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1946
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death
or
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chief
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Mr.
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in
the
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becomes
minis-
finance
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of'min-
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transfers
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commissioner
from
1940.
described
how
he
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b
of
the
finest
Queen
Char-
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they
were
placed
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he
asserted,
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$5,000
niiirt
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replace
mem.
years,
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good
portion
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a
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cuar
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he
.'aid,
could
lead
thv
o
a
petition
of
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past
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more
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these
assets
III
Kniffton
he
said,
he
could
not
mat
in
comnarison.
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much
grcat.
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to
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man
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Vilnminvn.
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or
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than
100
miles
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the
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persons.
An
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Perished
in
the
0(
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fires.
mariner's
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In
tie
nn,
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espionage
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PICKET
CHURCHILL
DURING
TALK
As
former
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
addressed
2,000
persons
at
an
official
dinner
in
New
York
City,
about
1,000
pickets
Jammed
Park
Avenue
carrying
placards
which
denounced
him.
The
demonstrators,
carefully
watched
by
mounted
policemen,
booed
loudly
as
the
British
leader
from
the
days
of
Dunkcrquc
to
victory
drew
cheers
from
the
guests
listening
to
his
speech
indoors.
New
Governor-General
Of
Canada
Is
Installed
Solemn
Ceremonies
in
Senate
Chamber
Prime
Minister
Extends
Words
of
Welcome
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mexamier
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ceremonies
were
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the
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Senate
Chamber
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rnrnc
Minister
j
FORMER
LOCAL
PASTOR
DIES
Iter.
G.
(i.
Hacker
Tasses
Away
in
Victoria
After
Lengthy
Illness
VANCOUVER,
QTltv.
George
G.
Hacker,
aged
63,
United
Church
pastor
here
for
the
last
16
years
and
one
time
pastor
of
First
United
Churca
at
Prince
Hupert.
died
on
Wednesday
after
a
lengthy
illncrs.
Mr.
Hacker
Is
survived
by
a
widow
and
a
son
Is
Cecil
Hacker,
advertising
manager
of
the
Chllllwack
Progress
weekly
newspaper.
RATIONING
OF
BREAD
Itritain
Would
Do
It
Itul
United
States
Kclicvcs
H
Impracticable
WASHINGTON
The
staff
or
life
breadand
the
grain
from
which
it
Is
made
wheat
claim-id
a
lot
of
attention
Wednesday.
First
of
all,
Britain
came
up
with
a
plan
to
ration
bread,
provided
the
United
States
would
do
so.
Hut
thai
appears
out
of
the
question
for
American
Secretary
of
Agriculture
Anderson
declares
there
are
no
plans
for
bread
rationing,
lie
did
not,
however,
rule
out
the
possibility
of
limiting
the
distribution
of
flour
to
American
bakers
and
retailers.
The
cabinet
official
said
it
is
essential
that
this
country
follow
through
on
wheat
conservation
measures
to
meet
lagging
exports
to
arftis
stricken
by
famine.
ANCIENT
BEAUTY
CARE
Egypt
had
beauty
salons
as
far
back
as
3200
B.C.
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vi
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-
.
Jo.J
T
"al
Affairs
cipher
clerk,
was
sentenced
iouj
'half
years
In
nenitentiarv
two
.
charges
of
"
v
.
1
1
1
,cillCIIiai
j
on
wn
'
"
n
-
-
lfv
n
th
fici?'
Secrets
Act.
She
was
one
of
the
defend
while
carillon
bells
rantr,
.11.1
told
the
new
uovernor-
oenerai
that
he
arid
his
family
would
find
a
welcome
in
the
homes
and
a
place
In
the
hearts
iof
the
people
of
Canada.
He
paid
tribute
to
Viscount
Alexander's
successful
campaigning
and
his
direction
of
the
fortunes
of
Canadian
troops
In
the
Mediterranean
theatre.
The
Governor
-
General,
In
turn,
extolled
the
Canadians
who
had
played
an
important
part
in
taking
Rome.
wtem,,nf.
fruin
ihrw
minutes
late
In
arriving
in
Ot-
tn,o
(1,1
irmmlmr
Minor
rati-
rto
kefP
lt
busy
unt11
tnc
way
accidents
had
threatened!
serious
delay
but
skilful
workcnd
of
ncxt
ycar'
by
train
crews
eliminated
al-i
most
all
the
lost
time.
The
Viscountess
was
seated
to
the
left
of
the
dais
during
the
installation
ceremonies.
In
the
gallery
were
the
Governor's
three
children
Rose,
Shane
and
Brian.
It
was
a
beautiful,
clear,
sunny
day.
