C3o
ina-Japan
Situation
Is
Still
Tense
-
I,
Todays
Weather
Tl"
Iff
Tomorrow's
Tides
Tuesday,
February
2,
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20:0
ft
High
a.m.
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Clear,
calm:
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:
i
a
i
23:15
pm.
17:1
ft.
or
30.10;
temperature,
25;
sea
VA7,
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Low
3:12
am.
10:4
ft.
moe;.h
16:46
pjn.
5:0
ft.
NORTIIERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
I'd
XXIII
No.
24.
MMENTED
TRAPPER
SHOOTS
AND
United
States
Marshalling
Navy
Ships
To
Protect
Interests
Ruled
Supreme
AM
3
A
j
:
.u
cess
at
the
monster
o.u:
given
by
the
Sap
F
nuer
of
The
Red
Men
K
I
Mr
is
ruled
supreme.
COLD
IN
JANUARY
flfa
Mm
h
Different
Month
Than
In
Last
Year
U
maximum
temperature
'
t
the
month
of
47,
mlnl-:
'.3
and
mean
temperature
in
month
of
January
in
if
i
rt
was
one
of
the
cold-it.
v
has
had
In
several
i'
was
quite
different
than
1931.
when
the
lowest
m.i
tor
reading
was
only
33.
r
v
aiiuT
summary
for
the
w
it
ended,
as
announced
nitntt
at
the
Dlgby
Island
'
"I
"mral
station,
tens
follows:
II
;
barometer
reading
at
sea
'
V'
:
to
til
on
January
22.
I
a
s;
barometer
reading
at
sea
I
I'.
''I'M!
n
.
limiani
vii.iu.l
I
flaw.
Milium
temnerature.
47
on
J.'n
i
i
1
nnrt
ft
M
iiumum
tomnoratiiro
12
on
w.'iiiu
,iy
31.
M'
hi
temperature,
33.8.
T"'
il
precipitation,
12.41
Inches.
Buiishiue.
33.1
hour.
AIRPLANE
MISSING
No
Report
.of
Ship
Which
Lrft
"aKcrsiicid,
Ore.,
on
Friday
'
os
ANGELES,
Feb.
1:
Mystery
1,11
ni
rounds
the
whereabouts
of
'n
motored
passenger
plane
with
IIVO
fnnn
arA
Ik.
-
I
-J
1
"u
tiiiru
wuiucu
uii
uumu
W'l'-h
left
Bakersfield.
Ore.,
for
un
Friday
and
has
not
been
r,'PiUd
since.
A
concentrated
'
tr.-h
for
the
ship
was
instituted
today.
and
Great
Today
Quiet
Day
But
General
Engagement
Believed
Imminent
Japanese
Are
Making
Base
of
Attack
In
International
Settlement
WASHINGTON,
Feb.
1:
Great
Britain
and
United
States
took
steps
yesterday
preparatory
to
marshalling
forces
for
the
protection
of
their
interests
in
the
international
settlement
at
Shanghai
following
the
defying
by
Japan,
despite
promises
to
the
contrary,
of
protests
made
by
the
two
countries
at
Japanese
violation
of
the
neutral-
ltv
of
the
international
zone
of
the
Chinese
seaport.
After
a
conference
between
State
and
Navy
Depart
ment
officials,
it
was
decided
to
dispatch
the
fleet
stationed
at
Man
11a
to
Shanghai
as
well
as
troops
from
the
Phtlliplnes.
The
Thirty-First
Regiment
as
well
as
400
marines
were
ordered
to
embark
for
Shanghai.
Great
Britain
has
dispatched
warships
and
troops
from
Hong
Kong
to
Shanghai,
accord
ing
to
official
advices
received
here.
The
action
of
United-States
and
Oreat
Britain
followed
the
actton
or
tne
Japanese
in
continuing,
ne
spite
promises
that
they
would
not?
to
use
the
international
zone
at
Shanghai
as
a
base
of
operations
against
the
Chinese.
Quiet
on
Sunday
SHANGHAI.
Feb.
