RED
TOP
CABS,
Phone
gflgAone
C.
McINTYRB
j
KASPEH
-
Stand:
Rupert
Tobacco
Store
(across
from
Ormes)
DAY
AND
NIGHT
SEItVICE
i
aoor
OD
FROM
NADA
TO
BRITAIN
minister,
Mr.
Gardiner,
today
and
he
told
newsmen
n
1
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frtnttmif
t
f
i..
n.ll.ln
lulfVl
til
lhl
fond
has
after
Canadian
requirc-ts
arc
Tilled.
Mr,
Oardlner
the
British
government
has
i
j
it.
jIib
f
4
1r
a
Pan.
n
food
surpluses.
He
says
are
willing
to
take
enough
ncourage
expansion
oi
pro-ion
In
the
Dominion.
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MAS
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Canadian
National
Tele
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this
morning
held
up
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several
hours,
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says
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asking
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at
rationing
again
to
prevent
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biff
of
Staff
of
Canadian
vy
Victim
of
Heart
Attack
.
viti;
Jiniiiiiai
C
Jones,
need
49.
chief
naval
staff,
died
suddenly
to-)'
He
had
rctlret
:ast
night,
parently
in
good
health.
He
s
found
dead
In
n
hntlironm
fly
today
snortly
after
he
had
en,
A
physician
said
death
wus
10
a
heart
conaition.
dmlral
Jones,
n
nntiun
nt
Ufax,
was
aDDOlntrH
rhlrf
nf
ti
staff
two
years
ago
and
a
a
dktiiiTic.v.nj
1
ou.oui-u
uuvui
ca-
f
He
was
first
commissioned
a
lieutenant
in
1017
ing
in
World
War
I
and
his
'"won
to
rank
of
vlcc-ad-ral
came
in
Mnv
101
ttn
aauated
from
nnvni
Navni
.
llPCTft
hf
"
ie
last
3
vmin
i
Un
lY1M
Of
the
Rovnl
OtiniHIan
vy.
Commodore
llnrm
rri?
f
3
dcputy
chlcr
of
'mdSral
Jones
was
no
strang-n.
,c.?
RuP"
Back
In
the
-
-irues
he
was
In
com.
rena
and
wC
,n
iaa
with
II.M.
S?r.
WhIch
he
took
rrom
cast
to
Ttniifn.
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and
NIGHT
SERVICE
4
Published
at
Canada's
MpstStrate&Jc
Pacific
Port
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
Vol.
XXXV,
No.
33.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
8,
1946
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
it
ubles
In
United
btates
Russian
Condemns
Nazi
Chiefs
j
Cannibal
Morals-Burglar
Greed
j
Instilled
in
German
feneration
11
Missing
From
Yukon
One
Body
Is
Recovered
Four-Man
Board
to
Make
Inquiry
KETCHIKAN
(CP)
The
:
names
of
five
of
eleven
men
missing
from
the
wrecked
liner
Yukon
were
announced
today
by
the
Alaska
Steamship
Company
and
one
body
was
recovered
and
taken
to
Seward
where
486
persons
who
were
rescued
were'
taken
previously.
;
Identity
of
the
body
was
not
established.
;
A
four-man
merchant
nur-ine
inspection
board
was
named
to
hold
a
closed
preliminary
hearing
into
the
wrecking
of
the
coastal
vessel
as
soon
as
the
first
survivors
:
arrive
at
Seattle,
probably
early
next
week.
The
civilians
missing
were
Ralph
Fitzsimmons,
manager
of
the
Anchorage
division
of
the
Standard
Oil
Co.,
James
Donovan,
Arlington,
Washington,
and
John
Lintner,
Ren-shelaer,
Indiana.
Crewmen
missing
were
iden
tified
as
Ray
Smith,
Kenny-ville,
Washington,
and
Warren
Ilines,
Juneau.
Six
military
personnel
still
unaccounted
for
were
not
identified.
