Tune
in
Tonight
at
6
p.m.
General
Motors
Broadcast
Maple
Leaf
llockr
lames
CFCN
and
f
tr
KAIEN
iMOT"0'.
V
XXIV
.
No
II.
London
AihUr
Japan
That
Inter-eats
in
North
China
Heine
Affected
by
Military
Activities
LONDON.
Jan.
14:
The
British
government
yesterday
warned
Ja
pan
that
Oreat
Britain's
interests
in
North
China
were
being
threa
ned
on
account
of
the
tense
si
'nation
following
the
Japanese
occupation
of
Shanhatkwan
and
continued
mlltUty
aatlvitlea
of
the
Invaders
in
that
area.
If
the
situation
continued,
Britain
would
be
forced
to
take
the
necessary
slept
to
pre-u-ct
these
InUffetU,
It
wm
aeae-rted.
The
pussioility
of
a
settlement
being
reached
in
the
latest
Slno-Jnpaneae
crisis
appears
to
be
very
remote
Canada
Has
Ample
Gold
to
Back
Up
All
Her
Currency
OTTAWA,
Jan.
14:
-It
was
announced
yesterday
that
the
amount
of
gold
held
by
OariAda
In
reserve
exceeded
the
currency
Issued
by
the
tovernment
by
$700,000.
district
New
low
commodity
prices
Monday.
have
not
only
made
it
extremely
difficult
for
operatora
and
laborers
but
have
very
materially
reduced
the
purchasing
power
of
the
greater
part
of
the
population
It
has
been
the
consistent
policy
of
this
Chamber
never
to
take
part
In
municipal
politic
and.
although
other
similar
bodies
do
not
take
the
same
stand.
I
do
not
propose
to
Initiate
any
change
In
this
respect
even
trtougn
at
tnia
tunc
participation
might
be
considered
iustiflable.
During
the
year
many
matters
pertaining
to
the
city
and
district
have
come
before
ine
uiiamoer
o
Commerce,
including
the
following:
Mattrn
Taken
Up
"New
international
load
line
re-oulaUona.
These
regulations
as
at
present
in
effect
constitute
a
heavy
handicap
on
our
port
ana.
aunoutju
our
efforts
have
so
far
not
been
successful
in
bringing
about
a
change,
the
matter
should
not
be
allowed
to
drop.
Royal
Commission
on
Hallways.
We
submitted
a
full
report
to
the
Commission
describing
the
resources
of
the
country
tributary
to
this
division
of
railway,
stating
the
reasons
why
Prince
Rupert
was
chosen
as
terminus
for
the
Orand
Trunk
Railway
and
endeavoring
to
show
how
Uie
Dominion
government
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
der
of
Iter
friend.
Agnes
Lerot
fatt
ed
yeatatday
to
make
her
expected
appheattoQ
for
commutation
of
the
death
Nnlance
to
life
Imprisonment
Despite
a
lengthy
conference
between
the
murderess
and
her
attorneys,
the
petition
was
not
v
rared.
Preliminary
trial
of
John
Halter
an,
who
Is
charged
with
Implication
in
the
crime.
Is
expected
to
start
or
HIS
PLAN
REJECTED
Democrats
Not
Accepting
I'rocram
of
Hooter
For
Retrenchment
In
Services
WASIIINOTON.
D.C,
Jan.
14:
rrseWent
Hoover's
plan
for
exten
sive
reorganisation
of
the
federal
terrier
In
the
Interests
of
economy
was
doomed
yesterday
when
Speak
er
Jahn
N.
Oarner
urged
his
Demo
cratic
followers
to
support
the
Co
chrane
resolution
which
would
kill
the
president
s
plan,
then
giving
the
Democrats
a
free
hand
to
bring
In
their
own
program
of
administrative
retrenchment.
Daughter
Born
to
Bulgarian
Queen
At
Sofia
Friday
Jolclng
at
the
event.
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night
"Yard
stocks
of
poles
which
were
Urge
at
the
beginning
of
1990
have
been
drawn
on
gradually
for
two
years
with
little
or
no
replenishment.
Telephone,
telegraph
and
power
lines
depreciate
at
the
same
rate
whether
business
tat
good
or
not
and
the
time
Is
near
when
exten-
Ive
repairs
and
replacements
will
be
necessary
If
the
lines
are
to
be
maintained.
Similarly
the
railway,
which
had
large
stocks
of
ties
on
hand
at
the
end
of
IMS.
have
pur
chased
very
few
.since
that
time.
and
most
soon
order
large
replacements
to
maintain
their
lines.
"From,
every
angle
there
is
reason
to
anticipate
that
IMS
marked
the
low
ebb
of
the
timber
industry
In
Uils
district
and
that
1931
should
show
at
least
a
partial
return
to
normal
activity.