1:
The
situa
tion
was
fairly
quiet
in
Shanghai
today
with
only
a
little
sniping.
There
was
an
air
of
expectancy,
however,
of
a
general
engagement
Impending.
The
Japanese
continued
to
land
troops.
Sunday
was
a
bloody
day
in
which
there
were
outbreaks
of
rifle
fire
in
the
downtown
area
of
Hongkew
and
in
the
French
concession
with
loss
of
many
Chinese
lives
and
fewer
Jarjanese.
Martial
law
went
into
effect
In
trie
international
settlement
at
10
o'clock
tonight
and
thousands
who
had
been
Jostling
each
other
In
the
streets
were
herded
back
to
their
homes.
China
has
not
yet
delivered
Its
official
declaration
of
war.
Threats
were
renewed,
howerer.
that,
un-itn
the
Jaoanese
marines
who
had
landed
at
Shanghai
were
disarmed
at
once,
the
Chinese
would
attack
the
international
settlement.
Five
more
Japanese
destroyers
rrived
at
Nanking
yesterday
in
ad
dition
to
two
which
had
already
been
there.
The
Chinese
National
ist
capital
was
removed
from
Nankin
vesterday
as
a
precautionary
measure
should
conflict
break
out
there.
nhinoM
sources
reported
today
that
Japanese
marines
were
being
landed
at
Nanking
unaer
proiecuun
of
gunfire
from
the
destroyers
in
the
Yangste
River.
Foreign
officials
said
they
had
received
wirciesa
re
ports
that
the
Japanese
were
sni-
lng
Nanking.
Thousands
of
terrmea
uiuuroc
,r
fhrnun
into
oanlc
early
Tues
day
morning
by
the
roar
of
guns
from
Japanese
warsnips
u.i
UieXlon
Hill
forts,
five
miles
from
'thetcltf
6t.
Nanking
ij(
invcMiBal,u"
-
-
,
GENEVA,
Feb.
1:-The
League
of
at
once
with
Nations
Is
proceeding
its
investigation
of
the
Shanghai
situation.
The
inquiry
will
be
mado
through
consular
agent
of
the
member
nations
of
the
Lfuf-
The
report
of
the
investlga
ion
is
.j
,
fnrihfflmlng
in
tne
course
of
a
few
day..
It
the
report
Is
unfavorable
to
Japan,
Britain
and
Troops
In
Shanghai
lleved
that-country
may
withdraw
from
the
League.
Renewed
Protest
WASHINGTON.
Feb.
1:
The
Bri
tish
government
asked
the
United
States
government
again
today
If
It
did
not
consider
a
renewed
pro
test
to
japan
to
be
in
order.
DRAFT
IS
APPROVED
Terms
For
Agreement
Between
China
and
Japan
Are
Believed
Reached
GENEVA.
Feb.
1
:'
A
committee
of
12
members
of
the
League
of
Nations
has
just
completed
the
draft
of
an
agreement
which
it
is
hoped
may
be
aceptable
to
both
the
Chinese
and
Japanese
for
a
settlement
of
the
crisis
in
the
Orient
The
stand
of
Secretary
of
State
Stlmson
of
United
States
for
an
open
door
policy
in
Manchuria
is
understood
to
be
endorsed
in
the
draft.
League
officials
were
heard
to
express
regret
frequently
at
the
latest
Incident
of
occupation
of
Shanghai
by
the
Japanese.
Special
Prayer
For
Disarmament
Meet
Important
International
Gathering
at
Genera
Is
Referred
to
In
Churches
of
City
In
the
various
churches
of
the
city
there
were
either
special
prayers
or
sermons
yesterday
In
intercession
for
the
success
of
the
dlSr
armament
conference
which
is
to
open
at
Geneva
this
week.
Practically
all
the
churches
referred
to
the
occasion
In
some
manner
or
other.
MANY
DEER
SEEN
IN
WRANGELL
NARROWS
.
Pjpnupr
wo.iv.iv.-
aboard
the
C.
P.
