Tomorrows Tides i xxvii no, zn t: . . 3:31 a.m. 18.3 ft. 17:25 p.m. 16.0 It. 11:44 ajn. 8.5 It. 23:43 pjn. 7.0 It. r pa a man la inov naiv i r " of Prenrh Tiinlilin LULU SNAP HERE '4 eurvlvprf hv her husband and! -mi daughter to whom sympatny 'J be extended. Funeral arrangc- arc ln the hands of B. C "piously acknowledged $507.30 '"end , 10.00 '"Klllln . T 75 r ith general sUIf. in- n5hri4lm" pa4?? " hi' j said, had arranged wllh, 6eneral mnl i "fui military display fori v ? U4 c"c" ,tmn next month by Premier "Je ,wcaer ,u"d?0.,,lt' 11 J'" onr w.ien he VU1U Tunisia M,r " (lnest Christmas Days on L. f .ra j record. It was an entirely Green. . - from North Africa re- ChxUUnu with a light frost which - liii u matno- imnn.ihu becom more marked since - r Men ,.f French Rnmoiu yesterday, giving the atmosphere H While It U sUll r h colonial official ., nP- and nd dear dr In Prince .a that it ml.ht ho th- jcool RUP". .-j-.... .... ' a campaign to threaten IN TRAFFIC . (Vancouver reports anow. I There was much private enter- 'talnment, culminating In general turkey dinners. The celebrations 'continued yesterday with more so clal activity 'yesterday afternoon and last night. The holiday ex tends for many until today when office, stores and bankii remainec1 ' closed. i, . i . g 1 1 . . i I j v. i . . i. . e.i imiHmi) in i-'nucu r 1 1 nautili fxiini, jiiiu kiui t u - Not Many in Canada able co-operation of many other ! local organizations, good cherr YORK Dec 27 CP A was brought to many for whom. ' 3 rvtsona are report-i otherwise. It might not have been rhmtmas holiday week- quite such a happy season. The accidents In the United Christmas Cheer work was carried Ii.y f porta indicate a;on In an excellent manner of e? wnimuir. of Christmas : flcleney with practically all those a i ujenta in Canada, who needed It receiving assistance . - I with a minimum of duplication. At the hospital the Christmas Reason was duly observed for stall 'and patients. . I The Boys Band turned out down town Christmas Eve. Churches on Sunday had special services both morning and evenlnj. . . . . . . i j Mn II..... It.lntv 7lrn .11 All tt-pr hPaUUIUUV QCCOrHlTO MU Burn Lake This Morning congregaUons were large to hear 'special messages and music. The f - : wa reported !te this morning congregations were par-to br a HUie milder in the Ucularly large. . rjor after the first cold . f r w inter thlch came on vrr the Chilatmus week- J. T.y roldest DOint reporting Uvcrnment Telegraphs this was Burna Lake with elcv-U 1 oorrepondlngly' r-ughout the Interior and- iv i e wns u aouvc ieiv. i i ill. a 11 I I n & u am.i- m am w ii'ii nnrn i in hfiefrrinc llnv K M M a M M U m I Europe's Hats Go Political " coasl ttt aU PlnU ln Europe's Leaders Named In Rupert district. The lowest nm .New S(y, Mil In which women are keeping up lauh the times is entirely their I own. Millinery has gone political The. seal of fame has been set up on Chamberlain, Daladier and .Mussolini by milliners. Smart win- lcr hats are appearing In London ' Eth.fi Mav McKlnlcy. form- , ,uiP honor and named after : . - V ' IIICHI. mornlnn at her home here. ThB r-hamberlaln model Is having been 111 for the paijmail toque softly drapped with w Che was thirty years of nRe-'jong, curled ostrich feathers. The " in Canada of Scotch origin Daladler version is very rTcncn and chic, made In crusnea icu. tipping low over the brow and fin- i.hixl with two smari icainers. .The hat named after Mussolini Is tfer'akers. Deceased's mother Is. rnnv nf the hats worn by the 5m'n Irom the Queen Charlotte Aipine soldiers, cocked up at the .1 . i wivauon Army sides with fcatners towards the face. curling down C.N.R. steamer Prince John, Capt. Nell McLean, coming north from Vancouver via the Queen Charlotte Islands. Is running on good time and should be here by tomorrow nftnrnonn. TllC VCSSCl left SkldC- te Inlet at 4:30 this morning for Massctt Inlet. wmt arc reported, to be suffering from frostbite and injuries sustained ln1 the camps. Catholic Bishop Shocked I NEW YORK. Dec. 27: CPl-Ro-man Catholic bishops have expressed "horror and shame" at the treatment being accorded both Jews and Christians In Oermany. Refute In China I SHANGHAI, Dec. 27: CP) The International Relief Committee ex-1 presses alarm at the large numbers -ol Jews who are seeking refuge in Chinese cities, To Form