1-
Tomorrow's
Tides
Weather
Forecast
Matin
--t
rj
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Fresh
to
strong
nisth
12:50
p.m.
18.8
It.
northeast
wind,
shirting
to
northwest,
Low
6:39
ajn.
2.7
ft.
cool
with
rain.
18:33
p.m.
7.0
ft..
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH.
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
V
i
XXVIII
No.
139.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JUNE
15,
1939.
PHlCEt
CFNTR
Blockade
Is
Nipponese
Warships
Moving
To
Cut
Off
International
Colony
At
Amoy
On
South
China
Coast
Meantime
Croat
Britain
is
Endeavouring
to
Enlist
Support
of
France
and
United
States
in
Resisting
More
Far-Reaching
Demands
LONDON,
June
15:
(CP)
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain,
in
the
House
of
Commons
today,
indicated
the
possibility
of
seeking
joint
action
by
Great
Brituin,
France
and
the
United
States
if
Japan
uses
the
Tientsin
incident
for
more
far
reaching
demands
against
foreign
interests
in
China.
SHANGHAI,
June
15;
(CP)
The
new
struggle
over
occidental
interests
in
China
was
broadened
today
by
a
Japanese
naval
blockade
of
the
international
settlement
a.
Amoy
in
addition
to
the
police
blockade
of
British
and
French
concessions
at
Tientsin.
At
the
same
time
mes-r.iges
from
Hankow
said
that
Japanese
forces
had
block-
i
J
the
property
of
the
British
-
111
-
;
;ping
firm
of
Butterfleld
and
ts
'
m
A
Japanese
spokesman
is
d
as
Myini
that
the
Amoy
xkade
was
to
"bring
the
Kulang-
untrlyal
round!
to
1U
senses"
t
rrgard
o
Japanese
demands
'
a
grea'er
hand
n
control
of
the
Jen
""it
RECALLING
OF
CONSUL
Gumanr
AkH
to
Recall
ltepreen
(alive
from
IJrerpool
I'ollowinr
Espionate
Cae
LONDON
June
15
CP
Mike
Rtotokovlch
left
on
last
ev
enlnu'
trnln
for
Montreal
where
he
will
embark
July
23
for
his
na
tlve
home
In
Zagreb,
Jugoslavia.
the
way
It
was
cameu
4.
WOULD
LET
,
STORES
IN
CITY
OPEN
Thai
Is
Wish
of
Chamber
of
Commerce
as
Represented
by
its
Council
at
Mretinc
'"
Yesterday
er
Neville
Chamoeriaw
Wnu
wu
Cnamber
ji
communicate
with
f
Hue
of
Commons
yesteroay
the
Attorney
Oeneral
asking
him
to
'
he
had
asked
Germany
to
j.
permission
to
prosecute
in'
1,
:raw
1U
consul.
Waiter
Rain-
anJ.
Mw.
that
u
brought
to
his
at-
d
from
Liverpool
as
a
rwutt,
of
ttion.
!
'
rinsl'
allesd
connection
with
w
0
fuiton
addressed
the
coun-a
rcent
espionage
case
cu
jn
regard
to
the
matter
saying
'
that
for
twenty
years
more
or
less
SUBSIDY
SERVICE
Chamber
of
Commerce
dels
Letter
from
Canadian
Transport
Service
Regarding
Lettinr.
of
Contract
The
council
ol
tne
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
a
meeting
yesterday
afternoon.
President
James
Harvey
in
the
chair,
went
on
record
as
favoring
the
opening
of
stores
for
a
few
hours
at
any
time
Prime
tourtst
boats
are
in
port
and
the
stores
had
opened
for
business
of
this
kind.
Two
years
ago
the
mat
ter
came
up
through
the
action
ofi
the
city
detachment
of
police
and'
L.
W.
Patmore
K.C.
had
taken
the
I
matter
up
at
Victoria
and
no
pros-ecuUon
had
taken
place.
There
was
no
more
reason,
he
claimed,
why;
the
curio
dealers
should
be
forced
to
keep
clored
than
the
tobacco
stores
ttaiiM
he
allowed
to
be
open.
