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CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
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Coast-..n
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
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and
winds
lncreas-Md
Wednesday,
January
10,
1945
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gales,
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High
10:30
19.6
feet.
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afternoon
over
ex-S
23:34
16.9
feet
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llght
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to
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No.
7
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TlJESiMttUARY
9,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Vancouver
Walks
To
Work
STREET
SCENE
IN
8AARLAUTERN
An
LVT
(landing
vehicle,
viki
tr
v
("awn
a
street
m
oincrwisc
peaceiui
eaanautern
rrf'ir
aflc-
the
Saar
river
city
was
taken
by
the
Allies.
The
LVT
t-
-uciesa
In
the
Pacific
operations,
arc
now
In
!:
E
..
?c
-i
theatre
WAR
Baltic
of
Philippines
rEAKL
IIAKItOIC
Allied
aerial
blows
have
been
falling
hratily
mi
Japanr.se
objectives
on
Luzon
Island
in
the
Philip-pints.
General
MacArlhur
h
keeping
quqiet
on
enemy
claims
that
American
invasion
forces
have
attempted
a
landing;
at
Liniaytn
(iulf,
the
invasion
rate
way
to
Manila.
-According
to
the
enemy,
Allied
troops
have
been
unable'
to
it
cure
a
foot-Mi
on
Luzon.
Anzacs
Help
MacArthiir
MIl.l'.Ol'KNi;
General
MacArthur's
command
has
been
considerably
strengthened
by
the
arrival
of
Australian
and
.w
Zealand
soldiers
in
southwest
Pacific
Island.
The
Aus-Iraliani
have
taken
over
from
the
Americans
In
British
New
Guinea.
New
.ealandrrs
and
Australians
have
also
replaced
American
Harrisons
,ln
the
Solomons.
In
addition,
the
soldiers
uom
i)on
i
nner
arc
llgnung
me
Japanese
on
nt
miiam
In
the
vkinlty
of
Itaboul.
The
ehange-ovcrs
occurred
last
N'orembcr
but
were
not
disclosed
until
now
for
security
reasons.
German
Stand
In
Italy
KOMI;
(irrman
forces
in
Italy
are
making:
a
stand
alone
the
southern
bank
of
the
Keno
River
east
of
Lake
Comacchio
after
withdrawing
five
miles
from
fallen
St.
Alberto
during
the
last
two
days.
The
enemy
withdrawal
was
made
under
pressure
by
Canadian
troops
of
the
IJrillsli
tight
h
Army.
lhebere
in
Italy,
heavy
snows
have
slowed
the
fighting
down
considerably.
Greek
Rebels
Retreat
Villi
A
iiKurrrtit
Creek
rtlieat
into
the
hills
west
and
north
of
Athens.
A
number
of
Itlt-wing
guerrilla
troops
have
been
killed
by
British
soldiers,
ho
now
control
practically
all
of
Athens
and
its
port
of
Tireaus,
Tlic
Eastern
Front
MOSCOW
Russian
troops
have
been
gaining
in
their
d'lve
towarch
Komarom
In
southern
Czechoslovakia.
Moscow
announces
that
these
Soviet
units
have
driven
to
within
fifty
miles
of
(he
Austrian
frontier.
Other
Russian
forces
are
tightening
(heir
hold
on
Budapest,
where
a
trapped
Nazi
garrison
i,as
iirfn
,,ut(nc
up
a
stiff
battle.
The
Nazis
have
I'fen
attempting
to
relieve
(heir
garrison
In
the
Hungarian
Mpital,
but
have
been
repulsed
about
fifteen
miles
northwest
of
the
city.
BROOKSBANK
IS
HONORED
Chamber
of
Commerce
Tangibly
Impresses
Its
Esteem
ami
Appreciation
That
the
Prince
Rupert
Chom-btr
of
Commerce
u
fnllv
nnnrc-
c'allvc
of
the
fine
service
that
"as
been
rendered
by
Arthur
"fuoKsbank
as
secretary-treasurer
nf
Ihn
lhnmki
fnr
e
Past
twenty-one
years
was
j"nPly
demonstrated
at
last
Rant's
annual
meeting
of
the
wiambcr.
