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fire
call
answered
so
far
this
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With
the
cx-rrpllrn
-
a
blaze
at
the
home
Crew
members
of
vessel
owners
of
the
otter
trawl
fleet
operating
out
of
Prince
Rupert
and
Port
Edward,
at
a
meeting
on
Saturday
afternoon
in
the
Mctropole
Hall,
reaf
firmed
their
wlllinjness
to
begin
negotiations
with
local
fish
dealers
for
the
purposQ
of
consummating
an
agreement
on
prices
for
fish
landed
during
1947.
The
meeting
approved
a
clause
in
the
draft
agreement
which
would
grant
to
the
dealers
the
privilege
of
cancelling
the
agreement
or
cf
renegotiating
any
section
of
It
upon
giving
two
weeks'
notice
to
the
union
The
feeling
was
expressed
by
several
rpeakcrs
that,
In
proposing
this
clause,
.the,
union
was
dlng
all
it
possibly
could
to
facilitate
the
concluding
ot
an
!
agreement.
According
to
Slan
Boshler.
local
secretary
of
the
United
Fiihenncn
and
Allied
Workers'
Union,
the
men
desire
to
reach
agreement
wun.
tne
operators
as
speedily
as
posilblc
and
bring
to
an
end
the
non-dcllvcry
action
of
trawl-caught
fish
which
has
been
in
effect
since
Febru
ary
22.
He
states
that
"tlic
members
of
the
fleet
are
all
keenly
aware
of
the
need
for
their
product
which
exists
in
the
world
tqdoy
when
millions
of
men
.and
women
are
on
the
verge
of
starvation.
They
feel
that,
U
.discus
slon
.were
Jicld
between
(heir
negotiating
com
mlttcc
and
the
representatives
of
the
companies,
agreement
could
roon
be
reached
and
fish
ing
resumed.
However,
to
date
with
thV
exception
of
Nelson
Bros,
at
'Port
Edward,
the
com
spite
of
this,
we
aiic
still
ready
to
meet
the
operators
at
any
time
they
derlrc.
Tills
Is
true
al
cf
the
trawl
negotiating
committee
In
Vancouver."
Reports
were
presented
to
the
meeting
that
the
non-dellvcry
Is
100
per
cent
effective
in
all
B.C.
ports
and
that,
contrary
to
reports
which
have
appeared
in
the
Vancouver
papers,
there
Is
no
split
In
the.
ranks
of
the
fishermen.
of
J.
Seymour.
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is
supposed
to
resemble
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riro
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was
tllght.
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water-bearer,
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Third
WouldTurn
VANCOUVER
Describing
as
"amazing"
the
current
wave
of
crime
involving
boys
and
men
In
their
early
twenties,
Mayor
O.
O.
McOcer
today
proposed
that
the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
be
asked
to
take
over
the
policing
of
Vancouver.
Previously,
the
mayor
had
sugtcsted
that
the
provincial
police
take
over.
EGYPT
GIVES
PROBLEMS
TO
U.N.
COUNCIL
CAIRO
O-
Premier
Nokrachy
Patlra
announced
today
that
Egypt
has
decided
to
submit
the
quettlon
ot
its
treaty
relationship
with
Britain
to
the,
United
Nations
security
council.
The
I
i
i.i
1
1..
w
ru-.il
(or
the
same
Premier
5"u
,u,ai
1940
PcimlL-5
issued
in
brcaking-oH
of
the
arduous
Anglo-Egyptian
negotiations
were
attributed
to
the
inability
of
Eyypt
to
cbtaln
satisfaction
on
two
cssc'ntlal
point
unanimously
claimed
by.
the
Egyptian
pecple.
The
points
arc
the
cxaeuation
of
BrltUh
troops
from
Egypt
which
muii
be
Immediate;
com
plete
maintenance
of
die
unity
of
Egypt
and
the
Sudan;
self-
government
for
the
Sudanese
and
the
restoration
to
Egypt
of
rights
hi
-administration
of
the
Sudan
to
advance
the
Sudanese
for
self-government.
