Prince
Rupert
Overcast,
light
southeast
wind;
ometer,
29.40;
temperature,
39
sooth.
Vol.
XXV.,
No.
0.
LUJNUMix,
Jan.
a;
irj
uriusn
ana
rrencn
navies;
are
moving
mysteriously.
When
the
council
of
the
League
of
Nations
meets
on
January
20
the
Mediterranean
will
be
the
scene
of
one
of
the
greatest
naval
concentrations
in
;
its
history.
In
addition
to,
Great
Britain's
naval
strength,
French
first
and
second
squadrons,
with
a
total
oi
ninety-
two
warships
ranging
irom
Dauie-
thlps
to
submarines,
will
then
be
V
cruising
In
the
middle
of
the
sea.
British
home
fleet
units
now
at
Gibraltar,
comprising
the
Hood,
Ramlllles,'
Orion
and
Neptune,
will
be
returning
to
the
United
Kingdom.
The
Nelson
and
Rodney,
the
world's
most
powerful
fighting
ships,
together
with
the
Fnrlous
and
Cairo
and
theHwenty-flrst
de-
ARGENTINE
Five
!rad
in
Disorders
Resulting
from
Attempt
to
Precipitate
General
Strike
I
BUENOS
AIRES,
Jan.
8:
There
ere
five
deaths
and
over
one
hundred
arrests
here
yesterday
in
connection
with
an
attempt
to
preci
BONUS
VOTE
WILL
BE
SPEAKER
Hon.
Walter
E.
Foster
of
New
Brunswick
to
Preside
In
Senate
OTTAWA,
Ja'n.
8:
(CD-announcement
Is
expected
ton
PRICES
DOWN
-Early
made
of
the
appointment
of
Sena
tor
Walter
E.
Foster
of
Saint
John,
N
B.,
as
Speaker
of
the
Senate.
FIKST
WOMAN
MAYOR
IN
CANADA
ELECTED
BY
ONTARIO
TOWN
WEBBWOOD,
Ont.,
Jan.
8:
(CP)
This
town
of
'550
per-
sons
in
the
Cobalt
district
of
Northern
Ontario
has
the
dls-
sirovcr
nouna,
win
leave
nome
ior
tlnctlon
of
having
elected
the
a
"spring
cruise
at
tne
middle
or
fjrst
woman
mayor
In
Canada
January
and
It
Is
expected
will
find
in
the
person
of
Mrs:
Barbara
their
way
to
the
Mediterranean.
;
Hanley,
wife
of
a
railway
fore-
'
jnan
and
mother
of
a
31-year
"old"'
daughter:
Her
duties
as
chief
magistrate,
Mrs.
Hanley
'
says,
will
not
interfere
with
disorders::;:::;.
!
MUSSOLINI
SPEEDS
UP
pitate
a
one-day
general
strike.
Making
Final,
Effort
In
Ethiopia
Street
disorders
were;
numerous,'
Before
Rainy
Season
Starts
street
cars
and
busses
being
the
Blacks
Closing
In
On
Makalc
particular
objectives.
Many
such
I
.
vehicles
were
smashed
and
burned,
ROME,
Jan.
8:
Premier
Benlti
(Mussolini
Is
endeavoring
to
speed
!up
his
campaign
on
both
fronts
i
In
Ethiopia
before
the
rainy
sea-
nnta
rtn
In
full
curlntr
Annt.hnr
TUIv
ill
7kK
division
of
seventeen
thousand
X
1110
f
Y
JuLilV
men
was
yesterday
ordered
to
dutv
!In
Africa
I'niled
States
Congress
to
Dealj
Ethiopians
Closing
In
With
Importatn
Measure
Either
DDIS
ABABA,
Jan.
8:
Ethlo-Today
or
Tomorrow
inlan
forces
were
reported
yester-
day
to
be
closing
in
on
Makale,
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Jan.
8:
iwhich
was
captured
some
time
ago
With
ail
faMinn
nf
the
Inwer
hv
ihi
Italians
and
which
has
----
Hvvavaatr
v
j
j
w-t
house
in
airrppmpnt
unon
It
and.
since
been
held
by
a
garrison.
