Today's
Weather
(I
AJVl.)
prince
Rupcrt-r-Overcast;
southeast
wind,
four
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
30.04;
temperature,
3D;
sea
smooth.
To
morrow
s
Tides
High
1:00
a.m.
18.7
It.
12:35
sum.
.21.4
It.
Low
6:45
a.m.
8.5
ft.
19:25
p.m.
3.4
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol
XXVI..
No.
279.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
1,
1937.
PRICE:
5
CENTS
Chinese
Defenders
Are
On
Spot
Dial
churchman
IS
INJURED
Itt.
Kcv.
Walter
Burd,
Head
Of
Diocese
of
Saskatchewan,
In
'
Auto
Smash
PRINCE
ALBERT,
Dec.
1:
(CP)
-Mrs.
Waiter
Buid,
wife
of
the
Bishop
of
the
Anglican'
Diocese
o.";
Saskatchewan,
died
yesterday
Irom
head
'injuries
received
in
an
automobile
accident
in
which
her
hus
band
was
also
injured.
The
Bishop,
who
is
a
sufferei
fmm
severe
war
disabilities,
is
believed
to
be
recovering
although
his
general
condition
Is
anythinfc
but
good.
countTn'"
victoria
Plurality
of
Robert
Majhew,
Liberal,
is
1846
Over
Conservative
Runner-up
VICTORIA,
Dec.
1:
(CP)
Ihe.
final
count
from
the
federal
by-J
election
in
Victoria
on
Monday
is
as
follows;
I
Rober
W.
Mayhew.
Liberal,
9487
B.
A,
McKelvlc,
Conservative
7641.
Prof.
J.
King
Oordon.
C.
C.
P.
06
Todays
Weather
TrlDle
Island
Cloudy,
west
southwest
wind,
four
miles
pe:
hour
light
swell.
Lanjara
Island
Part
cloudy,
southerly
wind,
four
miles
per
hour
barometer,
30.24:
temperature
33;
moderate
swell.
Bull
Harbor
Overcast,
misty,
northerly
wind,
seven
miles
per
hour
barometer,
29.98;
temperature
44;
moderate
swell.
Alert
Bay
Raining
(
calm;
barometer,
30.14;
temperature,
35;:
sea
smooth.
Hazelton
Foggy,
calm,
29.
Smlthers
Foggy,
calm,
24.
Burns
Lake
Clear,
calm,
10.
Terrace
Foggy,
calm,
32.
Aiyansh
Cloudy,
calm.
30.
Stewart
Cloudy,
calm,
31.
His
Rendezvous
Death
Looking
forward
with
eagerness
to
his
take-off
on
an
attempted
double
flight
across
the
Atlantic
Is
Govlnd
P.
Nalr.
32-year-old
Indian
flier,
as
he
stands
on
the
flying
field
at
Croydon,
Eng.,
wearing
a
garland
presented
by
an
admirer.
A
few
hours
later
he
was
dead.
After
a
shaky
start,
he
crashed
at
Rouen,
France,
in
attempting
to
land.
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SHOW
TERRI-
TORIES
UNDER
BRITISH
RULE
AND
INFLUENCE.
ARROWS
RflDlflTINS
FROM
LONDON,
ENGLAND,
DENOTE
HOT
SPOTS
WITH
IN
THE
EMPIRE.
Complications
in
Spain,
Arab
to
use
all
Its
diplomatic
power
SHOCK
TO
SMITHERS
Caused
By
Sudden
Deaths
of
Two
Welt
Known
Young:
Women
SMITHERS,
Dec.
1:
The
people
of
this
town
received
a
second
severe
shock
within
the
period
of
one
week
when
they
learned
on
Wed
nesday
morning
last
of
the
passing
of
Mrs.
Shirley
Preston
who
had
died
very
suddenly
in
the
local
hospital
during
the
night
Mrs.
Preston
had
been
In
good
health
up
to
within
a
couple
of
days
before
her
death
and
had
at-
i
tended
social
functions
a
few
days
!
before
but
on
Saturday
complained
of
not
feeling
very
well.
She
developed
pneumonia
from
which
she
failed
to
make
any
recovery.
!
Deceased
was
the
daughter
of
Emery
Barger,
well
known
farmer
of
the
Telkwa
district,
and
grew
up
in
this
district
where
she
had
a
host
of
friends,
having
been
very
active
in
all
the
social
activities
of
the
district
In
which
she
had
lived.
She
became
the
bride
of
sniney
Preston,
the
provincial
agriculturist
at
Smlthers,
only
two
months
ago
and
they
established
their
home
In
Smithes
immediately
after.
,
Coming
immediately
after
the
death
of
Mrs.
