Beatty Urges Partnership With People of Canada on Part of His The four-man halibut boat Helga II. was abandoned by i.t -r captain and crew in a storm several days ago and the N.t-ii rjwnt three day on the west coast of Banks Island (Wore reaching Kitkatla in their dory. From there they wn-v brought to the city by a native, Ambrose Brown, in i ,i jjas boat Union P. I 1 1 u- Helen H. developed entity x i riiie to sne was si me mercy m u.ile The men took to the dory ;'t unded but what happened to rhoooer they do not know. She p: .bably a.ihore and poaalbly b roup The men who escaped were ,,.( M Hoikestad. K Hoikestad. . Hansen and T. Johanrwaaen. I hc boit wm wed Insured She .-' ..board tMO posmds of halibut u abandoned. PLANE IS DAMAGED Young South African Aviator Is Injured on Landing at Orsn, Algeria This Morning 1 RAN. Algeria. Fa. I: Victor r 'h. the young South African itr. flying from Hngland to ' . i town, damaged his juane when .i.ning here at f . this morning i suffered Injuries htaattf In-. 'me a rut ilran the eye I .mage to the plane will prevent 'inuance of the fright. It la said. Halibut Arrivals Home 3.900. Oc and 4c. Canadian i A( Cold Storage Company STRIKERS CHARGED Men Broucht llrre Last Evening And Itamandcd for Eight Day By Magistrate live of the strikers at Anyox wrre broucht to the city last evening by the provincial police on board the fbhrrics protection iruKer Malaspfria and pUrediTr' the flty lock-up. Later they were broucht before Magistrate Mc Clvmont and charted with unlawful assembly and remanded for right days. The men were John Had man, Krnrth Montgomery, (ilovannl Srnvido, Angus Mrlvor and Matt Jurgevirh. Twelve constable came in on the Malasplna returning to their locations In the Interior and this morning S5 police constables in charge of Corporal Barwis are here on the Trlnre Kupert on their way to Anyos to replace men who had been drafted there from various northern points. The police report everything very quirt at Anyos. Shareholders to Effect Big Saving WINNIPEG, Feb. 8: Foreshadowing some sort of partnership agreement between the people of Canada as owners of the Canadian National Railways and share-mlders of the Canadian Pacific Railways, E. W. Beatty, t.wsifW nf th r V It. carried the argument for unifi- it ion of the two railroads another step, in an address bo T Mfore the Canadian Club here today. EuropeMust Lead Way in Disarmament CiENstVA. Fb. 8:-ltueh Olbson. It." nations led the Vancouver Wheat VANCOUVER, Feb. 8: - The 'H ICC Of whanton Uia tnaal avjiIuimim "Under such an arrangement." he said, "the Joint railways would hare the benefit of private admlnlatra Uon and there would exist a com mon treasury from whleh an equit able division of the net earnings would work towards the relief of the country In meeting Interest charges as well tw operating defic- " prrsentattvs of the United SUtea! The proposed system of unlflca-' '!-. s ated ysaterttay Uiat no pro- Hon would effect a saving of $75.-Mrs could be made In the matter 000.000 yearly to the country, he "i Uaarmament by his country tin- said. "i the European No Increase.in British Taxes LONDON, Feb. 8: The Chancel lor 0f the Exchequer announced In the Uonse of Commons yesterday i Kitty was 4me spot oath for No. I j that Uiere would be no Increase m iwinart). . ItaxaUo in lirnam ui ymr, Bandits Took Royal Air Force Officers Were in Air 57 -Hours and 28 Minutes Britain Now Has Speed, Altitude and Distance Records in Aviation j CAPETOWN, South Africa, Feb. 8: The British Royal! Air Force flyers, Squadron leader 0. R. Gayford and , Flight Lieutenant G. E. Nicholetts landed at Wallfish Bay I at 1 : 10 p.m. today after setting a new long distance record for non-stop flying, beating the 5,012 miles made by Russell Boardman and Jean Polando in the New York to Istan- bill flight by more than 500 miles They were In Uw air 67 hours and wv w-i . j wi'M"! M minutes. llHAI HI IK Oreat BrtUln now holds the Ulurlu 1 VU world's three main aviation records. . those for speed, tanc. altitude and dls- commission is iu:i.r. askiii) ion CITY OF MHKKITT - VANCOUVER, Feb. 8: On petition of the Montreal Trust Company returnable In the Supreme Court here February 10 an order it sought from the Lieutenant-Governor In Coun- ell to appoint a commissioner for the city of Merrltt. 