PIONEER
OF
Q.C.
ISLANDS
George
I).
Hcattle,
(Juccn
Charlotte
City
Druggist,
Dies
Here
George
DcWltt
Beattlc,
a
pioneer
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
druggist
and
well
known
sportsman
In
his
youth,
passed
away
in
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
at
4:45"
this
morning
two
days
after
he
had
been
flown
to
the
city
from
his
home
at
Queen
Charlotte
City
seriously
111.
He
was
69
years
old.
Prominent
In
business
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
since
going
there
more
than
30
years
ago,
the
late
Mr.
Seattle
spent
his
youth
In
Vlctdrla
where
he
was
well
known
In
sporting
circles
In
the
capital
city.
He
was
an
active
lacrosse
player.
Born
4n
Ontario,
he
came
to
British
Columbia
37
years
ago.
He
Is
survived
by
his
wife,
who
lives
In
Prince
Rupert
but
who
Is
now
visiting
in
New
Westminster,
and
a
daughter,
Mrs.
Margaret
La
Sctte,
of
Powell
River.
Mrs.
Beattle
is
expected
to
return
to
the
city
on
Mon
i
day
to
make
arrangements
for;
the
funeral,
Second
Death
Following
Eventide
Home
Fire;
David
Robertson
Succumbs
in
Hospital
Today
IRAN
UNITY
FELT
NEAR
TEHRAN,
0-
-Developments
In
Tehran
Indicated
yesterday
that
representatives
of
Kurdistan,
Azerbaijan
and
the
Iranian
central
government
might
be
conferring
sumcwhere
In
the
mountains
near
KaraJ
In
the
first
step
toward
re-establishing
Iran's
national
unity.
A
cabinet
member
told
reporters
that
Azerbaijan,
where
a
self-proclaimed
autonomous
government
has
been
established,
has
selected
a
peace
ueiegauon
at
me
session
oi
par
liament
which
ended
Wednesday.
GESTAPO
HEAD
TRIAL
BEGINS
NUERNBERG,
XP
Ernst
Kal-tenbrunner,
chief
of
the
Nazi
security
police,
today
opened
hL?
fi?ht
for
life
with
the
declaration
to
the
International
Military
Tribunal
that
"I
know
the
hatred
of
the
whole
world
Is
directed
against
me."
He
said
that
he
Is
the
target
of
this
hatred
partly
because
Gestapo
Chief
Heinrich
Hlmmler
and
Hitler
are
both
dead,
"leaving
mc
the
only
man
to
face
the
world
and
answer
for
them."
Kaltcnbrunner
said
he
Is
ready
to
assume
responsibility
for
acts
of
the
police
he
headed
as
far
as
they
occurred
under
my
control,
and
as
far
as
I
knew
about
them"
Burrard
Takes
Over
Yarrows
Important
British
Columbia
Shipyard
Deal
Announced
VANCOUVER
Burrard
Dry
Dock
Co.
Ltd.
has
acquired
the
two
Yarrows
yards
In
Victoria,
it
was
announced
today
by
Clarence
Wallace,
Burrard
president.
This
will
make
Burrard
the1
largest
shipbuilding
concern
ini
the
province.
i
-.u.u..iu
u.at
contracts
would
be
sought
for
Yarrows
y"ds.
The
North
vouwuvirr
yuuii,
4143
enough
,
MORE
BUTTER
IS
COMING
UP-
But
New
llation
Will
Be
live-aud-half
Instead
of
Expected
Six
Ounces
OTTAWA
The
Prices
and
Tr
nr?
TlnnrH
trvlnv
nnnmmnnrt
extension
of
the
present
butter
ration
of
four
ounces
weeklyTo)
May
15.
After
that
five-and-a-half
ounces
weekly
will
be
al-!
lowed.
j
The
four-ounce
ration,
cut!
from
six
at
the
end
of
Febru-!
ary,
was
to
have
been
effective'
until
about
the
end
of
April,
j
The
six-ounce
ration
will
not
be
restored
until
June
6.
Thq
Board
said
the
reduced
ration
is
being
maintained
because
of
low
supply
of
butter
in
Canada.
.The
ration
originally
was
eight
ounces
weekly
but
had
been
reduced
to
seven
last
autumn
and
to
six
early
this
year.
VETERANS
TO
aiARCII
VANCOUVER
New
veterans
threaten
to'
march
on
the
City
Hall
in
protest
at
the
ruling
of
the
licence
commission
rejecting
application
of
a
war
veteran
for
a
licence
to
operate
a
door-to-door
(ruck
grocery.
