Chanjsha,
which
even
yester
day
it
was
suggested
would
be
fctoutlr
defended,
has
been
al-
ported
here.
Such
a
widespread
area
has
already
been
taken
by
the
Japanese
that
neutral
observers
are
now
conceding
that
the
conquests
of
China
is
a
foregone
conclusion.
Of
course,
there
will
probably
be
sporadic
puerrilla
warfare
in
definitely.
Food
Use
Survey
In
Canada
Starts
in?
tiff
leers
with
the
usual
salute
,
survey
has
been
started
to
ob-
nJ
was
put
through
its
man-iuln
mformation
regarding
food
wuvres
in
splendid
style.
,used
by
Canadian
families
from
ai
Congratulates
Battery
"nutritional
standpoint.
Amongl
In
addressing
the
unit,
the
in-
other
things,
it
is
to
be
ascertained!
j
Wing
officer
congratulated
iwhat
kind
of
food
is
served,
nowj
on
its
proficiency.
It
had
made
1
much
is
used,
how
much
is
thrown
On
-
1
,
.
i
,
rm.
a
nrrtrl
1
.
mV.
Vine
ctartorl'
cAceiiem
snowing,
away.
eic.
me
ulvcJf
io
'v
had
been
well
done
and
he
wasijn
Ontario
but
will
extend
to
Novaj
we
Prince
Rupert
would
be
proua
scotia
and
Alberta.
It
He
stressed
the
Importance
.
ot
what
it
was
doing.
A
great
deal
r
T
J
work
had
to
be
done
before
a
JeClSIOn
KeSerVCCl
"aiiery
was
ready
to
go
inio
ac-
,
"on.
This
one
was
making
splen-
n
KovtIPW
I
M
Progress
and
he
urged
Its
.111
DdyVlCW
VaC
Members
to
take
their
work
scrl-1
ously
and
keep
it
up.
What
par-
j,
x.
Harvey,
Counsel
for
Halibut
Ucularly
struck
him
was
the
keen-.
rtoat,
Presented
Argument
This
less
of
the
men
throughout
the
I
Morning
work,
Aftcr
going
through
manoeuvres
j
t.
Harvey,
counsel
for
the
hall-at
the
Armory,
the
men
marched
but
boat
Bayview,
charged
with
il-10
the
drill
shed
on
the
water-
jcgaj
possession
of
halibut
in
confront
where
they
showed
what
j
travention
of
International
Fish-they
had
learned
in
the
art
of
j
cries
Commission
regulations,
pre-
Eunnery.
The
brigadier,
being
an
scnted
his
argument
today
and
de-i5perlenced
gunner,
himself
tooklcisjon
was
reserved
for
a
week
by
a
vy
keen
interest
In
this.
He
j
stipendiary
Magistrate
Andrew
a'0
inspector!
thp
D.
R.
F.
Post,
's
was
the
first
occasion
on
"Wen
the
unit
had
been
able
to
show
what
It
had
learned
in
the
fty
of
handling
guns.
On
.
,
.
.
.
tUn
Ock
trial
t
...ul.i.
1
nffl.
Thompson.
Senator
Dies
Age
ot
Seventeen
Pt
of
Esquimalt
and
the
battery
'as
dismissed.
Refreshments
were
1lJMPFAt
Nnv
17.
(Cp)sen-rved
by
the
ladles
of
the
battery.,
,MOfS
f'"Zn
wed
77
con
con-was
A
Jber
i
J.
wed
77,
community
singing
and,ator
Brojn
died
last
night.
hlwas
followed
by
an
grvaUve.
fo.
oi
Tmen
took
paVt.
fences
by
the
Commanding
:
Officer
accompanied
by
Olof
Hanson
M
P.
