Vol. Today's Weather (t AM.) prince Rupert-rClear, southeast wind fourteen miles per hour; barometer, 30.16; temperature, 38; sea moderate. XXVII., No. 1. Starting On Post Office A representative of the Ben- nett it White Construction Co. ltd., which has been awarded the contract for the erection . of the new Post Office building In Prince Rupert, Is expected to arrive In the city Wednesday to make arrangements for the starting of ,he work. It is probable that about twenty- five men will be employed on the work at first. Ships Coming For Overhaul Prince Kuncrt Returning From Vancouver to Undergo Work at Local Dry Dock Prince George Next C. N. R. steamer Prince Ruper. which was pressed back Into service for a couple of weeks recently owing to the steamer Prlnc.; Ocorge having to enter dry dock for repairs to damage sustained In a stranding, Is expected to arrive here at the end of this week from Vancouver to receive her annual overhaul at the local dry dock commencing next week. After the Prince Rupert has com pleted her annual overhaul, the steamer' Prince"" Oeofge;V will- be withdrawn here for her overhaul. Capt. Edward Mabbs will be bringing the Prince Rupert north from Vancouver and will take south from here the steamei Prince Charles which is to be re- commlssloned in the Queen Char lotte Island service next month to handle loggers returning to the Island camps which will be reopening In February after the usual winter shut-down. Old Country Soccer Arsenal 2, Evcrton 1. Birmingham 1. Stoke City 1. Brentford 1, Bolton Wanderers 1. Derby County .0 Leicester Cit 1. Grimsby town 1, Preston North End 1. Leeds United 2, Charlton Athletic 2. Liverpool 2, Chelsea 2. Manchester City 2, Wolverhamp ton Wanderers 4. - Middlesbrough 2, Sunderland 1. West Bromwlch Albion 1, Portsmouth 2. ScottMi League First Division Ayr United 1, Queen of South 0. Celtic 3, Rangers 0. Dundee 0, Aberdeen I. Falkirk 6. Morton 1. Hibernians 2. Hearts 2. Motherwell 0, Hamilton Academicals 1. Partlck Thistle-Clyde unplayed St. Johnstone 2, Arbroath 2. St. Mlrren 0, Kilmarnock 2.-Ouecns Park 4, Third Lanark 1 Scottish League First Division NEW YEAR'S DAY Abcrdcon 4, Ayr United 0. Arbroath 3, Hibernians 3. Clyde 3, Third Lanark 3. Hamilton Academicals 0, St. Mir rcn 1. Hearts 2, Dundee 1. Kilmarnock 2, Falkirk 2. Morton 4, Motherwell 1. Queens Park 0, Celtic 3. Queen of South 2. St. Johnstone 3. Rangers 1. Partlck Thistle 3. it Air SILVER (CI') -Har H- NEW YORK: NOKTHEKN AND BULLETINS SLUGGING CASE HERE As an outcome of an incident early last Friday morning when Ling Bo Shong, better known as Ling the Tailor, was slugged at the rear of his premises on Second Avenue, Charles Anderson, aged eighteen, and two youths of juvenile age appeared before Magistrate McClymont this morning. Anderson pleaded guilty to charges of assault and attempted robbery. The two juveniles were found guilty. The three were remanded until Wednesday for sentence. REVENUE IS DOWN Customs and excise revenue at the port of Prince Rupert for the month of December 1937 amounted to $30,533.11, bringing the total i - r . .. ,1,. ....... $207,13G.G4. In December of the $30,418.76 and for the whole of 1936, $211,328.35. DECEMBER WEATHER The weather summary for December 1937 in Prince Rupert was as follows: Highest barometer reading at sea level, 30JG on De cember 20; lowest barometer reading at sea level, 28.83 on De- maximum temperature, 53 on December 13; minimum temperature, 9 on December 25; mean temperature, 39; precipitation, JJa Jnchesj sunshine, Jwo hours. ENTERS DAVIS CUP NEW YORK For the first time in four years, Canada is returning definitely this year to the Davis Cup wars, her entry for the challenge round having been re-ccivt. by the United States Lawn Tennis Association. It was announced yesterday as the first American zone entry. Eight European countries are already entered. Entries may be made up to January 31. SILVER PRICE SLASHED NEW YORK A drop In the price of silver on the New York market Is looked for today following announcement by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that the United States government is slashing the price It pays for newly mined silver in the United States from 77.57 to the 61.61-cent rate that prevailed from De-cember 21, 1933, until April 10, 1936, when it was raised to 71c. KILLED BY AVALANCHE BANFF, Alberta John Bulyea, Edmonton student and son of Prof. Harry Bulyea of the University of Alberta, was