Re-
the
House
wnv
nnrt
means
com-1
cent
heavy
rains
have
hampered
mittce
having
reported
favorably,
Italian
military
activities,
the
measure
providing
for
the
im-j
reported
here.
mediate
cash
payment
of
veterans'
bonuses
will
go
to
a
vote
lmme-jTJprT,r1
IP
diately,
probably
today
or
tomor-'
ljf
,
I
1
1J
uw,
una
win
De
spni
up
jo
ic
Senate.
it
is
PRESIDENT
Local
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union
Elects
Its
Officers
For
Year
193G
Thr
Deen
Sea
Fishermen's
Union
of
Prince
Rupert,
at
Its
annual
meeting
last
night,
elected
officers
for
the
year
1036
as
follows:
President,
William
H.
Brett.
Vice-President,
M.
Llnstad.
Secretary-Treasurer,
George
An
i
be
derson
(re-elected).
BIG
BLAZE
IN
TAC0MA
Damageof
$400,000
Done
hy
Conflagration
Yesterday
on
Waterfront
of
Southern
Port
TACOMA,
Jan.
8:
Damage
estimated
at
some
$400,000
was
done
by
a
fire
which
raged
on
the
Ta-coma
waterfront
for
several
hours
yesterday,
having
started
following
two
explosions
in
a
milling
plant.
The
entire
local
fire
fighting
force
was
pressed
into
service
to
combat
the
conflagration
which
was
brought
under
control
before
It
spread
Into
large
oil
storage
tanks.
CIVIL
WAR
!
IS
FEARED
Trouble
In
Inner
Mongolia
Is
An
tlclpaled
Clash
Between
Chinese
Soldiers
and
Japanese
Officers
PEIPINO,
China,
Jan.
8:
CP-Clvll
war
may
break
out
at
an;
time
in
Inner
Mongolia
betweer
Chinese
Nationalist
and
Japanes
Influences.
It
was
predicted
In
official
quarters
hen?
yesterday.
The
tenseness
of
the
situation
was
further
Increased
yesterday
when
a
clash
occurred
between
Chinese
soldiers
and
Japanese
officers
In
the
vicinity
of
the
Great
Wall
not
far
from
the
ancient
capital.
Eithe:
side
blamed
the
other
with
havlns
started
the
trouble.
Gypsum
Queen
Case
Echoed
Exchequer
Court
Denies
Motion
For
Re-opening
of
Action
in
Connection
With
Reparations
OTTAWA,
Jan.
8:
(CP)
The
Ex
chequer
Court
of
Canada
yesterday
denied
a
motion
for
the
re-opening
of
the
famous
Gypsum
Queen
case
Involving
the,
collection
of
repara
tlons
for
the
sinking
of
the
vessel
nrrnrdine
Secretary,
Jens
Larsen
during
the
war.
Senator
Hance
ro.oiootpd).
,Lonan
was
a
prominent
figure
In
Trustees
Louis
Larsen
and
Ar-
connection
with
the
original
case
thur
Bredcrscn.
j
rwatps
to
Trades
and
Labor
BAR
SICVEK-
nA,mT'"
..
.
11
wriinir
Pedersen.
George
NEW
YORK,
Jan.
8:
Bar
silver
we;:r"yJ."TP"
S
Miller
and
W.
H.
was
unchanged
at
.49.
per
ounce
a
dozen
here
yesterday.
Brett.
on
the
local
metal
market
today.
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA.
P
n-
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
OFFICER
IS
SHOT
Detective
Fires
at
Detective
Mistake
in
Vancouver
Congressman
From
Washington
Fined
By
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
8:
(CD-Detective
David
Shearer
was
shot
in
the
hip
last
night
by
Detective
James
Copland,
a
fellow
officer,
when
the
latter
mistook
him
for
a
burglary
suspect
as
he
answered
a
call
to
a
Dundas
Street
house.
Shearer
was
taken
to
hospital
where
his
condition
is
reported
to
be
good.
A
youth
of
juvenile
age
was
captured
at
the
scene
by
police
and
held
without
charges.
For
Being
Drunk
WASHINGTON
D.C..
Jan.
8:
ongressman
M.
A
Zlonchek
of
Vashington
has
been
fined
here
of
being
drunk
and
disorderly
on
New
Year's
Eve.
He
has
appealed
the
conviction.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
8,
1935
Police
officers
were
stoned,
tra
-n
cars
burned,
and
three
uprooted
vhen
widespread
rioting
by
students
broke
out
In
Cairo,
Eg
pt.
