Today's
Weather
(I
A.M.)
PRINCE
RUPERT
Part
cloudy,
southed
wind
four
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.16;
temperature,
40;
sea
moderate.
Vol.
XXVII.,
No.
12.
Em
Improved
Fin?
fa
a
Over
Period
Of
Disclosed
In
Has
$20,000
on
Hand
for
Building
Now
Whereas
There
Was
Then
$11,000
Indebtedness
Further
Action
In
Connection
With
New
Hospital
Deferred
Whereas
fourteen
years
eral
Hospital
Association
was
some
$11,000
in
debt,
today
it
has
no
obligations
and
has
a
fund
of
some
$20,000
for
building
extension
purposes.
This
was
disclosed
last
night
at
the
regular
monthly
meeting
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
hospital
by
W.
M.
Brown,
chairman
of
the
finance
.AmmlHoo
In
thA
rniirKP
nf
rnntlri.
cratlon
of
the
annual
financial
statement
of
the
Institution
which
I
.
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of
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that
some
assistance
should
be
wuicuming
irom
me
city
aunougii
Mr.
Alder
had
said
that
there
could
be
no
financial
help
from
that
quarter
unless
It
was
by
bylaw.
It
was
reported
by
O.
V.
Wilkinson,
chairman
of
the
grounds
committee,
that
Robert
Wilson,
as
his
donation
towards
the
new
hospital,
had
cleared
trees
from
the
building
site
Just
east
of
the
present
hospital.
This
will
enable
the
contractors,
when
the
time
comes,
to
obtain
a
better
Idea
of
the
nature
of
the
ground.
The
board
passed
a
vote
of
thanks
to
Mr.
Wilson,
Among
matters
of
general
business
coming
up
at
last
night's
meeting
was
that
of
Indigent
patients
not
actually
requiring
hos
pitalization
but
being
housed
in
hospitals
for
whom
the
provincial
?overnment
was
withdrawing
Its
Per
diem
grant.
There
were
eight
such
patients
In
the
local
hospital,!
"
was
pointed
out,
and
the
withdrawal
of
the
government
grant
'
covering
them
would
mean
a
loss
'
of
$140
per
month.
The
city
will
be
asked
to
make
some
provision
'or
the
taking
care,
of
these
patients.
Amendments
to
Act
'
The
amendments
to
the
HosDltal
Act,
passed
at
the
last
session
of
the
Legislature
and
soon
coming
In-,
to
force
were
the
subject
of
a
leng-1
communication
from
the
Brit-'
lsh
Columbia
Hospitals
Association.
H
was
estimated
that,
as
a
result
of
these
amendments,
there
would
e
a
net
loss
of
$50,000
to
hospitals
through
decreased
revenue
and
In-'
"cased
expenditure.
Under
the
amendments,
additional
statistical
hlch
necessitate
additional
office
;
hlp.
The
British
Columbia
Has-
P'tals'
Association
has
approved
the
new
regulations
providing
the
gov-frnment
I
!
reimburses
the
hospitals
rr
loss
of
revenue
and
additional
I
exPendlture
Involved.
Such
compensation
had
hpp.n
discussed
with
fhe
Provincial
secretary
but
no
def-1
1
nlte
undertaking
had
been
made
by
the
government.
The
matter
was
Werrcd
by
the
local
board
to
the'
""ance
committee.
'
Correspondence
from
the
D.C.
Hospital,
ai(Iah
nun
H.nH
ltli
such
matters
as
the
avallabll-
or
hospital
medical
records
to
bodl
outside
the
hosDltal
such
as
(Continued
on
Tage
Four)
cution
Condition
Fourteen
Years
Annual
Statement!
ago
the
Prince
Rupert
Gen
niTi
i
r"riiTP
I
TKYING
TO
FORM
GOVT
PARIS
Georges
Itonnet.
outgoing
Radical
Socialist
finance
minister,
tonight
formally
agreed
to
attempt
to
form
a
new
government
to
succeed
that
of
Premier
Camille
Chautemps
which
resigned
yesterday.