Otter
jTrawl
(Fishermen
Desirous
of
(Ending
iNun-Delivery
(Tie-up
HAMBURG
HIT
BY
FUEL
LACK
HAMBURG
lb
-
The
British
military
government
today
announced
the
virtual
cessation
of
public
utilities
in
Hamburg
as
a
result
of
the
fuel
shortage.
Only
500
tons
of
coal
will
be
allotted
dally
to-keep
the
water
works,
flour
mills,
bakeries
and
telephones
operating.
All
electric
current
for
lighting
was.
cut
off
indefinitely
CREWOTCOAL
SHIP
IS
SAVED
Bieeciies
lluoy
Used
In
Effecting
Itcscue
Off
Coast
of
Maine
CAPE
ELIZABETH.
Maine
Oi
Coastguards,
manning
a
breeches
buoy
rigging
today,
rescued
the
crew
of
tnc
coilier
oaKiey
v
Alexander,
wrecked
on
the
rocks
off
High
Hea,d
here,
in
a
fierce
1
coastal
storm.
The
collier
broke
j
In
two
as
she
neared
Portland,
Maine,
her
destination,
with
a
crew
of
thlrty-seveVi
abo.wd.
Lashed
by
a
storm,
the
250-
foot
craft
lost
her
bow-ends,
a
mile
offshore.
Young
Woman
Is
Murdered
Annvcr
Vancouver'
.Killing
Husband
Admits
Shooting
VANCOUVER
IB-Mrs.
Viola
Woclridse
aged
20,
died
in
a
wpatiicrtoeaten
downtown
room'
irrg'hourf
here
Saturday
scvclnil
hours
afUr
she
had
returned
frcm
a
wedding
party.
Her
husband,
Malcclm
Woolrldgc,
aged
22,
was
arrested
and
charged
with
murder.
The
quarrel
followed
the
ar-
!,..,
rwiro
n
I
rival
home
0f
Mrs.
Woclridgc
1
1
1
3
4
I
f
I
V
u
VI
II
V
kv
Ulll,
.-
,
,
reach
agreement
with
us.
In
frnm
a
nrlv
A
tenant
In
the
house
said
she
came
downstairs
with
blood
streaming
from
her
nose,
saying
that
her
husband
hit
her
"because
I
stayed
out
late.'
She
returned
to
her
room
and
a
few
minutes
later
the
blast
of
a'gun
was
heard
The
tenant.
Stan
Low,
aged
17.
sold
Woolridge
then
came
downstairs
and
"told
me
tc
phone
the
police."
He
said:
"I
have
just
shot
my
wife."
DAUGHTER
OF
.
PUBLISHER
IS
CRASH
VICTIM
VANCOUVER
O)
-Helen
Hamilton,
asod
10,
daughter
of
Duncan
A.
Hamilton,
president
of
the
Vancouver
Ncws-HcraW,
was
kllied
yesterday
in
a
two-car
coliislou
as
she
was
cnroulc
lo
Mount
Baker
for
a
ski
outing.
The
accident
occurred
15
miles
south
of
Nciw
Westminster
when
the
Kill
and
licr
companion,
Robert
E.
VVahl,
aged
19,
collided
with
the
car
of
John
J.
Schalo,
,33,
of
Evcreon,
Washington.
Schalo
received
cuts
and
shock
and
Wahl
suffered
chest
lnjurr
les-,
facial
cuts
and
shock.
February
Customs
Receipts
$13,000
Customs
and
excise
receipts
at
the
pctt
of
Prince
Rupert
February
totalled
$133?3,
a
decrease
of
more
than
$25,000
under
the
January
figlures.
Receipts
In
February,
1816.
were
$17,373.
Receipts
so
far
this
year
arc
$E2,323,
as
compared
with
$18,373
for
the
first
two
months
of
194G.
BUFFALO
(P
'
Vacation
ended
for
71,000
public
school'
pupils
here
today
as
teachers
returned
to
their
classroom
after
staging
the
largest
teachers'
strike
Jn
United
JStatcs
.history.