,
ay
the
visiting
officers
were
lakc"
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder.
around
the
proposed
de-
nnd
City
The
department
is
fully
alive
to
the
Strategic
import-1
Effects
of
New
Tariff
Arrangements
anrp
nf
Prince
Rupert
and
is
taking
steps
to
put
the
de-'
Arc
Forecast
wos
nf
the
nort
in
such
a
condition
that
the
people
will
Washington,
d.
c,
fnmrnlKm,
nWnnlr
1m
CP)
DetallS
OI
the
1
II.
i
t
o
r
n
n
DC
ami'
W
Wive
V-Uiuux
i
.aOCuiUlWL.
uj
dian.Amerlcan
trade
asreemem
'
enemy,
mat
was
lniormauon
given
a
iany
news
rep-
slgned
here
today
at
the
same
resentative
by
Brigadier
J.
C.
Stewart,
D.S.O.,
officer
.time
as
the
new
Anglo-American,
commanding
Military
District
no.
11,
when
seen
last
evening.
The
Brigadier
said
that
the
first
thing
was
to
get
the
forts
built.
The
contract
had
already
been
let
for
the
concrete
work
to
a
very
reliable
firm
and
Would
go
ahead
Just
as
soon
a
feasible.
As
is
was,
the
local
battery
had
quite
good
guns
with
which
to
practice
and
it
handled
them
very
efficiently.
The-1
equipment
here
was
better
than
at
Vancouver.
Brigadier
Stewart
emphasized
thej
need
of
increasing
the
strength
ol
,
the
local
battery.
While
the
Dum-!
inlon
government
was
providing
the
guns
and
the
forts,
it
looked
to
the
people
ol
Prince
Rupert
anr
district
to
man
them.
As
a
great
'
many
more
men
would
be
required
In
order
to
do
this,
he
said
he
hoped
the
people
of
the
city
would
give
every
encouragement
to
the
battery
It
was
their
unit
and
defence
was
their
work
.
(WftCU
US
LU
LIUT'DUbAlUlllLV
111
U
rv
drill
hall
being
built
to
acco-lodate
the
increasing
number
of
ten,
the
Brigadier
6ald
he
recug-tized
the
crowded
condition
but
e
tlrpt.
work
was
to
get
the
forts
and
the
men,
The
drill
hall
would
Wlow
automatically.
It
was
some-foing
like
building
a
golf
course.
The
first
thing
was
to
lay
out
the
wirse
and
get
the
club
established.
"Hieo
followed
the
building
of
the
clubhouse.
Flltv
officers
and
men
took
part
b
the
inspection
parade
under
Heut
Colonel
S.
D.
Johnston
M,
C
eral
Chiang
Kai
Shek
appears
to
v
D.
with
Captain
A.
G.
Rlx
in
"harge
assisted
by
Lieutenants
.-C(jerai
Government
Obtaining
In
Harvey
McLennan
and
T.
D.
John-.
formation
as
to
Nutrition
of
'ton
lunior
officers.
Sergeant
Ma-
Families
)or
Hadden
was
drill
Instructor.;
The
battery
received
the
Inspect-,
TORONTO.
Nov.
17:
(CP)
A
fed-
agreement,
will
not
be
announced
until
tonight.
The
Canadian
agreement
was
signed
by
Prime
Minister,
W,
L
Mackenzie
King
of
ggnada
and
Secretary
of
State
Cordell
Hull
ol
the
United
States
in
the
presence
of
President
Franklin
D.
Roosc-velt.
.
It
is
understood
that
Canada
will
lose
some
preference?
which
Can
;erlnr;
tariff
schedules
against
cer
1.0
nii.mdnnlnp
the
full
leneth
of
t
"
.
......
...
v..
ui-
"
-
i
umtea
tssaies
wneai
win
uc
uui?
the
uanion-iianKow
uauwaj
i
the
Japanese.
.
.miitatale
basis
with
Canadian
,
wheat
but.
In
return,
the
pacts
niil
aid
other
sections
of
Dominion
nph
as
the
flth
Indus-
most
entirely
destroyed
byhe
Urtftltht
MarUlmes
And
British.
Climwie
In
their
retreat,
it
l$re-
fii1IJ!T
.
.
Prime
ikllnlster
King
arrived
in
Washington
early
this
afternoon
1
and
the
signing
of
the
treaties
followed
soon
thereafter.
Pan-American
Conference
In
Lima,
Peru,
Soon
WASHINGTON.
