7 in 8ydney. Australia. Er: '.rn:.be!' In an address to .jl 1 v.ute or international. Ed: ' v.. the ? B; t l vr-- .ibor leader in giving; h :. of the conference. .? deferences ought notj - be settled or dealt with 4. : of orlsU. 14. a-fence problem." Mr. u have to remember' BnUun v. are bound deelaraUln of April " he British people. - in without bring ! thing, must. If that ? "j defence Is placed on a -i tr.l agreed basis the better - be for the Commonwealth a':-.!? Canada's Position ! f::nry that there is such a Br Bcvln to be "nerfectlv far- tr.d would not hold good in a i.i t .ildlni Rtrateclcal 7 by the Imnerlal defence 's: Ities which may break down itleal moment unless an unending is arrived at between ' . I 1 T 1 1 ft r t riacett f Iha I 'otti 'nwralth. Y' J win find that Canada does 1 desire to be consulted on for- 11 cffalrs. and this Illustrates V pclnt. if one is to take Uie rw :f (hi. r Mr Bevln declared. "They "t And that. I suggest, fori Rates Of Fire Insurance Are Bodies From Ship Wreck Wash Ashore BRITISH UNION LEADER bor Delt-eate to Conference at Sydney frees Definite' office SIll'iK? here Basis for Dominions and Colonies j be taken National National LONDON, January 28: ( CP ) Divergencies of opin-l dfU,u t0 be c,ened up i h vnt-innB rlnmininno nn, .UiM he date of taking over it not - t trsntre flpfpnrp Tifilirv' lircrpntlv npM Hnrfv'inir in Vio i . . . ... ....... i' i. i, ... 1-1 . . . . .ii i iivii m.miirn ni in. 1111 win rw .f Il-fisn ffalofrnt win nf Vin cimnnil nnrf fioiol TIm f t wealth Relation Con- i . . l Being Reduced: Reduction in tire insurance 4 rates in the downtown bustn- ess section of Prince Rupert amounting to as much as thir- into effect, so to ty per cent in some cases have i &t.y part oi the Bri-i been ordered by the Board of the countrlea wtth Fire Insurance Underwriters, it . treaties." ; is announced. They are effec- hand he nolntedi Ue forthwith Rates in the D-t ions, under theii!4 reaidenUal areas are not af- 'the SUtute ofi Reeled. The reduction in rate J jsr b leved they had no mark the culmtnaUon of a ;b i.,tton He thought v rampaig lor wwer rates pie would not be, 'ucti Csty CemmusMner W. h an undMiaklns J Aider has been agttaUng for -t)f-the -factl41 -mUmsemarkei'-a''' xoui nder an obllcatlon tnsurance man this iv defend any. part ; Empire while any 'he Commonwealth her parliament .'tallty. rrsi to be great dK-pmlon n this ques-''. "We had a larg- 'I' ssors with tut and a tendency to beltitk I am impressed by the :ar as Canada is con-"ul of the, universities morning. WOULD GO INTO AIR Forty University of Alberta Students Apply for R.C.A.F. view civil service will I ut of the universities' EDMONTON. Jan. S8: rge extent that those lowing a visit by Flight drtence problem and thc'adlan Air Force, forty anDileaUons j:.ai problem gain ground i for commissions have been made, r.d are gaining ground J -j ;ser me auiexer tne wnoie - . a Tomorrow s I ides AAA Capitol High 7:25 Bin. 18.8 ft. I! TAXI 20:35 p.m. IS J ft. 0.39 jn. 8.3 It. low 14:08 pjn. 72 It Macey's Coffee House NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXVIII No 23 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1939. PRICE: 5 CENTS ritish Prime Minister Talks Today ' ii ii v hi i. i. il' CLEARHt'P ASSERTS i Bulletins CLOSING TELEGRAPH OFFICE Official instructions have been received at the Government Telegraphs district superintendent's of the impending tlo- local branch which will over by the Canadian Telegraphs. Numerous taken over by Canadian National. LOSES HIS LEG Charles Alexcee, 45-year-old fort Simpson Indian, met with a serious accident at Tort Edward reduction plant last night when his leg became caught in an automatic feeder, the member being virtually crushed off below the knee. Alexcee was brought in to Prince