'
Today's
Weather
.rHnce
RupertOvercast,
light
,
fsouthcj
d;
barometer.
29.C2;
'
tcmpcn?V
sea
smooth.
GRAIN
SHIP
Van
IS
IN
PORT
Firt
ship
to
toad
grain
from
here
if.
'vr
r
a
year,
the
Reardon-Smitn
frriiihtrr
Uradbum
arrived
in
port
tit
r.wn
today
front
Japan
and
Immediately
went
on
berth
at
the
Albert
Wheat
Pool's
local
etamtor
where
loading
will
commence
as
soon
as
possible,
probably
by
Wed-rridjv
The
Uradbum
ts
already
..nrd
and
it
to
expected
there
will
be
little
delay
in
the
pouring
of
'
uui
Dy
the
end
of
the
week
Me
should
be
ready
to
sail
with
a
.full
cargo
for
the
United
Kingdom
;
Continent.
The
Uradbum
was
five
miles
off
L;
ngara
Island
yesterday
afternoon
bur
ran
into
a
blizzard
and
was
:
ve
to
there
for
several
hours,
fin-
...
v
arriving
at
Triple
Island
at
9
lock
this
morning
where
she:
picked
up
her
pilot.
Capt
C.
W.
W
'armouth.
Capt.
Wearmouth
ar-ived
In
the
city
from
Vancouver
on
the
Catala
last
evening
and
was
ken
out
to
Triple
Island
aboard
I
:ir
Armour
Salvage
Co.'s
power!
vessel
8ajvage
Princes.
Capt.
Re
Green,
to
meet
the
Bradburn.
The
master
of
the
Uradbum
Is
pt
Shotton.
Forty
carloads,
or
new
grain
are
f
uc
to
arrive
from
the
prairies
at
''''
local
elevator
tomorrow
or
W
ancsday.
couver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
Dec
31
CP-Whcat
was
quoted
at
78sic
on
the
"
)
exchanco
Saturday,
and
at
"
Sc
today.
1
damaged
The
mishap
occurred
during
a
blinding
snow
storm
last
night
The
Victoria
left
SeatUe
on
Saturday
bound
lor
southeastern
and
.
southwestern
Alaska
points
with
,
.
-
.
.
rtfcty-WllLPtKngefi'-knd'
a
crew
'
nrllMi
l'rltMrr
llradburn
Arrives
Qt
tlghiJmllx
boanL
paaen-1
rm-i.Pn-'fr
Ld
.
gm
and
w
are
Jaffa
lb
be
tn
no
'
lor
V.
K.-Contlnent
;
dinger.
1
!
Reports
Irom
the
vessel
thli
morning
stated
that
she
had
thirty
fert
of
water
astern
and
fifteen
feet
forward.
Two
sal
rage
ships,
the
Skookum
!
No.
2.
which
is
engaged
In
raising
the
cannery
boat
P.
W
which
was
rammed
and
sunk
at
Namu
recently
by
the
steamer
Cardena.
and
the
Orlffeo.
are
standing
by
and
an-
other
tog
was
ordered
from
Namu.
The
coaatcuard
cutter
Halda
Is,
steaming
at
top
speed
from
Porti
Angeles.
The
Oriffeo
tried
to
pull
the
Victoria
off
at
hlh
Ude
today
but
the
1
effort
was
unsuccessful.
Eight
hun-1
Idred
tons
of
cargo
is
now
being
I
moved
to
the
stern
of
the
vessel
In
j
I
an
effort
to
lift
the
bow.
I
DESPERADO
IS
SUICIDE
Manitoba
Bsnk
Robber
Chooses
Death
Rather
Than
Capture
Companion
Taken
ASIir.KN.
Man..
Dec.
31:
(CPi
Cornered
by
a
police-led
posse.
I'etrr
Winters,
one
of
two
men
sought
for
the
robbery
of
the
branch
of
the
Canadian
Hank
of
Commerce
here
on
Friday
when
M500
was
taken,
killed
himself
I
Sunday
night
rather
than
submit
to
arrest.