killed Frli day when he was buried in art avalanche of tons of snow and rock while skiing near Lake O'Hara, it was learned here last night. Bob Hind, another member of the same holiday skiing ex-pedition from Edmonton, was buried waist deep but was rescued by Capt. Rex Gibson, veteran lt.mff mountain climber. The filv for trace of Bclyca's body. Constable C Cow R.C.M.P. and party have left Field to continue the search, Lake O'Hara Is twenty miles from neM' ASHORE AT VANCOUVER VANCOUVER The 8,000-ton Australian freighter Limerick, Inbound from San Francisco, went aground last night on Prospect Point Just outside of Vancouver Harbor. . The vessel, which was running slow, went up easily into it soft bottom and Is believed to be not seriously damaged, Two salvage vessels stood by during the night and It was expected the Limerick would refloat today. ur?Af y i r ''IA.B.C.! CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1938. F eign Newsmen Lose Their A. CHIANG SHEK QUITS AS PREMIER To Devote His Time and Energies To Defense of China Against Japs lerronsm Continues Mar Goes On Steadily With Invaders Still Digging Into Shantung SHANOHAI, Jan. 3: (CP) It was announced today that Oeneral Chi an? Kai-Shek was giving up the Premiership of Nationalist China in order to devote his entire time and energy to prosecution of the war against the Japanese Invasion. Finance minister H. H. King will suc ceed him as head of the govern ment. Terrorist activities are contlnu tnz in Shanghai with a Chinese newspaperman the latest victim. The campaign is against Chinese who are suspected of4 co-operating in any way with the Japanese. Meanwhile, the Slno-Japanese war goes on steadily although somewhat more quietly during the past few days. The Japanese forces are reported to be steadily digging deeper lnld Shantung, Province. W-ltpr ftalp 1 1 UUVI UUlb Passes Away In Victoria Walter Gale, former deputy government agent in Prince Rupert and more recently paymaster of the provincial police with headquarters at Victoria, died this morning at St. Joseph's Hospital In Victoria. Lieut. Col, R. L, Gale of Smlthcrs Is a brother Retires From Navy Service Chief Petty Officer Instructor John Anslow Superannuated And to Live in Victoria Chief Petty Officer Instructor John Anslow, who has been iden tified with the local unit of the Hoyal Canadian Naval Volunteoi Reserve since 1933 with the exception of an Interruption of a coup'c ' years when he was in Victoria, i retiring on superannuation and, lth Mrs. Anslow, will be leaving! ooara the Princess Adelaide on Friday night of this week for Victoria to take up residence. Their departure will be regretted by many friends not only in naval circles but In the city generally. Chief Petty Officer Anslow's retirement culminates thirtv-two years of service with the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian' Navy. In September 1905 he Joined the Royal Navy In England and saw service In China, Australia, the west Indies and the North Sea including Zcebruggc during the Great War. In 1920 he came to Ca-naa In H. m. C..S. Aurora and nce then has been In the Royal Canadian Navy service on various snips before coming to his duties " rrlncc Rupert five years ago. I'AI)I)Y COUGIILAN DIES -uQy coughlan. watchman ot Z pro.vln:lal public worka shed O neralHo';ltal New Year's morn- ver whs unchnngcl nt 4lViC per S?,.Puneral arrangcmcnU are in' fine oiim-o on the New. nrk me-ie hantl of B, c. Undertakers. ' al market today. fgBg?l 1 jgWEgg NORWEGIAN SHIP HEREI Steamer Olaf Rergh at Elevator Loading Cargo of Grain for United Kingdom or Continent The Norwegian steamer Olaf Bergh is now at the Alberta Wheat Pool's Prince Rupert elevator load ing a full cargo of grain for the United Kingdom or Continent. The vessel arrived at 4 o'clock Saturdav afternoon In ballast from Japan via San Francisco and Victoria, started loading first thing yesterday morning and Is expec' ed to be finished tonight or tomorrow morning. She will probably sail .tomorrow. The Olaf Bergl was built in 1921 and this is her first visit to Prince Rupert. Capt. Olaf W. Halch Is her master. j JYlrS WtUTie IS Laid At Rest I Large Attendance at Funeral This Afternoon of Well. Known Pioneer Girl of City i I There was a targe aucnaancc at the funeral this aIW"10jn ot. Aiiurew. s". v-- of the late Mrs. Helga Warnc, , , , . frT and V w C, J. Larscn, dwelling, Seventh Tranqullle Sanitarium Avenue Easti 4100. remains