D.
C.
Nov.
17:
(CP1
Secretary
of
State
Cordell
Hull
will
lead
the
United
States
delegation
to
a
Pan-American
conference
to
be
held
in
Lima,
Peru
in
December.
Relations
of
the
nations
of
America
with
the
dicta-
j
tor-ruled
powers
of
Europe
will
be
an
important
subject
of
discussion.
Job-Selling
In
Los
Angeles
Is
Sensation
Cause
LOS
ANGELES.
Nov.
17:
The
city
of
Los
Angeles
is
being
rocked
hv
spnsatlonal
developments
In
a
Job-selling
scandal
involving
high;
officers
of
the
police
and
fire
de
partments.
As
District
Attorney
Buren
Fitts
continues
his
investigations,
numerous
indictments
are
hrine
Issued.
Thousands
of
fees
are
alleged
to
have
been
collected
from
foreign
workers
in
return
for
jobs.
Jewish
Police
To
Guard
Nazis
Who
Visit
New
York
NEW
YORK
Nov.
17:
(CP)
Nazi
Hermans
in
future
visiting
New
York
will
be
given
police-
guards
consisting
of
Jewish
policemen,
Mayor
Fiorella
LaGuardla
said
BAR
SILVLT.
NEW
YORK
Bar
sliver
.was
unchanged
at
430
per
fine
ounce
on
the
New
York
metal
mancei
toaay,
TRADE
ON
UPGRADE
Favorable
Balance
For
1937,
Was
Almost
Double
That
of
1936,
Statistics
Show
VICTORIA.
Nov.
17:
(CP)
Columbia's
favorable
trade
balance
increased
in
1937
to
$39,-500,000
from
the
previous
year's
S20.000.009.the
provincial
Bureau
Ice
Foot
Thick
On
North
Lakes
adian
.roods
now
entoy
in
the
Un-
Transportation
to
Soon
Re
Red
Kingdom
market
a,
compared
sume
skUE
,
d
with
American
good.
Ontheoth-,
planes
.
er
hand,
the
Dominion
will
recrlve
s
I
Oilier
other
advances
auvdutra
as
as
both
uum
Great
Bri-'
,
TODAY'S
OurtVY
Blh
STOCKS
li.hry.ton
XM
,f
s
Vansouver
.)&.
Pacific
Nickel.
v25
task).
Big
Missouri.
.25.
Bralorne,
9.60.
Aztec.
.05.
Caribo
Quartz,
2.40"
"At
..
Dentonla,
.07!?.
Minto,
.03.
Fairview,
.05.
t
Noble
Five.
03.
Pioneer.
230.
Porter
Idaho,
.03.
Premier
2.20.
Reeves
McDonald.
.38
iask).
Reno.
.22'i.
Relief
Arlington,
.14&.
Reward,
.05,
Salmon
Gold,
.07.
,
Taylor
Bridge.
.02
ti.
.
Premier
Border,
.0034,
I
Silbak
Premier.
1,75.
Congress.
.01.
Home
Gold,
.01.
.
'
Grandview,
.09
taskir
I
Quatslno,
MV.
Oils
A.
P.
Con..
.15.
Calmont.
.24.
C
&
E.,
2.08.
Freehold,
.03.
Hargal,
.26
(ask).
McDougal
Segur,12V'2.
Okalta,
1.07.
Home
Oil,
1.12.
Toronto
Beattie.
1.35.
Central
Pat.,
2.45
f
Gods
Lake.
.35;
Little
Long
Lac,
2.85.
McKenzie
Red
Lake.
1.28
Pickle
Crow.
5.20.
San
Antonio,
1.20
Sherritt
Gordon,
1.43.
Smelters
Gold,
.04.
McLeod
Cockshutt,'
3.10.
Oklend,
.18.
Mosher.
.18,
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.40.
.
Stadacona.
.44.
Francoeur,
.24Vi.
Moneta,
1.35.
BouscadlUac,
A2Y2.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.28.
Bankfleld,
22.
East
Maalrtic,
2.18.
Preston
E,
Dome,
.1.44.
