Today'
ther
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
9:10
a.m.
18.5
ft.
Prince
nupcrt-4.
22:39
p.m.
15.4
ft.
barometer,
29.85;
tcmj
,
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Low
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ajn.
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,
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol,
XXV.,
NO.
15.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
18,
1936
PRICE:
5
CENTS
FOUR
KIPLING
1
IS
DEAD
Great
British
I'oet
And
Author
Author
Succumbed
At
.Midnight
Peaceful
End
Was
Hailed
As
Toet
Of
Empire"
Although
Never
I'oet
Laureate
LONDON,
Jan.
18:
(CP)
Rud-yard
Kipling,
creator
of
"Kim,"
"Ounga
Din,"
"'Stalky
and
Company,"
the
swashbuckling
"Sergeant
Mulvaney"
and
a
host
of
other
rare
beings
who
roved
the
paces
of
a
hundred
books
In
verse
and
prose,
passed
away
at
12:10
midnight
In
Middlesex
Hospital
less
than
five
days
after
he
had
undergone
an
operation
for
a
per-forated
stomach
ulcer.
While
his
condition
had
remained
extremely
critical,
actual
death
came
unexpectedly.
Occassional
during
the
last
hours,
Mrs.
Kipling
had
leaned
forvard
and
gently
stroked
her
husband's
hand
but
he
was
t'jD
weary
to
make
any
sign
of
recognition,
Only
at
the
end
which
came
peacefully
did
he
seem
to
recognize
his
wife
and
daughter.
Mrs.
Elsie
Bambridge.
Shynnlng
publicity,
hidden
In
a
moated
and
walled
estate
near
the'
sleepy
village
of
Burwash
In
S4jcx,
England,
'becamcalmr.st
the
"forjottcn
man"
of
literature.'
a
silent,
shadowy
figure
of
the
past,-passing
the
last
years
of
his
life
as
a
seml-recluxe.
His
rorks
already
had
b;co;:ie
classics
by
the
time
he
was
30.
and
later
years
were
virtually
an
anti-cllmax
to
the
bright
star
that
flamed
out
of
India
to
dazzle
the
world
in
1891.
Yet
he
was
active
to
the
last.
In
1935,
Just
38
years
after
the
resounding
chords
of
"Recessional"
Immortalized
Queen
Victoria's
Diamond
JuSllce,
he
wrote
"The
Klnw,
and
the
Sea"
In
celebration
of
the
Silver
Jubilee
of
OeorgeV.
The
public
from
"The
Colonel'?
,
Lady
to
Judy
O'Orady"
continued
to
buy
his
works
year
after
year,
at
a
rate
of
more
than
200,000
annually,
Although
the
formal
honor
of
Toet
Laureatcship
never
came
to
him,
he
was
hailed
everywhere
as
I
"the
Poet
of
Empire."
He
was
a
I
great
favorite
with
Queen
Victoria.
Moreover,
he
was
the
first
Eng
lishman
to
receive
the
Nobel
Prize
tor
literature,
awarded
in
1907
The
selection
came
as
a
bombshell
to
those
critics
who
had
accused
him
of
everything
from
klngolsm
to
hack
Journalism.
Born
In
Intita
Born
December
30,
1865.
in
Bombay,
India,
Kipling
was
the
son
of
John
Lovcwood
Kipling,
professor
of
Architectural
Sculpture
In
the
British
School
of
Art
at
Bombay,
and
of
Alice
MacDonald
Kipling,
one
of
four
brilliant
daughters,
of
a
Wcslcyan
clergyman,
Sent
home
to
school
In
England
when
he
wa3
six,
young
Rudyard
attended
Westward
Ho
College',
which
later
served
as
the
background
for
"Stalky
&
Co,"
His
eyesight
failed
him
at
10
due
to
overstrain,
enforcing
the
use
of
thick
Continued
on
Page
2.
LIBERAL
Association
Annual
Meeting,
8
p.m.