On
the
occasion
of
'
retirement,
tribute
was
paid
around
to
Mi-.
Brooksbank
ja
It
took
tangible
form
in
the
BlIt
ol
a
handsome
engraved
Mivcr
tray.
R.
m.
Winslow
was
ed
upon
to
make
the
prcscn-"tlon
and
he
expressed
appropriate
sentiments
In
so
doing,
w
Brooksbank
replied
suitably
w
made
it
clear
that
the
P
casme
and
benefits
he
had
dc.-rived
from
his
work
had
been
nsiderable.
The
Chamber
further
express-
lta
appreciation
and
esteem
y
voting
an
honorary
life
mem-
-
mp
io
Mr.
Brooksbank,
It
g
the
Ilr.st
ft
mn
that,
snrh
an
honorary
membership
has
"
wen
conferred
by
the
viiuiioer,
NEWS
i-
JVisStep
Up
Air
Blows-
forces
are
continuing
their
Criminal
Investigator
In
This
Area
Asked
In
view
of
the
frequency
of
burglaries
In
the
city
of
late,
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
Its
meeting
last
night,
decided
to
request
the
Attorney
General's
department
to
assign
a
properly
qualified
and
experienced
criminal
Investigation
officer
to
this
area.
W.
M.
Watts,
in
bringing
the
matter
up,
made
It
clear
that
no
reflec
tion
was
Intended
upon
tnc
present
police
staff.
The
proposal
was
seconded
by
W.
R.
McAfee.
23
DEAD
IN
CRASH
MIAMI,
Florida
Pan
American
Airways
reported
today
that
23
persons
..were
apparently
killed
Monday
night
In
the
crash
of
a
huge
Africa-bound
clipper
at
Port
of
Spain,
Trinidad.
No
Canadians
were
aboard.
The
clipper,
apparently,
crashed
In
darkness
while
coming
in
to
alight
In
a
flare-marked
area.
TOOK
A
CHANCE
SOUTHEND,
Eng.,
0
A
woman
lined
$4.50
for
showing
an
unscreened
light
told
the
court.
linAAAiioA
urn
thmieht
the
war
minuju
"
would
be
over
In
a
few
weeks
I
m
afraid
we
didn't
black
oui
pro
pcrly."
Strike
At
Nip
Heart
Principal
Homeland
Island
of
Japan
Again
'Marge
t
of
Superiorly
WASHINGTON,
Jan.
9
H)
Tokyo
and
industrial
targets
on
the
Japanese
Island
of
Honshu
once
again
have
been
smashed
by
superfortress
bombers
from
bases
In
the
Marianas.
The
bombing
planes
could
otwerve
heavy
damage.
Even
as
these
huge
bombers
were
over
Japan
today,
other
superforts
took
off
from
a
China
base
to
attack
enemy
objectives
on
the
Island
of
Formosa.
2
BRACKEN
VISITS
GENERAL
CRERAR
BRUSSELS,
jJan.
9
John
Bracken,
leader;
of
Canada's
Progressive
-
Conservative
party,
visited
Gencral'll,
0.
6.
Crerar
at
Canadian
Army
Headquarters
yesterday.
No
announcement
was
made
on
matters
discussed.
Mr.
Drackcn
later
visited
Vlmy
Rldgc
and
In
Paris
will
see
Major
General
George
P.
Vanler.
the
Canadian
ambassador,
and
possibly
also
General
Charles
Dc-
Gaulle.
After
a
few
days
In
Paris
Mr.
Bracken
will
return
to
Bri
tain
and
then
travel
to
Italy
for
a
visit
with
the
men
of
the
First
Canadian
Corps.
Ten
Million
Feet
Of
Timber
Is
Cut
The
log
scale
in
Prince
Ru-pcrCfoTcstry
district
for'
December
last
year
aggregated
10,088,-
078
board
feet
Including
657,-
781
board
feet
fir,
3,869,020
ce
dar.
3,356.555
spruce,
1,915,179
hemlock,
227,061
jackplnc.
60,-954
balsam
and
1,528
miscellan
eous.