Cecil
Muirhead,
who
had
also
Just
come
to
Smlthers
frnm
Trlkwa
to
make
her
home,
the
oconle
of
both
Smlthers
and
Telkwa
districts
are
visibly
affected
by
the
loss
of
two
young
and
popular
ladies
whose
activities
in
all
affairs
relating
to
the
progress
of
the
valley
will
be
greatly
missed.
The
sympathy
of
the
residents
oi
the
entire
valley
are.extendcd
to(
the
grieving
husband
and
the
im-;
mediate
family
of
the
deceased.
j
Mrs.
Preston
was
21
years
or
age
.
and
leaves,
besides
her
husband.
her
father
and
brothers
and
sisters
who
are
at
Telkwa.
j
New
Legislature
Of
Ontario
Sits
First
Session
Following:
Recent
j
General
Election
Gets
Under
Way
at
Toronto
Today
TORONTO,
Dec.
1:
(CP)-
The
llrst
session
of
the
Ontario
Legts-
,
lature
following
the
last,
general
election
opened
today.
1
.'
.'.
-;
Is
Killed
BRITAIN
WORRIES
OV
uprisings
in
Palestine,
war
in
Chi
na,
Fascism
and
Nazism
cause
the
British
Government
in
London
to
keep
the
far-flung
British
Empire
a
seli-contamed
group
This
map
indicates
the
importance
of
a
"Free"
Mediterranean
to
Britain
and
the
Ejiuue.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
I
Courtesy
9,
D.
JuhiUUui
Vo.)
Vancouver
Stocks
Ef.'cr-NicKi.vC.
'
Biog
Missouri,
.36
'2.
Bralorne,
7.70.
Aztec,
.08.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.62.
Dentonla,
.09.
Golconda,
.05.
Mlnto,
.033i.
Fairview
Amal.,
.05
M.
Noble
Five,
.032.
Pend
Oreille,
1.70.
Pioneer,
3.20.
Porter
Idaho,
.03.
Premier,
2.00.
Reeves
McDonald,
.30.
Reno,
.65.
Relief
Arlington,
.10.
Reward.
.04V2.
Salmon
Gold,
.07.
Hedley
Amalg.,
.052.
Premier
Border,
.01.
Sllbak
Premier,
1.85.
Congress,
.02.
Home
Gold.
.01
M.
Grandvlew,
.07.
Indian,
.01
Vi.
Quatslno
Copper,
.03.
Quesnelle
Quartz,
06V4.
Oils
:.
A.
P.
Con.,
.31.
Calmont,
.43.
C.
&
E.,
2.25.
Freehold,
.06V4.
McDougal
Segur,
.27.
Mercury,
.16',2.
,
Okalta.
1.15.
Pacalta,
.12.
'
Home
Oil.
1.15.
Toronto
Shocks
Beattie,
1.26.
Central
Patricia,
2.40.
Gods
Lake,
.48.
Little
Long
Lak,
4.75.
McKcnzle
Red
Lake,
.93.
Pickle
Crow,
5.25.
,
.
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore,
.18.
San
Antonio.
1.37.
Sherrlt
Gordon,
1.30.
Smelters
Gold,
.01".
McLeod
Cockshutt,
1.13.
Oklcnd,
.12
'2.
Mosher,
.10.
Mad?en
Red'
Lake,
.36.
Stadacona,
.47.
Frontier
Red
Lake,
.05!'2.
Francoeur
.35,
Moneta
Porcupine,
1.85.
Bouscadlllac,
.12.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.33
'
.
Bankfleld,
.58.
East
Malartlc,
.86.
Preston
East
Dome,
1.10..
Hutchison
Lake,
.07.
Dawson
White,
.01j.
Aldermac,
.45.
Kerr
Addison,
1.55.
In
KU
HER
FAR-FLUNG
EMPIRE
ACCIDENTS
IN
MINES
Proposal
to
Have
Miner
Accompany
Inspector
Into
Working's
Is
Defeated
VICTORIA,
Dec.
1:
(CD-
move
to
amend
the
Coal
Mines
Regulation
Act
inserting
provision
that,
when
a
mines
Inspector
enters
workings
after
an
accident
he
should
be
accompanied
by
a
representative
of
the
workers
was
defeated
25
to
17
in
the
Legislature
yesterday.
The
amendment
was
offered
by
Samuel
Guthrie,
C.
C.
F.
member
for
Cowichan-Newcastle
and
a
former
miner,
who
said
that
miners
who
testified
at
an
Inquiry
Into
a
fatal
mine
flood
at
the
Be-ban
workings
near
Nanalmo
last
spring
were
afraid
to
tell
the
truth
but,
if
a
worker
had
gone
down
into
the
shaft
with
the
inspector
after
the
accident,
the
story
would
have
been
different.
Premier
Pattullo
said
the
Legls-lature
might
progrogue
next
week.
