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wirroundrd
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the
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M'J
Tr.aruk
Railway
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and
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Timber
Scale
Higher
J
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acallng
In
Prince
Ru-
uert
forestry
district
for
r-
cembcr
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feet
as
compared
with
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BULGARIA
!
AND
REDS
Sofia
Hopeful
That
Negotiations
Now
In
Progress
In
Moscow
Will
Be
Successful
PACT
CONCLUDED
MOSCOW,
Jan.
5:
(CP)
Russia
Is
reported
to
have
concluded
a
commercial
treaty
with
Bulgaria
dealing
principally
with
a
Black
j
Sea
shipping
accord.
Similar
negotiations
have
begun
with
Japan
and
are
being
continued
with
Germany.
SOFIA,
Bulgaria.
Jan.
5:
tCPi
Increasing
trade
with
Russia
was
expected
here
yesterday
In
confidence
that
negotiations
In
progress
In
Moscow
would
be
successful.
I
New
Head
Of
P.G.E.
Still
To
Re
Named
VICTORIA,
Jn.
5:
iCP-
Hcthey,
secretary
to
Premier
T.
D.
rMiiitn
nhn
was
not
available,
said
yesterday
that
there
was
no
announcement
ready
yei
"
to
the
appointment
of
a
new
general
manager
of
the
Pacific
Oreat
CHICAGO
The
Marquess
oi
Lothian
said
last
night
before
,
the
Chicago
Council
of
Foreign
V
Relatlops
that,
in
the
British
flew,
"everything
points
to
the
probability
that
Germany
will
attempt
in
the
earljr
sprint
to
4
gain
a
decision
against
England
and
France
by
a
terrific
attack
U
on
land,
sea,
and
air
In
which
sne
wiii
use
every
wepon
in
her
armory.'
The
British
ambassador
to
Washington
said
that
the
Allies
were
ready
to
meet
the
attack.
"We
Relieve
we
will
be
successful
and,
If,
so,
it
will
not
be
long
before
lllllcrism
is
defeated."
FRANCE
TO
AID
FINLAND
PARIS
A
French
military
mission
has
left
for
Finland
to
ascertain
how
most
effective
aid
may
be
given
to
Finland
In
the
war
against
Russian
invasion.
RUSSIAN
ADMISSION
I
.MOSCOW
The
official
Soviet
newspaper
Pravda
admits
that
some
portions
of
the
Russian
army
have
been
unable
to
stand
the
rigors
of
the
winter
military
campaign
in
Finland.
HELIGOLAND
RAIDED
LONDON
British
bombers,
it
is
announced,
have
made
further
successful
raids
on
Heligoland
I
and
other
German
naval
bases,
returning
without
losses
to
themselves.
G
EN
ERAsT1
RECALLED
MOSCO.V
Another
Soviet
general
has
been
recalled
on
account
of
the
continued
failure
of
(he
Finnish
campaign.
This
time
It
Is
General
Gregory
Stern
who
has
been
in
charge
for
little
more
than
a
week.
It
Is
revealed
that
Stern
Is
actually
a
Finn,
ha?lng
been
born
on
the
Aaland
Islands.
His
father
was
a
Finnish
army
officer
who
evacuated
from
HeMngfors
at
the
start
of
the
war.
New
Archbishop
J
Has
Been
Named
I
WASHINGTON.
D.
C.
Jan.
5:'
CP)
-Pope
Plus
has
appointed
Most
Rev.
Samuel
A.
Strltch,
Arch-
bishop
of
Milwaukee,
as
bishop
of
Chicago,
succeeding
the
late
Cardinal
Mundeleln.
Alaska
Governor
Going
To
Ottawa
Grueiiing
To
Attend
Internationa
Sessions
In
Connection
With
Highway
JUNEAU,
Jan.
5:
(CP)-Oover-
nor
aruenlng
of
Alaska
sailed
last
night
on
the
North
Coast
for
Seattle
enroute
to
Ottawa
to
at-
tend
Joint
meetings
of
the
Canada-
United
States
Alaska
Highway
cCommlsalon.
Governor
Gruenlng,
who
Is
accompanied
by
lhs
wife,
will
also
visit
Washington,
D.
C.
1
To
Assist
British
,
Shipping
Ministry
Sir
Edward
Realty
MONTREAL.
Jan.
5:
(CP)-Slr
(Edward
Beatty.
Canadian
repres
entative
on
the
British
snipping
ministry,
announced
the
appointment
of
George
Stephen.
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
vice-president
In
charge
of
traffic,,
as
assistant
representative.
Eastern
Railway
-In
"ucicorge
Stephen,
Vice-President
Of
f
0?.$
Natlona"
i
ft
P.
R,
Named
Assistant
To
tn
vonpniiwr
Cflnao
an
MSS.VMV
Railways
officials
were
sought
but
they
were
absent
at
Vernon.