Pole
and
pile
production
In
the
Interior
amounted
to
41,-708
lineal
feet
234,815
lineal
feet
cedar
and
6,983
hemlock
Cordwood
amounted
to
63
c6rds
and
no
tics
were
recorded
LUXURY
ON
NEW
TRAINS
Coaches
to
Have
Fine
Improved
Features
After
War
MOXmREAL,
Jan,
9
Post-war
plans
for
new
passenger
equipment
have
been
completed
by
the
Canadian
National
Railways
and
many
improvements
which
will
be
particularly
prominent
in
the
interior
of
day
coaches
are
Included,
Most
of
the
improvements
have
been
developed
from
suggestions
made
by
the
travelling
public.
They
will
be
Introduced
Into
regular
service
as
soon
after
the
war
as
conditions
will
permit.
New
Canadian
Na
tional
sleeping
and
dining
cars
have
also
received
consideration
and
they
too
will
have
Improved
Interior
designs.
The
after
war
coach
of
the
Canadian
National
will
Include
all
of
the
principal
features
re
commended
in
a
number
of
just
completed
surveys
conducted
by
United
States
railways
and
the
railway
passenger
car
builders
and
through
research
conducted
by
committees
appointed
for
that
purpose
by
the
Assdclatlon
of
American
Railroads.
Among
these
features
are
broad
win
dows,
larger
washrooms,
enlarg
ed
facilities!
for
smoker,
this
change
being
prompted
by
the
greatly
Increased
number
of
in
dividuals
who
indulge
in
tms
habit;
larger
overhead
racks
with
the
addition
of
a
smaller
rack
below
for
newspapers,
magazines
and
other
articles,
and
improved
heating
and
air-
condltlonlng
systems.
In
addition
passenger
prefer
ences
which
were
Introduced
on
Canadian
National
Railways
since
the
start
of
the
war
will
also
be
provided
In
the
com
pany's
post-war
coach.
They
arc
reclining
seats,
root
rests,
tnai
vitual
light
for
each
double
seat,
pull
down
window
shades
and
push
type
door
nannies.
1944
In
Prince
Rupert
PAST
YEAR
0NE
0
F
BENEFIT
TO
CITY;
ROAD
OPENING
OUTSTANDING
EVENT
"The
unprecedented
activity
our
city
has
experi
enced
during
the
war
years
lation,
construction,
shinning
and
passenger
move
ment
was
again
marked
the
annual
report
of
W.
J.
Scott,
retiring
president
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
last
STRONG
GALES
HALT
SEARCH
Search
for
the
body
of.
Edwin
Krlstlanscn,
elderly
Prince
Rupert
fisherman,
lost
from
the
halibut
boat
Kyrlelle
on
January
at
Clifford
Cove,
Aristazable:
Island,
has,
been
halted
by
fierce
so'utheart
gales
which
have
been
pounding
the
coast,
according
to
reports
reaching
the
B.C.
Police
here.
The
Kyrlelle
left
Saturday
morning
to
return
to
Clifford
Cove
after
making
the
17-hour
run
earlier
in
the
week
to
report
the
drowning.
Simultaneously,
the
provincial
police
launch
PM.
L.
7
left
Ocean
Falls
to
Join
the
search.
Both
boats
have
sought
snei
ter
at
Borrowman
Bay
at
the
north
end
of
Aristazable
Island,
police
here
have
been
Informed.
PRESS
FOR.
NEW
SHIRS'
1
i
Chamber
of
Commerce
Enlists
Co-operation
of
City
Council
In
Further
Representations
t
Not
satisfied
with
a
communication
received
from
R.
C.
Vaughan,
president
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
In
regard
to
the
railway
company's
plans
for
coastal
steamship,
services
and
construction
after
the
war,
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
the
instigation
of
W.
M.
Watts,
decided
to
enlist
the
support
of
the
city
council
In
a
move
to
form
a
point
committee
ty
follow
the
matter
up.
The
local
Chamber
had
written
to
Mr.
Vaughan
asking
that
a
general
survey
be
made
of
the
requirements
for
steamships
after
the
war
to
replace
the
Prince
Rupert
and
Prince
George
and
that
the
company
take
steps
to
build
the
necessary
vessels
at
Prince
Rupert.
Mr.
Vauehan's
reply
stated
that
the
matter
of
coast
slearo
ships
was
before
!the
company
but
he
was
not
In
a
position
yet
to
say
what
the
requirements
would
be
in
regard
to
the
maintenance
of
s-ervice.