'The
log
scale
for
the
year'lttt
was
84,776.000
a
drop
ol
Just
under
eight
percent
from
the
1931
log
cut.
Again
this
year
the
log
output
from
the
northern
coast
was
maintained
better
than
that
of
other
parts
of
Uie
province,
the
big
pulp
mills
and
the
spruce
mills
here
and
at
Vancouver
faring
better
than
the
fir
and
cedar
mills
ot
Uie
lower
coast
and
the
Interior.
Log
produc
tion
from
the
Queen
.Charlotte
Islands
was
heavy
again
this
year.
SOFIA,
Jan.
14:--A
daughter
was
"Poles
and
plans
sea
ltd
W7.304
born
here
yesterday
to
-the
Queen
I'nsnl
feet,
or
only
35
ot
the
1931
ot
Bulgaria.
There
U
national
rc-t
output.
Owing
to
small
demand
and
ml
NOltTlIEUN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
14,
1933
Early
Revival
of
Timbering
Industry
in
District
Looked
For
in
Report
of
Official
Improvement
of
General
Business
Conditions
Would
be
Immediately
KeflcctOfJ
Poles
and
Ties
Will
Soon
be
Needed
"StockB
of
logs
in
the
water
and
lumber
stocks
in
mill
yards
are
now
smaller
than
they
have
been
at
any
time
during
the
last
three
years
and
any
improvement
in
business
conditions
will
mean
immediate
activity
in
lodging
and
milling
to
fill
orders,"
said
a
statement
on
the
timber
industry
of
this
district
by
A.
E.
Parlow,
district
forester,
at
the
annual
meeting
of
the
Prince?
were
made
during
the
past
year,
hipments
from
stock
already
In
-he
yards
being
easily
able
to
meet
the
demands.
None
of
the
larger
pole
camps
operated.
"A
total
of
106.000
railway
ties
were
made
and
shipped
in
the
district
at
Sic.
40c
and
16c
per
tie.
a
reduction
of
5c
tor
No.
1
and
3c
on
No.
2
grades
from
the
1&31
price.
Although
the
quantities
oried
and
the
prices
paid
wore
small
compared
with
recent
years
this
business,
dis
tributing
cash
as
It
does
to
a
large
number
of
small
operators,
was
of
great
benefit
particularly
to
the
country
east
and
south
ot
Smlthers.
"There
har
been
an
Increase
ot
about
15
In
the
output
ot
minor
forest
products,
posts,
cordwood,
etc."
Hoover
Plans
For
Vacation
Retiring
Chief
IUrcuiiTC
ot
United
Slates
Will
Take
Year's
Rett
From
All
Work
WASIIINOTON,
D.Cm
Jan.
was
stated
yesterday
that
President
Herbert
Hoover,
following
low
prices,
very
few
cedar
poles
1
vacation
from
all
work.
t
ATLIX,
Jan.
11:
(Canadian
rress)
Prospects
for
great
activity
in
placer
gold
mlninj
and
for
capital
investment
in
the
Atlin
district
sre
declared
to
be
brighter
today
than
for
the
past
thirty
yean.
Government
records
show
that,
during
the
last
year,
twenty-five
miles
of
new
placer
leases
lure
been
applied
for.
Recent
dhcovcries,
it
is
said,
prove
that
gold
gravels
of
this
district
have
so
far
been
but
lighUy
worked,
D0UKS
ARE
ARRESTED
I
ir
riaeed
Under
Arrest
in
Nelson
Are
Charged
With
Raising
$5
Bills
(Canadian
Press)
NELSON.
Jan.
14
Royal
Cana
dian
Mounted.
Police
olfkcrv
alter
sixteen
months'
search,
yesterday
arrested
two
Doukhobors
who
are
charged
with
having
raised
$S
bHIs
to
$20
bills,
distributing
same
in
British
Columbia
and
Alberta.
Nick
Fosnlkoff
Is
charged
with
raising
the
bills
and
Philip
Markln
with
circulating
them.
One
of
the
two
Doukhobors
who
a-as
arrested
has
operated
a
general
store
for
nine
years
In
one
of
the
Doukhobor
setUements
near
here.
CALGARY
SPANKED
Maror
Davison
Charges
Banks
and
f
inancial
Interests
With
Forcing
Down
City
Bonds
EDMONTON.
Jan.
14:
Visiting
here
yesterday
to
confer
with
Pre-
J
mier
J.
F.
Brownlec
In
regard
to
his
,
city's
financial
problems.
Mayor;
Andy
Davison
ot
Calgary
charged
i
that
eastern
banking
house
and
financial
men
were
forcing
down
the
value
ot
Calgary
bonds
tn
retaliation
for
the
city
council's
refusal
to
pay
$300,000
In
United
&ates
exchange
on
city
loans
ma-'urlng
on
January
1.