MONDAY
Mclropolc
Hall
All
Liberals
please
attend
BEING
CHANGED
WITH
MURDER
HEAD
OF
BANK
Morris
W:
Wilson,
president
of
Royal
Bank
of
Canada,
whose
annual,
report
Is
given
on
an
inside
page
today.
INCREASE
CAPACITY
Talk
Of
Extension
Of
Ocean
Fall
riant
Officials
On
Visit
Oeorge
Berkey
of
Portland,
Oregon,
president
of
the
Crown-
Zellerbach
Co.
and
the
Pacific
Mills,
and
a
party
of
other
of
flclals
-are-paytnga
-vislttbHhc
Ocean
Falls
pulp
and
naper
mill
oh
which,
according
to
reports
which
are
current,
extensions
are
contemplated
Mr.
Berkey
aiid
party
will
return
south
tonight
aboard
the
steamer
Princess
Ade
laide
on
which
they
came
up
from
Vancouver
on
Thursday.
X-Ray
Equipment
Bargain
Picked
Up
By
Hospital
The
Prince
Rupert
General
Hos
pital
Is
to
have
its
x-ray
department
brought
up
to
a
standard
of
one
hundred
percent
efficiency
through
the
purchase
at
a
cost
of
$350
of
additional
used
equipment
which
is
available
in
Vancouver
and
of
which
the
hospital
board
has
been
advised
by
Dr.
C.
II.
Hankin-
son.
The
board
last
night
gave
Its
approval
to
the
purchase
of
the
equipment
which
new
would
cost
$750
to
$800
and.
left
the
matter
In
the
hands
of
the
finance
commit
tee
which
had
recommended
the
purchase.
RATIFICATION
SOUGHT
Following
Its
passage
by
City
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder,
a
bylaw
..muiHinw
fnr
the
consolidation
of
clvlc
tax
aricars
and
the
paying
of
f
of
same
by
an
Installment
plan
has
been
forwarded
to
Victoria
to
be
placed
before
the
Legislature
at
its
forthcoming,
session
ior
raun
cation.
TELEPHONE
FINANCES
Samuel
Masscy,
superintendent,
has
presented
a
statement
to
City
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder
showing
estimated
revenue
of
the
telephone
deDartment
for
the
month
of
De
cember
at
$2590.10
with
expenditures
of
$1895.02,
leaving
a
surplus
on
the
month's
operations
of
$895.08.
Exchange
Rates
MriwrnrcAL.
Jan.
18:
The
Brl
tish
pound
sterling
was
quoted
at
$4.963s
on
the
locai
excuuuge
uuu
the
United
States
dollar
at
100.06c
Tn
New
York
the
British
pound
sterling
was
quoted
at
$4.9534
and
the
Canadian
dollar
ai
par.
Empire
is
Increasingly
Anxious
Over
Condition
of
King
Who
Has
Cardiac
Attack
With
Bronchitis
FIGHT
WAS
BRIEF
ONE
Took
Joe
Louis
Little
.More
Than
Minute
to
Finish
Off
Charlie
Retzlaft
CHICAGO,
Jan.
18:
(CP)
It
took
Joe
Louis,
Detroit's
formidable
challenger
for
the
world's
heavyweight
championship,
only
one
minute
and
twenty-five
seconds
in
Chicago
Stadium
last
night
to
dispose
of
Charlie
Retz-laff,
the
Dakota
Dynamiter.
It
was
one
of
the
quickest
knockouts
in
Louis'
meteoric
career.
The
battle
was
scheduled
for
fifteen
rounds
but
no
one
had
any
expectation
it
would
last
that
long:
The
Brown
Bomber
seemed
quite
indifferent
to
the
whole
thing
until
the
opening
gong
after
which
it
did
not
take
him
long
to
settle
down
to
grim
business.
Retzlaft
made
a
brave
effort
to
carry
the
fight,
to
Louis-
by-hit
ting
out
at
the
ne?ro
but
was
un-
able
to
withstand
his
nunches..