R.
steamer
Princess
Mary.
uhirh
was
In
uort
yesterday
afternoon
southbound
from
Ricnewav
to
Vancouver,
repor-
that
while
steaming
through
Wrangell
Narrows
on
Saturday,
they
were
able
to
count
no
less
than
102
deer
on
the
shores
of
that
picturesque
and
narrow
passage.
Tne
aeer
t
have
undoubtedly
been
driven
down
to
the
water's
edge
by
deep
snow
and
heavy
frost
in
the
mountains.
r
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY
1,
1932
Pola
Negri
Visits
The
Desert
Seeking
the
desert
to
recupers
e
following
a
recent
operation
Pola
Negri,
Polish
film
actrer
;.
arrives
a:
Palm
Springs.
Calif.
One
of
the
first
friends
she
made
was
Princess
Na
Glee
Nonaba
of
the
Navajos
FISHERMEN
ORGANIZE
decision
Made
to
Go
Ahead
With
Halibut
Branch
of
Northern
B.
C.
Fishermen's
Asso.
Organization
of
a
second
assocla-lon
of
halibut
fishermen,
following
the
decision
of
the
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union
of
America
to
withdraw
from
Prince
Rupert,
is
proceeding
at
this
port.
At
a
meet-ng
of
some
one
hundred
halibut
fishermen"
on
Saturday
evening
a
unanimous
vote
was
recorded
In
favor
of
going
ahead
with
the
organisation
of
a
halibut
branch
of
the
Northern
British
Columbia
Flsh-jrmen's
Association.
,
The
meeting
alto
discussed
the
luestlon
of
assessment
on
members
to
provide
a
benefit
fund
for
shipwreck
and
funeral.
It
was
decided
to
take
an
office
for
the
summer
months
in
the
Ward
Electric
building
on4
the
Prince
Rupert
waterfront
Charles
Lord
was
elected
secretary
and
will
take
charge
of
the
office.
A
further
organization
meeting
Is
to
be
held
on
Sunday
night
next.
United
States
Party
Arrives
Delegation
to
Disarmament
Con-i
ference
Is
Now
at
Geneva
1
OENEVA.
Feb.
1:
The
United
States
delegation
to
the
disarma
ment
conference
to
be
held
here
this
week
arrived
on
Friday
night,
It
was
reported
that
the
delegation
would
maintain
an
attitude
of
aloofness
at
the
conference,
doing;
nnthintr
and
saylnir
little.
KILLS
OFFICER
IN
NORTH
WAGE
CUT
accepted!
Railway
Employees
in
United
States
Take
Ten
Percent
Less
Without
Reservation
CHICAGO.
Feb.
1:
Railway
labor
in
the
United
States
has
agreed
without
reservation
to
take
a
cut
.of
en
pereent
In
wages.
It
was
of
ficially
announced
yesterday.
Lost
His
Life
at
Point
Thirty
certed
Search
Now
i
Lunatic
j
EDMONTON,
Feb.
1
:-Constable
E.
Millen
of
the
Royal
'Canadian
Mounted
Police
was
shot
and
killed
by
Albert
Johnson,
demented
trapper,
sit
a
point
thirty
miles
up
the
Rat
River.
Johnson
is
being
sought
by
the
police
for
the
shooting
on
December
31
last
of
Constable
A.
W.
King
who
is
now
recovering
irom
his
injuries
at
the
Aklavik
hospital.
Last
week
Johnson
disappeared
from
his
cabin
on
Rat
River
and
Constable
Millen
was
among'
the
i
officers
who
were
engaged
In
trail
ing
him
A
concerted
search
will
now
be
made
for
the
madman,
il
wis
stated
at
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
headquarters
today.
Constable
King
was
shot
by
Johnson
when
the
former
was
trying
to
arrest
him
for
Interfering
with
trap
lines.
Later
Johnson
fought
off
a
squad
of
police
who
tried
to
capture
him.
A
patrol
is
slul
watching
Johnson,
according
to
tRe
lalest
Word
fflSm'Aklavni
KILLED
BY
GOLF
CLUB
Los
Angeles
Stenographer
Loses
Her
Life
Under
Unusual
Circumstances
LOS
ANGELES,
Feb.