Hutchison
Lake,
.03.
Dawson
White,
.02.
I
Aldermac,
.54.
Kerr
Addison,
L63.
Uchi
Gold,
1.40...
Int.
Nickel.
53.65.-Noranda,
815.
Cons.
Smelters.
63.00.'
Athona.
.07l'.
Hardrock,
1.78.'
i
Barber
Larder,-
20.
Fernland,
.15.
Dominion
Bridge,
38.00.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Today's
Weather
i
voh
10:26
a.m.
20.9
ft,
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
south-
tj
23:12
p.m.
18.8
ft.
east
wind,
lourteen
miles
per
hour;
Low
4:
08
a.m.
7.0
ft.
barometer,
29
.96
(falling
rapidly);
17:01
pjn.
5.0
ft.
temperature,
40;
sea
xough.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
ToTxxvii.:
No.
r
J
"
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C
THURSDAY,"
NO
VEMBER
17,
1938.
PRICE:
5
CENTS
s
-
Tra&b
Representative
Is
Recalled
Importance
Of
Prince
Rupert
;NEW
PACT
PROVINCE
Recognized
And
Defences
Being
Pushed
Ahead
Immediately
Cormnanding
Officer
From
Esquimalt
Very
Pleased
With
Work
of
Local
Battery
and
Urges
Co-Operation
of
Citizens
m
Defence
Work
COMPLETE
CONQUEST
0FCHINA
Chiang
Kai
Shrk
Abandoning
Canton-Hankow
Railway
Chang-sha
Virtually
Destroyed
SHANGHAI,
Nov.
17.
Despite
previous
reports
of
determination
to
resist
the
invasion,
Gen
IS
SIGNER
Details
of
Canadian
-
American,
Agreement
are
Being
Made
Public
Tonight
Fish
Benefits
Nov.
17.,
new
Cana-'
with
other
provinces
but
this
had
been
counter-balanced
by
a
favorable
balance
with
other
regions.
WILL
NOT
United
States
Losing
Victoria
House
Rejects
Motion
Concerning
Jap
Immigration
Treaty
Giliis
Votes
With
Opposition
i
VICTORIA,
Nov.
17:
(CP)
The
'Legislature
yesterday
defeated
an
Opposition
attempt
to
introduce
a
REFUGEES
International
Committee
To
Meet
Within
Two
Weeks
United
States
Protests
Damage
-ment
of
a
new
national
home
for
'
Jews.
Premier
Neville
Chamberlain
told
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
thT
matter
of
finding
new
homes
for
German
Jews
was
being
treated'
as
one
of
urgency.
He
said
thei
problem
had
been
taken
up
with
a
t-I
4-
Interest
In
Germany
It
Appears
Evident
of
Sthe
the
cSi
Canada-Japan
ifnamStlS
immigration
Reca11
0f
Commercial
Attache
to
Berlin
Embassy
Follows
agreement.
The
vote
was
27
to
17,
with
Dr.
J.
J.
Glllls
of
Yale
voting
with
eight
Conservatives,
seven
C.
of
statistics
reports.
p-F.
C.F.
members
f.rs
an
and
th;
the
lone
ne
Labori
Laborite,1
e,
BERLIN,
November
17:
(CP)
Douglas
Miller,
com-
Th
rpnnrt
kaid
that
the
nro-
Tom
Aoal
Uphill
upnm
01
of
Fernie.
tern.e.
It
11
was
was
the
Uie
i
ffV,
U
Trv;f0J
Cofnc
omko.
V,
...
.
.
..
riiitlnn-
th
iiiciwioi
auav,uc
i,u
uic
uiihcu
utatco
ciuuaoov
iiao
utcu
t
curr;ntms;sSonhaa5g0overnment
recalled
to
Washington.
He
received
his
orders
to
return
member
had
joined
with
the
Op-
home
today
less
than
a
day
alter
the
departure
ol
Am-
position.
The
division
came
when
Capt.
Hi?grcgor
Macintosh.