I
That'
tmili
rn
iccorl
TliPn
b
u-irtfrl
left
hook
to
the
chin
sent
Retz-laff
down
for
the
count
of
seven,
lie
came
gamely
back
but
not
for
long.
Two
hard
rights
and
a
left
to
the
head
sent
him
'face
down
to
the
canvass
and
the
fight
was
over
after
Retzlaft
attempted
to
get
up
at
the
count
of
nine,
his
legs
failing
him.
Fifteen
thousand
fans
paid
a
gate
of
590,000
for
the
brief
carnage.
RESERVISTS'
SHAM
FIGHT
Acropolis
Hill
Reservoir
Tactically
Destroyed
Last
Night
the
board
of
directors
of
the
hos-
pltal
at
Its
regular
monthly
meet-Members
of
the
local
Royal
Ca-
mg
iast
nlgnt
and
referred
to
the
nadlan
Naval
Volunteer
Reserve,
annual
meeting
of
the
hospital
as-dlvlslo
nengaged
In
another
sham
relation
the
date
of
which
was
set
battle
Friday
night
at
Acropolis
Hill
which
resulted
in
the
attack-
ing
force,
under
Lieut.
Commander
Walter
Hume,
tactically
blowing
up
the
reservoir.
The
attackers
went
over
the
top
at
8:45
in
two
parties
and
were
repeatedly
repulsed
by
the
delen-
ders
under
Lieut.
L.
H.
Haworth.
It
was
only
after
an
hour
of
fighting
and
after
suffering
heavy
casual-
ties
that
the
attackers
were
ab.e
to
make
a
gap
In
a
final
effort
to
en-
able
uie
aemouuon
pan,
thclr
objective.
'
Petty
Officer
Instructor
Ross
was
second
In
command
of
the
at
-
.
tackers
and
Petty
Officer
MacGla-
snan
ana
auk.
.......a
III
COmmailU
ui
iiiaiwn
Stoker
Petty
Officer
Harris
was
secona
m
"
-
-
ders
and
Able
Seaman
Robb
and
Chrlstlson
hi
command
of
parties,
Eighty
ratings
took
part
In
the
battle,
younger
members
of
the
Sea
Cadets
acting
as
scouts
and
bombers.
The
defenders
were
somewhat
handlcappcd
by
having
to
change
their
signals
at
the
last
minute
ow-
Ing
to
the
presence
of
a
spy
who
was
iaiei
uupmn-u
au
Mrs.
W.
O.
Fulton
sailed
night
on
the
Princess
Adelaide
for
a
trip
to
vancuuvei.
'Embarrassment
of
Circulation''
Taken
to
Mean
That
Heart
Action
is
Growing
Weaker
Four
Eminent
Physicians,
Including
Specialist,
in
Attendance
SANDRINGHAM,
Eng.,
Jan.
18:
(CP)
The
King,
ill
with
a
bronchial
ailment,
suffered
further
symptoms
of
heart
attack
this
afternoon,
anxiety
over
his
condition.
A
bulletin
posted
at
the
gate
of
Sandringham
House,
the
royal
residence,
at
3:30
this
afternoon
said:
"His
Majesty,
the
King,
has
had
some
hours
JUDGMENT
RESERVED
No
Decision
Vet
As
To
Validity
O!
to
Bennett
Discount
And
Price
Cutting
Legislation
OTTAWA,
Jan.
18:
(CPi
Th-!
Supreme
Cour
of
Canada
yestec
day
reserved
Judgment
on
the
validity
of
Section;
498
of
the
Crimlno
Code
of
Canada,
setting
fines
aiti
Imprisonment
Hor
discriminatory
discounts
and
predatory
price
ci't-
Un-delgneJtUmlnate'businei.
competition.
Omission
of
'the
word
"undu-
from
the
section
may
result
in
this
portion
of
the
late
Bennett
government's
reform
program
.being
declared
unconstitutional.