RESIDENFHERE
35
YEARS,
MRS.
M.
McLEAN
DIES
Resident
of
Frlncc
Rupert
for
the
last
35
years,
Mrs.
Mary
McLean,
widow
of
the
late
N.
M.
McLean,
well-known
Seal
Cove
boatbullder,
passed
away
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
last
night.
She
was
53
years
old.
Born
In
County
Longcford,
Ireland,
deceased
came
to
Canada
37
years
ago,
settling
In
Prince
Rupert
in
1911
where
her
family
of
two
sons,
and
one
daughter
are
still
residing.
They
are
Mrs.
James
Rogcrson
and
Wilfred
and
William
McLean,
who
operate
the
boatbuilding
establishment
founded
by
their
father
who
passed
away
a
year
and
a
half
ago.'
There
are
also
four
grandchildren.
One
sister
and
three
brothers
also
survive.
They
are
Mrs,
P.
OTtorkc
of
New
York
City,
Pat
rick
McManus
of
Toronto,
Francis
McManus
of
Warwick.
Warwickshire,
England,
and
Joseph
McManus
of
New
Dublin,
Ireland.
Arrangements
for
the
funeral,
which
will
be
held
from
the
CaUiollc
Church,
will
be
announced
later.
ATLIN
M.L.A.
IS
OFF
TO
SESSION
As
he
embarked
last
night
on
the
Prince
Rupert
for
Victoria
to
attend
the
session
of
the
Legislature,
opening
February
21,
In
hs
newly-elected
capacity
as
member
for
Atlln,
W.
D.
Smith
reiterated
the
words
of
H.
F.
Kergin,
his
predecessor
of
a
quarter
of
a
century
ago,
who
had
said
he
was
"Imbued
with
the
Idea
that
the
south
does
not'
understand
the
north
and
he
will
enlighten
them."
(These
words
'were
recalled
In
the
"Twenty-flVe
Years
AgiJ"
column
of
the
Dally
News
one
day
this
week.)
Mr.
Smith
is
going
south
well
In
advance
of
the
opening
of
the
session
so
he
may
famll-.
larlze
himself
with
the
Institutions
and
departments
around
the
Parliament
Buildings
and
be
In
a
position
to
carry
on
his
representative
duties
more
efficaciously.
Gas
has
more
than
20,000
Industrial
uses.
NUERNBERG
(CP)
Demanding
certain
punishment
of
Herman
Goring
and
twenty-four
other
Nazi
leaders,
a
Russian
Army
general
charged
before
the
International
military
tribunal
today.
The
defendants
had
developed
"morals
of
cannl-:
bals
and
.the
greed
of
burglars"
In
an
entire
generation
of
Germans,
the
Russian
declared.
lie
calfcd
for
"Just
retribution
and
severe
punifhment"
for
the
men
who
directed
"mechanism
for
extermination
of
millions
of
Innocent
people."
Meanwhile,
Rudolf
Hess,
one
of
the
Nazi
defendants
at
the
war
crimes
trial,
was.
taken
ill
durfnfi
the
noon
recess
today
and
was
removed
to
his
cell
for
medical
examination.
Hess
was
stirred
to
unusual
excitement
yesterday
by
the
presentation
of
the
British
case
against
him.
Officials
said
Hess
suffered
a
minor
atack
of
"abdominal
cramps
and
would
be
allowed
to
rest
in
hi3
cell
during
the
afternoon.
Hart
Is
Hopeful
B.
C.
Premier
Is
Sure
of
Agreement
Being
Reached
With
Oitawa
on
Finances
VICTORIA
0
Premier
John
Hart
said
yesterday
that
he
is
confident
i
agreement
will
be.'
reached
before
trie
end
of
March,
1917,
on
financial
arrangements
between
the
provinces
and
the
Dominion
government,
lie
said
he
was
holding
out
for
a
Dominion
grant
to
supercede
the
lump
sum
grant
of
$12,000,000
plus.