Th;
sc
British
police
officers
w
e
Injured
by
missiles
and
nearly
eighty
arrests
were
mad
Arrested
students
are
shown
In
a
nettsd
lorry
enroute
to
jail,
after
being
arrested
for
activity
In
the
Cairo
riots.
There
were
fu
ther
students
riots
yesterday.
MART
IS
High
Low
.
..
1:53
am.
20.0
ft.
13:34
pjn.
22.0
ft.
..
7:44
a.m.
7.5
ft.
20:16
p.m.
U
ft.
PRICE:
5
CENTS
RITM
AND
FMN
FLE
MOVE
Greatest
Concentration
Of
Naval
Vessels
Will
Cruise
Mediterranean
Hood,
Ramillics,
Orion
and
Neptune
to
Return
to
United
Kingdom
While
Other
Fighting
Vessels
go
Out
To
Take
Their
Places
t
rvlTHAVT
T
O
.
ITU
Tl
fif
1
IT-
I
VICKERS
OFFICIALS
TESTIFY
IN
PROBE
Cairo
Students
Netted
By
Police
A
her
Riots
Deny
That
British
Firm
Is
Member
oi
Ring
For
Making
oi
Armaments
Company's
Investments
Abroad
Are
Revealed
Have
Not
Control
of
foreign
Companies
But
Have
Merely
Invested
in
Them
LONDON,
Jan.
8:
(CP)-J.
Reid
Young,
secretary
of
Vickers
Limited,
munitions
makers,
denied
flatly
before
a
royal
cornmfssion
on
private
manufacture
of
arms
today
that
his
company
was
a
member
of
"an
international
armaments
ring"
with
business
ramifications
throughout
the
world.
Vickers
officials
said
that
the
company's
for-
Kelgn
Investments
Included
twenty-
HAUPTMANN
EXECUTION
SET
FOR
JANUARY
17
TRENTON,
NJ.,
Jan.
8:
Bruno
Richard
Hauptmann,
j
convicted
of
the
kidnap-
....
murder
of
Charles
Augustus
j
Yfy.
Di
If
fy.
ltl1
I
M
Ty
I
J.
T
(nHKoroVi
4r
.oe
InM
vector.
4.1
five
percent
of
a
Japanese
ordnance
and
shipbuilding
firm,
twenty-one
percent
of
one
Spanish
armament
company,
twenty-two
percent
of
another
and
thirty
and
one-half
percent
in
a
Roumanian
armament
firm.
They
added,
how
ever,
that
Vickers
had
no
control
of
these
companies
In
any
way.
It
was
merely
an
investment.
IlvJlllfllllVl
cv,,.,
i
'-j.,
Sir
Herbert
Lawrence,
chairman
-
T
o.vu
...
.
uaj(
M
v,.
i
01
vi-u-r-
VICKerS
Limited
L,imireQ
and
ana
Vlckers-
VlCKCfS-
J.
hie
.YunHnn
nrmilH
tolro
4.
Utilities
and
Rails-Xead
ln-Mov
V
place
on
January
17botitWf,,ttW:tot
from
abroad
has
ment
upwards
aii
Along
ine
pjn
tok
the
announce-
Line
in
New
York
4.
ment
wlth
hls
customary
stolid
coolness.
Hauptmann's
only
NEW
YORK,
Jan.
8:-Railway
hope
now
rests
wlth
the
New
and
utility
shares,
particularly
the
Jersey
State
Board
of
Pardons
latter,
showed
ereat
strength
yes-
which
on
Saturday
will
con-
terday
as
the
stock
market
boomed
up
to
new
high
levels
all
along
the
list.
The
day's
turnover
was
large
at
3,080,000
shares
and
closing
av-'j
erages
were
as
follows:
industrials,
144.93,
up
1.82;
rails,
42.44,
up
1.01
utilities,
30.97,
up
.92;
bonds,
99.58,
up
.11.
The
boom
in
security
value$
Is
attributable
to
the
ruling
of
the
United
States
Supreme
Court
this!
week
finding
the
Agricultural
Ad
justment
Act
unconstitutional.
Four
Roys
Are
Drowned
When
Roat
Capsizes
sider
his
appeal
for
commute-
tton
to
life
imprisonment,
.
4
l8;
China
Clipper
To
Leave
Tomorrow
Another
Transpacific
Air
Mail
Carrying
Flight
About
To
Commence
From
Alameda
ALAMEDA.
