o f. mperature, 42; sea smooth. MX. Vol. XXV fy j 11 KING Condition ot His Majesty Is Conceded to be Critical And EAST FEELS BETTER NOW Amtrican-Canadlan Trade Treaty .Inspires 'Montreal With Optimism, John Dybhavn Finds Unusual Weather Utile Browsing; on Trairics in Mid-Winter Attended Important Fishery Meetings In Montreal business circles there is a good "deal of optlmtsm these days, it is stated by John Dybhavn who" returned home Friday after a trip cast. This is, apparently, due in large measure to the new American-Canadian treaty which is expected to cause revived activity both In exporting and lm-portlns businesses. During ids trip Mr. Dybhavn encountered exceptional weather conditions for this time of year: The rics was most noticeable. It was a common sight to see cattle brows ing in the fields of both Canadian and American prairies. Mr. Dybhavn returned west by the Milwaukee Railway througli Minne sota, the Dakotas and Montana.! About the only place where. snow was to be seen was on the eastern j slopes of the higher mountains In Montana and there the depth was no more than a coupie of feet. In Vancouver Mr. Dybhavn found they had been having constant rain. The people of that metropolis appeared to be forgetting what it was like to. have a dry day. Attended Meetings Mr. Dybhavn went cast primarily to attend the annual meeting of the Biological Board of Canada In Ottawa, Business at this meeting was largely of "a routine nature. Nothing of consequence in regard to policy of the board transpired. Regarding the nilchard and her- ring Investigation on the West I Coast of Vancouver Island, which 'where, with Stewart Donaldson of was originally undertaken under j port Esslngton, he has the contract Joint auspices of the provincial and I to salvage for the Canadian Na-Domlnlon governments, Mr. Dyb-;tlonal Railways some 150,000 feet of havn said that the province had jrir bridge timber which was washed intimated its intention of assuming ; away from Kwinltsa last fall by Its share again this year after a; Hoods. About one-third of the lapse of a feW years owing to f man-! drifting timber has now been re- cial stress. This would result in the investigation being more actively pursued. I Another Important gathering! M.r" DIbha..aJ"! vicuna was vne ircMi wuri conference called by the National I Research Council and the Biologl-j cal Board of Canada at which all the provinces were represented.' Discussion centred on the advlsa- blllty of a general policy for all of Canada in regard to fresh water j fisheries, and a national committee, consisting of representatives fromj each province and of directly In-j tcrcsted bodies, was appointed to' follow up the matter. Speaking of panned salmon, Mr. Dybhavn stated that market con- dltlons and prices did not look nny too encouraging at the present time. Vancouver Wheat VANCOUVER, Jan. 20: (CP) Wheat was quoted at 87c local Exchange today PRC . IM&1AL LURARY VICTOR!, B.C. r Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides prince Rupert Part cloudy. southeast wind; barometer She mmln GEORGE IS GRADUALLY DYING Council of State in Charge Official Bulletin Today is Most Serious Since Friday-Disquieting Reports Followed Rather Hopeful Outlook Sunday and Early Today SANDRINGHAM, Eng., Jan. 20: (CP) The three physicians of King George, in an official bulletin tonight, said: "The King's life is moving peacefully toward its close." LONDON, Jan. 20: (CP)-An official bulletin issued at 5:30 this evening from Sandrincham Palace stated that the strength of King George, who is seriously ill with bronchial catarrh and cardiac weakness, was "diminishing." The bulletin, signed by three physicians, said: "The condition of the King shows diminishing strength." The I Probe Not I Opportune! GENEVA, Jan. 20: (CP) The League of Nations committee of thirteen., today alecided that the questions of sending a commission of inquiry to Ethiopia to look into the Italo-Ethiopian war and financial assistance for Ethiopia were not opportune and furthermore were outside the competency of the committee. Salvaging Timber On Skeena River IDoug Frizzcll and Stewart Donald' son Have Jou ror uauway Company Doug Frlzzell arrived in town at the end of the week from Kwinltsa covered and salvage operations are continuing. Sumcons RcmoVC Whetstone Whetstone From Abdomen of M an QUELPH. Ont., Jan. 20: George Bcrbcrlch. aged 45, of New Ge manv. had a tCll-inCh whctstOlVS removed from his abdomen and Is reported to be in a enwuu iuu jdltlon. EPIDEMIC OF FLU IN CENTRAL CANADA t WINNIPEG, Jan. 20: (CP) An epidemic of influenza Is i sweeping Manitoba and North- it western Ontario, H nas ai- rcadv taken at least twelve lives and