EPILEPSY
RATIO
It
is
estimated
that
one
in
every
250
persons
is
afflicted
with
some
form
of
epilepsy.
Bulletins
ams.
WOIKIN
GUILTY
OTTAWA
The
first
espionage
suspect
on
triaHn
Ottawa
pleaded
guilty
to
two
charges.
The
suspect
now
on
trial
is
23
year
old
Sirs.
Kmma
Wolkin,
who
was
committed
for
trial
in
one
court
and
elected
speedy
trial
in
another
court
within
a
few
hours.
.Mrs.
Woikin
made
only
a
brief
appearance
at
the
1ial
mterday
before
the
court
.Klourned
until
Friday.
NKW
ItUSS
AMBASSADOR
LONDON
The
Moscow
radio
announces
Russia
has
named
a
new
ambassador
to
the
United
Stales.
The
new
envoy
is
No-kolai
Novikov.
He
will
replace
Andrew
(iromjko,
who
has
be
relieved,
(he
Moscow
radio
said,
because
of
his
appointment
as
permanent
representative
of
the
United
Nations
Security
Council,
Novi-koy
now
is
charge
d'affaires
at
the
Soviet
embassy
in
Washington.
I
URGES
FOOD
SAVING
OTTAWA
Agriculture
Minister
Gardiner
has
appealed
to
the
'people
of
Canada
to
save
as
much
food
as
possible
for
the
starving
peoples
cf
Continental
Europe.
The
minister'
asserted
Canadians
should
buy
no
more
food
than
they
absolutely
need.
air.
Gardiner
said
if
more
food
is
left
in
the
shops,
more
food
will
be
available
for
overseas
shipments.
ENDLNG
PIONT
SYSTEal
OTTAWA
The
point
system
in
Canadian
Army
discharges
will
be
ended
April
15
to
speed
up
the
rate
of
demobilization.
This
wiil
make
4000
more
British
Columbians
immediately
eligible
for
discharge.
At
the
same
time
the
Navy
is
starting
a
drive
for
recruits
to
increase
the
strength
from
5,200
to
a
peacetime
strength
of
10,000
officers
and
men.
AZERBAIJAN
"AltaiY"
TEHRAN
MJrsad
pishevari,
"Prime
aiinistcr"
of
the
northern
Iran
province
of
Azerbaijan,
which
has
announced
its
autonomy
and
set
up
an
independent
government,
said
500
volunteers
will
hold
"man
oeuvres"
Friday.
He
urged
creation
of
a
"disciplined
army."
ROOSEVELT
IS
PPRA1SED
aiOSCOW
The
Communist
organ
Pravda
today
praised
the
late
President
Roosevelt
as
"oponent
of
those
nco-isolationists
who
supposed
and
suppose
now
that
politics
of
the
United
States
must
consist
in
politics
and
force
in
striving
for
rule
of
American
interests
in
the
whole
world.
The
newspaper
saw
the
development
of
reactionary
forces
in
United
States
and
Biitain.
AERO
CLUB
FORMED
AT
TERRACE;
TRAINING
PLANE
ALREADY
ORDERED;
HOPETO
HAVE
PRRUPERT
MEMBERS
TEHRACB
The
organization
meeting
of
the
iy
Terrace
Aero
Club
was
held
on
Tuesday
evening
in
the
Red
Cross
Rooms.
A
Tiger
Moth
plane
has
been
j"
ordered
and
the
trroun
is
nlanninir-
to
start
opera-'i,
uons
as
soon
as
their
charter
is
received
iroin
the
Local
Tides
Saturday,
April
13,
1046
High
11:49
J9.3
feet
Low
5:47
6.6
feet
18:02
4.0
feet
CONSERVATIVES
WIN
TOKYO
Conservatives
have
clinched
a
total
majority
as
a
.result
of
the
Japanese
election.
Thirty-three
members
of
the
old
Tojo
Diet
are
reelected
and
32
women
have
won
seats.
LONGSHORE
STRIKE
ENDS
AN'CHORAGE,
Alafka,
Oi
While
Matanuska
Valley
farmers
fear
collapse'
of
their
poultry
Industry
due
to
a
feed
shortage,
ihc
Alaska
shipping
tie-up
near-ed
some
sort
of
settlement
which
will
at
icast
alleviate
the
imme-t
diate
shortage
of
necessities
for
the
Alaska
ports
and
cities.
Federal
labor
department
officials
said
the
longshoremen's
union
has
agreed
to
arbitrate
Its
wage
dispute.
Ship
operators
in
Seattle
expressed
the
hope
that
the
Alaska
ports
wlllreopen
today.