He
'
personally
saw
tourists
purchasing
The
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
01
curfoe
at
jtorM
that
were
legally
C
mmerco
has
been
officially
notl-
opcn
on
Sunday
iait.
why
not
f
I'd
of
the
establishment
of
a
lhn
M
thm
buy
at
olner
4tores?
i'.ranuhip
service
between
Prince
Mr
pon
suted
that
on
Sunday
,
Rjp.-rt
and
the
United
Kingdom,
Jagt
the
prlnce
Robert
was.ln
port,
the
l.-tter
being
read
to
the
council
.
hours
tu0
w0-I
of
the
Chamber
at
a
meeUng
yes-
m(n
from
lhe
boat
wellt
to
church
terdav.
It
was
from
the
Canadian
mornlng
and
then
visited
Trnnsport
Service
as
follows:
Helibroncr's
store.
The
police
ar-We
have
pleasure
to
lnform,rived
on
the
scene
and
took
the
vou
that
we
have
been
advised
from,womentotne
stati0n
where
Ottawa
that
the
government
has
thflr
dfposltlons
ln
regard
to
pur-arcepted
our
tender
for
a
steam-
ichasM
were
taken.
He,
Mr.
Fulton,
ship
.service
from
Prince
Rupert
L,.,
0n
the
scene
just
as
the
'.he
United
Kingdom
for
a
"seal
men
wffe
ieaving
the
police
sta-year
ending
March
31.
1940.
teu
outraged
at
having
'Details
of
the
service
and
dates
I
thfy
cjalmedi
beCn
rorccd
to
sign
of
the
sailings
have
not
yet
been
documenU
under
tlireat
that
If
thej
worked
out
but
It
Is
likely
that
the'dld
nQt
thfy
would
be
detalned
and
contract
will
call
for
three
salllns
I
not
allowed
to
sail
on
the
boat.
The
during
the
period,
commencing
Mwomen
wcrc
part
of
a
Los
Angeles
August
or
September.
We
are
"d-!Doard
0f
Trade.party
and
the
whole
advice
and
hostile
at
the
Ing
you
this
preliminary
waj
fxtremely
will
of
course
let
you
have
fuller
,lndlgnity
offered
the
members
of
detail
n
anon
as
possible.
In
the
..
,
nartv.
meantime
we
would
be
pleased
to
Mr
id
he
was
not
Warn-
hear
from
any
of
your
memoers
fh.
nonCe
for
enforcing
me
a
other
Interested
parties
who
may
That
waj
thelr
duty.
m
this
case
be
able
to
make
use
of
our
service.
.
lbly
they
had
been
unwise
a
TT
In
mere
was
some
oiscuwum
the
possibilities
of
the
service
and
It
was
decided
to
try
to
Interest
some-
one
in
the
grain
elevator
under
the
changed
conditions.
.
thought
a
letter
rtwuia
oe
.
,1,-
iMrfor
of
the
Los
Angeles
party
expressing
regrei
at
ic
incident.
.
a
tirtn
nonrovlnz
the
opening
of
stores
wftlle
ships
were
in
port
hn
unanimously
approved
IoMt
l.t
to
be
sent
to
Los
Angeles
along
the.lmes
suggested.
Now
Being
I
Hope
Of
Labor
Peace
Is
Over
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
June
15:
CP
'Labor
peace
negoti
ation?
in
the
United
States
ap-
peared
ended
today
after
John
L.
Lewie
declared
that
further
dealings
with
American
Federation
of
Labor
representatives
were
Impossible.
He
called
the
American
Federation
of
Labor
leadership
FANTOME
IS
AT
KETCHIKAN
KETCHIKAN',
June
15
The
big
British
auxiliary
schooner
yacht
Fantome,
with
Hon.
A.
fL
j
Guinness
and
party
on
board,
arrived
hre
late
yesterday
afternoon
from
rrince
Rupert
and,
anchored
In
the
stream
overnight,
was
the
centre
of
marine
interest.
This
mornine.
the
Fan-tome
continued
north
on
hpr
Alaska
cruise.
I
Tensenpss
In
t
Labor
Dismite
At
Milwaukee
.
MILWAUKEE.