LOOK
AFTER
OLD
TIMERS
Women's
Co-ordinating
Council
in
Annual
Session
Yesterday
Future
plans
lor
the
entertainment,
comfort
and
welfare
of
Prince
Rupert's
senior
citizens
were
discussed
at
the
third
meeting
of
the
Women's
Coordinating
Council
held
in
the
council
chamber
of
the
City
Hall
yesterday.
.Mrs.
J.
J.
Gillis
wai
fn
the
chair.
A
resume
or
the
past
year's
activities
was
presented
and
the
financial
report
approved.
A
vote
of
thanks
was
extended
to
the
18
women
who
contributed
to
the
success
of
the
recent
Old
Tuners
Christmas
party.
The
provision
of
fuel
and
blankets
to
some
of
the
city's
pioneers
was
undertaken
last
year.
The
council
Is
now
hoping
to
sponsor
a
central
club
and
reading
room
for
the
benefit
of
pioneers
when
they
are
In
town
and
steps
arc
being
taken
to
find
a
building
suitable
for
the
purpose.
Othert
centres,
such
as
Vancouver
and
Kamloops,
have
similar
conveniences
for
their
older
citizens,
the
president
pointed
out,
and
It
was
felt
that
Prince
Rupert
should
not
be
lacking
In
this
regard.
Election
of
officers
took
place
with
the
former
year's
members
being
unanimously
returned
to
office.
These
arc:
President-Mrs.
J.
J.
Olllls.
Vlce-prcsldeiH
Mrs.
G.
W.
Rudderham.
Corresponding
Secretary
Mrs.
D.
Orchard
McLcod.
Publicity
Mrs.
A.
h.
Haines.
It
was
decided
that
the
council
would,
meet
four
times
annually,
with
the
executive
meeting
whenever
necessary.
The
next
regular
meeting
will
be
held
April
24.
COMPETITIVE
COUNTRY
It
Is
estimated
that
one
out
of
every
five
Americans
enter
at
least
two
contests
a
year.
WERE
LOST
OVERNIGHT
But
Duncan
Mcltae
and
Mary
Armstrong
Turned
Up
Safely
This
Morning
After
Adventure
on
Mount
:ays
Tired,
chilly
and
hungry
but,
otherwise,
none
the
worse,
Duncan
McRae
and
Mary
Armstrong
were
safe
home
late
this
morning
after
being
lost
overnight
on
a
ski
hike
on
Mount
Hays.
Their
failure
to
return
to
camp
last
night
after
an
afternoon's
Jaunt
caused
sufficient
alarm
to
sent",
search
parties
out.
The
search
was
unrewarded
last
nlht
but
this
morning
the
would-be
rescuers
met
hc
missing
couple
as
they
were
coming
in.
They
had
spent
a
sleepless
night
in
the
shelter
of
a
tree.
It
was
"drippln;
snow"
and.
when
Duncan
and
Mary
started
on
the
return
from
their
hike.
Ihey
were
unab!c
to
retrace
their
tracks.
Darkne?s
fell
and
they
considered
it
wise
to
wait
until
mornlns.
Meantime,
the
searchers
had
started
out
and
the
first
three
hours
failed
to
locate
the
couple
so
the
hunt
was
suspended
until
morning.
Then
the
pair
were
met
by
Don
and
Bob
Eby.
Allan
Armstrong
and
Harry
Edgar
and
piloted
to
a
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
post
on
the
mountain
where
they
were
warmed"
up
and
received
welcome
refreshments
before
starting
homeward.
Cpl.
Edward
Boudler
and
i
eadln;
Aircraftsman
Morris
Larose
took
a
hand
In
the
search
as
well
as
playing
host
to
th?
missing
couple
and
the.
searchers
during
the
episode.
Others
who
assisted
In
the
search
included
Alex
Mitchell.
4
Jack"
"McRae.
IngverMorse-,
Bud
j
Timmermelstcr,
Nick
Kruk
and
uon
men.