Union
officials
at
Seattle
indicated
that
settlement
Is
near.
'
B.C.
Legislature
Closed
Thursday
VICTORIA,
0
The
session
of
the
British
Columbia
Legislature
prorogued
late
yesterday
afternoon
following
lengthy
sittings
In
the
last
three
days
to
clean
up
all
business.
The
House
sat
un-
!
til
12:45
a.m.
Thursday
and
con-I
vened
again
at
10
a.m.
!
NEW
FRESIDENT-Philip
S.
Fisher,
president,
Southam
Company
Limited,
Montreal,
newly
elected
president
of
the
Canadian
Dally
Newspapers
Association.
MEMBERS'
PAY
IS
INCREASED
Boost
from
52,000
to
$3,000
Passed
by
Legislature
Without
Dissenting
Voice
VICTORIA,
)
Before
the
closing
of
the
session
of
the
Legislature
the
government
bill
to
raise
the
sessional
indemnities
from
the
present
$2.00
to
$3,000
was
passed
without
dissenting
vote.
FAHRENHEIT
FAILURE
The
Danish
merchant
Fahrenheit,
who
invented
the
thermometer,
was
a
business
failure.
government.
Officers
were
el-
cctcd
as
follows:
President,
C.
L.
M.
GIggcy.
Vice-President,
W.
Martin.
Secretary.
Lloyd
Johnstone.
Treasurer,
Fred
KIrby.
The
situation
was
thoroughly
discussed.
Terrace
seemed
to
all
a
very
favorable
location
for
an
ncro
club
as
there
is
an
excellent
airport
in
the
near
vicinity.
The
Terrace
Aero
Club
is
hoping
that,
once
the
highway
is
open,
Prince
Rupert
people
will
be
Interested
in
becoming
mem-1
bcrs.
Other
Victims
Fire
Are
Making
Death
toll
of
Wednesday's
Eventide
Home
fire
rose
to
two
at
10:30
this
morning
when
David
John
Robertson,
79-year-old
inmate,
who
was
taken
to
hospital
suffering
from
burns
from
the
fire
which
destroyed
the
rear
of
the
Dyer
Apartments
housing
the
home
for
elderly
men,
succumbed.
Robertson's
death
was
said
to
have
resulted
partly
from
the
burns
he
received
before
he
escaped
from
the
building
which
became
a
mass
of
raging
flames
within
a
matter
of
minutes
after
a
stove
had
exploded
In
the
living
room
about
9
o'clock
yesterday
morning.
His
death
occurred
a
year
to
the
day
after
he
had
entered
the
Eventide
Home
where
almost
a
dozen
elderly
men
were
cared
for
by
the
city
and
just
an
hour
before
an
inquest
was
scheuled
to
begin
Into
the
death
of
Wll-helm
Bert
Johansen,
another
inmate,
who
was
burned
to
death
in
the
building.
Mfs.
Constance
Carlson,
resident
of
an
apartment
above
the
Eventide
home,
was
said
this
morning
to
be
recovering
from
severe
burns
which
she
received
In
the
building.
Two
other
in
mates
of
the
home
Andrlus
Peterson
and
Ralphr
Sather
who
meclvrd
minor
burns,
were'
also
reported
in
good
condition.
RoVrUon,
who
entered
trie
Eventide
Home
on
April
2,
1945.
i
a
year
a:o
tooay,
was
a
rcsi-Idcnt
of
Prince
Rupert,
for
the.
4iast;
"35
jm$rymiy&vA
i
known
cook
working
at
his
'occupation
on
the
railway
during
I
construction
days
and
later.
Born
in
Scotland
In
1867,
he
was
j
unmarried.
Hospitality
Is
Generous
Of
the
nine
Inmates
of
the
I
Eventide
Home
who
survived
the
fire
yesterday,
four
spent
the
j
night
in
hospital
and
four
were
accommodated
at
the
Salvation
Army
cltldel.
Another
spent
the
night
with
friends.
Response
of
local
citizens
to
the
plight
of
the
elderly
men
was
described
as
generous
by
city
officials.
Items
of
clothing
and
comforts
to
replace
those
lost
In
the
fire
were
beginning
to
pour
in
yesterday
afternoon.
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett
said
this
morning
that
yesterday
afternoon
he
had
received
a
check
for
$50
from
a
donor
who
wished
to
remain
annonymous
and
that
the
Boilermakers'
Union
had
made
Immediately
available
$200
which
they
had
previously
set
aside
lb
purchase
comforts
for
the
elderly
men.
Members
and
employees
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Fishermen's
j
Co-operative
called
a
meeting
at
1
o'clock
yesterday
afternoon
and
organized
a
clothing
drive
for
the
fire
victims.