CURE
ILLS
i
OF
EUROPE
i
Britain
and
France
to
Sound
Out
Czccho-Slovakia
and
Austria
on
Minority
(ucstion
LONDON,
Dec.
It
(CP)
Czechoslovakia
and
Austria
will
be
sounded
out
by
Great
Britain
and
France,
informed
sources
said
today,
on
their
attitude
toward
making:
concessions
to
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
of
Germany
on
problems
of
German
minorities
within
their
borders.
This
Is
the
next
step
In
a
cam-
t-ilr,
fni
lnrnfif-i
n
ccpifrttv
part
of
the
dl?nosls
of
European
oer
ju
wjiuiuih,
,
u
u
uuu
insult
sore
spots
to
be'
taken
as
a
re-
I
turn
leaving
destination
not
later
of
the
Just
concluded
French-
than
January
3
These
rates
are
in
British
diplomatic
talks.
I
offft
fnr
nil
rlnsses
of
necommo-
BANK
HELD
UP
VANCOUVERA
ilone
bandit
held
up
the
suburban
Dunbat
street
branch
of
the
Canadian
Bank
of
Commerce
today
and
rcaped
with
$60
despite
six
shots
fired
after
him
by
bank
employees
as
he
fled
in
an
automobile
believed
to
have
been
stolen.
A3
Crash
CURRENCY
!
QUESTION
Would
Not
Hare
Hurt
Canada
To
Depreciate,
Witness
Tells
Rowell
Commission
I
WINNIPEG,
Dec.
:p
If
Canada
had
depreciated
her
cur
rency
during
the
depression
the
advantage
to
the
west
would
have
been
greater
than
any
disadvantage
to
Eastern
Canada.
Prof.
A.
R.
Upgren,
University
of
Mlnne-
'
sota
economist,
told
the
Rowell
Royal
Commission
yesterday.
The
professor
contended
that
Eastern
Canada
bore
the
brunt
of
the
Canadian
monetary
policy.
j
Australia
had
sought
to
spread
the
burden
over
all
sections
of
the
country
by
depreciating
cur-'
hency
twenty
per
cent,
Upgren
'
added.
I
CHEAP
XM
AS
RAIL
RATES
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
1
Cheap
railway
fares
will
again
be
available
over
the
Christmas
and
New
Year
holidays,
accdrding
to
an
announcement
by
J.
B.
Parker,
secretary,
Canadian
Passenger
Association.
For
trips
to
distant
centres,
tick-.
etr
will
be
available
at
single
fare
'and
one-third
for
the
round
trip.
These
will
be
on
sale
dally
from
De-!
cembcr
21
to
January
.2
Inclusive,
gocd
for
return
up
to
January
7.
'
For
the
Christmas
and
New
Year
!
week-ends,
tickets
will
be
sold
at
single
fare
and
one-quarter
for
the
return
trip.
For
the
Christmas
week-end
sale
is
from
December
23
to
December
28
and
good
to
return
leaving
destination
not
later
than
December
27.
For
the
New
Year
week-end.
sale
is
from
Decern-
datlon.
In
addition
to
these,
special
limit
fares
are
available
to
teachers
and
students.
In
view
of
Christmas
and
New(
Year
falling
on
Saturday,
the
rail-;
ways
anticipate
a
heavy
traffic
dur-'
ing
the
holidays
and
are
making
preparations
to
take
care
of
a
large
Increase.
Thousands
Likely
To
Be
Trapped
In
Nanking
Vicinity
Japan
Returns
Two
Italian
Vessels
and
American
Launch
Which
.
She
Seized,
Due
.
Apologies
..
Being
Made
-
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SHANGHAI,
Dec.
1:
(CP)
The
Japanese
drive4o-j
ward
Wuhu,
Yangste
River
port,
sixty
miles
southwest
of
Nanking,
has
threatened
to
bottle
up
thousands
of
Chinese
troops
defending
the
nation's
capital.
Chinese,
commanders
expect
to
disclose
soon
whether
they
will
follow
the
advice
of
foreign
militarists
and
save
a
dozen
BULLETINS
on
.
FISHERMAN
DIES
Judah
Osborne,
5G,
local
fisherman,
died
this
morning
in
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
I
Funeral
arrangements
arc
in
the
!
hands
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers.
J
BUILDING
PERMITS
J
Building-
permits
issued
In
Prince
Rupert
during
the
month
of
November
totalled
$18,420
in
value.
Chief
item
was
$15,000
for
the
wharf
and
buildings
of
the
Standard
Oil
Co.
of
British
Columbia
being;
erected
on
thf.
Jocal
waterfront.