TO
DISCUSS
FOOD
CRISIS
Will
Come
Up
In
British
Parliament
Next
Thursday
LONDON
Herbert
Morrison,
lord
president
of
the
council
In
Britain's
government,
says
there
will
be
a
debate
on
world
food
shortages
next
Thursday.
The
food
crisis
presents
the
Labor
government
with
Its
most
severe
test
since'
It
took
office
last
summer
and
the
debate
Is
expected
to
be
sharp
and
bitter.
Weather
Forecast
Prince
Rupert
Cioudy
wllh
rain.
Strong
southeast
winds,
veering
to
southwest
and
decreasing
during
the
night.
AIRPORTS
FOR
NEWFOUNDLAND
Gander
and
Botwuoii
'iurnrd
Back
but
Not
Torbay
as
Yet
OTTAWA
The
Canadian
government
has
announced
that
control
of
two
great
Newfound
land
airports
have
been
given
back
to
the
Newfoundland
gov-
1
tlonal
Railways
concerning
sev-crnmcnt.
The
airports,
at
Gan-
,
eral
pleqes
of
property
were
adder
and
Botwood,
were
Import-
J
Journed
until
February
14
at
ream
links
In
the
ferry
system
j
quest
of
the
company,
when
bombers
were
flown
to
j
Appeals
by
several
fisheries
Britain
In
wartime.
j
companies"
for
reduction
of
as-
The
announcement
was
made
sessments
on
their
wharf
sheds
after
a
conference
between
Can-
,
were
not
granted,
but
the
court
adlan
and
Newfoundland
au-
thorltles.
The
conferees
also
dls
cussed
the
future
of
the
Torbay
airport
In
Newfoundland
but
the
announcement
does
not
Indicate
if
agreement
wac
reached
on
this
point.
Local
Tides
Saturday,
February
9,
1943
High
.
0:40
19.6
feet
19:33
16.3
feet
Low
0:09
7.3
feet
13:25
6.4
feet
TANNING
TIME
Elephant
leather
is
so
heavy
that
a
hide
takes
three
years
to
tan.
But
cattle
hide
can
be
tanned
in
only
a
few
weeks
with
modern
methods.
STRIKE
IN
STEEL
MAY
I
END
SOON
I
1
j
Settlement
of
ligboat
and
Meat
Workers
Dispute
Also
Appears
Jn
Sight
NEW
YORK
(CP)
Easing
of
current
labor
i
roubles
of
the
U.n
i
t
e
d
S
ates
appeared
iminent
today.
As
work
stoppages
throughout
the
country
left
the
idle
near
an
all-Ume
high
of
more
than
l,4GO,Ood,
the
labor
picture
Indicated:
1
Possible
settlement
of
the
19-day-old
strike
of
750,000
C.I.O.
,
steel
workers
which
also
has
made
Idle
more
than
100,000
workers
in
allied
industries.
2
End
of
the
strike
by
3,500
tugboat
men
in
New
York
which
has
tied
up
the
city's
harbor
and
sharply
reduced
fuel
and
food
.supplies.
3
Possible
approval
by
one
union
of
a
federal
fact-finding
board's
proposal
for
a
16c
per
hour
wage
increase
for
meat
Industry
production
workers.
4-
Cancellatlon
of
scheduled
two-hour
work
stoppage
in
metropolitan
New
York
by
Greater
New
York
C.I.O.
council
in
support
of
striking
Western
Union
employees.
STATE
OF
EMERGENCY
4
1
Brown-out
and
Strict
Fuel
Rationing
in
New
Ycrk
as
Army
Moves
In
NEW
YORK
tt'
As
the
Army
and
Navy
prepared
to
man
the
harbor's
strikebound
tugboats
and
help
relieve
the
shortage
of
coal,
oil
and
fuel
supplies,
a
"brown-out"
and
drastic
system
of
fuel
rationing
went
Into
full
J
effect.