thousands of persons are 111 with the disease. T V V NORTIIERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, statement, revealing the King was In a critical condition, is considered the most serious to be Issued since Friday. Oxygen was administered to the sinking monarch tonight. It was at least the second time oxygen has been administered since Friday. Persons in close touch with court circles described the King's slow weakening as a. "general slowing up of the bodily machine." Every ef fort is being made to conserve the Klng'strengyen Queen and other members of the Royal Family to his bedside have been kept as short as possible. The disquieting bulletin followed a more hopeful outlook which had been held throughout the day, Indications from previous reports being that his condition was unchanged and- he was, apparently, maintaining strength. A morning bulletin had said: "The King has had a more restful night. There Is no substantial change to record In His Majesty's condition." Affairs of the monarchy have already been taken over by counsellors of state appointed with the full knowledge of the King. They include the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Kent, the Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester, Week-end Reports' LONDON, Jan. 20: (CP) "In spite of restlessness during the night His Majesty continues to maintain strength" stated a mon reassuring bulletin Issued yester day from Sandrlngham Palace where King George lies 111 with bronchial catarrh accompanied by a cardiac condition which Is caus Ing considerable anxiety. The Kin-; had a aulet dav yesterday .and his condition last night was officially announced to be unchanged. A further hopeful sign was that Sir John Simon, Home Secretary, had not been summoned to Sand rlngham. Custom calls for the Home Secretary, If possible, to be i In attendance when a King dies. I Little Princesses Elizabeth an t Margaret Rose, granddaughters of processing taxes under the ln-the King, who have been at Sand- validated Agricultural Adjustment rlngham, were sent home to Lon-;Act. don Saturday night, this being i . taken as an Indication that thai condition of the King was admit- tedly serious. Churches throughout the Empire yesterday offered special ' prayers in view of the serious Illness of the King. Prince Rupert churches Joined in offering such prayers. Silver Drops in New York; tJp In London NEW YORK, Jan. 20; (CP) Tha price of imported bar silver in New York fell one cent today to 443,4C per fine ounce. In London the, price firmed 3-16 pence to 10 3-18 pence. B.C., MdNDAY, JANUARY RECREATION CENTRE FOR Duchess Visits Children's Hospital T Here Is a delightful study of the Duchess of Kent as she visited the Hampstad Children's Hospital on her first official engagement since the birth of her son, Prince Edward. AVIATORS INTERNED Britain Regards Landing of Italians In Sudan as Overt Act ROME, Jan. 20: (CP) The Ita lian government is officially ad vised by the British foreign office of the internment at Fort Sudan of four Italian airmen who made a landing near there with a trl-motored military plane sixty miles within the British frontier. The landing Is held In violation of International relations in time of warfare. The act of internment Implies the recognition by Great Britain of the Italian campaign in Ethiopia as actual warfare. REFUNDING OF TAXES U. S. Government Ordered To Repay Processing Fees Under Triple A CHICAGO, Jan. 20: Federal Judge John P. Barnes has. ordered the United States to pay Chicago packers the sum of $55,000,000 In TRADE JOURNAL SHOWS HOW MILL WILL LOOK The Pacific Pulp & Paper Industry prints an Interesting article on the local pulp mill project. Of principal Interest Is an archltc.-.t's sketch of how the mill will appear when built Including wharves, build ings, etc. The pictures and ar- tlcle arc shown In the window of the Dally News. 20, 1936 . SINCERITY IS QUESTIONED Senator Nye Says Commercial Interest Was Uppermost In Wilson's Mind In Entering Great War WASHINGTON D. C, Jan 20:--Commerclal interests and not the much-vaunted love of freedom and democracy caused the United States to enter the World War. declared Senator Gerald Ney cf North Dakota, chairman of tha special Senate committee Investigating the causes of United Stas entry Into the war, at a session of the committee. He asserted flatly that the commercial Interest was uDDermost in the mind of Presl dent Woodrow Wilson In deciding , to enter the War. Senator Nye's charge against . President Wilson was an "ln - famous" allegation, asserted Sena - tor- Carter Glass, who was a per- sonal friend of the late president. , Glass is chairman of the Sena:e