Today's
Weather
(t
AM.)
Prince
-Rupert
Cloudy,
south
omorrow
s
Tides
High
0:05
a.m.
17.4
ft.
11:36
p.m.
20.4
ft.
Low
5:40
a.m.
9.8
ft.
18:32
p.m.
4.5
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUAHJlA'S
NEWSPAPER
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
23,
1937.
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Dec.
29:
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they
this
city.
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LONDON,
Dec.
29:
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Wind
M
rain
has
now
cleared
away
of
the
worst
foes
which
Lon-
on
and
southern
England
has
jtpcrlcnced
In
years.
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thick
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of
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ri
n
.
In
Quebec,
Is
Said
unanimous
opinion
of
men
.iservatives,
is
that
the
re-
ui
uuvui
iimtMiL.
that
the
by-election
should
'villi
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IS
HEAVY
R""ar?
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,
ivins
aiiu
lycuuivaic
40
iniiica
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LlOU
There
have
been
heavy
snows
In
.he
Interior
from
Kwlnltsa
east
luring
the
past
couple
of-
days.
.Yesterday
and
this
morning
there
was
a
dense
blizzard
with
high
wind
Terrace
and
east
and
west
of
there.
The
deepest
snow
on
tne
level
was
28
Inches
at
Exstew
while
drifts
on
the
railway
line
reached
deDth
at
points
of
five
and
six
feet.
-
-,
otiiienis.
tients.
On
un
Christmas
unnsLmas
Eve
evp
the
iiip
hrps
...
..
.
,
u.
blizzard
evidently
moving
eastward,
ted
the
hospital
and
sang
carolv
The
railway
line
Is
being
kept!
'There
were
special
Christmas
.
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Todays
Weather
(Oovernmnt
"le(traph
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy,
south
wind.
-35
miles
per
hour;
sea
rough
Langara
Island
Raining,
soutr.
wind,
15
miles
per
hour;
baro-
meter.29.02;
temperature,
36;
mod-
erate
swell.
Dead
Tree
Point
Cloudy,
strong
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.21;
temperature.
35;
moderate
swell.
Estevan
Fair,
southerly
wind,
14
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.7S
Bull
Harbor
Overcast,
showery;
southwest
wind,
six
miles
per
hour,
barometer,
29.50;
temperature,
48;
moderate
swell.
Alert
Bay
Raining,
calm;
barometer.
2?,52;
temperature,
36;
sea
smooth.
Victoria
Clear,
calm;;
barometer,
29.83.
Vancouver
Raining,
easterly
jwlnd,
four
miles
per
hour;
baro-i
meter,
29.88.
Prince
Oeorce
Clear,
northeast
wjnd,
8
miles
per
hour;
baromete.
-
23.5a
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm,
14a,
twe
feet
of
new
snow.
Aiyansh
Cloudy,
calm,
18a.
Alice
Arm
Snowing,
calm,
24a.
Anyox
Snowing,
windy.
21a.
Stewart
Snowing,
calm,
21a.
Hazclton
Cloudy,
windy,
17a.
Smlthcrs
Snowing,
calm,
18a.
Burns
Lake
Snowing,
windy.
20a.
.
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m
m
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KJV.
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Ot
li
JUI1
IlliCl
Scow
Upset
in
1.
I.ake
and
Dumped)
:
Leaves
to
Effect
Recovery
Armour
Salvage
Co.'s
big
servjee
boat
Algie,
with
Capt.
Paul
Armour
in
charge,
left
last
night
for
Surf
Inlet
with
salvage
equipment
to
be
used
in
recovering
ore
from
the
lake
at
that
point
The
ore
was
J
dumped
into
the
lake
when
a.
scow
developed
a
leak
and
upset.
The.
.inn
rp
n.itf
It
will
be
away
three
or,
four
days,
It
Is
expected.
1
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,.,
P,.nnppt.inn
at
Vr
and
by
snow
conditions
in
i
h
interior
last
night's
train
was
over
eleven
hours
late,
not
getting
p
f.i.,
in
until
iu:u
"
ARMY
DOES
!
FINE
WORKj
Brought
Happy
Christmas
to
Man)
Homes
Due
to
the
response
of
the
public
to
the
annual
appeal
for
cash
funds
and
donations
of
seasonal
goods,
the
Salvation
Army
was
able
to
bring
Christmas
Cheer
into
the
homes
of
the
needy
folk
in
Prince
Rupert
and
to
many
ft
made
"all
the
difference
in
the
world."