I
beginning
today
schools
arc
!
salmon
runs
in
the
river.
Sena-being
closed
for
at
least
five
i
tor"
Magnuson,
Democrat.
Wash
I
lngton,
said
yesterday.
He
based
The
military
moved
Into
the
jn
opinion
on
a
isn
ana
wiia
federally-seized
tugboat
Indus-
I
LIfe
service
report
that
fish
lad-trv
shortlv
after
reoresentatlves
!
d"s
operated
successfully
in
the
f
w
"
of
unions,
employers
and
city
said
a
proposal
for
settlement
of
the
five-day-old
wage
and
hours
of
work
dispute
had
been
reach-rd
and
was
to
be
submitted
to
a
referendum
meeting
of
the
union
Friday.
APPEAL
COURT
BEGINS
SESSIONS
Civic
court
of
revision
to
con
sider
appeals
against
property
j
assessments
for
1946
taxation
began
In
the
city
hall
this
morn-
1
lng.
Members
of
the
court
are
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett,
Alderman
S.
D.
Johnston
and
Alderman
C.
G.
Ham.
Absent
were
Aldermen
Arnold
and
Rudderham.
Up
for
j
consideration
by
the
court
were
1
appeals
by
29
property
holders,
seeking
reduction
In
assess-
1
ments.
Appeals
by
Canadian
Na-
1
instructed
the
city
clerk
to
write
the
provincial
government,
owner
of
the
property,
asking
that
the
companies
be
granted
reduction
in
rents
to
compensate
for
the
taxation.
The
companies
asked
reductions
of
grounds
that
they
used
the
fisheries
sheds
only
for
a
portion
of
each
year.
A
reduction
in
assessment
of
$75
on
each
of
two
lots
owned
by
David
Zilie,
adjoining
the
Summit
Apartments,
was
granted,
as
was
a
reduction
of
$200
on
property
on
Sixth
Avenue
West
owned
by
H.
Lctourneau.
CHANGE
TO
WAR
r
The
Japanese
were
almost
wholly
an
agricultural
and
fishing
people
before
1860.
AIRMEN
TO
END
STRIKE
Those
at
Odiham
Decide
to
Return
to
Work
Those
at
Ampney
Still
Out
ODIHAM,
Eng.
R
Twelve
hundred
striking
ground
crew
personnel
as
irus
K.U.A.
.
transport
station
decided
today
to
return
to
duty
tomorrow
after
a
four-day
sitdown
strike
In
pro
test
against
the
slowness
of
their
repatriation
to
Canada.
Meanwhile,
800
striking.ground
crewmen
at
the
Down
Ampney
R.CJV.F.
station,
who
began
a
strike
on
Thursday,
decided
to
continue
their
strike
although
their
senior
officer
told
them
that
such
a
step
would
be
mutiny
and
they
would
be
subject
to
stoppage
of
pay
and
allowances
and
gratuities
and
a
cut
In
rations
if
the
sitdown
con
tinues
after
February
II.
INTERIOR
REPEATERS
I
Transmitteis
at
Vanderhoof,
Burns
Lake,
Smithers,
Ilazel-'
ton,
Terrace
Requested
VICTORIA
(CP)
In
order
that
broadcasts
of
interest
to
farmers
may
be
brought
within
their
listening
range,
it
was
resolved
by
the
annual
convention
of
Farmers'
Institutes
that
that
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation
instal
radio
repeater
stations
at
Vanderhoof,
Burns
Lake,
Smithers,
Hazelton
and
Terrace.
The
invention
als
endorsed
a
idutlun
ttot,
in'.the
Interest
of
trie
agricultural
Ve
do
not
revert
to
daylight
sav
ing
this
year."
MORE
COLUMBIA
DAMS
POSSIBLE
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
Pi
More
dams
can
be
built
on
the
Col-
umbla
River
In
Washington
and
Oregon
without
endangering
the
river
over
a
ten-year
period.