CUSTOMS
COLLECTIONS
Customs
and
.excise
revenue
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
December
toimica
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JNews
!
provincial
library
Weather
Forecast
Tomorrow's
Tides
prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Islanda
Fresh
yrtheast
to
High
10:47
ajn.
21.Q
It.
easterly
winds.
-
loudy
and
23:55
p.m.
18.4
ft.
cooler
with
ehowi
gr.
Low
4:34
ajn.
9.0
'it.
17:38
pjn.
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COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
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I
i
Vol
XXIX
NO
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.",
FRIDAY,
JANUARY
5,1910.
1
1
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I
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111.)
PRICE:
5
CENTS
WO
w
Millio
n
Reds
Take
To
Field
uLVAr
1
IN
ANOTHER
VICTORY
t
i
unir
ii
v
.ii'irir
iiriri
i
mi
By
Its
Little
fcncmy,
Russia
is
Throwing
Two
Million
More
Men
Into
Field
HELSINGFOKS,
January
5:
(CP)
The
Finnish
high
command
tonight
reported
continued
successes
on
eastern
fronts
with
the
Finns
killing
four
hundred
Russians
and
taking
forty
prisoners
in
two
encounters.
Earlier
the
Finnish
forces
were
reported
to
have
won
another
smashing
victory
against
Russian
troops
on
thcSalla
front,
125
miles
north
of
take
Kianta
w
here
the
163rd
Division
was
virtually
destroyed.
The
Russians
were
said
to
be
fleeing
from
Salla
towards
Kandalaska.
The
victory
may
enable
the
Finns
not
only
to
cut
the
.Murmansk
Railway
but
to
destroy
it.
Ht
I-SINGFORS,
January
5.
Stunir
bv
the
severe
ro-
t
Britain
Aiding
Finland
Now
By
J
Shipping
Anns
4
LONDON.
Jan.
5:
CP
The
Evening
Standard
said
last
nUht-
that
British
arm
plants
had
started
shipments
of
arms
and
munitions
to
Flniand.
It
aald
that
BrltUh
convoys
assured
sale
arrival
at
Finnish
norts.
4
WHAT
KIND
OF
PLANES?
British
Made
Ships
Believed
Used,
.
By
Finns
In
Raiding
Arctic
Ports
roris
Now
.ow
Held
ueid
a
By
Russians
UVTnVJ
Mora-..
Jan.
5:
CP
Unidentified
bombing
planes
were
said
In
reports
from
Lilna-hamari,
Finnish
Arctic
port
occupied
by
the
Russian
invaders,
to
.have
raided
the
port
for
the
sec
ond
time
yesterday,
later
vanishing
over
the
sea.
The
planes
were
described
as
be-
In;
of
a
type,
possibly
British,
heretofore
not
used
by
the
Finnish
army.
i
Speculation
over
the
idenUty
of
.the
raiders
led
to
rumors,
which
are
without
substantiation,
that
they
mtuht
be
British
operating
trpPAuy,a4rxra
IL-r
a
crier,
...kt
The
Russian
port
of
Murmansk
and
other
lae
alon-r
h
Murmansk
Railway
line
were
air
raid-led
by
planes
which
the
Russians
are
said
to
have
definitely
identified
as
being
British
and-
Italian,
'fifty
of
the
former
and
twenty
of
the
latter.
SUCCESSOR
NOT
NAMED
No
Announcement
Yet
In
Regard
To
New
City
Administration
j
At
Prince
Rupert
VICTORIA,
Jan.
5:
(CP)-Hon.:
A.
Wens
0rav.
municipal
affairs
mmuter.
said
yesterday
that
the
0f
a
successor
to
W.
J.
-Aider
as
c'tv
commissioner
at'
Royal
Prince
Rupert
had
not
been
considered
as
yet.
The
minister
added
that
Mr.
Alder
might
need
an
extension
of
time
to
finish
some
work
being
done
under
his
sup-
jcrvlslpn.
HELP
REDS
TO
GIVE
UP
instructions
To
Faclli-i
J
surrender-Paying
For
Weapons
I
,
H?L3INOF0RS
Jan.
5:-Flnnlsh
reconnaissance
planes
dropped
leaflets
back
of
the
Russian
lines
'again
today,
reaching
as
far
as
(Leningrad.
The
leaflets
gave
Instructions
to
the
Russians
In
drder
is
facilitate
their
surrender.
They
should
form
In
groups
of
six
to
eight
men,
fastening
the
muzzles
of
their
rifles
downwards
and
holding
their
hands
aloft.
Rewards
as
follows
are
offered
for
the
surrender
of
arms:
Pistols,
100
roubles.
Rifles,
150
roubles.
Machine
guns,
100
roubles.
Tanks,
10,000
roubles.