Captain
Ilalsey
and
his
good
wife
had
the
satisfaction
of
a
work
well
done.
The
gratitude
of
those
to
whom
it
was
made
a
happier
day
due
to
their
efforts
is
not
the
least
of
their
rewards.
Seventy
hampers
were
distributed,
as
compared
with
55
last
Christmas,
and
the
hospital
and
other
insti-
1
tutions
were
visited
with
treats
for'
the
inmates.
At
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
every
effort
was
made
b
Miss
Jean
Harrison
R.
N.,
lady
superintendent,
and
members
ci
her
staff
to
make
the
day
as
bright
and
cheery
as
possible
for
those
who
needs
must
be
confined
to
that
Institution.
There
were
the.
usual
Christmas
trees
In
the
wards
and
remembrances
for
the
pa
Pres-
nvrprmn
:mirrn
Jim
nr
f:nnir
visi
-
-
-
-
day
but,
owing
to
the
extremely
cold
weather,
congregations
inj
-
some
cases
were
not
as
large
as
usual.
Some
four
hundred
attended'
-midnight
mass"
"on
ChrlstmM
Eve
in
the
Church
of
the
Annunciation.
The
celebrant
was
Bish-
op
E-
M
Bunoz
assisted
by
Fathu
Gordon
and
Father
Garity.
The
choir
was
under
direction
of
Charles
P.
Balagno
and
soloists
were
Miss
Blanche
Curtln
and
OH-
lis
Couture
Weather
Seasonable
The
people
who
like
cold
weath-r
for
Christmas
Day
should
have
een
satisfied
Saturday.
The
of
fi
lial
thermometer
at
Digby
Island
dropped
suddenly
to
twelve
above
;arly
In
the
morning
and
hovered
there
for
several
hours
although
the
biting
north
wind
which
was
so
penetrating
Friday
had
gone
down
somewhat,
Christmas
Da-skies
were
clear
and
there
wns
some
bright
sunshine.
It
was
a
Green
Christmas
with
no
snow
in
Prince
Rupert.
Even
on
th:-
mountains
hereabouts
there
Is
not'
nearly
as
much
as
usual
although;
there
Is
still
time
to
get
plenty
of!
oft.
!
After
the
four
day
cold
snap
It
was
considerably
milder
Monda
although
the
tendency
of
the
wind
was
to
be
from
the
northward
and
it
was
by
no
means
warn
With
skies
overcast
and
the
barometer
falling,
there
was
every
evl
dence
that
snow
was
In
the
off
lng
and
it
came
Monday
night
changing
to
rain
yesterday.
With
good
thick
Ice
on
all
the
lakes
and
ponds,
skating
was
a
popular
diversion
over
the
holldaj
week-end.
If
the
snow
comes
in
sfficicnt
quantity,
it
would
be
ap
preciated
by
the
ski
enthusiasts
who
have
yet
to
get
their
innings
Boxing
Day
was
generally
ob
served
as
a
holiday
In
Prince
Rupert.
Stores,
banks
and
offices
were
closed.
The
newspapers
dU
not
publish.
The
Post
Office
and
telegraphs
did
business
as
usual
Ytilctidc
Activities
Christmas
was
spent
quietly
'n
prince
Rupert
although
there
w?.s
the
usual
round
of
social
activity
mostly
of
a
private
nature,
There
were
four
guests
at
tha
city
Jail
over
the
holiday,
one
a
gentleman
who
had
tippled
to
such
an
extent
that
hc
was
unable
to
tell
the
officers
what
his
name
was
or
to
whom
he
belonged.
A
Christmas
night
incident
quite
uncalled
for
was
the
tearing
down
and
scattering
about
of
Christmas
BULLETINS
STRIKE
IN
FRANCE
PARIS
Hundreds
of
thousands
of
Parisians
walked
to
work
today
because
of
the
transport
workers'
strike
which
paralyzed
the
subway
and
bus
services.
SCOFF
AT
REPORT
lt7St
I
aid
that
the
.British
food
defence
i
department'
has
paid
the
Cana-
i
dian
Wheat
Board
$425,99,M9
',
for
an
option
on
the
entire
Ca-
nadlan
wheat
crop,
valued
at
$500,000,000.
.
LONDON
IS
SKEPTICAL
Not
Satisfied
With
Japanese
.Kx-
planation
Chinese
Abandoning
Tsingtao
TOKIO,
Dec.