He
commented
kin
the
unusual
fact
that
Hdmonton
nonds
were
now
higher
than
Cal-
ary's
on
the
market.
"The
financial
houses
want
to
spank
us
because
we
have
been
naughty."
asserted
Mayor
Davison.
RULING
ON
Informer
Cannot
Collect
on
Winnings
of
Sweepslake
Conducted
1
In
Foreign
Country
OTTAWA,
Jan.
14:
The
Supreme
Court
of
Ontario
ruled
yesterday
that
It
Is
no
offence
against
Canadian
laws
to
purchase
a
lottery
tie-ket
In
a
foreign
country
and
that
an
Informer
cannot
obtain
money
w&n
ry
a
Canadian
on
a
lottery
coaduoted
in
such
a
country.
ThU
decision
was
made
In
a
ease
the
expiry
on
March
4
ot
his
term
Jin
which
an
Ottawa
informant
toot
office
as
chief
executive
ot
tho
deavored
to
obtain
$40,000
from
Uie
United
States,
plans
to
take
a
year's
atnner
ot
a
sweepstake
conducted
'outside
ot
Canada.
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
3:34
ajn.
198
ft.
15?20
pjn.
20.5
ft.
Low
:
9:31
am.
.7.2
It.
21:59
p.m.
3.5
It.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
NGLAND
LEADING
IN
TEST
CRICKET
EARLY
EXPANSION
OF
DISTRICT
TIMBERING
IS
PREDICTED
Australia
Got
Off
To
Disastrous
Start
In
Third
Cricket
Match
Home
Team
Scored
190
Runs
for
Four
Wickets
Against
English
AjiKregation'H
First
Inning
Score
of
311
ADELAIDE.
Australia.
Jan.
14:
(Canadian
Press)
Australia
today
had
109
runs
for
four
wickets
against
the
English
team's
first
inning
score
of
341
in
the
third
cric-(
ki
t
test
match.
Fifty
thousand
cricket
fans
witnessed
the
'i.lav.
ThAiwralians
started
disastrously,
three
wickeU
Uiung
lor
l
Inchrtinc
that
of
Don
Btudman
wfto
wa
out
who
oruy
.
I
I
A
II
i
y
I
1
L,
right
rum.
A
strong
IW
rUT
m
the
day
bruuitnl
the
vWUtia
teams
teore
up
Hrr
seven
wfcfceU
had
fallen
for
32
DAMAGES
AWARDED
Vaiicotmr
General
HpiUl
Lor
Supreme
Court
Action
and
Must
r
$5113
YANCOUV8R,
Jan.
14
-Damages
mounttH
m
ii
unit
tha
Vaaeotrm
Oeneral
Ho
piui
in
fespretne
Oovrt
yester-d..s
by
Mr.
J
astir
Fkshor
in
an
--ii
m
which
unstated
damages
!
(
.aimed
by
nine-year
old
An-n
.ix
iir
MeDantel
on
whoae
behalf
i
allogod
that
the
contracted
miluoi
white
a
paUent
wtth
dtph-iiktu
in
the
InfeeUooe
Diseases
Hospital
a
year
ago.
Tl.r
sum
of
Mm
goes
to
the
girl
for
damage
and
$44
to
the
M't
uuirt.
Matthew
0.
MeDanlel
custom
officer,
for
eapensea
which
he
t
iii-red
(or
aurstng
and
medicine.
M.-
aUo
claimed
damage
for
incon-mi
nonce
through
his
hone
being
quarantined
aa
a
mutt
of
the
Miullpox.
BRITISH
WARNING
INTEREST
rrople
of
Tills
Community
Mutt
l'utt
Together
to
Surmount
Obstacles,
Says
Clumber
I'retldenl
Annual
Report
Activities
of
Loral
Body
Reviewed
Last
MtUt
in
Summary
rrc.
sentrd
by
Aid.
rillsbury
.
,
a
"At
ail
ttmea
we
shook!
rmbe
that
her
In
Prince
Rupert
we
have
not
only
to
face
ap
to
the
ordinary
effort
which
must
always
accompany
the
development
of
a
new
cHy
and
port
but
ales,
in
addition
to
outside
indifference,
we
have
to
combat
actual
trade
"hostility
of
other
ports
which
visualise
a
possible
competition
from
us."
declared
the
annual
report
of
Aid.
J.
H.
PUtabury.
retirtna
president,
at
the
annual
meeting
last
night
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
"Our
small
pofMlattoa
and
very
limited
influence
render
it
most
difficult
tor
us
to
make
headway.