.
Annual
Meeting
Of
Hospital
Fixed
of
Statement
to
be
Presented
on
Jan
uary
31
Shows
Deficit
For
Year
of
$1590
The
annual
financial
statement
of
the
Prince
Rupert
General.
HosJ
pital
for
the
year
1935,
It
was
pointed
out
by
W.
M.
Brown,
chair
man
01
tne
unance
commiuee,
a
which
shows
a
deficit
on
revenue
acCount
of
$1590,
was
received
by
for
january
31.
q
Candidate
.
DrP"f
7"
Polling
Fight
,
DINGWALL,
Scotland,
Jan.
18:
j
Provost
Roderick
Smith
of
Edln
burgh,
Independent
Liberal,
has
withdrawn
from
the
Ross
and
Cro
-
martv
by-election,
leaving
the
fight
to
Rt.
Hon.
Malcolm
MacDon
am,
secretary
oi
may:
ior
ure
""
-
minions,
Hector
Nelll,
Labor,
and
Randolph
Churchill.
Conservative.
FIRE
CHIEFS
REPORT
mi;
icpiui,
m
Fire
rue
wwci
Chief
m,
h.
Morrison
for
the
month
of
Decem-
-
city
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder,;
1
shows
that
there
were
seven
alarms
during
the
month
with
damage
of
$437.67,
fully
covered
by
Insurance.
Expenditure
of
the
department
for
the
month
totalled
$776.39
Includ-
ing
$750
in
salaries.
The
usual
in-
spectlons
had
been
made,
showing
equipment,
public
buildings,
etc.
to
be
In
good
order,
I
Delayed
by
a
connection,
night's
train,
due
from
the
East
at
10:
20,.
was
reported
this
morn-
ing
to
be
half
an
hour
late.
increasing
the
Empire's
of
restful
sleep.
The
cardiac
weak
ness
and
embarrassment
of
clrcu-:atlon
has
slightly
Increased
and
;lves
cause
for
anxiety."
Sir
Maurice
A.
Cassidy,
one
of
England's
most
noted
heart
specialists,
left
London
today
by
train
Join
three
physicians
who
ate
ilready
fn
attendance
Lord
Daw-;on
of
Penn,
Sir
Frederick
Stanley
Hewett
and
Sir
Frederick
J.
Wil-
xns.
Reference
to
"embarrassment
of
circulation"
was
taken
to
mean
that
the
action
of
the
King's
heart
was
growing
weaker.
Oxygen
was
administered
during
the
night
but
it
was
explained
that
thlvis
a
modern'
treatment;
for'
ca
arrhal
condition
and-has
been
ad
ministered
to
the
King
several
imes
during
recent
years
in
fight
ing
that
ailment.
Farmers
and
villagers,
who
had
stopped
work
for
the
day,
Increased
the
crowd
outside
the
gates
to
San-i
drlngham
grounds
when
the
after-inoon
bulletin
was
posted.
The
first
bulletin
today
said:
"Anxiety
expressed
in
the
bulletin
last
night
persists."
Crisis
on
Monday
Crisis
in
the
condition
of
the
King
may
be
expected
In
about
fouy-eignt
hours,
it
was
learned
ironi
a
high
source
tonight.
This
source
stated
that,
unless
the
present
symptoms
abate
by
Monday,
tne
Illness
of
the
King
may
assume
grave
aspect.
Bronchial
catarrh,
from
which
His
Majesty
is
suffering,
has
affected
his
nose
and
lungs,
causing
hoarseness,
feverlshness
and
sore
throat.
Already,
It
Is
declared
pul-
imonary
Inflammation
has
affected
the
lungs
and
has
been
carried
to
the
heart,
causing
cardiac
weakness.