were brought home from- Tom MoorehouSei;foUndaUon re- 'hcre at. ,the ?5?. -f e. ?eLlmlrS..Tflvlor Street:s200. . . .1 fnif frtnrtf,r flprppft - niin - nrr. - family gathered to pay their final! tributes of sympathy and respect j Mrs. Warne was the wife of Frar.k Warne, well known local fisheries , . , . r r 1 J f oiiicer, ana me aauguicr ui mt, and Mrs. A. Halvarson, pioneer ci tizens of Prince Rupert. Rev. Canon W. F. Rushbrook conducted the funeral rites and Peter Lien presided at the pipe or gan. After the service In the Cathed ral, there was a long procession i Fairvicw Cemetery where Interment was made. Pallbearers were Norman Moorchouse, William Moorehouse, Horace Tattersal, Ernest Doiron, Bartel Hedstrom and William Cummlngs. There were numerous floral offerings. Hayner Bros., undertakers, were In charge of funeral arrangements JASPER AS SKI RESORT Fine Facilities For Winter Sport Now Provided There JASPER Jan. 3: Within a reasonable time Jasper will offer the general public skiing conditions scc- I ond to none in the world, according I to members of the Jasper Ski Club! who are bubbling over with enthus lasm over what the future has toj offer In this section of the country. The Cunadlan Rockies - for some vears have hepn thP xnmmrr nlav.l grounds of Canada and local cltl- zens are convinced that soon the I lovers of winter sports will find thc 2:2 M I " S:,.. , been progressing for some time and already one of the most natural ski; master of ceremonies. Ouests on runs on the continent Is available arrival were received by Percy on the Whistlers Mountain, less Tinker, chairman of the entertain-than two miles from Jasper station, ment committee of the club, asslst- Fall and early winter work has pre-1 pared an 1100-foot slide, 150 feet in width and soon this will be extend-1 ed to a 2500-foot slide, Just as fasti as the most daring would wish. This slide, with a 45 degree slope at the top, offers everything thc real ski addict could desire. I BUILDING rOK YEAR Aggregate Was Off in 1937 Although Eight of Twelve Months Actually Exceeded, Previous Twelve-Month Although the total of building in Prince. Rupert during 1937, amount-; ing to $48,765. was lower than the 1936 aggregate of $63,910, building permits in eight of the twelve months "of the year Just ended ex-, Iceedcd the same months in 1936.' Building permits month by month in 1937 and 1936 were as follows: January $ 1810 $ 2100 February 1610 300 March 1425 660 Anrll 500 320 May 2815 4125 June 10654 July 2075 235 August '300 225 September., , 4895 1300 (October 780 3880 November 18420 275 December 1350 48765 (Totals $16,094 $63,910 December Permits Permits issued during the month of December Just ended were as fol- ! n(0., ortHiMnr. rpi. ,'dencc, Hays Cove Circle. $200. w. R. Love Electric Co.. frame ..,.. , .UUIIIiUr,, WW UftJ, -fWtfW, T .. Reception by Officers Of Battery All Members as Well as Friends Were Guests of Officers This Year at Annual Event ! f.,, f the 102nd .N.B.C., Heavy Battery. ivujai iauauiaii iiiiiicij, took: piace on me aiternoon oi New, Year's Day from 3:30 to 6:30. Lleut.- Colonel S. D. Johnstone, Major C v. wih ana apiam a. u. nix re- omorrow s Tid es was nro celved the guests while Lieutenants fcssor of modern hlstory at tht Round Table Conference. J. T. Harvey and J. H. Carson were university of Cambridge. His bio- "At its earliest stages, when the in charge of the tea rooms. All graphv was widely acclaimed b, air was full of suspicions as remembers of the battery and their the critics who generally paid trl- 8a uaI in,t,entlo"s1 ofnEn6. land about the policy of the Round ladies of the were guests officers, bute to him for upholding the this being an innovation and un- highest traditions of British Table Conference, MacDonald iis.i!,i Music fnr rinMnT was hv i,ioi,i a n earned the esteem and confidence i Mrs. DeCarlos' orchestra. j RUPERT CLUB (of DANCE FINE Enjoyable Time Spent on New Year's Eve at City's Premier Rendezvous One of thc outstanding events of thc New Year holiday was the ball at the Prince Rupert Club which 't!?M,5mtSiRr. a!n'Jl chestra with George Mitchell as ed by Mrs. Tinker. Supper was served at midnight and the affair kept on well Into the morning, The committee In charge of the ball consisted of James Harvey, chairman, Orme Stuart, J. J. Little, F, A. MacCallum, "W. F. Stone, Joe Scott and George Mitchell. High Low Killed Near Teruel By Plane Dropping Bombs iecapturc 0f Important Provincial Scat by Insurgents in . , . .. 