The
week-old
walkout
of
2400
teachers
was
ended
by
the
Buf
BRITISH
AUTHORITIES
TO
.ELIMINATE
UNDERGROUND
JERUSALEM
(CP)
Deaths
by
Violence
in
Palestine
mounted
to
22
in
three
days
with
the
shooting
tpday
of
a
Jewish
curfew
violator
in
Tel
Aviv
as
the
British
army
maintained
martial
law
over
one-third
qf
the
Holy
Land's
700,000
Jews.
The
death
of
the
Jewish
ex-service
man
was
trace--
able
td
control
measures
1m-
RECOVERING
Prime
Minis-.tcr.
Mackenzie
King,
making
steady
recovery
now
after
severe
cold
which
for
a
time
threatened
pneumonia.
Will
be
taking
his
place
in.
House
again
soon.
SKys
Pigsty
Better
Than
Some
Premises
BRIGHTON,
England
tt
When
the
Sussex
Rent
Tribunal
wap
told
by
a
litigant
that
a
bungalow
under
discussion
was
'
lot
fit
for
a
pig
to
live
in,"
IWikhid
L.
Dell,
deputy
chair-tiian,
commented:
i
jyurlng
n.xf.1914-18
war
I
hap
noapena
a
nigiti
m
a
pisviy-II
must
say
that
with
a
little
iilu.w
I
'i.:cnt
a
more
comfortable
night
than
I
should
have
icne
in
some
of
the
premises
I
have
inspected
while
i
have
been
on
this
tribunal."
ARMS"
DROPPED
TO
GUERILLAS
ATHENS
in
Official
Greek
tourccs
said
today
that
Greek
military
authorities
have
received
reports
indicating
that
arms
had
been
parachuted
to
gueril
las
in
northern
Greece
since
the
United
Nations
inquiry
commis
sion
arrived
In
that
country
a
month
ago.
Meanwhile,
representatives
of
the
"uhircel
States,
Britain,
Russia,
France,
Poland,
China
and
Australia
made
their
first
contact
with
the
Greek
guerillas
yesterday
when
the
United
Nations
ficTd
investigation
teani
'die
guerilla
chieftain
"Nestor."
Cougars
Attack
When
Cornered
VANCOUVER
Q)
-The
panther,
puma
or
mountain
Hon,
branded
it
killer
and
a
coward,
will
not
atlaek'a
man
unless
hungry
or
cornered,
Tony
Lascelles,
a
nature
writer,
believes,
He
says
that
nine
times
out
of
10
curiosity
prompts
the
sl-
ilcnt
"shadowing"
by
the
beast
reported
by
hunters.
.Cougars
have
appeared
Vancouver's
city
limits
at
various
times.
One.
apparently,
i-wam
across
the
First
Narrows
of
Burrard
Inlet
and
for
several
days
terrorized
persons
stroll-ing
In
the
park.
It
was
finally
Wiled
by
a
hunting
party.
STOCKHOLM
Oi
More
than
.7,758,000
hot
meals
have
been
served
to
children
in
Vienna
and
thcr
parts
of
Austria
in
one
year
by
the
Swedi-sh
Save-thc-Chlldrcn
Federation
und'er
'the
auspices
of
the
Swedish
Aid
Tor
Europe
Fund.
BUFFALO
TEACHER
STRIKE
IS
ENDED
falo
Teachers'
Federation
last
night
-when
teachers'
council
delegates
voted
to
accept
the
premise
of
Major
B.
J.
Dowd
that
pay
increases
would
be
forthcoming
.next
fall
If
the
state
authorized
additional
taxes
for
that
purpose
p
scd
to
facilitate
tne
num
ior
Jewish
underground
fighters.
More
than
300
persons
were
investigated
yesterday
and
CO
were
held
for
questioning
after
the
army
searched
certain,
Jerusalem
quarters.
In
London,
Lord
Beaver-brook's
morning
paper,
the
Conservative
Dally
Express,
sale'
that
every
act
ot
terrorism
ir
Palestine
was
a
challenge
to
the
United
Nations,
since
the
Pales
tine
question
had
been
referred
to
the
woric
Dody.
Martial
law
was
extended
to
a
wide
area
of
strife-ridden
Palestine
following
a
day
of
the
bloodiest
series
of
attacks
ou
British
control
forces
since
last
July.