29:
The
British
Embassy
today
Informed
the
Japanese
foreign
office
It
could
not
accept
the
Japanese
military
version
of
the
artillery
attacks
en
the
British
gunboats
Lady
Bird
and
Bee.
From
Shanghai
it.
Is
reported
the
Chinese
are
preparing
to
abandon
Shantung
and
the
port
of
Tsingtao
and
have
begun
a
campaign
of
destruction..
They
blew
up
all
telegraph,
cable,
and
radio
terminals.
Huge
Amount
Is
Paid
By
Canada
In
Mine
Profits
cd
by
canadlan
mlning
companlos
to
their
shareholders
.during
197
have
amounted
to
over
$104,000.-000,
according
to
latest
official
estimates.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Couilcsy
S.
U.
Joluioiuii
c'u.j
Vancouver
B.
C.
Nickel.
.08
Vi.
Big
Missouri,
.39.
Bralorne,
8.25.
Aztec,
.07',4.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.C5.
Dcntonia,.
.IOV2.
Oolconda,
.05.
'
Mlnto,
.02:4.
;
Falrvlew
Amal.,
ML
Noble
Five,
.03.
Pioneer,
2.95.
Porter
Idaho,
.03.
Premier,
1.88.
Reeves
McDonald,
.35.
Reno,
.60.
Relief
Arlington,
.W2.
Reward,
.06.
Salmon
Gold,
.06'j,
Taylor
Bridge,
.04.
Hedley
Amal.,
Mi.
Premier
Border,
.01
Sllbek
Premier,
1.90."
Congress,
.02i.
Silver
Crest,
.03.
:
Home
Gold,
.01'.
.
Grandvlew,
.08.
Indian,
.Ol'i.
Quatsino
Copper,
.0234.
Quesnelle
Quartz,
.05.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.34.
Calmont,
.01.
C.
&
E..
3.05.
Freehold,
.08
tf.
yk'gV
McDougal
Segur,
.29iT;
Mercury,
.18.
Okalta,
2.15.
Pacalta,
.12i.
Home
Oil.
1.30.
-
-
,
CAREER
IS
BRILLIANT
Late
Sir
Douglas
Hazen
Served
in
Many
Leading
Capacities
SAINT
John,
N.B.,
Dec.
29:
(CP)
Sir
John
Douglas
Hazen,
who
Is
dead
here,
resigned
as
chief
Justice
SSmKS
an
outstanding
public
career
of
i
m?re
an
a
half
century.
During
this
lonS
Pcrlod
he
was
successively
u
f
n.
rremier
m
,
Kur
nrnnsu.'IrW'
minister
nf
marine
(
fisheries
and
naval
affairs
in
the
ppminion
government
and
chief
justice
since
1917.
John
Douglas
Hazen,
p.c,
K.c
M.O.,
K.C.
LL.D.,
spent
26
years
in
the
New
Brunswick
legislature
and
House
of
Commons
during
strenuous
political
days.
He
held
the
record
of
sitting
In
the
House
of
Commons
with
prime
ministers
of
Canada,
from
the
time
of
Sir
John
A.
Macdonald
to
that
of
Rt.
Hon.
W-
L.
Mackenzie
King.
Making
his
own
way
In
the
study
of
law.
through
newspaper
work
and
court
reporting.
Mr.
Hazen
was
twice
mayor
of
Frederlcton
before
he
reached
the
age
of
30
and
when
31
years
old
was
elected
to
the
House
of
Commons.
His
first
political
success
came
in
1891,
when
he
was
elected
to
the
iiuuc
ui
viinno"a
ior
oamv
001m
itLy
aim
vyuuutjr.
ivicuiiwiuic
lie
had
left
Frederlcton,
where
he
had
been
prominent
In
civic
affairs
and
Duut
up
a
prosperous
law
practice,
During
the
flrst
session
In
the
Dominion
fparfiameiit
he
was
the
youngest
English-speaking
mem-j
ber
of
parliament
and
his
eloquence
'
attracted
attention
throughout
Canada
.
Defeated
at
the
next
Dominion
general
election
In
1896
he
three
years
later
successfully
contested
Sunbury
in
a
provincial
general
el
-
'
;eCtlon;
Hc
became
leader
of
a
Con
servatlve
opposition
that
grew
In
the
election
of
1903
and
1908
until,
in
the
latter
years,
the
Robinson
Liberal
government
was
defeated
and
Mr.