0 ., ..r , T. Imminent 4 Spanish Civil War is Believed ZAKAGOZA, Spain, Jan. Associated Press war correspondent with the insurgent M gunday at the Red Cross Hospital from wounas received on iNew i ear s rjve in me ieruei civu war front. Neil was fatally injured when a government shell scored a direct hit on the car in which he and three other . m i war correspondents were riding. Nel1 h&d been a correspondent dur-1755 I fij-trrnrn 1 1 II I A t lmilTO N I 1 1 N I , in the Italian campaign In Ethlop- A WRITkRS HO II IVi 1 LilvvJ British Library Association Selects Gold Medallists for 13-7 " LONDON. Jan. 3: (CP) Out nf the unusuallv heavv croD ot literary production In the British Tetc rinrintr ion mpmhpre nf thP t !,, i.i.tim. hov. cpWp.i the following as the most out- standing works: nir,nv, nr PoiinHnn bv wtwj J George Macaulay Trevelyan. flctlon-"The Stranger Prince, by Margaret Irwin. Belles-lettres..-.."! ..Tremble .to. ".-. . Think," by Robert Lynd. Travel "The Road to Oxlana,": by Robert Byron. The authors were awarded gold medals presented by the London Sunday Times which unofficially ranks their works as the most outstanding In their respective fields. : Miss Irwin's "The Stranger I Prince" has already attained th; distinction of a "best seller." It Is an historical novel dealing wild Rupert of the Rhine. She has two other historical novels to her cred- It, "The Proud Servant," and "Roy- al Flush." At the age of five. Miss Irwin made her debut as an auth- or wlth a Shost story written irt tned a serious loss." sala u..v.. oi.v ju..6, and then her first books were fairy tales. Trevelyan, winner of the bft graphy medal, whose great-uncle Macaulav. Is Realus Robert Lynd, first in "belles lettres," son of an Irish Presby- terlan minister, famous throughout Ulster for his oratory, has a score books to his name. In commend' lng the award one writer said ;'The honor to Lynd Is a tribute to, one whose work weekly and some-. times daily has continued undiminished In wit, perception, sanl ty and grace for at least 30 years.' ; Representing the younger school of writers. Robert Bvron has travelled more than the average man. wlce nl aSe- leaving won; in 19,8 he launched upon his tours not for -, 11 ' n. , , mse" 8 )1..n'r,!c olna" In Is based on h s tVavels 933-34 which took him to Cypru,. ' -j atal nd: through the Khyber Pass. WHALE CATCH VICTORIA Thc Consolidated Whaling Corporation look 317 whales in its operations from Queen Charlotte Islands during the past season as compared with 376 mammals In the year 3:00 a.m. 19.6 ft. 14:40 p.m. 20.9 ft. 8:55 a.m. 7.7 ft. 21:16 p.m. 3.6 ft. I'KICE: 5 CEN1S Lives Correspondents 6: (Uf ) huwara J. INeii, E. R. S. Sheepshanks of Reuters and Galllard Johnson, American magazine correspondent, were also killed and Harry Phllby of the Lon- don Times sustained minor Injuries. Recapture of Teruel. capital of the Spanish province of the same name ana siaiegic pomv vac m- agon front In the civil war, by the Insurgents Is reported to be 1m- mlnent. Teruel was recently taKen control of bv the loyalists although. the insurgents were never complete- ly driven out. MOURNED IN INDIA Native Judge Recalls Work At Round Table Conference Of Ramsay MacDonald " NEW DELHI, India, Jan. 3: (opm R. Jakayar. judge ot the Indjan Federal Court who as a mernDer of the Round Table Con- frpnr.p tnpw Ramsav MacDonald intimately, paid tribute to the late ct-tpsman-s work for India. "In the death of Ramsay Mac- RHtlsh stat.PSmanshin has TllH0 Tavnlenr "Some dav. wneii A ,Qt,uc hav. ah. . t Mstnrv will accurately record the great services which he rer- dered tQ England and India at thc of many prominent h 'ans and retained It throughout. "Though friendly to India's aspirations, his powerlessn'ess to go very far In meeting them was visible at every stage and, when the secrets behind the so-called communal award, so lnglorlously connected with his name, are better known, they will reveal the same story. "He was a true and unostentatious friend of India and Indians and remained so till the last." HOCKEY SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday Boston 3, Rangers 5. Saturday Toronto 6, Canadlens 4, Americans 3, Maroons-1. Sunday n Boston 4, Detroit 1.' , ,t Maroons 1, Americans; '. Canadlens 4, Chicago '2.' Saturday ' Pacific Coast League Spokane 1, Vancouver 0. Seattle 3, "Portland 3 (ovcrtlnw tie). . Sunday'-' Vancouver 2, Spokane (J.