Twenty-one
persons
were
killed,
at
least
14
wounded
On
Saturday,
and
throughout
the
rest
of
the
day
and
night
other
attacks
followed
in
rapid
suc
cession
along
the
northern
Pal-
Lestlne
coast.
The
"British
authorities
an
nounce
that
they
intend
to
tom-
nirtelv
destroy
the
Irgun
and
Stem
underground
movements.
RV
Blast
C
J.
OFFICIAL
ACT
IN
SOUTH
AFRICA-
-First
official
act
of
her
tour
or
South
Africa,
Princess
Elizabeth
today
opened,
at
this
river
port
a
new
$10,000,000
dry
dock
which
has
been
named
after
her.
She
was
slightly
nervous.
Five
diamonds
worth
$14,000
were
presented
to
Her
Royal
Highness.
They
will
be
used
in
a
brooch.
TRUMAN
VISITS
1
MEXICO
CITY
I
MEXICO
CITY
0;
President
Truman
arrived
here
today,
the
first
United
States
president
ever
to
visit
the
Mexican
capi
tal.
He
was
welcomed
by
President
Aleman,
his
cabinet
and
Gther
dignitaries
as
"guest
ot
hnnnr"
of
the
city.
Governof
"
I
M
-
...
r
....
.J.ot.lctrl.f
I
In
Chicago
1
'
Two
.Killed
ttnd
Million
Dollars
Damage
Dune
in
Loop
District
CHICAGO.
Explosion
of
gas
destroyed
a
uircc-iJiwjr
brick
building
in
the
Loop
district
here,
killed
two
persons
ard
injured
more
than
30
yesterday.
One
person
Is
still
missing
and
is
feared
dead.
Three
of
the
Injured
are
in
critical
condition.
1
Commissioner
M.
J.
Corrlgon
said'
the
city
escaped
a
major
disaster
only
because
the
incident
occurred
on
Sunday.
Hundreds
would
have
been
killed
had
the
explosion
occurred
on
another
day.
The
loss
Is
estimated
at
$1,-000,000,
but
the
police
say
that
the-potential
Joss,lncluding
merchandise
in
nearby
buildings
might
total
$10,000,000.
Window
damage
alone
Is
estimated
at
$250,000.
NEW
DANGER
OF
FLOODS
IS
NEAR
LA
PAZ,
Bolivia
)
-Govern
ment
officials
warned
residents
of
the
inundated
city
of
Trini
dad
today
that
new
floods
were
expected
scon.
Meanwhile,
res
cue
.planes
took
advantage
of
the
receding
waters
and
flew
evacuees
to
Cochamba,
200
miles
south.
The
government
said
that
the
flood
waters
had
dropped
14
inches
yesterday,
lessening
the
immediate
danger
lo
inhabitants
ci
the
northern
Bolivia
city.
Pretty
Roughriders
Aussie
Rodeo
Stars
SYDNEY.
Australia
)
Women
showed
their
forms
as
rough-riders
in
n
spectacular
rodeo
held
at
Warwick,
Queensland.
Ambitious
competitors
came
from
all
parts
of
Queensland
and
oMier
states
for
the
ladles'
open
buckjumplng
event
and
to
take
part
In
the
parade
of
Australian
outdoor
girls.
Sun-tanned,
J)londe
Zell
Quln-lan
was
glamor-girl
of
the
ladles'
paiude
and
igracerul
Gladys
Gill
from
New
South
Wales
gave
a
good
account
of
herself
with
79
points
in
the
buckjumplng
events.
'nakas
Aleman
nresent'ed
Presl
dent
Truman
with
a
gold
medal
and
a
parclunent.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
The
cold
air
mass
which
has
been
spreading
Into
British
Columbia
covered,
all
of
the
prov
ince
but
Vancouver
Island
and
the
lower
mainland
this
morn
ing
with
overcast
skies
and
snow
flurries
along
its
leading
edge.
Rain
is
still
falling
this
morning
over
the
southwest
corner
of
the
province
and
will
persist
at
sonic
points
until
alternoon
when
skies
arc
expected
to
clear
slowly.
Rising
pressures
over
the
ocean
will
result
In
improving
conditions
generally
Tuesday.