Mr.
Watts
considered
Uiat
Mr.
Vaughan's
reply
was
In
the
nature
of
a
"brush-off."
CANADA
MAY
BE
BOMBED
Maritime
Arc
Taking
Precautions
Against
Robots
OTTAWA,
Jan.
9
Canadian
authorities
In
the
Marltlmes
have
also
taken
measures
to
ensure
the
safety
of
the
Dominion's
east
coast
it
was
disclosed
after
Canadians
and
Americans
got
a
blunt
warning
yesterday
that
the
Germans
may
be
planning
to
launch
robot
bomb
attacks
against
the
cast
coasfwlthln
the
next"
two
months.
The
commander
of
the
United
States
Atlantic
Fleet
Admiral
Jonas
Ingram--
declared
that
It
is
likely
the
enemy
may
hurl
mechanical
bombs
against
Washington
or
New
York
within
30
to
60
days.
He
said,
however,
that
precautions
are
being
taken
to
meet
such
action
bn
the
part
of
the
enemy.
AUSSIES
IN
ACTION
SYDNEY
Australian
newspapers
splashed
under
banner
headlines
today
the
disclosure
that
the
Commonwealth's
land
forces
had
been
in-
action
in
three
southwest
Pacific
war
zones
since
November.
due
to
increased
popu
visibly
during
1914,"
said
night
s
annual
meeting.
'Mucn
of.
the
activity
up
to
last
year
was
far
from
beneficial,
playing
zer
haVoc
with
city
utilities,
roads
and
services
and
disrupting
most
all
lines
of
endeavour.
Although
still
far
front
normal
during
1944
so
much
more
was
of
a
per
the
manent
nature
that
I
feel
the
in
year
was
one
of
great
benefit
to
the
city.
and
district
as
a
whole.
The
'completion
of
the
highway
of
gonnccting
Prince
Rupert
for
the
Iirsi
ume
by
roau
witn
me
res
of
'the
province
was
an
outstand
Ins
example.
Although
built
and
completed
as
a
military
highway,
when
available
to
un
restricted
traffic
It
will
be
of
Inestimable
value."
,
fir.
Scott
saw
during
the
past
yetir
a
marked
endeavour
to
plan
fof
the
future
In
both
civic
and
business
affairs.
A
leading
contribution
of
the
Chamber
to
furthering
the
Interests
of
th;
city
the
retiring
president
felt
had
been
the
goodwill
tour
of
Alaska
on
which
matters
of
mutual
Interest
were
discussed
at
each
point
visited,
thus
develop
ing
mutual
Interesting
and
un
derstanding
of
common
prob
lems.
It
was
to
be
honed
that
the
goodwill
fostered
on
this
tour
would
not
be
allowed
to
wither
With
the
early
resurrection
of
UnLAsoclatt
Ruarrtv
(f.
Trade,
of
Central
British
Columbia
con
templated,
consideration
sliould
be
given
to
a
Joint
meeting
of
the
Asoclatcd
Boards
and
tho3e
of
southeastern
Alaska
at
the
earliest
opportunity.
Mr.
Scott's
report
acknowledg
ed
the
support
and
assistance
which
had
been
accorded
him
by
the
executive
council,
committees
and
members
generally,
particu
lar
mention
being
made
of
Arnold
Flaten
In
this
connection.
Mr:
Scott
also
expressed
regret
at
the
resignation
of
the
secre
tary-treasurer,
Arthur
Brooksbank,
after
a
long
span
of
21
years
of
duty.
He
hoped
that
Continued
on-Page
2
TRYING
FOR
SETTLEMENT
Negotiations
in
Vancouver
Island
Coach
Lines
Dispute
1
Result
in
Vole
on
Tearson
Proposal
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
9
iff
Van
couver
Island
Coach
Line
drivers
are
voting
today
on
a
proposed
strike
settlement
presented
by
Hon.