Hazen
was
called
upon
to
form
an
administration,
with
31
supporters
as
against
12
Liberals,
He
remained
Premier
until
1911
1,
when
Conservatives
swept
t
h
e
(
country
on
the
reciprocity
Issue.'
Sir
Robert
Robert
Borden,
Borden,
succeedlne
succeeding
Sir
Slr.oe
trees
with
which
the
downtown;
Montreal,
and
Mrs.
Malcolm
Mc
street
light
standards
had
been
de-,Avlty,
who
died
ln
1934.
coratcd
by
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
TORONTO.
Opp
29r
rOPSpasntiPfl
nnrl
hpalthv
in
appearance
as
another
year
sents
a
pleasing
contrast
to
Four
years
of
unbroken
recovery
were
supplemented
by
another
substantial
gain
in
GRAIN
SHIP
IS
ON
WAY
Swedish
Steamer
Olaf
Berg
left
infected
because
of
the
close
bus-Victoria
Today
For
Prince
lness
relations
between
the
two
Rupert
:ountrles
but,
beyond
moderate
de-
clines
in
car
loadings,
exports
and
,,,,,
,
some
branches
of
manufacturing,
The
Swedish
steamer
Olaf
Berg.
.,.-
ftur
tPvtiw
anri
coming
here
to
load
a
full
cargo
of
grain
for
United
Kingdom
or
Con-
tinent,
Is
expected
to
arrive
about
Saturday.
The
vessel
left
Victoria
wuay
aitcr
uavuiB
pu
m
wlclc
KJ
uc
iiiicu
tui
111c
giaui
i-aigu
PASSES
AT
TRANQUILLE
'Sirs.
Frank
Warne
Had
Lived
Here
'Since
Early
Childhood.
Being
Member
of
Pioneer
Family
-
The
death
occurred
suddenly
nt
,
.
.
.
r
1
1
m
it).
12:45
noon
yesterday
at
Tranqullle
Sanitarium,
where
she
had
been
a
patient
since
September
10
last,
of
Mrs.
Helga
Warne,
wife
of
Franl:
Warne
of
the
Fisheries
Department
service
here,
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
Halvarson,
Eighth
Avenu;i
East,
and
well
known
pioneer
giil.T
A
l-ll-t
of
Prince
Rupert
who
had
lived'
1
ranS'AUanilC
in
mucn
improved
improvea
condition
I
Wilfrid
Lauricr
as
prime
minister,
'
recalled
Mr.
Hazen
to
the
Dominion
field
as
minister
of
marine,
fisheries
'and
naval
affairs.
With
the
retire
-.
ment
of
Dr.
J.
W.
Daniel,
member-I
elect
for
Saint
John
City
and
County,
Mr.
Hazen
was
elected
by
acclamation.
War
Office
The
declaration
of
In
war
1914!Prlnce
Rtinprt
wlth
hpr
f!.n.llv
made
his
Dominion
portfolio
of
navai
auairs
one
01
we
war
01-
flees,
and
he
accompanied
Sir
Rob
-
crt
Borden
to
England
in
1916
as
a
member
of
the
Imperial
War
Council.
He
served
on
the
International
:
Fisheries
Commission
In
1917
and
practically
all
her
life
here.
Mrs.
Warne
had
been
reported
to
(
and,
in
a
letter
home
only
a
few
days
ago,
had
mentioned
the
hope,
of
returning
before
long.
Her
passing
was
entirely
unexpected
and
came
as
a
great
shoclc
to
her
family
as
it
wll
Ito
many
friends.
There
will
be
general
sympathy
for
the
bereaved.
Mrs.
Warne
was
born
ln
Sweder
Ihlrt.v-fnnr
vpnrs
nun
nnrt
ismt
t.
k
ki,.
t
eiv
nH
u,,
here
s,nce
reCelving
all
her
edu
Icatori
cation
in
In
the
the
cltv
city
schools.
schools.
Beside
Besides
her
parents
and
husband,
she
leaves
to
mourn
her
loss
two
sona
Frank
and
Rudolph,
one
sister.
Mrs.
Hilda
Publlcover
In
Vancou-
FISH
TRAPS
Associated
Boards
or
Trade
.0!
Vancouver
MnA
Urges
They
Uc
Abolished.
NANAIMO.
Dec.
29:
(CP)
The
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Van
couver
Island
has
gone
on
record
as
favoring
the
abolition
of
(aU
jsalmon
trat
traps
in
British
Columbia
waters
by
discontinuing
the
grant-
lng
of
licences
for
their
operation
1918,
was
appointed
chief
Justice
jver,
and
four
brothers
Herman
November
6,
1917,
and
the
follow-;
Halvarson
In
Portland,
Rudolph
lng
year
was
created
Knight
Com-1
Halvarson
ln
Vancouver,
Carl
Ha!-mander
of
the
Order
of
St.