Rupert General Hospital during the night after Dr. C. II. Hankinson had gone out on a speeder to attend him. SAWMILL FIRE NEW WESTMINSTER The Keystone Shingle Co. lumber company plant was destroyed in a J75.000 fire Ust night I More Power For ominion Urged Saskatchewan Submits Supplementary Brief To Commission On Intergovernmental .Relations,. OTTAWA. Jan 2 CP- Oreat- Export Wheat Is Sought By Boston American BOSTON, Jan. 29: CP i Frank IS. Davis, manager of the Maritime 'Association of the Boston Chamber i of Commerce, encouraged by the looming of 280,000 bushels of Canadian wheat to Boston for shipment ,to Europe as a result of the reci-jprocal trade agreement, has asked the Federal Surplus Commodities CORNWALL. Eng.. Jan. 28: CP CorporaUon to give Boston Its share -Sree bodte. believed to be those of the movement of 100.000.000 of member, of the crew of the bushels of the 1938 United States vt that character. It might 1 steamer Wilson which (' ' t. mnm,nl "ritif n.hnl i'.nvm .. n-ncherl nshnre vester- wmw. - ,U1 ItlD, WV.V - rnv view. It may lead to dav. un up nf of a a Ice Blockade; River Goes Up foundered wheat crop bound for Europe. Water nf SL Lawrence Twelvi Feet Above Normal at Cornwall CORNWALL, Ont.. Jan. 28: (CP) Owinc to an ice blockade, water ne do not want this close tn thp St. Lawrence River near 'Puliation, because by the very here was twelve feet above normal L i consultation we may be as- level yesterday. vU m Up pnirinir mm pommu- '"u'n aelecftt nn tn the eon- ton: rroi. J. lAV . ' - I .. "tnzie. A. Bradv. Toronto: G. sor. Ontario. The Canadian wneat orcunaruy would have shipped through Can 'WILL SUE k HnuiPii. oassut i uuair wv v - VICTORIA. Jan. 28: CP All office workers in BritUfc Columbia may be brought under the. provincial hours of work laws, providing for a maximum of six days a week and eight hoars a pay. The Board of Industrial Relation has given its approval. All clerical workers would be affected by the proposed extension. BOATS ARE ON PARADE Vessels in Defence Reserve Unit Assigned to Stations at Esquimau Preparatory to Start of Training rft PntpWSW'lT er centralization of federal Dower oeUTres is recommended in a supplementary brief presented by the government of Saskatchewan to the commission on Dominion-provincial relations commission Saskatchewan would give the Dominion full power over foreign relations and a", domestic matters having national aspect policy In Canada wlll;H. B. Jasper for the purpose of In- Jurestlng University of Alberta stu- Encouraged by Arrival of Canadian1 fortes and the attitude dNiU in enlisting In the Royal Can- . Oraln. East Port Seek More MJlly and Relief arrived. Teeny TREATMENT BY RADIO Local Doctor Directs Handling of Fracture Case in Peace River Block Dr. R. G. Large, prince Rupert physician, by use of police radiophone, this morning directed treatment of a fractured leg case at Fort Nelson in far-off Teace River Block. The patient was Baptiste Vill-eneuve, an Interpreter, who, while on a sis weeks' patrol wilh Provincial Constable Engieson, sustained .the fracture when a sleigh got away and the member became caught in a log. The physician was able to ascertain that it was a small leg bone hich had been broken. Will Investigate Nazi Propaganda adian ports. ' I Davis said that, despite the fact Mackenzie King Promises Invest!