Itonnet
informed
President
Albert
Lebrun
of
his
decision
after
conferring
with
Radical
Socialist
members
of
the
Chamber
of
Deputies
and
with
leaders
of
other
parliamentary
groups.
He
undertook
the
task
despite
the
refusal
of
Socialists,
under
Farmer
Premier
Leon
Blum,
to
participate
In
any
government
of
his
or
to
promise
ministry
formed,
without
them.
WIDENS
HOSTEL
SYSTEMS
LONDON
An
important
social
reform
in
Britain
dealing
with
offenders
under
21
years
has
been
announced
by
the
Home
Office.
In
future
they
won't
be
sent
to
the
grim
depths
of
an
institution
but
Instead
to
good
lodgings
where
they
will
have
"a
decent
bed,
wholesome
food
and
a
kindly
welcome."
,
ADMIRAL
IS
DEAD
William
Oswald
Storey,
Canada's
Naval
Dean,
Was
Known
in
Prince
Rupert
MONTREAL,
Jan.
15:
(CP)
Admiral
William
Oswald
Storey
R.C.N.
retired,
one
of
Canada's
best
known
aval
figures
and
the
only
full
admiral
In
the
Dominion,
ded
here
yesterday
at
an
advanced
age.
Many
posts
of
responsibility
he
held
during
his
career
included
once
being
In
command
at
Esqui-
malt.
He
retired
before
the
war
but
returned
to
active
service
while
It
was
In
progress.
Admiral
Storey
was
no
stranger
In
Prince
Rupert,
having
paid
a
number
of
visits
here.
He
was
last
here
a
.
few
years
ago
to
make
a
local
Inspection,
No-tir
hYnnrt"
ncVV
LAFUU
Record
For
Metals
Set
OTTAWA,
Jan.
15:
(CP)
-
The
Department
of
Mines
yes
terday
announced
that
a
new
record
was
set
by
Canada
in
1937
for
export
of
base
metals
to
foreign
countries.
Tne
vai
hp
nf
metals
so
exported
dur
lng
the
year
Is
placed
at
$iw.-
000,000
t
Of
SOMETHING
NEW
HERE
:
."Mining;
Superintendent
Below
Ground
Talks
to
Airplane
High
In
Sky
'
Unique
Event
Modern
Coininunicatioiis
Demon
stralcd
to
Toronto
Kotary
Club
TORONTO,
Jan.
14:
A
mining
superintendent
a
quarter
of
a
mile
underground,
an
airplane
a
ml!'
above
the
ground
and
a
radio
hookup,
which
extended
the
length
and
breadth
of
Canada,
were
all
linked
together
in
a
unique
demonstration
of
modern
communl-
'
t
Inn
mathn.
nltfAti
Kif
T
V
Galloway,
Assistant
Vice-Presides
of
the
Canadian
National
Tele
graphs,
before
the
Rotary
Club
here
yesterday.
A
part
of
the
de
monstration
was
the
installation
of
the
latest
type
automatic
teletypewriter
upon
which
an
operator
sent
greetings
from
President
"Jack"
Deegan
to-
various
Rotar.
clubs
from
Vancouver
to
Halifax
Within
12
minutes
and
long
before
the
demonstration
was
finished
answers
were
received
and
deliver
ed
to
the
President.
One
of
the
In
tercstlng
sidelights
of
this
dr
monstration
was
that
all
types
of
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
DRIT1SI1
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
15,
11KJ8.
Chinese
War
facilities
were
co-ordinated
to
act
Chief
counsel
for
province
of
as
a
single
unit
of
communlca-
Alberta,
submitted
that
the
duty
tlon.
More
than
8,000
miles
of
Ca-
of
the
court
was
simply
to
decide
nadlan
National
Telegraph's
wire
whether
the
bills
having
to
do
with
wevflUUcdTheong-wave,of,controloL
banking.)
urro.ncxand.
radio
communication
was
brought
Into
use
by
the
Canadian
Radic
Commission
to
give
a
national
broadcast
of
the
event.