June
15:
CP
La'-ar
disoute
tension
continues
hire
fc'-lowln?
the
rioting
which
HTr.1
up
in
the
suburban
plant
of
A'Jl-
rhslmerar'Msnufacturlng
Corporation
as
office
workers
approached
the
strikebound
factory.
New
Centre
of
City
FEELING
MESSAGE
GIVEN
BY
KING
TO
EMPIRE
AS
CANADA
IS
FAREWELLED
Their
Majesties
Sail
For
Home
This
Evening
Following
Epochal
Tour
of
Dominion
and
United
States
GERMANY
.
CRITICAL
Information
Ministry
Described
by
Newspapers
as
"Warlike
Measure"
Prince
Rupert
Cut
Of
Motor
Licences
Vir-TORLV
June
15:
CP
Under
distribution
of
shre
of
motor
vehicle
licence
fee
Prlnre
Rupert
la
Mven
$0552.11
this
year.
It
is
The
centre
of
gravitation
in
Prince
Rupert
moved
today
from
Second
Avenue
and
Seventh
Street
to
Third
Avenue
between
Third
and
Fouith
Streets.
At
the
one
point
there
was
an
unusual
quiet,
at
the
other
a
new
hustle
and
bustle.
Of
course,
the
moving
of
the
Po-t
Office
from
the
old
Dominion
Block
to
the
new
Federal
Building
was
the
cause.
During
the
night
the
transfer
of
the
Post
Office
was
effected.
All
morning
there
was
a
steady
stream
to
the
new
postal
depot,,
many
to
change
their
box
keys
and
many,
quite
obviously,
turning
out
to
give
the
new
quarters
a
once
over.
The
move
was
effected
with
a
minimum
of
disorder
and
confusion,
notwithstanding
the
first
day
traffic.
The
Fisheries
Department
also
moved
it'
offices
this
morning.
The
Indian
Office
having
moved
a
week
ago.
only
the
customs
people
and
harbor
master
were
still
at
the
old
Dominion
Block
this
morning
and
they
were
preparln
g
to
move.
Photo
by
Chaudler
Provinces,
starting
at
Newcastle,
New
Brunswick,
Tuesday
morning
ana
driving
over
108
miles
of
highway
to
Fredericton
with
two
scheduled
stops
at
Millerton
and
uoaktown
enioute.
Later
that
day
Saint
John
was
visited,
yesterday-being
devoted
to
Prince
Edward
land.
One
of
the
highlights
or
the
visit
to
New
Brunswick
was
presentation
of
the
Mahoney
quadruplets
at
Saint
John.
These
quadruplets!
HALIFAX,
June
15:
(CP)
Saying
farewell
to
Can-,
consist
of
three
girls
anyone
boy.
ada
with
"memories
that
will
never
dim"
and
with
"minds
J
?3?iSSZ
and
hearts
full,'
the
King
and
Queen
today
spoke
to
the
the
Klng
that
he
had
broken
his
Dominion
and
Empire
by
radio,
each
sending
a
message
leg
while
playing
crutches.
"oW
is
of
thanks
to
the
millions
who
have
greeted
them.
"I
re-
.
annoying,
isn't
it?"
commented
the
turn
to
England
with
a
new
sense
of
the
resources
and
Kln-
,
j
rpitnonxibllltv
of
our
British
Em-
"
"
olre."
the
King
said.
"I
am
confl-
Queen
was
from
the
ballroom
of
the
,
dent
that
Canada
has
before
her
a
ova
ocuun
iic
uic
development
far
beyond
the
opti-llal
luncheon
of
the
province
of
mlstlc
dreams
of
pioneers.
Her
ova
ocoua
as
neiu
wun
rremicr,
growth
ln
material
wealth
Is
fully
Angus
Macdonald
presiding.
,
assured.
For
her
sons
and
daueh-
oeiorc
unnui
uuiamaj
w
ters
I
wish
an
even
greated
growth
i
morning,
Their
Majesties
had
vlslt-In
suture
of
mind
and
spirit."
jed
and
New
Glasgow
last
His
Majesty
referred
to
the
large
'n,8ht
following
their
return
from
part
of
the
earth
between
Atlantic
.Pe
Edward
Island.
and
Pacific
Oceans
and
from
the
ay
w
"u8
uiu-aii-
tropics
to
the
Arctic
"where
there
noon
Pacific
Standard
Time)
the
.,
,
.
the
FLINT.