-that rail differentials favor BalU- tio" ,nt Charges Tliat Ger-more and Philadelphia as ports.' man Officials Are Involved equitable distribution of the busln-' ess should viald the port of Boston OTTAWA. Jan. 28: (CP)-Yes-a . substantial share. ;terday in the House of Common rnrae Runister wunam i-j'on Aiac- i , . a tu.i.n. a r . i i claims $6000 and saia ycsieruu y mui ur, a. ii. wcueer, principal it was hit Intention to matter Into the courts. take the vice-chancellor of Bishop's 'verslty, Lennoxvllle, Quebec LES.? WORK Democratic Nations Must Some in uhiua t. n . . a .. . t Extension of Hours of Work Itegu lations In British Columbia Approved by Industrial Relations Board I Time vv w or ixesist Attempt lo Id By F. dominate the world by force, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared in an address to the nation tonight wwk iin peace, j ne. r cwa ct no doubt of the peaceful intentions of thlF country, thr Prime Minister nralTTPTT Kit I I iSH aid. but "we feel it u now tim that others should make a contribution to a result which ukJ dt-erf low with benellU to all." ! The tone of Mr. Chamberlain's - - - speech was no as forceful as pre- ESQUIMALT. Jan. 28: CPi dieted hi ome quarters in view of Flying the blue ensign ofthe Royal the genera' European situation and Canadian Navy at their stems, the speech of Chan.eior Adolf Hit-most of forty Prince Ripert and iw DUnned for toe Reichstag on Vancouver flshins; vessel. enUsted Monday. tor training in the fishermen's re- prime Minuter uraed a pol-serre defence unit, moved in single int ftH. vnintpv a4mnooil greatly improved not only as regards increase in guns and accessories but also in organisation for directing and manning them.' P. H. on the from a trip to Vancouver, caster. i peace. He ant position of this nation as a i mediator in European affairs. Montagu Norman. Governor of 'the Bank of England, and Lord Wllllngdon. former Governor General of Canada and ViceRoy of In dia, were among prominent Britons j who broadcast a direct appeal in German to Chancellor Adolf HiUer and the1 German people yesterday mnVp n sunreme effort to avert Meantime. tinues its steps in readiness for war i nrrt nhatfield. known as "The .....j ... . 'ctrnno Man of the Roral Navy ttooasworm, lieaaer oi uie- uo- , - - niPtfd ' vn.rtiri to be broueht into the Pietea operauve i;onimonwcaiui xeaera-, vwv'vv- " irr in,.ctitinn r cabinet as minister of oo-ordlna- CfiD PPT 717 reports that German officials lnitlon of defence Major General F UlV rJCVlLL' Canada were co-operaUng with the Weymouth has been appointed dlr- dissemination of Nazi propaganda ector of mobilization. Cant. Angus Walters mui unpaid ,m uie uomimon. As Winner of International Schooner Race ake of both mrtle, T, a verr S. Harrington, former premier of haum, - "1' CELEBRANT AND TREACHER ; FREDERICTON. Jan. 28: (CP) li8factory a aie-:Nova Scotia; C. J. Burchell K.CJ Angus waiters m "7 1 rnH u.. . m.iir...' A Ha rtpllvne. Quebec: Schooner Oiuenosc v- uui, cuiuiuiuuuu hi. u.c airmn . T. ' M vlB Vw-n..w W Taylor, Hamilton. Mnmiitnn Onf eelved the tne p pr ze money irom tne -non or Dean W. H. Moorneaa as firman of InstUlProf. K. ,ceUea the Canadian QWester ; Blshoo of Frederlcton Januan- 25. - w Senator, w. a. wncsoacH. " -Rpv international Affairs, the Thpbau, . He Tne rmon u.ftS nrpachpd b BAR GOLD LONDON. Jan. 28: (CP)- The Montreal price of bar gold In London yesterday was up lc at $35 .OJ per fine ounce. WINNIPEG WHEAT PRICES WINNIPEG. Jan. 28: (CP) - and Wheat prices were c to bC high. Unl-'er on the Winnipeg, market yes-terday. May closing at 63 He CABINET SHUFFLE Changes in Ministries are Announced Today by Prime Minister Chamberlain LONDON. Jan. 28: -1 orce vn Rule amberlain Premier Insists. However, That He Will Still Strive For I fVSJ A I ICTV Peace Tone Not as Forceful as Had Been LU I ALIO 1 0 Aniia"ted ! UNBEATEN BIRMINGHAM, England, January 28: (CP) Dem- UilL,Ln 1 un ocratic countries "must inevitably resist" any attempt to s says chief of sDankh novr. tnent Forces In Spite of Barce lona Refugee Problem After surveying the big increase in Great Britain's arm- Valencia jlrHs- cpoen ed forces. Mr. Chamberlain reiterated his determination to erai iwai determination is is to complete the