Michael
varson
at
Copper
Mountain,
and
and
St.
Oeorge.
Theodore
Hnl
varson
at
Trail.
Born
June
5,
1860,
In
the
little
The
remains
will
be
brought
village
of
Oromocto,
N.
B.,
near
home
for
burial.
Frederlcton,
the
future
chief
Jus-
-
tlce
attended
the
collegiate
Instl-
.nAnPm
j
graduated
at
the
age
of
19
as
a'
bachelor
of
arts
with
honors
ln
,
1
English
and
literature.
He
became
1
;
a
barrister
at
24.
In
1884
he
married
Ada
Tlbblts,!
daughter
of
James
Tibblts,Frcder-i
Icton.
They
had
two
sons
and
three
daughters:
D.
King
Hazcn.K.C,
Saint
John?
James
Hazen,
killed
ln
i
the
war';
Mrs.
Hugh
Mackay,
Roth
,
csay,
N.B.;
Mrs.
Douglas
Macauley,
-
Sir
Douglas
was
a
member
of
the
Church
of
England.
Dominion
Is
In
Sound
Position
In
Spite
Of
Two
Severe
Setbacks
Agrarian
Situation
and
Decline
in
Stocks
Failed
to
Hold
This
Country
From
Making
General
Improvement
During
1937,
Survey
Indicates
closes,
Canadian
business
nre-
its
emaciated
orm
of
1932.
1937
about
nine
per
cent
over
the
1936
standing.
During
the
fall
months
of
this
year
outside
Influences
were
of
a
restricted
nature,
especially
those
of
the
United
States
where
business
experienced
a
definite
slump.
In
some
quarters
fears
were
expressed
that
Canada
might
become
forest
units
there
has
no
ch
for
the
worse
Bankers
and
other
captains
of
lndust
a
ear
alrly
unanlmou3
,n
oplnlon
expressed
In
recent
annual
reports,
that
the
country
will
have
nothing
more
disturbing
to
contend
with
in
the
Immediate
future
than
a
business
lag
consistent
with
a
general,
upward
trend
ind
they
envisage
trade
profits
in
1938
at
least
as
satisfactory
as
those
of
1937.
Business
was
called
upon
to
hurdle
two
difficult
barriers
In
the
year
Just
closing;
the
fall
of
security
prices
a
psychological
as
well
as
actual
depressant
and
the
sharp
,,.
in
whpat
nroduction
due
chlefly
to
the
drought
jn
saskat-
chewan,
stocks
dropped
to
their
bwest
,evel
,n
tw0
years
and
m
the
case
of
M
almost
to
the
ln.
dex
low
Q.
1934
'
.
Kaccgnggf
fX
w
Service
1940
LONDON,
Dec.
29:
.(CP)
Imperial
Airways
has
set
the
summer
of
1940
as
the
time
for
Inauguration
of
transAtlantlc
passenger
aerial
service
between
Great
Bri
tain
and
Canada
with
the
possibil
ity
that
It
may
commence
sooner
depending
upon
the
results
of
fur
ther
experimental
and
organization
work
to
be
carried
on
ln
the
meantime.
Weather
forecast
l
Furnished
through
the
cwirtcny
o'
the
Dominion
Mctw.rnloelcal
Bureau
.it
Victoria
nd
Prlnoe
tlupert.
ThU
'!
-vl
Ls
compiled
fran
obvetlttitton.
'a-:n
at
5
a.m.
today
aaiU
covers
the
M
iour
pcrlfxl
ending
5
p.m.
tomorrow.
General
Synopsis
A
storm
north
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Li
-loderating.
Weather
has
been
mild
with
heavy
rain
on
the
coast
and
some
snow
ln
the
Interior.
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Char-'otte
Islands
Strong
southeast
to
south
winds,
cloudy
with
rain
or
part
sleet.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Islard
Strong
southwest
wind,
scattered
showers,
clearing
gradually.
STOCK
MARKETS
CLOSKI)
TORONTO,
Dec.
29:
(CP)-
Aii
Canadian
stock
markets
were
clos
ed
on
Boxing
Day
and
yesterday
In
New
York
the
price
of
silver
was
unchanged
at
443Sc
per
ounce.