George
Pearson,
provincial
minister
of
labor,
who
conferred
with
union
representatives
and
the
Regional
War
Labor
Board
here
yesterday
as
the
tie-up
of
bus-line
transportation
on
Van-
couver
Island
continued
after
a
three-hour
meeting
at
the
weekend
of
the
management
of
the
Vancouver
Island
Coach
Lines.
employees'
representatives
and
a
delegation
from
the
Saanicn
council,
which
holds
a
franchise
irt
the
company,
failed
to
reach
a
settlement.
The
meeting
with
i
I
the
Regional
War
Labor
Board
continued
last
night.
Difficulty
of
reaching
tip-Island
drivers
may
delay
announcement
of
fin
al
returns
of
the
vote
for
a
day
or
so.
A
picket
line
Is
stationed
around
the
main
bus
depot
with
union
members
divided
into
two
shifts
to
maintain
it.
in
24-hour
operation.
Thirty-seven
bus
routes
on
the
island
which
carry
an
average
of
12,500
persons
dally
are
suspended
by
the
strike
of
63
driv
ers,
members
of
the
Drivers'
Association
affiliated
with
the
Canadian
Brotherhood
of
Railroad
Employees
who
are
protest
ing
at
the
company's
attitude
to
wards
negotiating
a
new
agree
ment.
Panzers
in
Danger
Nazi
Doom
Hour
is
Near
Danger
to
Allies
In
Strasbourg
Area
Is
Not
Removed
As
Yet
PARIS,
Jan.
9
0
With
the
situation
all
along
the
front
looking
taore
favorable
than
for
some
time,
the
hour
of
doom
looms
for
thrtc
crack
Nazi
pan
divisions
still
tied
to
the
battle
line
at
the
nose
of
the
Belgian
bulge
as
the
western
third
of
the
bulge
was
all
but
nipped
off
yesterday
with
one
of
last
two
supply
roads
,tut
three
places
by
the
Allies
and
the
other
brought
within
easy
artillery
range
with
the
capture
Flamierge,
only
two
miles
to
the
south.
In
Alsace
American
units
are
fighting
around
a
reinforced
and
stubbornly
held
German
foot
hold
on
the
west
bank
of
the
Rhine
cieht
miles
north
of
Strasbourg.
"The
Germans
re
inforced
Colmar
pocket
south
of
Alsace,
captured
Wltternhelm
and
Frelsenheim
and
drove
north
along
the
Rhine-Rhone
canal
within
eighteen
miles
of
Stras
bourg
which
was
reported
being
evacuated
hastily
by
French
population.
The
Germans
claimed
gains
north
and
south
of
Strasbourg
and
said
the
American
positions
inside
the
city
was
serious.
The
Germans
said
the
Maglnot
Line
had
been
penetrated
south
of
Wissembourg
and
the
Bel
gian
bulge
were
holding
firm.
RROMINENLMEN
TO
COME
AGAIN
PETERBOROUGH,
Ont.,
Jan.
9
An
Indirect
benefit
to
Canada
from
the
twp
great
meetings
held
by
President
Roosevelt
and
Prime
Minister
Churchill
at
Quebec
will
be
the
return
to
our
shores
of
high
ranking
officers
and
members
of
the
parties
who
accompanied
those
statesmen,
said
A.
A.
Gardiner,
general
passenger
traffic
manager,
Canadian
National
Railways,
in
speaking
to
the
Rotary
Club
here
Monday
on
his
Impressions
received
at
the
two
conferences.
"The
impressions
-which
they
gained,"
said-Mr.
Gardiner,
"of
our
people,
of
bur
countryside
and
of
our
Industry
will
toe
translated
In
peace
In
terms
of
greater
understanding,
greater
sympathy
and
their
coming
back
to
see
us
time
and
again.'
NEW
OFFICERS
OF
COMMERCE
CHAMBER
HERE
The
complete
list
of
officers
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
for
the
year
1945
as
elected
at
the
annual
meeting
of
the
Chamber
last
night
consists
of
the
following:
Honorary
President,
T.
D.
Pat
tullo,
M.L.A.
Honorary
Vice-President,
Olof
Hanson,
M.P.
President.
G.
C.
Mitchell.
Vice-President,
W.
F.
Stone.
Secretary
-
Treasurer,
E.
T
Applewhalte.
Executive
O.
R.
S.
Blackaby.
C.
A.
Berner.
H.
A.