conquest of .CP Prime Catak)nla ,1th Uttle dela as file in front of naval bar, here at same toe conUnuTn, cabinet Jl yeateraay anfl were stjaieo w eforVs to keep peace. Kls tone was their stations. The actft twenty- m Une uitn utterances of others of eight day training period will com- bu mlnilterl throughout the coun-mence oa Vlonoay. lry aurliK the past day or so. in rr , TT. . Mr. Chamberlain sesfl tie bad ex, una Arcuc, vmm, r. credited largely lor the long stand of the Spanish loyalists against the insurgents, especially in connection with the defence of Madrid, insists that the Spanish government forces are by no means beaten as yet. "The loss of Barce lona will increase rather than diminish loyalist determination," he declared. Meanwhile, the insurgents continue their drive north from Barcelona and have made further advances. Apparently, the Intention muurihte shuttled his today, placing Half a mim n,. r nnrr. Lord ChatLeld. Admiral of the are being fed from food sta-Flfet. as minister for defence co- Uons estabHshed by the insurgents, vdtnatton, succeeding Sir Thomas These stations were almost stormed Inaklp, and appointing Sir Regtn- by lne baK starved DODtilante In rived yesterday to Jotn the man- ..wy JTLl Tens of Thousands of f ug Today the Helen II.. . ... ... cuouuue taeir iiiKiii Dcioru uie rison advancinc rebel troons towards the lnHp is maae secretary ror tne French frontier where barricade Dominions, relieving Colonial Sec- have been erected in the eodeavoui 'retary Malcolm Macdonald of one to check the influx. Establishment of his portfolios. of a neutral zone, where refugee Lincey returned to the city Morrison remains in the cabinet might find haven, is being pro-Princess Adelaide ills as chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- posed. British Cabinet Ministers Are Urging Preparedness As Defence Being Reorganized LONDON, January 28: (CP British cabinet min- isters, speaking in various parts of the country, are re IS OVER Mr. Justice Manson Reserves Decision on Coal tand Petroleum Act r , VANCOUVER Jan. 28 (CP) ac- . , . u.. Mr. Justice A. M. Manson on the constitutionality of the Coal and is Petroleum Control Act was com- yesterday after a ten day session. Judgment was reserved by i His Lordship in the reference brought by gasoline companies. Body Is Found; Frozen To Death France is reported ready to admit 150.000 Spanish refugees but does not want to take 200,000 government soldiers although it does not see how it can refuse them. WILL BUILD MINE ROADS These Are Expected to be Provided in Supplementary Estimates at Ottawa newing the new armed strengm oi tne nauon. inecoun- try is determined to be prepared for a fresh crisis, they ottawa. Jan. 28: (CP)-suppie- rWlarp Sir .Tnhn Simon. Chancellor of the Exchequer, mentary estimates, to be Introduced " declared that a strong Britain was the best guarantor of J PronMt later, .are expected .idr" "EJJi rcierrea t to th cue imnnrt- unpun to P any new roads In HEARING mining areas of Canada. Last year the Dominion paid $1,009,000 for such roads while the provinces contributed $600,000. One of the new roads to be provided now Is expected to be a winter highway from Grimshaw, Alberta, to the Great Slave Lake min ing areas. "Down With France" Is Italy Cry I ROME. Jan. 28: iCP Noisy crowds in Rome and Genoa yesterday demanded lmmedl- ate action by Italy against France in pursuance of terrl- I torial demand. At Genoa fire BLIND RIVER. Ontario. Jan. 28: hoses had to be turned on vj.. u .. crowds who would have storm- lUrl -1HC uuujr ui naucik umi- ' - - . .1 Ing of Toront6. for whom a search had been InsUtuted three days ed the French consulate. "Down with France1" Is the ago. was found near here yester-' universal cry in Italjc dav. He had been frozen to death In the woods.