Michigan,
June
15.
(CP
(CP)
1.
noMlbllltv
of
war
between
King
and
Queen
sailed
aboard
neighbors
whose
peoples
are
wholly
Empress
of
Britain
on
their
return
-Police
quelled
tnree
clasnes
oe-
.SrtKSES
Sceena
and
Saguenay
sailing
-"MSbdlvttSfo"
Federation
of
Labor
divisions
ol
w...u
....a..
,l
1.
..P
.mr.
snH
.iW.
....u
vv,
jthe
UnUed
Automobue
Workers-
good
to
know
that
such
a
region.
her
convoy
of
British
cruisers.
.
,
General
Molor.
Dlant
exists
for
what
man
can
do
once
Since
the
first
of
the
week
the
nere
wnere
the
Federation
group,
he
Van
do
again."
King
and
Queen
had
travelled
j
headed
by
Homer
Martin,
has
called
The
speech
of
the
King,
and
through
the.
beautiful
UNIONS
ARE
IN
CLASHES
Trouble
Between
C.I.O.
and
A.F.L.
Factions
at
General
Motors
Plant
in
Flint
Maritime
a
strike,
i
Extended
Food
For
People
Of
Concessions
Is
Short
Following
Jap
Tie-Up
BERLIN.
June
15.
Otrman
news-
"
"
"
....
.
papers
today
criticized
Great
Bri-
Results
of
Japanese
Blockade
Immediately
Felt
T1
Prices
tain's
proposed
information
Minis-
Mount
Danger
of
Open
Clash
Imminent
try
as
a
"warlike
measure,"
The
British
government
proposed
to
set
LONDON,
June
15:
(CP)
With
Japanese
"
gendarm-
bureau
from
...
central
f.
un
a
press
aided
Chinese
off
-
the
flow
of
ne
all
which
would
emanate
various
news
es,
by
police,
cutting
but
the
Nazi
newFoaoers
said
this
coods
to
the
British
and
French
concessions
at
Tientsin
in
would
be
nothing
more
than
a
pro-
the
Japanese
blockade
which
started
yesterday,
no
fresh
poganda
ministry.
food
has
since
entered
the
concessions
and
prices
leaped
lit
ty
per
cent
as
an
immediate
shortage
was
reported.
The
'
.
.
Japanese
have
cordons
of
police
Evidence
In
Bootlegging
Case
Heard
TODAY'S
STOCKS
'Uourtesjr
6.
D
Jotrostoo
Co.)
Vancouver
Big
Missouri,
.14V4.
B:aiorne.
11.95.
rarlboo
Quartz.
220.
Fatrview.
.03
V.
OoH
Belt
25.
Hfdley
Mascot,
.80
ask.
Minto.
.02T8.
Nnble
Five.
.OHi.
Pend
Oreille.
U5
.
Pioneer,
2.40.
Premier.
1.83
Privateer,
1.30.
Reeves
McDonald,
.18.
R"0.
.55.
Relief
Arlington.
.11.
X
Rw8rd.
.01si.
-
Salmon
Gold.
.10.
Sheep
Creek,
1.17.
Cariboo
Hudson,
.15.
Hedley
Amalg
.01.
5
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.14.
Cahnont,
.33.
C.
&
E..
2.05.
Freehold.
.03i.
Home.
2.40
ask,
Pacalta.
.05V2.
'
Royal
Canadian,
.20
Vi.
'
Okalta,
1.18
ask.
Mercury.
.06.
Prairie
Royalties,
.21.
Toronto
Aldermac,
.30.
i
Beattle.
1.26.
Central
Pat..
2.55.
Cons.
Smelters,
4150.
East
Malartlc,
2.60.
Fernland,
.04Vi.
Francoeur,
.20.
Gods
Lake,
.37.
Hardrock,
1.07
Int.
Nickel,
4850.
Kerr
Addison,
1.95.
Little
Long
Lac.
2.90.
McCleod
Cockshutt.
2.17.
Madsen
Redlake,
.37.
McKenzle
Redlake,
1.30.
Moneta
1.13.
Noranda,
79.25,
,
'
Pickle
Crow,
4.?0.