Breen,
Arnold
i
mi.
n
T71
n1.H
riaten,
J.
J.
uiuie,
o.
r,.
uim.
W.
M.
Watts
and
R.
M.
winsiow.
In
assuming
the
presidency,
G
C.
Mitchell
expressed
apprecia
tion
of
the
honor
in
being
elected
to
head
the
Chamber.
He
hoped
khat
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
would
get
actively
to
gether
again
this
year
and
that
there
would
be
a
caravan
from
here
to
the
interior.
Mr.
Mltch?ll
added
his
voice
of
regret
at
the
retirement
of
Arthur
BrookJ
bank
as
secretary-treasurer
but
trusted
that
he
would
be
accorded
the
same
co-operation
and
assistance
as
his
predecessors
had
been
given.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
46
Minimum
43
Street
Railway
Strike
Starts
As
Compromise
Proposal
Voted
Down
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
9
(CP)
Thousands
of
work
ers
plodded
to
their
jobs
today
in
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
New
Westminster
and
hundreds
more
would
be
unable
to
report
as
2700
railway
employees
in
the
three
cities
began
a
walk-out
in
protest
against
the
National
War
Labor
Board's
TEAMWORK
BY
ALLIES
-Montgomery
Says
Allies
in
Control
But
Warns
-Against
Over-Optimism
PARIS,
Jan.
9
Q
Field
Mar
Ehal
Sir
Bernard
Montgomery
a
has
paid
tribute
to
Allied
teamwork
for
halting
the
German
4
drive
Into
Belgium.
The
colorful
pommander
of
four
armies
north
oi
ine
uerman
uuige
cautiuua
against
over-optimism,
however,
declaring
the
battle
Is
far
from
over.
But
he
flatly
states
that
the
Allies
now
are
-writing
off
the
foe
and
that
the
initiative
has
passed
into
Allied
hands.
ElGRINDSTRAND
ELECTED
HEAD
OF
FISHERMEN
A
new
president,
vlce-presl
dent
and
two
executive
members
iSftSE
Ple5lei3f
the.
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's"
Union
atlie
"an
nual
election
of
officers
held
in
the
Union
Hall
Sunday.
Erling
Grlndstrand
was
elected
president,
replacing
William
Brett,
who
held
that
office
last
year.
Rcbert
Hanson
was
elected
vice-president.
Elected
to
the
executive
board
were
C.
Carlson
and
Harold
Grlndstrand.
Mr.
Carlson
will
also
act
as
recording
seilretary.
Trustees-
who
remained
in
office
from
last
year
are
H.
Mork
and
J.
KUby.
George
Anderson
remains
sec
retary-treasurer
of
the
union.
Discussion
of
inter-union
af
fairs
will
be
held
next
week
with
the
arrival
of
George
Miller
of
the
United
Fishermen's
Union
and
Alex
Gordon
of
the
Cannery
Workers'
Union.
The
two
Van
couver
men
will
arrive
January
15,
according
to
word
received
by
Mr.
Anderson
Monday.
Closer
co-operation,
and
pos
sibly
amalgamaUon
of
cannery
and
dock
workers
unions
in
Vancouver
and
Prince
Rupert
may
be
sought
by
Mr.
Gordon,
it
Is
understood.
Specific
purpose
of
Mr.
Miller's
visit
was
not
dis
closed.
BUILDING
NO
MORE
HOTELS
President
of
C.N.R.
Writes
to
Chamber
of
Commerce
Regarding
Local
Project
R.
C.
Vaughan,
president
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
informed
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night
that
it
was
not
the
policy
of
the
railway
company
to
add
to
its
already
extensive
invest
mcnts
in
hotel
facilities,
the
revenue
irom
wmcn
tne
com
pany
had
found
was
not
com
mensurate
with
the
Investment.
The
company,
while
admitting
general
agreement
that
Prince
Rupert
was
in
need
of
hotel
ac
commodatlon
and
would
be
glad
to
see
one
constructed
preferred
to
leave
the
undertaking
to
pri
vate
Interests,
The
proposal
of
a
hotel
at
Prince
Rupert
as
a
postwar
pro
Ject
has
also
been
placed
before
the
provincial
government's
Postwar
Rehabilitation
Com
mlttee
and
was
discussed
with
Hon.