Canadian' Republican Qb Object It To Rout Grafters Create More Interest In Politics. WILL STILL And BOSTON, Dec. 27: ICPI-A Ca nadian Republican Club of Massachusetts, "with a: membership nf 100.000 as Its goal, will be formed soon by leading business and professional men In the state. Chairman of the organizing committee Is Alexander P' Graham, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, and founder of the Canadian Club of Boston. -. "The1 purpose of this organize tlon Is to rout politicians .Trafters and encourage foremost citizens, to take keener Interest In1 politics for the welfare of the state! of Massaehussetts," said Kir. Ora I ham. committee Is Dr. Hector J. Mac-J Lean, prominent Boston physician. BUY SILVER Present Policy of Government Pur chases at (tttc in United States to Continue WASHINGTON, VjC , December 27: (CPl Representative John Martin, Democrat of Colorado, said that a reliable source Indicated that the United States Treasury intends to continue the present domestic llver purchasing program at the price of 64 Vic per ounce. Nazi Housework Should Be Right Olrls o( Reich Urged To Learn Properly , V ' .. ." It BERLIN, Dec. 27: (CP) Herr Baldur von Schlrach, Reich leader of Youth, has urged upon the girls of the country the need of learn ing to carry out hosehold and housework duties properly. Nearly 500,000 German girls- have volunteered for various courses of Instruction. Of these 47,000 were recommended to take Instruction In housework. Weather Fpi;efcast Prence Rupert and Queen Char lotte IslandsStrong northeast or northerly gales, quite cold with some snow, In connection with the pew Iloval SINK BRITISH SHIP BARCELONA The British steamer Stancrott was sunk In the first of two raids by the insurgent air force on the city and port of Barcelona. The Stan-croft's crew suffered no casualties; VANCOUVER MURDER CASE VANCOUVER The discovery of the charred body of a sixteen-year-old Japanese girl in a basement furnace today set off a police Investigation Into what officers said might be a murder t&se. The body of Emika Tarn-ada lay head first In "the firebox of the furnace which police said was too small to allow her to fall in accidentally. Fifteen-year-old Ericko Yamada, brother of the girl, found the body. The fire was still burning and the police extinguished it with wat&. -.. Russo-Jap Relations TOKYO, Dec. 27: (CPl Domel News Agency reports from Hakodate that the Soviet consulate there was closed on Saturday on orders of the Sov- . let embassy because of the present state of Russo-Japan-4- cse relations being strained ov- er negotiating of a new fishing rights treaty. Government Of Alberta Has Own Calendar EDMONTON, Dec. 27 government of Alberta has Issued an official calender for use by Its granted NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1938. ture to Chicago and the mid-west generally. Barometric disturbances have brought the first cold snap of the winter to Saskatchewan and Montana. The most severe cold wave of th season so far advanced further across the northern half of 'th? United States today. Temperatures as low as ten below zero prevailed from the Pacific Northwest to the (Great Lakes as the cold snap (moved east. j TRAINS ARE officials in all offices throughout. "We shall not relinquish our trust.' the province. This Is "an innova tion for a Canadian government. Have Reason To Be Thankful Is Hepburn Opinion tish general strike of 1926, died on cheerless Christmas Some Canadian Air Force base at All- sub-zero spend a . prairies. brought tempera-.uraay torn im;, uccn iiiauuuc is- lands. The work, commencing at once, will Include two new build- . ings, officers' quarters and work- I shop, alterations and additions to existing buildings and concrete i apron and slipway. j LONDON, Dec. 27. CP Lord Selsdan, aged sixty-one, one of the chief f igures in combatting the Bri SPREADING Plan JAPANESE Is Proposed As Solution Difficulty RITIiMr1 TTQIn a slutIon that they spread slowly 0llll VJ U iJJUL Into other parts of Canada. That movement eastward has ' " started 'already, says Shlnobu Hl- Snow Blocade of Roads Necessitates gasha. one of the leaders amonj Extra Services in Old Land the Nisei-Japanese born ln Can a- ria in narnt vhn ramp hrp Mr. Hughes contended the natives were protected under the ' mandate ln a manner that would have been regarded