"It
behoove
ua
all.
therefore,
in
(art
it
is
vitally
necessary.
W
put
aside
any
Jealousies
or
okt-tia.e
antagonisms
which
may
exist
and
to
pull
together
with
one
thought
only
and
that
for
the
advancement
of
our
city
and
district.
"Without
going
Into
detail
it
is
to
be
noted
that
the
general
conditions
throughout
the
country
have
been
very
much
in
evidence
in
this
FORMER
PRESIDENT
WpD
DIED
SUDDENLY
Calvui
toc.dse.
president
of
t
t'i
.
r:i
tu
,
ii
,.i
to
199.
cied
suddenly
of
a
heart
attack
in
l.t.1
uora
The
Beeches.
Northamptoii,
M.i.-v
liu-
oociy
a-
found
hi
his
room
a
lw
moment
later
by
hU
wile.
Oraee"
Ooudhue
Cooluit.
Cooudge's
sudden
pacing
recalls
the
dra-.njaU.etreiQtaDCi-uder
which,
he
fefsarae
w&yjfi
OPjst.
4ewHi&4be
djatb
Warrca
0.
Harding
In
San
Francisco
The
late
Mr.
CeoUdse
and
Mrs.
Coofhfge
are
shown
above.
MRS.
JUDD
IS
SILENT
Inspected
Commutation
Application
Not
Made
by
Murdrrm
PHOENIX,
Aria,
Jan.
H:
Mrs.
Winnie
Rath
Judd.
under
sentence
of
deatti
next
month
for
the
mur
PROSPECTS
F0RATLIN
Outlook
Very
Bright
for
Mining
J
Activity
Here
New
Ground
Is
Located
BANK
IS
HELD
UP
Daring
Robbery
on
Fourth
Avenue
At
Alma
Road
in
Vancouver
(Canadian
Press)
VANCOUVER.
Jin.
14:
The
Fourth
Avenue
and
Alma
Road
branch
of
the
Bank
of
Montreal
here
was
visited
by
two
armed
bandits
yesterday
and
robbed
of
$3,500
with
which
escape
was
made.
On
entering
the
bank,
the
bandits
demanded
that
the
stall,
consisting
of
J.
B.
Barnum.
manager,
Oeorge
Coomb,
cashier,
and
C.
V.
Harrison,
clerk,
enter
the
strongroom.
The
staff
refused
to
meet
with
the
demand,
declaring
they
could
not
o
th
Tult.
Thereupon,
keeping
the
three
iiu
..
oi
me
bank
staff
covered
with
their
pistols,
the
bandits
scooped
up
$3500
in
cash
and
fled.
Fre
was
opened
upon
the
robbers
a;
iney
made
their
getaway
in
a
car
which
was
waiting
In
the
lane.
In
all.
some
twenty
shots
are
be
lieved
to
have
been
fired;
the
ban
dits
returning
the
tire
of
the
bank
ers.
Plate
glass
windows
of4he
bank
were
shattered
and
Coombe
and
Harrison
were
slightly
wounded.
It
Is
believed
that
at
least
one
ot
the
bandits
was
also
wounded.
No
arrests
had
been
made'up
to
'ate
last
night.
STAKING
OF
GOLD
Large
Number
of
Claims
Located
Recently
in
Barkervllle
and
Atlin
Areas
VICTORIA.
Jan.
14:
The
provincial
Department
ot
Mines
announces
that
36
ctatma
have
been
staked
during
the
past'
couple
of
weeks
following
discovery
ot
sensational
new
gold
values
in
the
vicinity
of
Barkervllle.
There
is
also
considerable
activity
in
the
staking
of
gold
claims
in
the
Atlin
district.
It
Is
announced.
HOLD-UP
IN
VANCOUVER
Hotel
Abbotsford
Beer
Tartar
Visited
by
Bandits
and
Robbed
ot
$200
VANCOUVKR
Jan.
11
-Four
armed
men
entered
the
beer
parlor
of
the
Hotel
Abbotsford
on
Pender
Street
last
evening
and
robbed
it'
t
of
$M0.
The
men
made
their
getaway
in
an
automobile
which
they
had
taken
from
a
motorist
at
the
corner
of
Seymour
sad
Georgia
Streets.
LOTTERIESiPRESIDENT
OUTVOTED
House
of
Representatives
Spurns
Hoover
Veto
Farm,
Relief
Measures
Passed
WASIIINOTON,
IXC,
Jan.
14:
The
House
ot
Reprotenta
lives
yesterday
outvoted
the
veto
of
President
Hoover
on
the
PhUliptne
Independence
bill.
The
House
also
pawed
farm
relief
measure
providing
for
Uie
expenditure
of
nmmmo
u
w
u
o-
tretsed
agriculturalists
of
the