Conservative
member
for
the
Islands,
moved
to
have
plac?d
on
the
order
paoer
a
motion
noting
the
Increased
British
Columbia
Oriental
population
and
that,
as
nothing
was
bejng
done
fedra!lv
to
curb
the
increase,
asking
the
Legislature
to
take
immediate
teps
to'hav?
Ottawa
abrlgate
the
aereement
with
Janan.
Thi
motion
was
irlsinallv
turned
E"1vrrwmW
Nnr
17-
(PP
Tcp
tain
and
the
United
States
are
low-
dowr
,
by
Sneaker
Norman
Whlttak-
pr
jvhi
rnlpfl
It
tn
hp
aanlnst
Par-
Great
Slave
Lak
but
it
will
be
a
i,amentarv
rules,
containlng
the
week
week
er
al
transportation
before,
a
rrt
Crlontal
Speak,r-S
rul.
I
to
enter
the
United
Kingdom
on
a
-"
m-h-
m?
was
.ystained
by
the
division
of
the
Houe.
Within
Day
of
Ambassador
Wilson
Leaving
1
For
Home
basrador
Wilson.
Miller's
recall
is
regarded
as
a
signif
i-
cant
indication
that
the
United
Quadruplets
In
'
RIO
DE
JANEIRO,
Nov.
17:
in
a
mud
hut
in
the
back-
.
woods
of
Brazil,
according
to
Information
brought
here.
The
only
attendant
was
a
native
.
woman.
The
babies
are
thriv-
in;
.
.
Appeal
Against
Injunction
Now
Is
Bein?
Heard
LONDON,
Nov.
17:
(CP)
Meet-,
ing
of
an
international
committre'
VICTORIA,
Nov
17:
(CP)
Hear-
to
consider
the
German
Jewish
re-
lng
of
the
appeal
of
the
Britishl
iugee
situation
is
expected
to
De
Coiumbla
government
against
the
held
within
two
weeks
to
considei
lnjUncti0n
of
Mr.
Justice
A.
M.
'the
plan
under
which
Great
Bri-
Manson
restraining
the
fuel
and
tain
would
provide
the
territory,
petroleum
board
from
putting
into
while
the
United
States
would
putieffect
its
order
reducing
the
price
up.
au'j.uuu,uuu
xor
me
esiamisn-
of
eaTOllne
in
British
Columbia
opened
.yesterday.
Attorney
General
Gordon
Wismer
presented
the
government's
case.
TODAY'S
WEATHER
Triple
Island
Raining,
southerly
number
of
British
colonies.
It
waSj
v.-lnd;
28
miles
per
hour:
sea
agreed
to
debate
the
subject
next
roush.
'Monday.
Langara
Island
Heavy
rain
I
Meantime
individual
offers
of
southwest
wind,
20
miles
per
hour:
'asylum
for
the
refugees
are
being
barometer.
29.83
(falling
rapidly):
I
made.
Norway
has
offered
to
take
temperature.
43.
I
care
of
1200
from
Sudetenland.
Dead
Tree
Point
Raining,
strong
Alrpnriv
some
1500
are
rerjorted
to
sniithenst
wind:
barometer.
29.90:
lhave
arrived
in
Belgium
from
Ger-
temperature,
41:
moderate
sea.
I
many
x
Bull
Harbor
Raining
southwest
While
Jews
in
Germany
are
re-
j
wind,
four
miles
per
hour:
baro-'malnlng
to
a
large
extent
In
se-:
meter,
30.20;
temperature,
43;
mod-I
elusion,
the
campaign
of
terrorism
Urate
swell,
'against
them
is
reported
to
bo!
Alert
Bay
Raining,
calm;
baro-
continuing.
It
is
said
that
no
less
meter,
3021;
temperature,
43;
sea
than
fifty
thousand
have
been
ar-
smooth.
rested.
Suicides
continue.
Estevan
Raining,
southwest
Today
the
funeral
of
Ernst
von
wind,
eight
miles
per
hour;
baro-
Rath,
secretary
tct
the
German
meter.
30,34.
embassy
at
Paris,
whose
murder!