Kphralm
Kort,
Winter's
companion,
surrendered
after
holding
out
fur
two
days.
to
the
indents
of
Norlhcni
and
Central
r
UritisH
Columbia
I
Wish
me
whmui.
(IreetlhjiK
and
prosperous
New
Year.
OLOK
HANSON
&he
Fourteen
More
Anti-Stalin
Conspirators
Put
to
Death
By
Firing
Squad
in
Russia
MOSCOW,
Dec
31:
(CP)
A
Leningrad
firing
squad
on
Saturday
ended
the
lives
of
fourteen
asserted
anti-Stalin
terrorists
following
their
conviction
Hy
a
military
court
of
plotting
and
carrying
out
the
assassination
of
Sergei
Kiroff,
powerful
Communist
and
lieutenant
of
Dictator
Joseph
Stalin,
on
December
1.
Leonid
Nicolaieff,
who
the
Soviet
said
had
confessed
to
firing
the
shot,
and
thirteen
associates
were
shot
in
the
city
where
the
murder
was
committed.
.
This
made
120
alleged
anti-Stalin,
conspirators
who
have
been
executed
as
an
outcome
of
the
assassination
of
Kiroff.
Lowell
Sherman,
Movie
Director
And
Actor,
Dies
HOLLYWOOD.
Dec
31:
CP
Lowell
Bherman.
film
director
and
,
actor,
died
of
pneumonia
on
Friday
of
forty-seven.
He
was:
at
the
age
rnrmrrlv
the
husband
of
Hclene,
Costellg.
also
an
actress,
by
whom
he
was
i
divorced.
WEATHER
REPORT
TL
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm.
10
above.
Anyox-SnowlnR.
calm,
18
above.
,
Stewart-Snowing,
calm.
17
above.
;
.iloKlton-Cloudy.
calm.
4
below.
ISrAtthf
r
cloudy,
calm,
miioer.
Dums
Lake
Part
clear,
windy,
5
below.
Dead
'
Tree
Point
-
Overetat.
calnn
barometer.
2X.74;
temperature
33;
sea
smooth.
Triple
Island
Cloudy,
moderate
wuthwest
wind;
sea
moderate.
Capt!
Ft.
bammon
re'urned
U
hecfty
on
thi
Caula
last
i
vcnin;:
.omi'trlp
to
Van
ouver
EARTHQUAKE
WAS
HEAVY
Heavy
DamaRe
May
Have
Been
Done
in
Temblor
Today
Although
Keporta
Not
In
11EKK1.LEY.
Ca:..
i)cc.
31:
(CD
One
of
the
most
severe
earthquakes
on
record
was
felt
in
sev
eral
sections
of
Southern
California
and
Arizona
at
10:40
this
morning.
It
is
believed
to
have
centred
in
the
Imperial
Valley.
Mexico,
but
no
details
are
available
as
to
damage.
Prof.
Perry
Ilyerley,
University
of
California
seismologist,
said
today
that
the
earthquake
must
have
caused
great
damage
unless
the
shock,
which
lasted
for
almost
two
minutes,
was
centred
at.
sea.
Pasadena,
Anaheim
anl
Phoenix
were
a
morn;
points
reporting
the
shock
heavy.
In
Anaheim
buildings
swaed.
NO
PAPF.lt
TUESDAY
Monday,
being
New
Year's
Day
nnd
a
public
holiday.
:
there
wllhbo
Tomorrow's.
Tides
3
nigh
9:49
ajn.
19.9
ft.
23:08
pxi.
165
It.
Low
3:13
ajn.
10:0
It.
16:46
pjn.
5.9
ft
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AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIV,
No.
302.
ft.