Synopsis
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Char
lottes
and
North
Coast
Clear
today
and
tonight.
,
Tuesday,
cloudy,
becoming
overcast
by
afternoon.
Northeasterly
winds
f
15
m.D.h.)
today,
sniffing
to
northwesterly
120)
Tuesday.
Little
change
in
temperature.
Lows
toiilghtPort
Hardy.
37;
Mas-
sett,
33;
Prince
Rupert,
32.
Highs
Tuesday
Port
Hardy,
48;
Mas-sctt.
42;
Prince
Rupert.
45.
East
Getting
Worst
Storm
Halifax
Ito
Berruuda
Feels
It
AnxV:ty
for
riaine
TwolDie
Ja
Montreal
HALIFAX
O)
The
Atlantic
seaboard
-tar
m-'Halifax
to
Florida
lis
leing
Vswept
today
by
(heavy
gaJcs
while
the
Ity
of
JIalifax
iliad
its
worst
blizzard
of
the
winter.
Electricity
was
off
for
five
jhcurs
due
fire
in
a
power
Etatirtn
and
business,
places
Suidwfficcs
ic-sorled
tothe
use
ot
lamps
and
candles.
.One
(department
tore
put
outU'i.;n:
"No
.light,
no
heat.
Closed
Idowli."
The
fnlensc
storms'
bore
down
ttoi
eastern
iCanada
Sim-day
and
today,
claiming:
two
lives
(n
Montreal
.and
leaving
Quebec
iCity
without
electric
power.
Transportation
Hi
the
provincial
capital
lias
been
interrupted
and
telegraph
communications
with
part
of
the
Maritime
provinces
cut
off.
In
Ncwttfngland.eight
linclies
of
snow
"ivas
(reported..
Ansiety
'is
felt
fori
United
Stales
Army
plane
missing
.dn
a
(flight
from
(Newfoundland
to
Hierniiida.
WHAT.
NO
SALT.
,,.
The
boa
constrictor
cnislie3
the
bones
of
its
victim
by
pressure,
covers
it
with
saliva
and
swallows
It
whole.
BO-ME-HI
TO
MEET
TOUGH
HOOP
RIVALS
Will
Be
Pitted
Against
Kamloops
la
Opener
At
New
Westminster
Prince
Rupert's
Bo-Me-Hi
Rainmakers,
going
south
tomorrow
to
the
Provincial
High
School
Invitational
Basketball
tournament
being
held
in
New
Westminster
this
Friday
and
Satur-elay,
will
be
meeting
Kamloops,
one
of
the
few
teams
that
have
beaten
the
Duke
of
Connaught.
Thty
will
do
battle
on
Friday
night
In
the
New
Westminster
Y.M.C.A.
gym
in
the
second
gamo
of
the
evening.
The
winner
of
this
match
will
move"
on
Into
the
finals
which
will
take
place
on
Saturday.
The
'Jcscr
will
be
able
lo
have
a
chance
at
a
consolation
tropny.
The
winning
team
will
recieve
miniature
gold
basketballs
from
Bill
Adshead
and
the
most,
valuable
player
also
will
be
honored.
Whoever
he
Is-
ad
he
;
might
very
easily
(be
from
i
Prince
Rupert
he
will
receive
the
Gifford
trophy.
But
by
far
the
most
sought-after
award
will
be
the
George
Sparling
trophy,
the
present
holders
being
Vancouver
College
who
won
It
in
the,
competition
last
year,,
As
Prince
Rupert
did
not
attend
the
competitions
last
year,
naturally
our
representatives
this
year
will
J3
all
out
to
bring
it
back
to
their
heme
in
the
far
north.
This
toumey
is
thought
to
be
the
largest
of
its
kind
to
have
been
held
in
Canada
and,
with
eight
teams
competing,
that
statement
could
be
true.
It
is
certainly
true
the
teams.
..Win
represent
an
enormous
amount
of
territory
with
the
honors
going
to
Prince
Rupert
for
having
to
travel
the
farthest.
Hockey
Scores
SATURDAY
Detroit
5,
Toronto
4.
Boston
2,
Montreal
1.
SUNDAY
Boston
3,
New
York
2.
Detroit
3,
Chicago
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