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ruary
4,
1931
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'
1
Alderman
Would
Let
People
Outside
Exchange
Property
For
More
Central
City
Lots
r,
"vi'i
Hiiggeation
was
made
uy
aiu.
w.
o.
mwuw.w
1
night's
mooting
of
the
city
council
that
some
plan
vi'd
wnerouy
many
people
living
m
mc
uu
1
"f
the
citv
might
have
the
opportunity
to
trade
m
i-mperty
for
closer
in
lota
now
in
the
hands
ot
the
"
a
scheme,
Aid.
McCutcheon
thought,
would
give
.thP
nponle
concerned
the
advan
ECKMANN
IS
HOME
tage
of
more
central
and
valuable
property
and.
at
the
me
time,
would
bring
in
more
taxes
for
the
cty-
....
Aid.
Oollart
expressed
moved
that
the
.llio
urEJi.
I
r
a
I.
ah
f.tn
t.rlA
Board
of
Wonts
go
iurm
-
n.diun
Kparrh
Il1n
llrli
In
Sc.
I
i
ntllr
From
Operations
In
After
further
discussion.
It
was
North
aeclded
to
have
the
Board
of
Wprta
W
fjnance
committee
go
jointly,
,
'LE.
Feb.
3
Pilot
Ansccl
.mlo
thc
gehrt.
11
una
niecnanic
rnwiK,
,
1
1
,
,
.
i
ainvea
nere
yesieraay
V
'"fin
In
the
Alaska-Wnsh-
1
Airways
seaplane
Wrangell
;
1
1
vinK
spent
the
past
mouth
'
inkun
and
Prince
Rupert
in
!l
'
arch
for
further
wreckage
RnOST
THEIR
OWN
SALARY
,!.,
,
.
...
"ou'n
A.
Ren-
tftM7n
3:clVv
aj
'
wno
is
beloved
to
have'
vaww.
-
Dixon's
Entrance
Cm
dermen
by
a
vote
oi
s.v.
-
'
2
tart
with
two
compan-
yesterday
boosted
thrt
m
.
,from
$1200
to
$8000
per
year.
tin
Does
Not
Have
to
Account
to
Sas-
,
katchewan
For
Alienation
!
.
of
Lands
OTTAWA.
FebJ3:
The
Dominion
does
not
have
to
account
to
the
province
of
Saskatchewan
for
lands
within
its
boundaries
which
were
alienated
by
the
Dominion
of
Canada
prior
to
September
1.
192ft,
according
to
a
decision
handed
down
in
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
today.
Annual
Mining
Lectures
Opened
.
Here
Last
Evening
With
Sixty
Persons
Listening
to
Speakers
An
audience
of
over
sixty
last
night
greeted
the
speakers
at
the
first
of
a
series
of
meetings
organized
by
the
Provincial
Depatment
of
Mines
as
an
aid
to
prospectors
anu
omers
lmeresieu
in
iniuiii,
ui
uie
seaiuu
iui
mtmia.
By
way
of
introduction,
Dr.
Mandy,
resident
mining
engineer,
gave
a
brief
outline
of
the
history
and
the
lure
of
the
search.
He
reierred
to
it
as
an
age-old
incentive
to
world
progress
and
as
the
foundation
of
national
greatness
as
well
as
of
commercial
Integrity.
He
gave
figures
to
show
the
importance
of
mining
for
metals
and
non-metals,
of
its
tremendous
payroll
and
of
the
industrial
and
commercial
Importance
to
the
world
of
the
work
of
the
prospector.
In
concluding
his
remarks.
Dr.
Mandy
explained
that
Frank
nice
had
consented1
to
act,
as
chairman.
Mr.
Rice,
after
a
bieX-reference
to
the
purpose
of
thetneeiings.
called
on
the
speaker.
Dr.
W.
V.