TO
DIE
AS
CRIMINAL
Yamashita
to
Be
Shorn
of
Uniform
Decorations
When
lie
Goes
to
Gallows
TOKYO
CB
Lleut.-Gen.
Yamashita,
his
last
hope
for
clemency
denied
by
General
Douglas
MacArthur,
must
die
like
a
common
criminal
on
the
gallows
in
Manila,
the
city
that
his
Japanese
soldiers
raped,
pillaged
and
burned.
MacArthur,
as
final
reviewing
authority,
upheld
the
death
sentence
imposed
on
Yamashita
by
a
military
commission
in
Manila
and
ordered
his
one-time
adversary
to
meet
his
doom
stripped
of
uniform,
decorations
and
other
appurtenances
signifying
membership
in
the
military
profession."
Lieut-General
Wilhelm
Styer,
acting
on
MacArthiir's
orders,
will
carry
out
the
execution
secretly
and
then
announce
It.
Newspapermen
and
photographers
will
be
barred.
The
Secretary
of
War
yesterday
ordered
a
stay
of
execution
pending
review
of
the
case
by
President
Truman.
Today
the
War
Department
announced
iliat
President
Truman
has
decided
to
take
no
action
on
the
clemency
plea
from
Yamashita.
The
decision
apparently
had
the
effect
of
putUng
Yamashlta's
fate
again
In
Oeneral
MacAr-thur's
hands
after
the
War
Department
had
told
MacArthur
"not
to
carry
out
the
death
sentence
against
Yamashita
pending
presidential
action.
Yamashita
has
been
sentenced
to
death
oh
the
gallows.
Are
Easing
it
Sulht'toA
?
"7
1
Fisheries
Minister
Coming
Hon.
H.
F.
G.
Bridges,
minister
of
fisheries,
has.
advised
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggeit
that
he
will
be
unable
to
visit
Prince
i
Rupert
during
a
current
trip
to
the
Pacific
Coast
but
assures
HLs
Worship
that
he
Intends
to
be
back
on
the
coast
for
a
more
extended
visit
In
the
summer
and
will
spend
several-days
here.
The
minister
says
he
Is
fully
impressed
with'
the
Importance
of
Prince
Rupert
as
a
fishing
centre.
Truman
Cancels
Trip
WASHINGTON
Because
of
'the
"immediately
critical-situation'
President
Truman
has
called,
off
his
proposed
holiday
cruise
from
Miami,
it
is
announced.
The
Russian
Attitude,
MOSCOW
Spokesmen
for
the
Soviet
government
today
reminded
the
nation
that
Russia
was
still
surrounded
by
capitalistic
nations
and
must
remain
strong.
The
only
reason
she
was
respected
today
was
because
she
was
strong.
Get
Supplies
From
Here
VANCOUVER
Building
contractors
in
the
Vancouver
area
arc
drawing
upon
surplus
supplies
pf
plumbing
and
hardware
in
the
Prince
Rupert
area
to
provide
relief
for
the"
shdrtages
here.
Kamloops
Gets
Airport
KAMLOOPS
The
city
of
Kamloops
Is
taking
over
Fulton
Field
airport,
established
here
during
the
war
at
a
cost
of
$800,000,
from
the
federal
government
at
a
nominal
rental
of
$1
per
year.
Continue
Travel
Controls
-
'
LONDON
TransAtlanUc
travel
controls
will
be
kept
on
strictly
for
some
time
to
come,'
it
was
announced
today,
Troop
Trains
Tomorrow
.
;
VANCOUVER
Two
full
troop
trains,
which
were
to
.kaye
arrived
here
today
from
the
East
coast,
will
not
be.
ftV
until
7:30
and
8
o'clock
tomorrow
morning,
it
Is
announced.
Executed
at
Portage
WINNIPEG
Baldwin
Johasson,
48,
convicted
slayer
of
Pearl
Dell,
11,
Portage
la
Prairie,
died
on
the
gallows
this
mnrn
nf.