,
Preston
E.
Dome,
1.62.
San
Antonio,
1.78.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.98.
Stadacona,
51.
Uchl
Gold,
1.45.
Bouscadlllac,
.0412.
Mosher.
.16.
Oklend.
.08.
Smelters
Gold,
.044.
Dominion
Bridge.
29.00.
and
troops
completely
surrounding
the
British
and
French
areas.
No
people
or
goods
are
allowed
to
enter
although
those
who
wish
to
leave
are
being
permitted
to
do
so,
departure
implying
that
they
will
not
be
able
to
return
to
their
The
dispute,
as
Indicated
by
dls-Hearing
of
evidence
and
argu-
'patches
yesterday,
has
now
assumed
ment
of
counsel
in
the
case
of
John
far
more
extensive
proportions
than
Saunders,
charged
with
selling
the
mere
satisfaction
of
the
Ja-lisuor.
wa
completed
yesterday
af-
panese
demand
for
the
surrender
of
ternoon
and
adjournment
taken
iour
Chinese
whom
the
Japanese
until
Saturday
morning
for
dec
is-
accused
of
slaying
a
Chinese
offlc-
.
ion
by
Magistrate
Thomas
McCly-
lal
of
the
Tientsin
provisional
gov-mont
Saunders,
according
to
the
ernment
the
British
refusal
refus-cvtrienee.
'
old
some
$15
of
different
al
to
relinquish
whom
led
to
the
res-kinds
of
liquor
to
John
Benson
of
trictlve
measures
being
taken
by
Port
Simpson.
the
Japanese.
j?t3fflrrrr-JIn-ertfeftor
:
Ine.
nlockadTs
belng-niaLntalned
c'tv
nolice.
orosecuted
and
J.
T.
DT
the
Japanese
despite
Harver
anneared
as
counsel
for
tlh
Foreign
Saunders.
lal
today,
charged
and
Soviet
Russia
the
Brl-
Offices
last
minute
appeal
which
was
said
to
carry
a
promise
that
British
authorities
in
(Tientsin
will
examine
"fresh
evidence"
regarding
the
alleged
complicity
of
four
Chinese
ln
the
April
i
assassination
of
S.
G.
Cheng.
Chinese
inspector
of
the
Japanese
dominated.
customs
In
Tientsin.
Danger
of
open
clash
was
Imminent
today
as
the
Japanese
staged
a
parade
through
the
British
and
French
areas
to
an
anti-British
"meeting.
I
There
was
a
tense
episode
ln
the
blockade
today
in
which
British
tioops,
with
machine
guns,
and
Japanese
troops,
with
tanks,
faced
each
other
across
barricades
for
several
hours.
It
ended
tonight
when
both
forces
marched
away.
I
A
strong
British
note
to
Japanese
authorities
Insisted
on
"immediate
steps"
to
end
the
stopping
and
searching
of
British
subjects
by
A
Tokyo
newspaper,
ln
an
editors
Great
Britain
with
plotting
against
Japan.
United
States
Stand
I
WASHINGTON,
D.
C.
June
j5i
(CP
The
United
States
Depart-'ment
of
State
has
been
considering
the
Tientsin
situation
and,
according
to
well-informed
sources,
jhas
decided
on
a
"Hands
Off
poll-,cy.
There
are
four
hundr?d
American
civilians
located
In
he
Bri
tish
and
French
concession
areas
at
Tientsin.
Value
of
American
property
there
Is
estimated
at
$3,-480,000
and
the
American
volume
of
business
with
that
centre
is
esti
mated
at
$72500,000
annually.
Alf
Landon
Elays
Chief
Executive
Terms
Present
tra
In
United
States
As
"Roosevelt
Depression"
BOSTON,
Mass..
June
15.
Alfred
M.
Landon,
1936
presidential
candidate
for
Republican
nomination.
termed
the
present
era
as
the
"Roosevelt
Depression"
saying
that
the
President
had
nullified
his
pump
priming
program
by
constantly
Interfering
with
business
and
by
imposing
a
"dizzy
succession
of
new
deals.
All
these
programs,
he
insisted,
had
done
a
good
Job
of
tearing
down'
but
very
llttte
building
up.