The
short
wave
was
pressed
Into
service
to
establish
a
connection
with
Flight
No.
4
of
the
Central
Vermont
Air
ways,
flying
regular
passenger
service
between
Montreal
and
Bos
ton.
Telephone
loops
were
linked
up
to
complete
the
talking
clr-cults.
In
the
opening
demonstration,
Mr.
Galloway
called
E.
W.
Todd
general
superintendent
of
the
Lake
Shore
Mines,
at
Klrkland
Lake,
more
than
400
mllQS
away,
who
spoke
from
the
1,800
foot
level
of
No.
5
shaft
of
the
mine.
During
the
course
ofthe
two-way
conversation
between
Mr.
Todd
and.
Mr.
Galloway,
Interesting
data
-wa-.
ulven
as
to
the
Importance
of
the
mining
Industry
to
Canada
and
of
the
great
wealth
which
It
contri
buted
to
the
national
treasury.
"Perhaps
the
members
of
the
Rotary
Club
would
be
Interested
to
know
that
In
1936,
the
last
year
for
which
complete
figures
are
available,
Canada's
mineral
production
amounted
to
$362,000,000
of
which
$260,000,000
came
from
metals,
more
than
half
of
which
represented
gold,"
Mr.
Todd
said.
"Thus,
the
mineral
Industry
of
Canada
In
1936
was
worth
$32.9C
t0
each
citizen
of
the
Dominion
Th
per
capita
value
of
Ontario
was
$52,72,
which
was
only
exceeded
by
British
Columbia
with
$77.72.
However,
the
Yukon
had
a
per
capita
output
of
$444,
principally
gold."
Canada
Challenges
States
Questioned
further
by
Mr.
Galloway
as
to
Ontario's
position
Ik
gold
production,
Mr.
Todd
explained
that
Ontario
leads
all
province.!
in
gold
production,
with
a
per
capita
of
$23.80
from
2,346,528
fine
ounces,
followed
by
British
Columbia
with
$22.61,
from
281,492
fine
ounces.
The
percentage
of
Ontario's
contribution
to
the
total
gold
production
was
given
as
63.46,
with
Quebec
as
17.80
and
British
Columb
a.
13.06.
"Canada."
Mr.
Todd
concluded.
"Is
challenclnrt'
Hca5,ax,Sa,ving
:
oiriKe
v
iolence
HALIFAX,
Jan.
15:
CP)
Police
reinforcements
patrolled
the
narrow
waterfront
streets
here
today
seeking
to,
prevent
4
a
recurrence
of
violence
which
met
a
fleet
of
taxis
carrying
men
Into
the
plant
of
the
?
strike-harassed
Maritime
Na-
tlonal
Fish
Co.
Windows
were
broken
by
stones?
but
none
were
hurt.
t
ALBERTA
DEFENSE
Provir
.
Presents
Its
Argument
In
'
Connection
with
Three
Contentious
Bills
OTTAWA,
Jan.
15MCP)
Defense
by
the
province
of
Alberta
of
the
three
measures
of
the
Legislature
of
that
province
assent
to
which
was
reserved
by
the
Lieutenant
Governor
pending
signification
of
the
pleasure
of
the
Governor
Gen-
eral
commenced
before
the
Su-
preme
Court
of
Canada
yesterday.
newspapers
were
within
the
compc-
tance
of
the
provincial
legislature.
AH
other
questions
were
but
side
issues.
I
COLLAPSES
AND
DIES
Louis
Lazarotto
Expires
In
I-ocU
Up
After
Removal
from
Hospital
i
Louis
lazsarotto.
bartender
a
the
Commercial
Hotel
and
resident
of
the
city
for
several
years,
collapsed
and
expired
at
10
o'clock
this
morning
in
the
city
lock-up
where
he
had
been
taken
last'
night
after
becoming
unmanage
able
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
hcavy
and
evldently
outdld
hl,
strength.
An
Inquest
will
be
helc'
Monday.