'1:-Mlss
Helen
Stone,
Los
Angeles
steno-
pheri
whose
home
is
believed
to
in
Phoenix,
Ariz.,
died
here
sud
denly
yesterday
from
the
effects
of
Injuries
sustained
Saturday
evening
at
the
home
of
a
friend
when
3he
was
struck
on
the
temple
during
a
demonstration
by
a.
young
man
with
a
golf
club.
The
authorities
are
Investigating.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
1:-Wheat
was
quoted
at
62c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
:
RANSOM
IS
New
Curtis
U.S.
Army
Attack
Plane
Here
is
the
first
picture
of
tht
new
Curtis
U.S.
army
air
corps
attack
plane,
characterized
as
the
most
formidable
air
weapon
ever
devised
for
use
against
ground
troops
Although.
Its
performance
figures
are
secret.
It
is
suid
to
have
n
speed
of
nearly
200
miles
an
hour
and
carries
six
ma.
liine
guns.
-
WAR
DECLARATION
REPORT
UNFOUNDED
GENEVA,
Feb.
l:-Lo
Wen
Kan,
Chinese
foreign
minister.
Informed
the
League
of
Nations
by
cable
today
that
there
was
no
foundation
for
reports
which
have
been
freely
circulated
to
the
effect
that
China
was
preparing
to
declare
war
upon
Japan
Constable
Millen
Is
Victim
of
Madman
in
Northern
Wilderness
t
PAID
-FREE:
SOUTH
BEND.
Ind.,
Feb.
1:
Howard
A.
Wolverton,
wealthy
resident
of
this
city,
has
been
released
by
kidnappers,
ransom
which
was
demanded
having
been
paid.
As
is
usual
in
such
cases,
Wolverton
was
unable
to
describe
the
Identity
of
his
captors
or
to
tell
where
he
had
been
hidden.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENT
3
Miles
Up
Rat
Rivcr-
-Con-
to
Be
Made
For
Killer
JAPANESE
NATIONALS
..
LEAVING
SHANGHAI
.T
'
TOKYO,
Feb.
1:
The
Ja-
panese
government
today
or-
dered
Its
nationals
to
leave
the
international
settlement
zone
in
Shanghai
teEVENTiT
JICTIM
Four-Year
Old
Paul
Sitar
Died
at
El
ma,
Man.,
Yesterday
WINNIPEG.
Feb.
1:
Paul
Sitar,
aged
four,
seventh
victim
of
the
slayer,
who
stabbed
Martin
Sitar,
his
wife
and
five
children
to
death
at
Elma
last
Friday
morning,
died
in
hospital
here
yesterday.
The
missing
farm
hand,
who
Is
sought
in
connection
with
the
murders,
has
iot
yet
been
found.
.
REVENUE
INCREASE
Customs
and
Excise
Collections
Here
This
January
Much
Higher
Than
Last
Year
Customs
and
excise
collections
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
January
this
year
amounted
to
$13,929.58
which
was
a
substantial
Increase
over
$4,054.87
in
the
same
month
last
year.
WEATHER
REPORT
Triple
Island
Clear,
light
northerly
wind;
sea
smooth.
Dead
Tree
Point
Cloudy,
calm;
barometer,
30.00;
temperature.
34;
sea
smooth.
Langara
Island
Overcast,
light
southerly
wind;
sea
smooth.
HAS
HE
EN
FIRE
CHIEF
FOR
TWENTY
YEARS
Fire
Chief
Dan
II.
McDonald
is
today
rounding
out
two
de-
(jados
of
efficient
and
faithful
service
as
chief
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Fire
Department.
It
was
oh
February
1.
1012,
that
Mr.
McDonald
assumed
duty
as
chief
of
the
department,
succeeding
Chief
McOlnnls.
For
a
year
prior
to
that
he
had
been
assistant
chief.
Chief
McDonald
ean
rightfully
claim
to
be
the
dean
of
Prince
Rupert
city
employee
In
length
of
service.