Victoria
Cloudy,
westerly
wind
last
week
by
a
young
Jew
was
24
miles
per
hour;
barometer
(made
the
signal
for
the
present
30.30.
anti-Semitic
campaign
throughout
Vancouver,
Clear,
northeast
Germany,
took
place
at
Dusseldoif
wind,
four
miles
per
hour;
baro-wlth
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
him-,
meter,
30.26.
self
attending.
Von
Rath
was
given
Prince
George
Fair,
south
wind,
a
state
burial
as
a
national
martyr
four
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
with
numerous
Nazi
leaders
present.
29.03.
The
United
States
government
Hazelton
Cloudy,
calm,
temper-vesterday
made
formal
representa-
ature.
37.
.
tion
to
Germany
protesting
against
,
Smlthers
Cloudy,
west
wind,
35.
damage
done
to
property
of
Amerl-'
zBurns
Lake
Dull,
calm,
32.
can
citizens
in
antl-Jewlsh
terror-
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm,
38.
Ism
Alyansh
Raining,
calm,
37.
C.N.R.
steamer
Prince
John,
Capt.
Neil
McLean,
Is
due
In
port
at
9:30
this
evening
from
Vancouver
via
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
will
sail
tomorrow
night
on
her
re
turn
south
over
the
same
route.
37.
Anyox
Raining,
southwest
wind,
Stewart
Raining,
south
wind,
34
A.
T.
Reynolds,
for
falling
to
pro
duce
a
driver's
license,
was
fined
$5
in
city
police
court
this
morning.
(
States
Department
of
Commerce
V.
1
-
J
.
ln
-t
t
11..
,
lias
iuoi,
iiiicica
ui
uciuuuijr
im
mc
present.
Brazil
Woods
:;0USTER
IS
REJECTED
(CP)
Quadruplet
baby
boys
have
been
born
to
a
native
Alberta
Legislature
Turns
Down
mother
on
an
improvised
bed
1
Bill
Which
Would
Have
Removed
Aberhart
as
Attorney
General
EDMONTON,
Nov.
17:
(CP)
The
Alberta
legislature
yesterday
re
jected
a
bill
sponsored
by
Former
Attorney
uenerai
nugin
wmcn
TOuld,have,requiredtiiat
the"
Attorney'
General
oFAIberta
must
be
a
member
of
the
bar
with
a
least
ten
years'
standing.
Adoption
of
the
bill
would
have
had
the
effect
of
removing
Premier
William
Abcr-hardt
from
the
post
of
attorney
general
which
he
now
holds.
Prem-lor
Aberhart
is
not
a
lawyer.
Canadian
National
Theatre
Is
Needed
Ottawa
Meeting,
Presided
Over
by:
Mayor,
Decides
to
Submit
Plan
to
Government
OTTAWA,
Nov.
17:
(CP)
The;
need
of
a
Canadian
National
theatre
here
was
emphasized
at
a
meeting
presided
over
by
Mayor
Lewis
and
it
was
decided
to
appoint
a
committee
to
draw
up
a
detailed
plan
for
presentation
to
the
government,
r-.
Government
Wins
British
Election
Government
Retains
Seat
in
Walsall,
Liberal
Getting
Majority
.
of
Seven
Thousand
LONDON,
Nov.
17!
(CP)
In
the
Walsall
by-election
yesterday,
the
principal
issue
of
which
was
foreign
policy,
the
government
retained
the
seat
when
Sir
George
Schuster,
national
Liberal,
was
elected
with
a
majority
of
seven
thousand
overii
Labor
opponent,
George
Jeger.
Two
other
by-elections
are
being
held
today
in
Doneaster
and
Brldgewater.
""
Spectacular
Meteor
Seen
LOS
ANGELES,
Nov.
.17:
A
flaming
meteor
was
seen
falling
over
a
wide
area
last
night.
It
was
observed
here
and
as
far
away'
as
New
Mexico.
Some
had
thought
at
first
it
might
be
an
airplane
fall-ing
in
flames.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Reg
Kelsey
are
sailing
tonight
on
theiPrince
George
for
a
trip
to
Vancouver.
1
1.