmmMVxmm I 1WO M,OWV-6;50 J SATURDAY MATIvr? l "THE VIKING Sla j g u Oic g A GRAND DOUliLE BILL - TWO SHOWS Van ... 3 Here" is one picture you'll never forget. This Pictre t(Kl ,' I " of Varrick Trisscll and Z5 others in the Scaler Vikm. V "l I the Newfoundland Coast ' 6m' I "THE VIKING" R A Drama of righting Love, Enacted During the Great Sci h I Added Feature g I "The Secret Witness" g WITH UNA MKKKLE, WM. 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