There
was
'
$1500
for
the
Armor
Salvage
I
Co.'s
new
gravel
bunkers
and
SI
000
for
a
new
machine
snuP
for
George
Rogers
and
Con
Michaloff
on
First
Avenue
CUSTOMS
REVENUE
Customs
and
excise
revenue
for
the
month
of
November
totalled
$14,063.81
at
the
port
or
Prince
Rupert
as
compared
with
$6,956.25
in
the
same
month
last
year.
I
NOVEMBER
WEATHER
I
There
were
4.1
inches
of
rain
and
41
hours
of
sunshine
in
Prince
Rupert
during-
the
month
of
November.
The
highest
temperature
for
the
month
was
58
on
November
1
and
the
lowest
28
on
November
11.
The
mean
temperature
was
42.7.
Highest
barometer
reading-
was
30.27
on
November
28
and
28.75
on
Nov
ember
24.
ENGLAND
WINS
LONDON
Fielding
practically
the
same
team
that
defeated
Wales
two
to
one
two
weeks
ago,
England
scored
a
5
to
4
victory
ictory
over
Czccho-SIavakia
in
a
ternatlonal
football
game
today.
HATFIELD
APPEAL
DISMISSED
TORONTO
Appeal
of
Captain
Freeman
Uatflied
against
a
conviction
;
of
fraud
in
connection
!
with
reparations
paid
for
the
loss
of
the
schooner
Gypsum
Queen
in
the
Irish
Sea
during-the
Great
War
was
dismissed
in
the
Ontario
Appeal
Court
today.
TO
SUBMIT
DRAFT
OTTAWA
Draft
of
the
proposed
amendment
to
the
British
North
America
Act
empowering
the
Dominion
to
enact
and
administer
an
unemployment
insurance
system
will
be
submitted
to
all
provinces
once
they
aree
to
the
principle,
Premier
King
told
Premier
Duplessls
of
Quebec
in
a
letter
made
public
last
nleht.
Duplessls
Is
one;
of
the
three
Premiers
withholding-
assent
to
the
principle
pending
further
particulars.
HAK
SILVER
VKW
YORK:
(CP)
Bar
sit
ver
wrh
unchnnced
at
4134c
pr
Tint
oumn
on
the
New
ork
met
market
today.
Of
Troops
or
tneir
strongest
envisions
Dy
mediate
withdrawal
or
stake
all
a
fight
to
the
finish
Just
but-
side
the
city's
walls.
As
the
Invaders
continued
their;
advance
on
Nanking,
the
Japanese
today
returned
with
apologies
two
Italian
vessels
and
a
United
States
launch
which
were
seized
yesterday,
The
restitution
followed
sharp
pro
J
tests
by
the
consuls
for
the
two
nations.
The
whole
Incident
Is
now
regarded
as
closed.
The
Chinese
government
is
re-ported
to
be
protesting
to
Italy
over
the
recognition
of
the
puppet
state
of
Manchoukuo.
An
article
In
Populo
dl
Italia,
believed
to
have
been
written
by
Premier
Benito
Mussollnt,
urges
.china
to
take
the
only
course
lelV
ami
sue
for
peace
with
Japan.
,
word
of.
the
bombing
by
Japan-'
lah'eW'-iifthtlil-iila'nes
of
a.
Catholic'
!oTDhanage
at
Kasninr.ieen
aaya
ago
was
brought
to
Shanghai
yest-terd.axiJ'-a..Frsnch
and
Italian
father
who
walkeaferr-'days
-f
rom-Kashlng
to
Nlngpo
where
they
'boarded
a
Shanghai-bound
vessel.
In
addition
to
eighty-six
children
being
killed
In
the
bombing,
-the
fathers
also
reported
that
150
ref
ugees,
four
French
sisters
and
five!
Chinese
sisters,
who
were
at
tb
orphanage,
were
missing.
Weather
horecast
j
General
Synods
With
the
xx
ception
of
rain
on
the
north
coast
the
weather
has
beea
fair
over
British
Columbia.
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Moderate
variable
winds,
mostly
fair
and
comparatively
mild.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
.Islan
I
Moderate
variable
winds,
part
:loudy
with
not
much
cnangexm
temperature.
r
l
fC
tpidemic
Ui
Paralysis
MELBOURNE,
Aust.,
Dec.
I:
(CP)
The
one
thousandth
case
la
'an
epidemic
of
Infantile
paraysi
which
is
on
In
the
state
of
Victoria
was
reported
yesterday
There
have
been
fifty
-
seven
deaths.
Boys
ami
Girls
Here
is
a
Special
Christmas
Offer
A
Good
Chance
to
Earn
a
Few
Dollars
Any
boy
or
girl
turning
In
new
subscriptions
to
the
Dally'
News
between
now
and
Christmas
Day
at
regular,
rates
will
be
presented
with,
half
the
amount
collected.
This
does
not
apply
to
renewals.
The
offer
ist
good
for
delivery
by
mall
In
Canada
as
weil
as
in
tho
city.
ten
via