For
each
undamaged
airplane
turned
over.
$1,000
In
American
money
will
be
paid
and
the
pilot
given
free
transportation
to
any
place
In
the
world.
Bulletins
MRS.
NATIONS
DIES
Mrs.
Helen
Nations
passed
away
this
morning
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
alter
an
Illness
of
several
weeks.
She
had
resided
in
Prince
Rupert
since
1919
and
for
yearn
was
proprietress
of
the
Commodore
Rooms.
Funeral
arrangements.
In
the
hands
of
B.
C
Undertakers,
will
be
announced
later.
BELGIAN
SIL1KE-TJP
BRUSSELS
Premier
Hubert
Pierlot
subultted
his
cabinet's
resignation
today
and
was
immediately
asked
by
King
Leopold
to
form
a
new
ministry.
COLD
IN
MID-WEST
CHICAGO
A
cold
wave,
with
sub
.
icro
temperatures,
has
clamped
down
on
the
-mid-West
'
with
thermometer
readinn
of
jive
to
twenty
below.
The
cold
wave
has
come
out
of
the
ElSr
.!ni.f,lt"'1,,-fro.m
border
to
southern
Iowa.
Bis
mark.
North
Dakota,
is
coldest
point
with
twenty
below.
St.
Louis
has
ten
below,
Chicago,
four
below.
Kansas
City
has
seren
below
and
Minneapolis,
sis
below.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
I
lOmirwwT
8.
D.
Jobnatoo,
Co.)
Vancouver
Big
Missouri.
-13V4-
.
Caribcouartz.
2,45.
Dentonla.
.ofu,
'
Falrvlew.
.01.
Oold
Belt.
.24.
Hedley
Mascot.
3.
Minto.
JHVi.
Noble
Five.
.01.
Pend
Oreille.
2.20.
Pioneer.
2.15.
Premier.
1.39.
Privateer.
.93.
1
Reeves
McDonald,
.28.
Reno.
.55.
,
Relief
Arlington.
.14.
Salmon
Gold,
.02
tj.
Sheep
Creek.
1.20.
Cariboo
Hudson,
.03
Oils
A.
P.
Con,
.18.'.
Calmont.43.
C.
It
E,2.20.
Freehold.
.027s.
Home,
2.95.
paealta,
.05
VJ.
Can.,
,18&.
Okalta.
1.26.
"
Mercury,
.06.,
,
;
Prairie
Royalties,;
.19
Toronto
Aldermac,
J6.
Beattle,
1.10.
Central
Pat-
2.50.5
Con.
Smelters,
48.50.
East
Marlartlc,
3.80.
Fernland.
.05.
Francoeur,
.63.
Gods
Lake,
.67.
Hardrock,
1.42.
Int
Nickel,
46.00.
Kerr
Addison.
2.60.
Little
Long
Lac,
3.20.
McLeod
Cockshutt.
2.43.
Madsen
Red
Lake.
.57.
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
1
.39.
Moneta,
.90.
Noranda,
78.00.
Pickle
Crow,
4.20.
Preston
East'Dome,
2.29.
San
Antonio,
2.39.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
1.15.
Stadacona,
.10.
Uchl,
1.01.
Mosher,
.09.
;
Oklend,
13.
Smelters
Gold,
,00i.
Dominion
Bridge,
39.50.
Today's
Exchange
United
States
funds
Buying,
spot,
10
percent
premium;
selling,
spot,
11
percent
premium.
Sterling
funds
Buying,
spotj
$4.43;
selling,
spot,
$1.47.
Mineral
Production
Shows
Slight
1938;
More
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
MINE
PRODUCTION
1933
1839
Quanity
Value
Quantity
Value
Gold,
oz
..
57,759
$
LOTH
,013
504)00
1,489,248
Gold,
lode
oz.
557,522
19,613,624
586.000
21,223,748
Silyer.
cz
10,861,578
4,722,288
10,400,000
4,230,301
'
Copper,
lb.
65.769,906
6,553,575
72.500JOOO
7,315,250
Lead,
.lb
4I2979.132
13,810,024
375,000,000
11,863,750
Zinc,
lb.
.'
293,497.295
9,172,822
300,000,000
9,192,000
Coal
12,240
lb.)
ton
.
1.309,428
5,565,069
1,440,000
6,120,000
Structural
materials
1.975.249
2,000,000
Miscellaneous
metals
1,396,885
1,500,000
and
minerals
lotals
-
$61,185,551
$61,939,300
VICTORIA,
January
5.
The
value
of
British
mine
production
in
1939
is
estimated
to
be
$64,939,300,
ai
increase
of
$453,749
over
W
J.
Asselstine,
Minister
For
1939
Increase
Over
Gold,
Copper,
Coal
largely
to
greater
production
of
lode-gold,
copper
and
coa,
wch
have
offset
estimated
decreases
in
silver
and
v
Germany
l4
Alarmed
.