MEMBER-SHIP
DRIVE
WAS
'
SUCCESSFUL
As
a
result
of
its
recent
membership
drive,
eleven
new
names
were
put
up
for
membership
In
the
Prince
Rupert
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
were
approved
by
a
meeting
of
the
executive
last
night.
The
increase
brings
membership
in
the
body
to
about
60,
and
more
new
members
are
expected
to
be
admitted.
Discussion
of
the
national
convention
of
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
of
Canada,
to
be
held
In
Jasper
in
June,
and
of
the
provincial
convention,
to
be
held
In
Prince
George
the
same
month,
resulted
In
unanimous
decision
by
the
executive
to
try
and
send
delegates
to
both
conventions.
The
meeting
Instructed
Secretary
Fred
Conrad
to
write
H.
F.
G.
Brydgcs,
federal
minister
of
fisheries,
inviting
him
to
visit
Prince
Rupert
in
the
course
of
I
his
western
tour.
During
discussion
of
the
chamber's
revised
constitution,
soon
to
come
up
for
final
approval
of
the
general
membership,
the
matter
of
age
limit
was
considered
and
It
was
felt
that
the
members
who
had
reached
the
age
of
40
should
seek
membership
In
the
senior
Chamber
of
Commerce.
Maximum
age
at
which
new
members
will
be
accepted,
It
was
agreed,
should
remain
unchanged
at
35.
Plans
were
begun
to
hold
a
Junior
Chamber
fiance
within
the
next
few
weeks.
Temperature
Maximum
39
Minimum
35
Rainfall
53
Inches
BUTTER
RATION
MAY
BE
LOWERED
OTTAWA
Butter
production
continues
to
decline.
This
has
led
to
speculation
In
Ottawa
that
the
present
ration
of
six
ounces
a
week
may
be
cut
still
further.
Butter
production
In
January
was
made
more
than
15
per
cent
from
the
output
of
January,
1915.
negotiate
or
onips
Up
to
Ottawa
to
Decide
Whether
Park
Lint
Vessels
Will
Be
Available
N
Coast
VANCOUVER
B
Vanpouvcr
shipping
company
officials
con
firm
tne
report
that
there
is
a
possibility
of
a
number
0!
Park
Line
freighters
being
purchased
by
British
Columbia
flrmi.
The
Province,
earlier
In
the
day
in
a
special
cispatch
from
Ottawa,
said
shipping
operators
here
were
negotiatin.3
for
the
purchase
of
some
20
of
the
Park
freighters.
An
Empire
Shipping
CqSfif-
,cial
said
last
night
that
"We
are
still
negotiating
with
OttaWaJt
is
up
to
them
to
make
a
Statement."
'
TO
SEND
GROUND
CREW
OVERSEAS
LONDON
R.OA.F.
,
head
quarters
here
announccd'toflay
that
striking
R.C.A.F.
personnel
at
Odiham
and
Down
Ampney
have
been
advised
that
500
ground
crew
replacements
will
be
sent
from
Canada
to-pfrmit
the
repatriation
of
some'
non-volunteers
who
have
been
-Ve-talned
overseas
to
man
the
RC.
AF.'s
occupation
establishment.
AURORA
IS
STILL
BAD
Causing
Worst
Tie-up
in."
History
of
Communications
Across
Canada
VANCOUVER
O)
Telephone,
telegraph
and
radio
services
from
Eastern
Canada
were
disrupted
all
Thursday
and.part
of
Thursday
night
by
an-exceptionally
strong
aurora
borealls.
Some
communications
authorities
said
they
were
among
the
worst
disturbances
in
history.
Canadian
National
and
Canadian
Pacific
telegraphs
In
Toronto
said
their
services
were
practically
at
a
standstill.
During
the
day
communica-
Nona
from
Toronto
to
Winnipeg
were
out
and
Canadian
Press
supplied
western
members
from
Vancouver.
4.
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