Jan.
8:
The
Par-
American
Airways
flying
boat,
ANTIOOH,
Cal.,
Jan.
8;
Four
China
Clipper
will
leave
tomorrow,
high
school
boys
were
drowned
for
another
transpacific
air
mall;
near
here
yesterday
when
a
boat
'
carrying
flight
to
Manila.
The
ship
1
capsized
while
they
were
hunting,
had
started
out
on
Sunday
but
hit
mmmmm,
.
some
object
In
the
water
as
about
German
Acts
and
Not
Allied
Loans
Forced
United
States
Into
Last
War-J.
P.
Morgan
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Jan.
8:
Appearing
before
a
Senate
committee
investigating
the
causes
of
war,
J.
Picrpont
Morgan
yesterday
declared
that
it
had
been
German
insults
and
injuries
and
not
the
protection
of
loans
made
to
the
Allies
which
had
drawn
United
States
into
the
World
War.
The
United
States
had
always
been
on
the
side
of
the
Allies,
declared
Mr.
Morgan,
and,
as
early
as
1915,
had
arranged
loans
for
the
Allied
nations
when
they
were
required.
As
far
as
he
personally
was
concerned,
Mr.
Morgan
asserted
that
there
was
no
greater
lover
of
peace.
"Is
it
not
true
that
money
is
the
root
of
all
evil?"
Mr.
Morgan
was
asked.
"Possibly
the
love
of
money,"
retorted
Mr.
Morgan.
T.
W.
Lamont,
associate
of
Mr.
Morgan's,
and
F.
A.
Vanderlip,
former
president
of
the
National
City
Hank,
were'also
heard
by
the
committee.
.
,
to
take
off
and
sustained
damage,
repair
of
which
has
now
been
Quintuplets
Are
Quite
Wealthy
resulted-In.
the
development
of
an'
anti-aircraft
gun
which,
in
competition
with
the
world,
has
proved
its
pre-emin
ence,"
but
he
added:
"Our
own
government.
If
It
wishes,
can
get
full
advantage
of
this
DATE
OF
SESSION
British
Columbia
Legislature
Meet
on
February
25
To
VICTORIA.
Jan.
8:
(CP)
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo
announced
yesterday
that
the
Legislature
will
meet
on
February
25.
PROSPERITY
IN
BRITAIN
.Many
Signs
of
Definite
Progress
Last
Year
Were
in
Evidence
LONDON,
Jan.
8:
(CP)
The
prosperity
of
the
United
Kingdom
continued
In
1935,
many
signs
of
definite
progress
being
in
evidence.
The
external
trade
of
the
United
Kingdom
was
characterized
by
a
Each
of
Famous
Babies
Now
Has
considerable
gain
in
exports
dur-
About
$24,000
in
Her
Own
Right,
it
is
Announced
total
of
5396.900,000,
recording
the
'considerable
gain
of
7.4.
The
gain
CALLANDER.
Ont.,
Jan.
8:
(CP),ln
xports
to
the
Empire
countries
-According
to
a
statement
made
over
tne
flrst
nlne
montns
0f
034
yesterday
by
the
trustees,
each
of
wa5
Q
,
,
ine
uionne
qumiupieis
now
nas;
about
$24,000
In
her
own
right.
Freighter
Locked
In
Superior
Ice
The
gain
in
lmnorts
was
limited
'to
1.2
in
the
first
10
months
of
Coastguard
Vessels
Rushing
to
Aid
Period
l
1934-
Of
E.
C.
Polk
Near
Ontario
Shore
of
Lake
1935
over
the
same
period
of
1934,
the
total
being
612,000,000.
The
Imports
from
Empire
countries
Into
the
markets
of
the
United
Kingdom
in
the
first
nine
months
of
i
1935
were
only
3.3
over
the
same
WHEAT
PRICES
DULUTH,
Jan.
8:
Coastguard
WINNIPEG,
Jan.
8:
(CP)
Wheat
vessels
were
yesterday
rushing
to
prices
were
little
changed
on
the
the
aid
of
the
freighter
E.
C.
Polk-
local
market
yesterday,
futures
which
was
reported
locked
in
the
ranging
from
no
change
to
'Vic
ice
near
the
Ontario
shore
of
Lake
lower.
Chicago
prices
were
irregular
Superior.
from
34c
lower
to
'Ac
higher.