Smtthcrlogale,
who
introduced
his
subject
by
outlining
the
geologic
phenomena
and
processes
and
content
of
the
earth,
the
supposed
iron-nickel
core,
the
molten
magma
the
very
basic,
the
basic
and
finally
the
outer
crust,
the
atmosphere,
the
hydrosphere
and
the
lithosphere
the
95
gaseous,
the
5
sedimentary
and
the
very,
very
small
percent
of
valuable
metals,
the
periods
of
sedimentation,
the
recurrent
upheavals,
the
resultant
tilting
or
contortion
of
strata
eras
and
the
necessary
study
of
(Continued
on
puto
three)
SUBMARINE
STEAMERS
COLLIDED
Crash
With
Freighter
Northland
Caused
Camosun
to
be
Late
in
Arriving
Here
!he.,f,HJ0g
I
Friday
night
in
a
characteristic
WRECKED
Twelve
Men
Injured
In
Explosion,
Aboard
X-l,
One
of
Largest
Undersea
Craft
in
Navy
OHATHAM
Eng.,
Feb.
3:
Twelve
men
were
injured,
two
of
them
critically,
today
when
an
explosion
of
undetermined
origin
wrecked
the
uhmarlne
X-l.
one
of
the
lamest'
UOTII
SHIPS
DAMAGED
On
arrival
last
night
at
8:45,
more
than
twenty-four
hours
late,
of
the
Union
steamer
Camosun,
Capt.
James
Findlay.
from
the
south,
it
was
learned
that
the
vet-sel
had
been
delayed
on
her
voyage
north
by
having
had
to
return
to
her
dock
In
Vancouver
last
Friday
evening
following
a
collision
at
the
First
Narrow
in
a
dense
fog
with
the
freighter
Northholm
of
the
Frank
Water-house
line.
TVia
nlllalnti
nriirrart
at
1030
lmpenetrabe
Vancouver
fog
as
the
Camosun
was
putting
out
for
the
north
and
the
Northholm
was
coming
In
from
the
west
coast
of
l
Vancouver
Island
with
a
load
of
I
herring
and
-salmon.
Doth
vessels
were
navigating
very
cautiously.
They
colltded
head
'
on
at
very
flow
speed.
The
Northholm
was
Quite
badly
damaged,
a
large
hole
being
torn
In
'the
foosle
head.
The
Camosun
lost
an
anchor,
sprung
some
of
her
plates
and
damaged
a
Jbpom.
The
flmnndt'was
so
evere
that,
men
on
both
vessels
were
thrown
from
their
beds.
The
Northholm
is
being
held
ill
,nif.raea
boats
in
the
Dritlsh
navy.
!
Vancouver
for
repairs.
The
Camo
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
sun,
however,
auer
an
inspection.;
was
allowed
to
proceed
on
her
(voyage
north
and
will
receive
re-
YANCOUVER.
Feb.
3:
Wheat
pairs
later
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WW-
1
IConUnueu
on
rage
oj
i
Of
Special
Interest
Jave
you
read
the
classtfied
advertising
page
In
this
paper
10-day?
If
not,
now
Is
the
time.
NORTHERN
AND
CBKXRAJ5STJE.
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
No.
28.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY
3,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
WFUL
DISASTER
IN
NEW
ZEALAND
URKE
PLANE
SALVAGE
OPERATIONS
NOW
COMMENCING
Hundreds
Are
Dead
In
Southern
minion
and
Thousands
Doctors
and
Nurses
U
CKLAND,
New
Zealand,
Feb.
3:
Earthquake
and
fire
levelled
the
city
of
Napier,
New
Zealand,
early
today.
leaving
a
casualty
list
reported
at
100
dead
and
Ki
Ki
injured,
and
wrecked
four
nearby
towns,
causing
an
undetermined
number
of
fatalities
and
injuricsTNa-pirr
is
still
ablaze
and
virtually
helpless
tonight,
the
quiike
having
cut
off
the
water
supply.
Dynamiting
is
1h
ittg
resorted
to
in
the
endeavor
to
check
the
flames.