Lazzarotto
was
an
Italian,
about
fifty-five
years,
unmarried
and
lived
on
Fulton
Street.
Wales
Defeats
England
Today
In
Rugby
Game
CARDIFF,
Wales,
Jan.
15:
(CP)
Pivin,r
in
n
l,.
Wow
rtnfnitnri
i
be
for
test
fllghtS
to
ready
England
by
a
score
of
14
to
8
in
the!Pccted
Initial
International
rugby
match
by
March-
of
the
season
The
victors
scored
i
one
goal
and
two
penalty
goals
andi
a
try
against
the
Englishmen's
goal
and
try.
Ashcroft
To
Fort
St.
John
Flight
Pilot
Ginger
Cootc
to
Take
Off
Tomorrow
on
Inauguration
of
New
Air
Service
to
North
ASHCROFT,
Jan.
15:
(CP)
In
(Ginger)
Coote
plans
to
take
off
from
here
tomorrow
for
Fort
St.
John.
During
the
winter
the
em
terminus
of
the
service
will
bo
noiiitiuii.,
cakiiuiiij,
vuiiiuufvi
In
the
summer.
the
United
States'
position
for
auguratlng
a
new
commercial
air
secorid
place
among
the
gold
pro-
service
Into
Northern
British
Col-duclng
nations
of
the
world,
thelumbla
and
the
Yukon,
Pilot
R.
L.
first
position
being
held
by
South,
Africa,
another
member
of
the
British
Commonwealth
of
Na-
tlons."
,
,At
the
time
Mr.
Todd
was
speak-
(Continued
on
Tagc
Two)
5
v
I'
;chi
lann
Kai
His
Aides
Is
Derelict
In
Duty
Causing
Collapse
In
Shantung
NEED
OF
DEFENSE
Japs
Know
More
About
This
Coast
Than
Do
Canadians,
Declares
Mrs.
George
Black
WINNIPEG,
Jan.
15:
(CP)
The
Japanese
know
the
"Inland
Passage"
between
Vancouver
Island
and
the
British
Columbia
mainland
better
than
the
Ca
nadians
or
Americans
do,
Mrs.
George
Black,
M.
P.
for
Yukon,
said
here
Friday
nieht.
"I
have
been
going
up
and
down
the
coast
for
forty
years.''
Mrs.
Black
saM.
"Where
there
was
one
one
Japanese
fish
boat,
there
arc
hundreds
now.
Now
we're
scared,
at
least
we
are
do-.
In?
something
about
Pacific
Ocean
defence."
WILL
AID"
FARMERS
Agricultural
Problem
to
be
One
of
Principal
Matters
Before
Coming
Session
of
Parliament
OTTAWA,
Jan.
15:
(CP)
The
farming
Industry
of
Canada
will
be
given
a
good
deal
of
attention
at
the
forthcoming
session
of
Parliament
opening
on
January
27.
Legislation
may
be
based
on
the
report
of
a
special
committee
which,
among
other
things,
has
rccom-:
mended
a
reduction
of
tariff
on
farm
Implements
and
the
subsidizing
of
co-operative
distribution
ol
such
implements.
NEW
PLANE
FOR
ROUTE
Pan
American
Airways
Plans
to
Replace
Samoan
Clipper
With
Huge
Flying
Boat
i
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Jan.
15:
(CP)
A
new
forty-ton
flying
boat,
with
capacity
for
'seventy-two
passengers,
which
is
now
being
built,
may
replace
the
Ill-fated
Samoan
Clipper
1n
the
new
air
service
between
Ilonolulu'and
New
Zealand,
It
Is
Indicated
by
officials
of
Pan-Amcrl-
can.Alrways.
The
new
ship
is
ex-
Weather
horecast
(I-'uriilhltut
Utrouyh
Uk
cmirt(y
V
U,o
Dominion
Mcleulualcl
Bureau
.it
i
'Iclorla
hih
Prince
Rupert
nut
"no-Mt
la
compiled
from
otvorsatlon
'a-sn
at
5
ajn.
today
aim
covm
th
id
'tour
period
ending
3
pm.
tomorrow
i
General
Synopsis
A
storm
centre
Is
approaching
the
British
Columbia
coast.