as impossible (under the old system. "They are safeguarded by ordinances relat- Ing to drugs, alcohol and firearms,'' he said. "Compulsory labor Is pro-1 ihiblted; missions are encouraged (schools have been established medical services available to all ST. THOMAS, Dec. 27: (CP) In hygiene and sanitation have result Christmas message from his farm'ed materially In raising the health, it St. Thomas, where he is resting I and standards of the natives. Slnc( l the order of physicians owing to Australia has assumed control the a recurrence of high blood pressure, decline in the population has not Premier Mitchell Hepburn alluded only been arrested but an Increast to conditions In such countries as, has been recorded. Spain and Japan and suggested) "New Guinea," he added, "Is but Canadians should be thankful for a stone's throw away fom. Austral-the heritage of liberty and privilege i la. In less than two hours modern which they enjoy. ROYAL FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS military airplanes can fly across the Coral Sea, New Guinea, In the hands of a hostile power ot any power that relies on force to lm- LONDON, Dec, 27: (CP) The , plement Its policy, would stand like King and Queen spent the day at an old baronial castle, overlooking Sandringham with the Royal Fam- dominating and terrorizing the sur-lly. I rounding country." 141 Capitol TAXI Of VANCOUVER, Dec. 28: (CP) - , Young British Columbia Japanese , blaming their concentration oh the Pacific Coast to a wave of adverse Dublic sentiment, nrnnose as Macey's Coffee House PRICE: & CENTS l- 41 - " -- i-i-J - l-.L 1 ..U-IH J. .JL .J. 1 .' .J i . , ,) e ls Arc Ascendant In Civii War 0 VISIT Peter Verigin TUNISIA Has Operation -rri r t b.mm iaurr iiftoverinr Alter Puti .Not .Meet Willi Italian v APPW."1 i SASKATOON,. 27. (CP)- p.UC.r Dec 27: CP) Premier , ..!... ., wuumnw ic4u . ' Daladier ol France ar-1 invntion of paying a - - protectorate ol Tunisia J i IfuHlturrniwin TbIm .. j Vlrginlo Oayda. Fascist r tr.i mouthpiece of Premier said the projected visit '.,r.e was ill-advised and er. is In hospital in Saskatoon recovering from a chest operation. CHRISTMAS OBSERVED f laly may try to seize 'Was Happy Season in Prince Rup- r-; force are reported o ert Everybody Had Oood Time IBAD 'XMAS FOR JEWS Roman Catholic Bishops Express "Mirror and Shame" at German Conditions BERLIN, Dec, 27: (CP) Thousands of (lews returned to .their homes from concentration camps to Bulletins ALIFORD BAY CONTRACT Contract for 3119,000 has been awarded by the Department of National Defense to Northern Construction Co. and J. V. Stewart Ltd. and E. J, Ryan Contracting Co. Ltd. for extensive building IFIRST COLD !Lord Selsdon SNAP IS ON Passes Awa Frit Id Ware Sweeps Down From I Mackenzie River Into Prairies And Midwest CHICAGO. Dec. 27: CP A severe cold wave sweeping down from the Mackenzie- River over the H'as One of Principal Figures in Putting Down Big British Strike BIG DRIVE CONTINUES Insurgents Claim Important Advances in What May Be Deciding Battle of Spanish War .HENDAYE, Dec. 27: (CP) Half a million Spanish soldiers are continuing the major engagement in northern Catalonia which some observers believe may be the deciding battle in the civil war. , Powerlul Insurgent fighting columns forced their way slowly eastward over rugged territory, toward the heart of the government stronghold In northeastern Spain today. The exact record of the ground won was obscured by communiques flatly contradicting each other. ' Insurgents claim to have driven through the government lines for another five miles on a thirty mile front with the offensive saining momentum. . The government denies advancts have been as great as the Insurgent claim. juJfc May .More Capital The Spanish government is reported to be considering the transfer of the capital from Barcelona to the south to escape the threat from the Old Land. Several youths' of ncw Urgent offensive. LONDON, Dee. 27: CP With have left British Columbia homes roads blocked by snow in many sec- to seek employment in other prov-! tions as the British Isles had their inces. first white Christmas In a decade. This authority points out that extra trains were pressed Into ser- there are twenty thousand negroes vice to handle holiday crowds on in Canada and only, three thousand th eve-of ' ChrtUmas- -As-a -rilV-moee- Japanese .but'one never hears V . - been heard In the legislature, be- AIT rTTIrI7A forc the Vancouver city couneiiL aiW VI VJAllJLuTa, NINETY DIE IN WRECK of the partial Interruption of trans- of a "negrd problem.' j i portatlon, London experienced some A difficulty In regard to the Ja-1 Terrible Catastrophe In Head-on shortage of milk, coal and vege- panese appears to be that ninety-. Collision of Trains In Bessarabia tables. - five per cent of them are located in I , Meantime, while northern coun- British Columbia, half of the num-j tries of Europe continue to shiver ber being within twenty-five miles, BUCHAREST, Roumanla, Dec.27: in one of the most severe cold of Vancouver. MCUi Ninety-three persons are re- waves ln a century, sweltering tem- Hlgashi, like many Nisei, is a Ported killed and 150 Injured ln a peratures of 100 degrees and up- graduate of the University of Bri- headon collision of passenger trains wards are reported from Australia tish Columbia and his student'11 Bessarabia. A tralnload of doc- and South Africa. friends call him 'Pete.- his Cana-itory and nurses has been rushed dian nickname. Like many Nisei frm here. Full details are lacking . he'has met employment difficulties of the disaster, the worst In history A wmmw. TTCTD A I I A In his home province. .of Roumanian railroads. It occur- Anti-Japanese speeches have red on Christmas Day near Etulea. and at countless political rallies. rCAII rCI A h In Vancouver, where Japanese op-'JJX'VLr LfluIxiLilu erate more confectionery stores Australia Shall Not Relinquish Says than white men and almost asi wp IV A V H l I H I Federal Minister many dry cleaning plants, theril A T AJlV 1 Jul have been suggestion that Jap-- 'anese trade licences should be lim-' Stork Block on Second Avenue had SYDNEY. Australia Dec.27: ICP) le t0 Protect white men in com- Close Call Early this Morning !-New Guinea's strategic lmport-JPn with mem , JT-T ance is a factor of the first magni- ine B inai can De oone V T tude; a hostile power .there wouldlby the Nisei toward solution of the ire on Second Avenue in the bus-be section was averted In the lsecnd generation problem," Hl-!lness a pistol aimed at the heart of Australia" declared Rt Hon w M Sashl insists, "is to break up our early hours of this morning as a SmSKxt'.tj hero in British Col-'resuiJ 0t the Pt response of the Hre department to a caU to the 5P"ad ou among fairs and wartime Prime Minister, !utTbla an? in a broadcast on the former Ger- (CP) The man colony. The mandated territory was to us ln trust," he said. ouier racial groups. . u That was the theme of a recent! It was at 3 o clock that Mr. and. Nelsel conference here. There is Mrs, John Sunderwood who reside need for dispersion eastward," on the main floor of the building said Thomas Shoyama, principal were awakened by the crackling of speaker, and others expressed the flames above them. Proceeding to same Idea. Investigate, they found fire was "But don't get the idea we plan under way in Toe H quarters on the a sudden invasion of eastern Ca- second floor immediately above nada," Higashl says, '"Our proposal them. The department was at once is to spread out gradually.' Mrs. Gosnell Laid At Rest notified and was soon on the scene. i By this time, the blaze was un--der way and the place was full of I smoke and flames. However, the 'fire was quickly coped with and damage was largely confined to the second floor, a section of wall be- Ing burned as well as a hole (through the floor, although Mr. and Many Attended Funeral Service Mrs. Sunderwood had some of their Here Yesterday Afternoon furnishings damaged by the effect of water. The fire is believed to have wany inenos ot tne iamiiy gain- caused by debrls catchlng n! ercd at the chapel of the B. C. Un- slbiy from not asne& utri Liirvri & vcAiriuav HiLPriiiNin mr rt tui t i " iir iiiiiiinii v it iiu.ii r-i i 1 1 v n. i me luiiciai acrvice-oi uic laic nirs. g Rochester. mien Gosneii, lormeriy or Port Simpson where she was born, and for the past ten years residing here LONDON GOLD PRICE with her daughter. Mrs. Fanny. White. Rev. W. H. Pierce, veteran! LONDON. Dec. 27: (CP) The United Church missionary offlclat-1 Montreal price of bar gold (ih,L6ri-ed, and Miss Lois Judge presided at don at the week end was unchang-the organ to accompany the hymns.jed at $35.11 per fine ounce;