The
first
shock
came
shortly
before
11
o'clock
in
the
morning,
shaking
a
Iargc;part
of
the
coastal
region
of
Huvkcs
Bay
province
of'which
Napier,
a
city
of
11,000
people,
is
the
capital.
Hastings
town,
fifteen
miles
from
Napier,
reported
21
dead
and
100
injured.
Ml
early
reports
of
casualties
arc
expected
to
be
exceeded
as
no
accurate
count
is
immediately
available.
The
British
sloop
of
war
Veronica,
anchored
at
Napier,
together
with
other
vessels
in
the
harbor,
extended
rven
assistance.
The
British
warships
Diomcde
and
inmodin
left
Auckland
at
once
for
Napier
with
GO
doctor
and
15
nurses
aboard.
The
'quake
is
the
worst
disaster
that
has
ever
been
iilred
by
New
Zealand,
the
whole
business
area
of
Naner
being
destroyed.
Roads
were
broken
up
and
bndgrs
destroyed
between
Napier
and
Hastings.
SENATOR
ISORAH
INSISTS
ON
COMPLETE
RELIEF
WASHINGTON.
D.C.,
Feb.
3:
Senator
William
E.
Borah
of
Idaho
declared
yesterday
that
be
was
prepared
to
foree
Congrew
to
keep
in
session
all
summer
and
longer
until
full
provision
was
made
by
the
government
(or
relief
of
aU
drought
rafferers.
Until
all
of
these
pecjfle
were
adequately
fed.
clothed
and
warmed,
he
would
remain
unsatisfied
Senator
Borah
declared.
Injured
By
Quake
and
Fire
Catastroph
City
of
Napier,
Capital
of
Hawkcs
Bay
Province,
Is
Levelled
and
Tour
Nearby
Towns
Wrecked
as
Result
of
Holocaust
Communities
With
Water
Off
Blast
Flames
With
Dynamite
Early
Reports
of
Casualties
Arc
Likely
to
be
Far
Ex-
mwlfiflWnrfiliine
irn
in
ufjfMii
frnrrvini'
!
DOMINION
WINS
CASE
FS
all
in
A
Governor
General
Departs
lapTO
BJffsL
v
afMJlBl
JaggsMgg
t
BggggP
"
mHitarv
honors
were
accorded
V
is
-ount
W
illinedon,
on
the
occasion
of
his
sailing
from
Saint
John,
K.B.
the
Canadian
Parific
liner
'
Mont.lare".
on
relinquishing
his.post
as
Governor
General
of
Canada
to
atauhiellrat
oOieetoy-of
India.
Xhajuctureaahowilhe
vice-itgtl
party
on
board
ship,
including
Their
Excellencies
Viscount
ana
Lady
w
uungaon:
t
sprain
.
r
uzgiDDon
mci
omme,
vi
me
oioniciare
;
uoionei
Humphrey
Snow,
Comptroller
of
the
Household;
and
Lieutenant
D.
II.
Fuller,
A
D
C;
the
inspection
of
the
guard
tf
honor,
with
Captain
Streatliold.
A
DC,
in
the
foreground:
he
had
a
special
berth
on
the
ship;
taking
the
salute
in
front
of
the
Admiral
Reatty
Hotel,
and
one
of
the
gunrcrews
of
the
saluting
Lattery
on
Partridge
Island,
which
fired
19
guns
as
the
liner
passed,
bearing
Their
Excellencies
to
England.
SOLI)
HER
CAK
FKOM
ADVERTISEMENT
IN
DAILY
NEWS
COLUMNS
"It
certainly
pays
to
adver-
Use.
I
sold
my
car
that
I
ad-
vertlaed
in
your
paper
and
got
all
cash
for
it."
Those
were
the
words
of
a
delighted
lady,
who
4
dropped
in
to
tell
the
office
and
to
buy
a
paper,
yesterday.
Most
people
read
the
Dally
News
classified
advertise-
menta.