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
(ONDAY,
DECEMBER
31,
1934
nuc:
five
cenio
,
is
HAPPY
NEW
YEAR
TO
ALL
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BUILDING
VALUE
IN
PRINCE
RUPERT
FOR
1934
FAR
AHEAD
Steamer
Victoria
Is
Ashore
Down
Coast;
Strands
In
Blizzard
Falliil'
to
Refloat
up
to
Noon
Today
Eighty-Five
Pas-'
scngm
and
Eighty-Six
Crew
on
Board
The
Alaska
Steamship
Co.'g
passenger
liner
Victoria
was
afhore
on
Pointer
Island
in
Lama
Passage
near
Bella
Bella,
about
200
miles
down
the
coast
from
Prince
Rupert,
accoruing
to
advices
received
in
Prince
Rupert
this
morning.
It
Was
thought
that
the
vessel
might
be
able
to
refloat
herself
on
the
high
tide
today
but
she
failed
to
do
so
and
Snow
It
is
hoped
the
may
tomorrow
She
Is
not
believed
to
be
seriously
Sale
To
Manchukuo
May
Halt
These
Rail
Wrecks
Voder
tte
terms
oT
a
bale
anar
;ncT
rec-'rTUy.
tfte
Chlneie
Tisttoi
railway,
'trotibte
spot
dftE&brl?
ent,
becomes
the
property
of
Mam
h
mkuo
for
a
reported
consideration
of
$50,000,000
to
Russia.
The
sale
is
expected
to
halt
such
depredations
as
that
pictured
above
when
a
locomotive
was
wrecked
by"
bandits
near
Harbin
Manchoukuo
Several
passengers
were
killed
in
the
wreck,
and
among
the
hostages
were
two
American
motion
pa-lure
salesmen,
rescued
later
by
,
ananesc.
Today's
Stocks
iC.uru)
S.
O.
Joha)D
OO.V
Vancouvrr
Alexandria,
.01.
D.
C.
Nickel
.42
1.
Big
Missouri.
M.
Bpadian,
2.80.
Bralorne,
12.25.
B,
R.
ConsM
7.
B.
R.
X.
Gold,
J8.
Cariboo,
1.47.
Dentonla,
J8.
Dunwell,
.16.
Georgia
River,
.00.
Golconda,
.30.
Glacier
Creek,
.04.
Grange,
.21
ii.
Hercules.
.01.
Minto.
.19.
Meridian,
.14
Vs.
Morning
Star.
.09
ft.
National
Silver.
.04.
Noble
Five,
,06Vi.
Pend
Oreille,
.48.
Porter
Idaho,
.08
Vi-Premier,
1.55.
Reward,
.11.
Reno.
1.33.
Silver
Crest,
.013,4.
Salmon
Gold,
.12.
Taylor
Bridge,
.32.
Wayside,
.09.
Whitewater.
.04
Vi-Waverly
Tangier.
.01.
United
Empire,
.07.
Toronto
Central
Patricia,
1.19.
Chtbougamau,
.09.
Granada,
.13
Vt.
Inter.
Nickel.
23.50.
Macassa,
2.60.
Noranda,
33.50.
Shcrrltt.
.55.
Sisco.
.2.64.
McMillan.
.38Vi.
Ventures.
1.01.
Lake
Maron,
.04V4.
Tcck
Hughes,
4.05.
,
Sudbury
Basin.
1.50.
Columarlc).
.10.
SmeU
--r
Gold,
.16.
J
Can.
Malartic,
.01.
Little
Long
Lac,
7.25.
i
Astoria
Rouyn.
.02.
Stadacona,
.16.
Manic
Leaf.
.08.
regular
edition
will
appear
Wedne-V
Long
Lac
Lagoon
10vV
Uuy
afternoon
M.n.
&
Eastern,
12,
)
r
V
Local
Construction
In
Year
Ending
Today
In
Excess
of
$60,000
Principal
Item
on
List
Was
Ice
Making
and
Cold
Storage
Plant
of
Northern
Fishermen's
Cold
Storage
Ltd.
Building
value
in
the
city
of
Prince
Rupert
during
the
year
ending
today
aggregated
$66,565
as
compared
with
S30.177
in
1933
and
$54,230
in
1932,
according
to
official
records
at
the
office
of
the
city
building
inspector.