Should
the
King
throw
off
the
attack,
as
he
has
done
several
times
since
his
serious
illness
of
1928-29,
it
was
said,
the
turn
for
the
better
would
probably
be
visible
some;n,
time
Monday;
Prince
at
Sandringham
!
lrst
felt
,ate
yesterciay
as
to
the
1
condition
of
the
King,
confined
to
his
room
with
a
cold,
when
the
;Prlnce
of
Wales
suddenly
left
Lon-
b
traln
for
Sandrlngham.
Court
Qf
flclajs
at
flrst
tated
condition
was
not
serlous
and
th
de$crlbed
tne
Prince's
visit
mprelv
as
nn
"orrtln.
vUlt
'
An
official
statement
last
night,
however,
said
that
signs
of
cardiac
.
weakness
had
appeared
,roH
and
..mcf
must
be
regarded
with
some
disquiet."
The
statement
was
signed
by
Lord
Dawson
of
Penn,
the
King's
personal
physician.
Queen
Mary
and
other
members
of
the
Royal
Family
are
staying
close
by.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
Jan.
18:
(CP)
Wheat
was
quoted
at
87'iC
on
the
Vancouver
exchange
yesterday
and
was
unchanged
today.
t
1
11
GREAT
BRITAIN
NOT
TO
DROP
SANCTIONS
FIGHT
;
LONDON,
Jan.
18:
The
Bri-
tish
government
disclaims
Its
i
reported
Intention
of
abandon-
I
ing
leadership
of
the
League
of
Nations
in
its
sanctions
!
i
fight
against
Italy.
;
4-
Skating
at
Salt
of
Lake
is
Enjoyed
of
the
j(Ce
There
Reported
in
Fine
condi-
tion
Other
Sheets
Closer
To
Town
Also
Good
32,
Skaters
have
been
crossing
the
by
larbor
to
the
Salt
Lake
the
last
;ouple
of
nights
and
have
found
h3
ice
there
excellent
for'
skating,
here
was
only
a
shallow
coating
of
snow
which
could
be
skated
through
lthough
some
was
cleared.
Skating
Is
also
continuing
to
be
enjoyed
on
various
Ice
sheets
closer
to
town.
Dramatics
At
H.
High
School
Molly
Winslow
Elected
President
Of
New
Student's
Organization
1
This
week
some
fifty
students
of
he
King
Edward
High
School
at
ended
a
meeting
to
discuss
the
.'ormation
of
a
dramatic
club.
At
ha
meeting
it
was
decided
that
the
:lub
present
next
month
a
program
consisting
of
three
one-act
plays.
The
proceeds
from
these
plays
will
be
devoted
to
a
fund
for
school
sports.
A
second
meeting
held
for
the
purpose
of
electing
officers
resulted
In
the
formation
of
the
following
executive:
Sponsor
R.
O.
Gordon.
President
Miss
Molly
Winslow.
Vice-president
Betty
Parlow.
Secretary
Margaret
McLeod.
I
Old
Country
Soccer
English
League,
First
Division
Birmingham,
0;
Manchester
City,
1.
Brentford,
1;
Middlesbrough,
0
Derby
County,
2:
Huddersfleld
Town,
0.
Everton-Bolton
Wanderers,
post
poned.
Grlsmby
Town,
0;
Liverpool,
0.
Leeds
United,
2;
Chelsea,
0.
Portsmouth,
1;
Wolverhampton
Wanderers,
0.
Preston
Northend,
3;
Aston
Villa,
Sheffield
Wednesday,
3;
Arsenal.
2.
Sunderland.
1:
Stoke
City.
0
West
Bromwich
Albion,
8;
Blacs
burn
Rovers,
1.
Scottish
League,
First
Division
Aberdeen,
2;
Airdrieonlans,
2
Albion
Rovers,
0;
Celtic,
3.
Clyde.
2;
Dundee,
1.
Hamilton
Academlcals-Arbroath,
postponed.
Hearts,
3;
Ayr
United,
0.
Kllmarnock-Patrlck
Thistle,
postponed.