4 $2,000 in Cash VANCOUVER. Feb 8- Two ban dits held up the foreign exchange bureau, west Oeorgta Street yes terday and escaped wlUi $2,000. Staking Claims VICTORIA. Feb. 8 -The possibility of endless lhMgatlon Is seen by Ue government officials In wholesale staking! on tlve snow In the Cariboo mineral district by large companies SUNRISE MINE OFF Engineer Who Wrnt to Examine I'roperty at Skidrgale Iterallrd By Company 3KIDEOATB. Fab. 8:- The strike at Anyox seems to have had the ef fect of stopping the deal for the Sktdegale 8unrist mine which It has been reported was likely to be old to the O ran by Company. Consulting Engineer Nelson arrived here aboard the Qranby power boat Oranby for the purpose of making an examination of the mine. Just as he arrived at the mine he received a radiogram telling him to return to Anyox at ones. VICTORIA Feb. 8:--Four striking miners were arrested at Anyox yesterday and four Monday In eon-necUon with Friday's clash. The Oranby Company has ejec- Tomorrow's Tides Written Guarantee For One Year With Every One Tire Goodyear HlK 1:01 am. 18.4 ft. 12:39 p.m. 20 S ft. Sold By Us In 1933 . Low 6:40 ajn. 8.5 ft. . 3 KAIEN MOTORS LTD. i 10:23 p.m. 2.9 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Chevrolet Dealers Phone 53 V .i XXIV . No 33. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1933 PRICE: FIVE CENTS T 31 War AIR rlCOKD WON BY BRITISH FLYERS LOCAL HALIBUT BOAT LOST BUT CREW OF FOUR ESCAPE Halibut Vessel Helga H. Lost in Storm; Crew Leave Her in Boats Men Spent Three Days on Shore and Then Made Their Way to Kitkatla and Were Brought to City by Native Men Who Discuss Canada's Air Transportation wmmvwkmuiuAm mm , ml, '' I- - A Ditcaitian of proNemt pcrtaiaiag w Ai Tra for (,,- Uiroeghiral tbc Dominion occapied the line cf maaafcrf and cit -utirn of Caaadiaa Airway lor vrcr a week dariag a Coafereace bcld in M.iatrcal sad atlcadcd by the (jMowi Iytfl to right Wiag tommaadcr D R MacLarta Aji ucg Mgr. Vaacoavcr. Air Commodore R H Malock. Altt to Preudcat Wilfred C. Siertoa. Actiag Oea. M(r. and Comptroller. James A. Rk hard ton Preudeal c aoadiaa Airwaya . G C Drary Secy Treat . Major G A Thomptoa. Ant. Cen. Mr Wiaajpeg: F T Jealuait. Ant. Gea Mgr . Montreal W B. BarchaB. Adrtg-PaMicrrr Mgr . Montreal W A. Scott. Special FepretentatiTe at Toronto, wa alto prctcat. British Flyers Beat All Records .For Distance Arriving South Africa 4.40 This Afternoon from England CUTTING 10 PERCENT IN ALL WAGES Members of Parliament, Civil Servant. Judges and Army and Navy Officers buffer OTTAWA, Feb. 8: The government took the first step yesterday lo r-ut eight million dollars from the national pay-rolL Resolutions introduced into the House of Commons prefacing submission of the bills cutting ten percent from the sessional indemnities of members, senators and the salaries o civil sen ants. There is a proposal to levy an additional ten perrent income tax against judges. It. C. M. r. and army and navy officers. NOW FLYING 0VERATLANTIC Captain Mnlilson Arrive at Titles in West Africa and Lett Later On Rig Hop DAKAR. 8enegal. Fab. 8:-Capt. Moltison, flying from England to Mr. Kelson lft at once and hopes I Brarll. arrived this morning at Thles to return to the mine at some fu- near here and left this afternoon on ture time to make the examination, rns long hop serosa the Atlantic. More Arrested at sFour Killed on Anyox Yesterday I Bombing Plane 8ALI8BURY Eng.. Feb 8: Four men of the Royal Air Force were killed today when their bombing plane crashed and burst Into names. They were Flying Officer ted mteen or twenty strikers from T. P. PUeher, Sergeant A. R. A Heft, Uie company's premises, paying .Corporal Cyril Smith and Second ineir iures nus oi Anyox. Class Air-Craftsman E. C. School. ;Whole of Central Part of U. S I And Canada is Suffering From Sub-Zero Weather and Blizzard WINNIPEG, Feb. 8: There is a cold wave passing over the whole of Central Canada and United States. The thfcr-. mometer here touched appoint about 40 below zero. At Brandon 46 below was registered and at other points there were variations of sub-zero weather. Calgary reported a blizzard yesterday which piled snowdrifts across the high- gyaya and railroads. With the thcr-. i mometer around zero the wind Vfas H V l I H All ft terribly piercing. 