The
principal
building
project
in
the
city
during
the
year
was
the
new
ice
making
and
cold
storage
plant
of
the
Northern
fishermen's
Cold
Storage
Umlteda
.
permit
for
which
was
taken
out
In
April.
Building
permit
value
for
this
nlfi
Snan
FllffiQ
year
month
by
month
was
as
fol-
w
r
lows,
last
year's
figures
also
being
given
for
comparison:
1934
1933
January
.
.$
1300
$
200
-March
..
172.00
fQJ0O
April
43,900
May
U75
June
7,030
July
525
August
L...
1.050
September
1,775
October
5X)60
November
1,925
December
Totals
$66,565
FINES
THIS
YEAR
AHEAD
Total
of
$27780
Collected
in
Police
Court
as
Against
$2261
Last
Year
Fines
collected
through
city
po-,
Jllce
court
In
Prince
Rupert
this
year
i
But
Streets
In
Bad
Shape
Today
500
"The
first
cbld'SnffD"
of
the"wtnter
535
ended
In
Prince
Rupert
with
a
verl-225
table
snow
blizzard
last
evening
fol-6,540
lowed
by
a
southeast
gale
during
267
the
night
with
mild
temperature
11,500
and
cloudy
rain-presaging
skies
960
this
morning.
While
householders
275
faced
relief
after
days
of
Intensive
.
1.060
coal-shovelling
into
furnaces
and
stoves,
the
hard
glare
Ice
on
streets
$30,177
throughout
the
city
brought
diffi
culties
for
motorvehlcle
operators
and
pedestrians
alike.
Road
conditions
were,
apparently,
worst
In
1
Westview,
where
at
least
four
automobiles
met
with
mishaps,
more
or
i
less
damage
being
done
to
vehicles
i
although,
fortunately,
none
of
the
:
drivers
sustained
serious
mishan.
Among
the
car
drivers
who
had
trouble
were
Dr.
J.
T.
Mandy,
W.
M.
Watts,
Alex
Mitchell
and
H.
F.
BAR
SILVER
totalled
$277850
as
compared
with
i
-
.
i
$2261
In
1933.
For
the
month
of
De-;
NEW
YORK.
Dec
Si:
CPl
Bar
ccmber
this
year
fines
amounted
to
'
sliver
closed
at
SSc
per
ounce
on
$122
as
compared
with
$135
In
the!
There
was
no
change
today.
.
v
same
month
last
year.
i
.
,
Police
court
fines
month
byi
month
this
year
and
last
were
as-
follows:
1934
January
$
95.00
February
222.00
March
172
April
165.00
May
250.00
June
145.00
July
370.00
August
627.50
September
305.00
October
185.00
November
120.00
December
122.00
Totals
$2,778.50
4
i
CITY
COMMISSIONER
1933
j
GOING
TO
MONTREAL
$
5.00
146.00
Word
was
received
at
the
70.00
clty
Hau
thls
morning
that
105.00
1
clty
commissioner
W.
J.
Alder.
55.00
j
wn0
nas
Deen
in
Victoria
for
210.00;
the
past
two
or
three
weeks,
365.00',
wiii
be
leaving
there
direct
for
6U5.00j
Montreal
on
Thursday
of
this
345.00
week.
Important
city
'
business
115.00
(
is
taking
Mr.
Alder
east
and
he
105.00
is
not
expected
to
return
to
the
135.00
!
city
for
two
or
three
weeks.
$2,261.00
:
A
Happy
and
Prosperous
f
S
New
Year
"
Oil
"i
m
I
u
The
year
just
closed
with
its
unempoyment
and
other
adverse
problems
finds
us
facing
the
New
Year
with
hope,
courage
and
confidence
for
the
M
H
M
future.
I
wish
you
all
a
happy
and
prosperous
New
Year
S
W.J.
ALDER,
Commissioner
"
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.t