H.
O.
Perry,
chairman
of
the
cabinet
committee,
on
a
re
cent
visit
here.
it
was
expected
many
rejection
of
their
appeal'
for
higher
wages.
Favorable
weather,
dry,
warm
and
fogless,
provided
minimum
of
dislocation
in
the
three
cities.
Meanwhile
at
Ottawa
Labor
Department
of
ficials
maintained
close
contact
by
long-distance
telephone
with
the
Pacific
Coast
but
there
was
no
indication
of
what
action
the
department
might
take
towards
settlement.
The
strike
went
into
effect
at
o'clock
after
a
vote
of
1889
to
150
turning
down
a
compromise
plan
offered
by
the
company
based
on
the
regional
war
labor
board's
4Vic
per
hour
wage.
All
trams
are
tied
up
with
the
exception
of
a
Marpole
inter-urban
line
which
runs
across
Point
Grey
to
Marpole
over
Can
adian
Pacific
Railway
tracks,
The
Prince
Rupert
Labor-
Progressive
Club
sent
a
wire
to
I
Hon.
Humphrey
Mitchell,
min-
'
lster
of
labor,
today
"deeply
de-
.
ploring
the
provocative
ruling
of
,'
the
NaUonal
War
Labor
Board"
,
as
the
major
factor
in
causing
jj
the
Vancouver
strike
and
urging
an
immediate
Royal
Com-
,
mission
to
investigate
the
dis-
pute
and
revision
of
PC
9384
if
necessary
to
meet
the
"Just
de-
11
great
service
under
trying
con-
ditlons."
Meanwhile,
the
wire
i1
added,
cars
must
run
even
if
the
government
has
to
take
over
the
system.
Bruce
Mickleburgh,
president
of
the
Labor-Progressive
Club
n
added
a
statement
to
the
Dairy
L;
News
that
he
did
not
condone
F.
the
violation
of
Labor's
"no
strike"
pladge
which
he
felt
had
made
more
difficult
the
solu
tion
of
the
problem
as
well
as
slowing
the
winning
of
the
hard-
fought
war.
However,
it
was
obvious
that
th
men
had
had
a
raw
deal
and
the
govern
ment
must
see
that
there
was
a
Just
settlement.
FISHERIES
RESEARCH
Survey
of
Salmon
Fisheries
On
Pacific
Coast
Planned
OTTAWA,
Jan.
9
The
Fisheries
Research
Board
of
Canada
will
undertake
a
.survey
of
the
salmon
fisheries
of
the
Pacific
f!nnst.
It.
via
ilprlHprt
nt.
thR
annual
meeting
of
the
board
'(
.-i.
here.
There
will
also
be
re-
',
search
work
on
the
fisheries
of
'M
'
the
Yukon
and
Northwest
Terri-
.v'ijA
tories.
.
'jijfi;-.
Dr.
A.
T.
Cameron
was
re-
,'i
.I..1.J
-1,-1
I
L
Ki
w5
V4
-
-
Indian
Department
Will
Return
to
Federal
Building
Removal
of
the
offices
of
In-
I
7W-
dlan
Agent
James
Glllett
back
,
to
the
space
which
thy
formerly
occupied
in
the
Federal
Building
,
.
'
S
will
be
effected-as
soon
as
the
K
t
rooms
on
the
lower
floor
of
the
;
yn
building
are
redecorated,
Mr.
'.
-Hp
Gillctt
says.
His
offices
are
now
Mb
in
the
court
house
buildinir.
'
where
they
were
moved
early
in
f
t
e
war
when
the
Federal
'.;
f.H
Building
space
was
taken
over
!r,v;i
by
Prince
Rupert
defence
head-
!(X"
quarters.
When
defence
head-
ixf.
detachment
quarters
last
month.
the
downtown
offices
again
became
available
to
Mr,
Glllett's
department.
However,
Mr.
Gll
lett
says
that
he
does
not
know
I
when
the
redecorating
work
will
be
comoleted.
t
Constable
S.
A.
Hamblln
the
provincial
police
city
de
m
Mi
T.
tf
J
ol!I
tachment
left
this
afternoon
for
ffSj
Vancouver
on
escort
duty.
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