1 1 1 L UXirU WASHINGTON. D.C. Feb. 8: The IN BIG FIRE TISDALE, Saalc, Feb. 8: Five persons are dead and at least five others seriously burned or injured as the result of a fire which de stroyed the Imperial Hotel here this morning. The dead are Mrs. C. Couture, 50; THic ftura,8ndJDoCbu tore. 23. her daughters; FrsKtrJJfc; commercial traveller, Prince Albert, and Miss Emma Ray. maid. The injured are "Sandy" McPher-son. manager of the hotel, badly burned, not expected to live; a romtncrial traveller named Martin, rractured hip and severe burns; a commercial traveller named Conlejr of Winnipeg, severe burns; Mr. and Mrs. Overland of Hudson Bay Junction, minor Injuries. Many escaped through the windows. The fire started at 6 o'clock and by 9 had destroyed three buildings. the hotel. White and Fear's Grocery, and MrG rattan's Hardware Store. LUMPSUM PROPOSED Amoont Suggested Is To Wipe Out All European War Debts to His. It Is Said LONDON. Kb. 8 - While there ire all sorts of unofficial state menu beinc made In regard to war debts officially there la noth Ing given out. The Chancellor of the exchequer when questioner. In the House of Ctorwnons yesterday stated that it was welt known that the British Oovernment had been invited to attend a conference In Washington In March to discuss debts with the new U. S. sdmlnis-tration and the British Oovernment was now making pnoara-Uons for that event. The original unofficial state ment has been corrected. It non seems that the tentative proposal suggested is that a flat pjym nt of 'rom a billion and a quarter to two billion dollars should be mao as a lump sum payment to wipe out the the entire European debt 10 the United States. This Is said to be the proposal likely to be made at Washington. Teachers Being Paid in Scrip WBNATCHKB, Wash.. Feb. 8.-Four thousand dollars worth of crip is being issued by the school board for the payment of teachers. 1 whole central part of the continent ' I reports extremely eold weather. The region south of the Oreat Lake;ind Hotel and Two Stores at Tisdale, ; westward from that has had drift- Burned This Morning, Bringing Disaster Five Injured Many Etcaped Through Windows At Least One of Those Burned Is Expected to Die I In? xruiw that, run mxrip trflnsnnr. taUon very diffulk Even as fat wet as California It is cold and fruit growers of, the Pacific States are very anxious about th.elr crops. Colonel Edgett Says Dismissal Was Injustice VANCOUVER, Feb. 8: okrnel Edgett. who was dismissed by the commission on recommends-on GAlet jfjayor Taylor for IneMlc-)tV&fitm Ms -dismissal 'wuafMgrant injustice. He says his work Is well known to the respectable tection of the people of Vancouver. NO TAX ON FUEL OIL . DECIDED : Judgment of Chief Justice Morrl son Being Appealed by Gov- , emmrnt ( British Columbia VANCOUVER, Feb. 8 In a test-. case Chief Justice Morrison has decided that the province's Fuel Oil Tax Act of 1)0 Is ultra vtrsT" on the ground that It imposes an , excise tax which only the Federal Government has the right to U& pose under the terms of the Brt-tish North American Act. L The action In which the Attar- ney-General of B. C. claimed Wi 900 from Klngsombe NavlsrUfsi Co. Ltd. vns dlsmisseo with casti. The decision will be appealed. r-The judgment of the Chief Juj-Uce would lop off from the revalues of the province $400,000 whhtV would have to be made up In someT- other tax. Copper Companies May Close Down in a United States April NEW YORK. Feb. 8:-Unt4.. SUtss copper mines are proposlnc to ewe down in April for several months In order to give the market an opportunity to. recuperate. Russia is Still Anxious to Trade OTTAWA. Feb. 8: An attempt Is being made to revive the proposal'!" to trade Russian oil for Canadian, cattle. Authority has bean given tht Wlnnt)og. syndicate to reopen