Heavy
rains
have
oc
curred
in
the
Prince
Rupert
district
and
mild
weather
is
reported
over
the
Interior
accompanied
by
rain
and
sleet.
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Strong
east
to
southeast
winds
or
gales,
unsettle!
with
not
much
change
hi
tcmpert
ture.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
Strong
winds,
probably
reachlnc
gait.
force
tonight.
Cloudy
and
mild
with
rain.
Shek
Finds
Rich
Agricultural
Regions
Menaced
as
Japanese
Advance
After
Capturing
Tsining
and
Vital
Rail
Junctions
"Conflict
Must
Continue,"
Decides
Tokyo
TOKYO,
January
15:
(CP)
The
Japanese
cabinet
and
high
navy
and
army
officials
decided
today
that
the
conflict
with
China
must
coirtinue
to
"its
ultimate
objective."
Draft
of
the
government
policy
in
China
hq,s
been
prepared
after
lengthy
conferences
by
the
cabinet
and
Imperial
headquarters
of
military
leaders
directing
hostilities.
SHANGHAI,
January
15:
(CP)
The
Chinese
reported
today
that
General
Han
Fu
Chu
once
dominent
war
lord
and
governor
of
Shantung
Province,
had
been
courtmartialled
and
executed
on
orders
of
Generalissimo
Chiang
Kai
Shek
for
"dereliction
of
duty."
General
Han
was
held
responsible
by
the
Chinese
for
collapse
of
re
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Tides
High
1:24
a.m.
21.0
ft.
13:16
p.m.
23.3
ft.
Low
7:19
ajn.
6.1
ft.
19:55
p.m.
0.5
ft.
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rillCE:
5
CEMS
Lord
One
Of
sistance
to
Japan
In
Shantung.
Vital
rail
junctions
controlling
Shantung's
rich
agricultural
regions
have
been
menaced
as
the
Japanese
drive
retreating
Chinese
troops
southward
after
capturing
strategic
Tslnglng
In
the
southern
section.
FOUR
ARE
DROWNED
Quadruple
Tragedy
When
Party
Gocm
Through
Hotting
Ice
On
Ontario
Lake
SUTTON,
Ont.,
Jan.
15:
(CPt
-
Thrce
men
and
a
woman
were
drowned
In
Lake
Simcoc
last
night
when
an
auto
bearing
a
fishing
party
crashed
through
rottlns
Ice."
The
dead
are
Jack
Bird,
Mu
John
Wilkinson,
William
Jones
and
Emmanuel
Nelson.
Three
men
and
a
boy
escaped.
The
party
planned
to
flfh
through
Ice
holes.
NO
TRACE
IS
FOUND
IMoonlight
Search
Flight
of
Sir
George
Hubert
Wilkins
For
Russian
Fliers
Unavailing
FAIRBANKS,
Alaska,
Jan.
15:
(CP)
After
cruising
by
Arctic
moonlight
to
within
four
hundred
miles
of
the
North
Pole,
Sir
George
Hubert
Wilkins
returned
to
Akla-vlk,
Northwest
Territories,
today
without
reporting
any
trace
of
Russia's
missing
transPolar
filer,
Sigismund
Levaneffsky,
and
five
companions
who
vanished
last
August.
Vancouvtr
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
15:
(CP)
-Wheat
was
quoted
at
$1.4314
on
the
Vancouver
market
yesterday,
dropping
to
$1.41'4
today.
New
Canadian
Loan
Floated
OTTAWA.
Jan.
15:
(CP
Hon.
Charles
A.
Dunning,
minister
of
finance,
announced
yesterday
that
a
new
10,000,-000
loan
had
been
underwritten
In
London
by
a
banking
group
headed
by
R.
Mlvlson
&
Co.
I-
t
t