appropriations committee. Aroused by Nye's outspoken op- inlons, the committee spent the (rest of the day in wrangling. Kipling Funeral At Westminster Eminent British Poet To Be Laid At Rest Thursday LONDON, Jan. 20: (CP) Rud-yard Kipling, eminent British poet, whose death occurred at the end of the week, will be burled on Thursday In Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey, Very Rev. William Foxley Norrls, Dean of Westminster, announces. Funeral Notice The funeral of the late Mrs. A. H. Love will take place tomorrow, convention here, adopted a resolu-Tuesday. January 21, at 2:30 p.m. tlon urging compulsory grading of from the chapel of the B. C. Un- dertakers. All Oddfellows requested !to attend. High Low Classes For Men And Women to be Started In City Immediately Paul Kozoolin Coming From Vancouver This Week To Assume Post of Chief Instructor Will Have Comprehensive Curricula A provincial recreation centre is to be established in Prince Rupert immediately, it is announced, and Paul ! Kozoolin B.A., a graduate of Columbia,Avill arrive here on Wednesday morning aboard the steamer Prince George from Vancouver to take charge of the local scheme in the capacity of chief in- tructor. The classes, organized by" j . the Department of Education, Recreation and Physical Education Branch, are for men and women and will be free to the public. Service clubs and other local organizations have already pledged their support to the movement in which T. W. Hall, inspector df schools, has been taking a keen interest, hav ing worked energetically towards having a centre established in Prince Rupert. The organizational the local classes at thls'tlme' Is" the direct result of a visit here a few months ago of Ian Eisenhardt, provincial director of recreational and physical education. Recreation centres, of which there are twenty now established In nine cities and districts of British Columbia, have met with great response by young and old alike. The present enrolment for the province in 3182, which is far ahead already of last year's final enrolment. Activities In the centres consist of physical education, gymnastic exercises, apparatus work, mat, springboard, box, games such as volleyball, table tennis, basketball, gym hockey, handball, badminton, etc., boxing and wrestling and dancing for ladles. Mr. Kozoolin is well fitted for this position and has a good knowledge of all phases of sports, ath- ltics and physical education. He Is ja former junior champion in bad mlnton and is well known in soc jcer circles as he has been playing 'centre half for the North Shore Unlteds. He has an academic teaching certificate. ; Gov't Telegraphs Here May Close Kcport Appears to Be WelIFoundc.ll Although No Official Confirmation Is Available Reports which appear to have some ground are again heard as to the likelihood of the Government Telegraphs office here being closed out. In official quarters however, no confirmation is avail able. Better Grading As Means of Making Butter Popular ! LONDON, Ont., Jan. 20: The Western Ontario Dairymen's Association, at Its sixty-ninth annual butter and especially consumers' grade as a means of stimulating butter consumption. 10:58 a.m. 20.1 ft. 4:48 am. 10.4 ft. 17:59 p.m. 4.5 ft. PRICE: 5 CENTS RUPERT the University of British , HERRING SEINING STARTS IN HARBOR Seining for herring was started in Prince Rupert har- bor yesterday afternoon by the Gammon & Watt selneboat Zenardl which was bralllng in light catches last night lust off the Armour Salvage Cd.'s dock. '"TheZenardl U flshfiig'foV Nel- son Bros. Fisheries Ltd. reduc- tlon plant at Tucks Inlet which Is In readiness to receive and grind the fish. PAYMENT IN GOLD Obligations Between Non-Ucsidcnti . Of United States Do Net Have To Be Met In Yellow Metal WASHINGTON D. C.,' Jan. 20: (CP) A lower court decision hold-ng that the act of Congress bar ring payment of obligations In gold applied to transactions between non-residents of the United States . was permitted to -stand today by the Supreme Court of the United States, Wife of Hollick- : Kenyon Overjoyed Says, However, That She Was A1-! ways Confident Her Aviator- ' Husband Was Safe EWING'S LANDING, Okanagan Lake, B.C., Jan. 20: (CP) Mrs. Herbert Holllck-Kenyon, wife of the Canadian pilot whose safety on a South Polar expedition after having been missing tor almost two months was reported at the weekend, was overjoyed when she received the good news. She said, however, that she had always beert confident that her husband would be found safe. TELEPHONE DIRECTORY Changes 6r new listings for next Issue of the Telephone Directory to be made In writing to Telephone Dept., City ' Hall not later than January 31st.