BERLIN,
Jan.
5:
(CP!
Deep
concern
over
develop-
meats
In
Scandinavian
coun-
tries
was
expressed
In
Oer-
rflanyay-assSweden-and,
Norway
Norway
were
were
warned
warned
In
in
a
a
new
new
press
campaign
against
per-
mlttlpg
British
and
French
t
military
aid
to
pass
through
to
Finland.
The
two
northern
countries
were
told
to
"clarl-
fy.
their
positions."
'NAMED
TO
CABINET
?.TPH7,.
,0tl
.
T
S?prfme
?.ourt
Of
United
States
Jackson
New
Attorney
General
1938
it
was
announced
bv
Hon.
of
Mines.
The
increase
is
due
lead.
Placer-gold
production
appears
to
be
somewhat
lower
than
In
1838
but.
when
final
returns
nrr
re.
ceived.
It
Is
possible
that
an
actual
Increase
may
materialize.
LcxJe-
gold
production
has
Increased
again
and
the
estimated
value
Is
very
close
to
the
all-time
record
estab-
lished
by
lead
In
1937.
The
gold
production
for
the
year
totallgd
ttlB
AAA
rvnn
.
&r
In
vn1,iw,A
o
n
r
ll2m
value
leading
all
minerals.
'
v
Sliver
Is
estimated
to
have
fallen
off
5lr1noltme'1dTnbre
,u,
pxcviauijr
ill
laiuc.
Copper
production
Is
estimated
to
have
Increased
both
In
volume
and
value
with
an
average
price
for
HU
slighUy
better
than
111
i
sua.
Lead
production
appears
to
haye
decreased
somewhat
in
volume
and
materially
in
value
as
the
average
price
for
the
ear
Is
estimated
to
be
nearly
2-10
of
a
cent
lower
than
in
1938.
Final
returns
may
Improve
the
situation
somewhat
in
regard
to
lead.
Zinc
production
appears
to
have
reached
an
all-time
high
in
volume,
slightly
exceeding
volume
produc-
tion
for
1938,
and
the
value,
due
to
a
slightly
lower
estimated
price,
win
be
about
the
same
as
1938.
;
Coal
production
Is
estimated
to
l?ad
and
zinc,
with
lower
current
metal
prices
and
an
offsetting
of
'
certain
new
gold
mining
operations
by
others
that
had
recently
closed
down
or
were
expected
to
close
down
during
the
year.
The
gold
mining
Industry.
In
spite
of
certain
operations
closing
down,
has
been
able
to
show
a
marked
Increase
In
r.
h,
!"
r
'
7
-
m,
v
a
LZJttZf
pated
decrease.
The
mining
industry
has
had
a
very
prosperous
year
and
has
maintained
production
at
a
high
level.
Dividends
for
the
year
are
cstl-matedito
be
$11,157,870.
Employment
and
the
purchase
of
supplies
will
compare
favorably
.
with
1938.
1910
OUTLOOK
CLEARER
.
The
outlook
for
mining
In'
1940
Is
perhaps
clearer
than
at
the
be
,
be
greater
than
last
year,
with
a
WASHINGTON,
D.
C,
Jan.
5:
'
corresponding
greater
value.
,CP)
President
Franklin
D.
'
Small
Increases
in
the
value
of
Roosevelt
yesterday
nominated
At-
structural
materials
and
mlscellan-torney
General
Murphy
as
an
as-
eous
metals
and
minerals
are
antl-soclate
Justice
of
the
Supreme
'
clpated
when
final
returns
are
re-Court
or
the
United
States.
Soli-
ceived.
cltor
General
Jackson
was
named
It
was
estimated
at
the
beginning
attorney
general
and
Judge
Fran-
of
1939
that
mine
production
for
the
els
Blddle
was
nominated
solicitor
Jr
would
show
a
decrease
or
ap-general.
Congress
must
approve
Proximately
$5,000,000.
This
de-the
appointments.
,
i
crease
was
estimated
on
the
basis
-ot
sllshtly
curtailed
Droductlon
in
Hungary
And
Italy
Going
Into
Huddle
ROME,
Jan.
5:
(CP)
Count
Ste-
phen
Osaky.
Hungarian
foreign
mincer,
arrlved'ln
Venice
today
to
with
Foreign
Minister
Ciano
of
Italy.
Cooperative
Marketing
Of
'Fur
Proposed
WINNIFEO.
Jan.
5:
(CP)
Formation
of
a
co-operative
fur
selling
agency
for
Western
Canada
under
the
Dominion
Agricultural
Products
Co-operative
Marketing
Act
was
announced
here
yesterday.
ginning
of
1939.
A
year
ago
world
conditions
were
uncertain
and
still
are,
though
now
we
are
at
war,
one
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on
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Three)