Queens
Park,
2;
Dunfermline.
1.
Queen
of
South.
2:
Third
Lan-
ark.
1.
Rangers-Hibernians,
postponed.
St.
Johnstone,
2;
Motherwell,
3.
Canadian
Gold
Price
OTTAWA,
Jan.
18:
The
Canadian
gold
price
Is
$35.02
per
ounce
of
$34.89.
Capt,
W.
P.
Armour,
manager
of
the
Armour
Salvage
Co.,
sailed
on
the
Princess
Adelaide
last
night
for
a
business
trip
to
Vancouver,
SEEKING
ROBBERS
OF
BANK
Two
Alleged
Bandits,
Well
Anncd,
Are
Still
Being
Sought
Following
Vancouver
Robbery
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
18:
(CP)
Warrants
charging
them
with
the
murder
of
William
H.
Hobbs,
teller
the
Powell
Street
and
Victoria
Drive
branch
of
the
Canadian
Bank
Commerce,
during
a
hold-up
of
bank
on
Wednesday
were
issued
today
against
Jack
Hyslop,
aged
23,
George
F.
Lawson,
35.
Earl
Dunbar,
and
Charles
Russell,
25.
Hyslop
and
Lawson
are
still
being
sought
the
police.
Walter
Davles,
arrested
with
Dunbar
and
Russell
In
a
raid
on
an
East
End
house
Thurs-iay
night,
is
charged
with
feeing
an
iccesory
to
the
murder.
Fred
Healy,
41,
taxi
driver,
alleged
ten-
int
of
the
raided
house,
Is
also
charged
with
being
an
accessory
to
the
murder.
'
Healy
voluntarily
surrendered
to
the
police
last
night.
.
Dunbar,
Russell,
'Davles
and
Healy
appeared
before
Magistrate
S.
Woods
today
and
were
remanded
for
a
week.
Donald
A.
McNeil,
whose
car
was
used
by
the
bandits
after
they
ab
andoned
ji
taxljised
hi
the
hold-up,
,
r
1
I
.
.1
in
2
DR;
AVarnock"T
taxi
dTlver,
who
told
the
police
he
had
been
bound
and
gagged
afnd
thrown
from
his
stolen
car
by
the
bandits,
is
being
held
for
questioning.
Police
state
that
Hyslop
and
Law-
son,
the
men
still
wanted,
are
armed
-and
well
provided
with
ammuni
tion.
MAYORS
ELECTED
Some
Of
The
Chief
Magistrate
Chosen
At
Voting
In
Cities
Thursday
British
Columbia
mayors
elected
at
civic
elections
on
Thursday
included
the
following:
Rossland,
William
Arrowsmith.
Kaslo,
W.
V.
Papworth.
Trail,
Bruno
LeRose.
Port
Albernl,
Walter
Hamilton..
Courtenay,
M.
S.
Stepnens.
Vote
of
Confidence
i
Is
Accorded
Laval
French
Premier
Survives
Another
Crisis
With
Handy
Margin
In
Chamber
of
Deputies
PARIS,
Jan.
18:
Premier
Pierre
(Laval,
under
a
violent
attack
from
the
Lert
wing,
nas
been
given'
a
vote
of
confidence
315
to
252
In.
tho
Chamber
of
Deputies.
:
Bar
Silver
Drops
Sharply
Again
In
New
York
Market
NEW
YORK.
Jan.
18:
The
prlec
of
Imported
bar
silver
dropped
sharply
again
on
the
New
York
metal
market
yesterday,
losing
three
cents
to
close
at
453,ic
per.
ounce.
In
London
bar
silver
was
Va
pence
lower
at
19
pence.
EARL
BEATTY
NOW
RETIRED
LONDON,
Jap.
18:
(CP),
Tho
Admiral
of
the
Fleet,
Earl
Beatty,
reached
the
age
of
sixty-five
yesterday
and
has
been
placed
on
tha,
retired
list.
,
,
;