THREATEN
Saskatchewan
Farmers
Are
on
War
Tatli
For
Aid
From
Federal
Government
WILKIE,
Sask..
Feb.
3:
l'ledird
to
seek
secession
for
the
west
it
Immediate
and
sufficient
Dominion
government
aid
for
farmers
is
not
forthcoming,
more
than
sis
hundred
farmers
today
have
signed
the
"Fanners'
Charter
ot
liberty."
.The
signatures
were
obtained
by
an
Intensive
drive
In
this
area
of
northwest
Saskatchewan
since
the
charter
was
made
at
Wllkie
on
January
10.
WELCOME-PRINCES
Jamaica
Extends
Enthusiaotic
Reception
to
Wales
and
George
KINQ8TON.
Jamaica.
Feb.
3:
Jamaica
extended
one
of
the
greatest
welcomes
of
Its
history
to
the
Prince
of
Wules
and
Prince
George
who
arrived
here
at
noon
today
on
the
liner
Oropesu
en
route
to
South
Amertcu.
Pilot
Stan
McMillan
Arrives
at
Atlin;
Is
Picking
Up
His
Party
Flies
to
Whitehorse
Today
to
Get
Jocrss
and
Van
Der
Byl
and
Kcturns
This
Afternoon
For
Kading
Off
to
Liard
Tomorrow
ATON,
Feb.
3:
Pilot
Stan
McMillan,
with
a
Commercial
Airways
(Edmonton)
'plane,
arrived
here
at
noon
yesterday
from
Fort
McMurray.
Pilot
McMillan
reported
having
had
a
very
rough
trip
in
the
course
of
which
he
was
delayed
by
stormy
weather.
He
left
this
morning
for
Whitehorse
to
pick
up
Pilots
W.
A.
Joerss
and
R.
I.
Van
Der
Byl
and
will
return
here
this
afternoon
for
Smll
Kadlng.
If
I
-
A
weather
permits,
the
plane
will
leave
tomorrow
morning
with
the
party
for
the
upper
Liard
River
just
across
the
Yukon
border
to
institute
the
salvage
of
the
Atr
Land
Manufacturing
Co.'s
plane
which
was
landed
there
last
October
by
toe
late
Capi.
E.
J.
A.
Burke
who
later
stui
ved
to
death.
McMillan
had
successfully
worked
across
some
of
the
wildest
land
in
Canada
as
he
landed
on
the
Ice
of
Como
Lake
here.
MATHESON
ASSESSOR
Iknttemy
Effected
by
City
Council!
in
tWakittg
Departmental
Appointment
The
city
eeuucil
loaf
night
appointed
City
Treasurer
D.
J.
Math-eson
to
the
post
of
assessor
without
extra
salary.
Mr
Mutheson
succeeds
in
the
post
of
assessor
E
8.
Alllstone.
city
tax
clerk,
who
last
yea
r
wa
paid
$400
for
extra
duties
us
uK.ses.sor.
fUKWNliAlK
MAILCHAIN
Pilot
A.
E.
Jrvls
Favored
by
Good
Weather
in
Taking
Off
From
Winnipeg
WINNIPEG.
Feb.
3
Favored
by
clear
skies
and
a
brisk
tall
wind,
a
Vinntpeg-8t.
Paul
air
mall
plane,
with
Pilot
A.
E.
Jarvis
at
the
controls,
took
off
at
9:30
this
morning
to
forgg
the
last
liivk
Id
the
air
mall
chain
stretching
from
Aklavlk
in
the
Canadian
Arctic
to
equatorial
South
America.
RUSSIA
TO
QUIT
COMMUNISM
SOON?
MOSCOW,
Feb.
S:
The
So-
viet
government
has
juet
about
4
given
up
the
Idea
of
convert-
ing
the
rest
of
foe
world
to
communism
and
prospects
are
that
It
will
itself
adopt
Indus-
triallsm.
Two
great
schools
for
communism
in
this
country
have
Just
closed.
V