The
city
has
made
arrangements
to
furnish
any
army
building
on
Sixth
Avenue
near
aicBride
Street
for
a
temporary
Pioneers'
Home,
and
Alderman
Nora
Arnold
said
that
construction
of
a
new
home
would
be
begun
"immediately."
Household
and
personal
ef
fects
in
three
apartments
adjoining
the
Pioneers'
Home
in
the
Dver
Block
were
either
part-
or
wholly
destroyed
by
the
"f.';.?"
Is
"7
S,
Ica
'oieX
at
nrescnt
in
Vancouver,
had
most
of
his
furniture
destroyed
Part
of
the
'
furniture
In
the
apartment
of
Mrs.
K.
McDonald
was
saved
but
much
of
it
was
lost.
Thanks
Expressed
By
Superintendent
S.
B.
Calder,
superintendent
of
the
home,
today
expressed
his
thanks
to
the
citizens
who
had
helped
in
the
saving
oi
life
and
property
in
the
building
and
to
those
who
showed
kindness
Lto
the
fire
victims,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Calder,
who
re-
sided
In
the
Home,
lost
all
their
of
Yesterday's
Good
Recovery
SEAMEN
TAKE
STRIKE
VOTE
Are
Taking
Their
Case
Direct
To
Trime
aiinister
TORONTO
The
president
of
the
Canadian
Seamcrfs
Union,
J.
A.
Sullivan,
reports
that
the
seamen
have
taken"
their
demands
for
an
eight-hour
day
directly
to
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King.,
The
union
announces
that,
a
strike
vote
will
be
held
starting
April
16
among
7,000
seamen
6n
Great
Lakes
and
ocean
vessels.
The
union's
'telegram
to
Prime
Minister
King
says
the
seamen
have
done
everything
possible
to
effect
a
friendly
settlement
of
its
demands.
SECOND
BIG
EARTHQUAKE
Centre
alight
Have
Been
Off
Coast
of
Chile
cr
Near
Aleutians
wSTONr.Masi;;
W-A
strong"
earthquake,
as
severe
as
the
orij
that
caused
the
recent
fatal
tidal
wave
in
the
Pacific
Ocean,
was
recorded
on
Weston
College
seismograph
Wednesday
night.
The
seismologist
reported
that
the
direction
was
uncertain
but
it
was
centred
about
4,745
miles
from
Boston,
"probably
in
northern
Chile
or
lt
could
have
been
off
the
tip
of
the
Aleutian
Islands.
It
lasted
about
three
.hours
and
was
about
as
strong
as
th3
'quake
of
April
1
which
caused
the
tidal
wave
off
Alaska."
Weather
Forecast
Prince
Rupert
Cloudy
this
afternoon
and
tonight,
overcast
Saturday,
continuous
rain
commencing
Saturday
evening.
Mln.
temperature
35,
max.
temperature
47.
Winds
moderate
sbutn-erly
10
miles
today
and
Saturday
Increasing
Saturday
evening
to
strong
southerly
to
25
miles
per
hour.
...
-
.
effects,
and
suffered
sllght'turtis
and
shock.
He
was
particularly
grateful
to
A.
E.
Evans,
who
took
many
of
the
fire
victims
10
ms
nome
uu
Beach
Place
Immediately
following
the
fire.
Inquest
Is
Commenced
.
.
Inquest
Into
the
deaths
.Of.
the
two
victims
of
the
fire
was
begun
at
11:30
this
morning,
by
a
Jury
called
by
Coroner
M'M.
Stephens
and
was
adjourned
until
Thursday,
April
18
to
give
the
city
police
time
to
gather
evidence
concerning
the
deaths
of
Wilhclm
Bert
Johansen
and
David
John
Robertson.
Johansen
perished
in
the
burning
building
yesterday
morning
and
Robertson
succumbed
at
10:30
this
morning
after
receiving
face
and
body
burns
before
he
escaped
tho
flames.
The
Jury
this
morning
ad
journed
after
it
had
viewed
the
bodies
and
had
had
them
Identified.
Robertson's
body
was
identified
by
S.
B.
Calder,
Eventide
Home
superintendent,
while
the
charred
remains
of
Johan-son
were
identified
by
Constable
W.
W.
Deans
as
those
which
were
taken
from
the
destroyed
building.
Jurors
for
the
Inquest
are
George
B.
Casey,
foreman,
T.B.
Black.
Robert
S.
Reid,
James
S.
Black,
Maurice
II.
Wright
and
Thomas
E.
Moran.
r-
ill
5
P.
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