ITUATION
IE
BAD
IJtspread
Rioting,
nlcss
f
ood
(liven
KON.
L-
C
fl
The
H
mu.!
rush
maxl-
f
fcod
to
Eur
.aoser
to
prevent
Mhv-p
and
riot-i
Irerald,
secretary-
tlr
International
Feed
Council,
said
lit
ft
a
shortage
I
and
the
fall
en
Ca
L.UH
r.ow
UI1U
bilk
W
i
Mt
least
as
critl-
j
UKtn
q
nrovlde
1
I'TIcrald
stated
that
base
vtts
are
con
fer
than
what
they
no
the
sltua-ejcricus
nutrition
ally
and
psycholo-
Dock
oyed
SERNI,
9)
The
Hid.
dock
of
the
-cific
iteamshlDs
-on
at
bert
were
almost
teVoyed
by
a
fire
jrhin
on
Victoria
n
u
-tlmated
at
itae
firemen
fought
town
was
ovehung
i
of
moke
frcm
a
iBljec":
Stewart
&
ca;:p
20
miles
wis
jig
scene
of
ii
o
now
under
I
-id
Sundnv
nlshl
I
P'iat:un.,
would
be
oi
the
present
KANE
inn,
K
lablislilns
-I
Servke
at
llydcr,
1
rasseitgcrs
Sc
Btj
amnlilhlnn
'mm
New
York
to
merciui
air
sorvlrn
"yoer
Alaska,
Wat-
'
Pi
int
T
Porllnnrt
'"lull
ui
Hit
llfS
Armv
Air
rnrnc
l-v-ii
JIUaiClUUJ.
'ved
the
hl?ht
pre-
"anHnrfl.
.i
."Balm
n
Qoldmln
-ni
John
McLeod,
'lnin,
on
board,
he
'-Uoruoon
with
the
llraft
on
h(s
re-
7c
avatIon
ht3t0
rt,ind
Cannl
nrf
n
.
"monstratln?
the
In,.
winer
on
ian-,
"5e
had
arrived
at
K-
r"tnu;
y
fiui.i
!UowlnK
-
hls
to
t,
"8i
rom
JaLESTINE
Egypt's
chief
delegate,
Mahmoud
lias-
Kit,
addresses
me
special
session
on
r
aiesum?
or
j,Uons
general
assembly
at'
Flushing
Meadows,
it
thk
meeting
that
the
Arab
proposal
for
the
tof
an
independent
Palestine
was
defeated.
Mean
h.r
nart
of
the
building,
Samuel
Merlin,
rieht.
sec-
Jii
of
the
Hebrew
Committee
of
National
Liberation,
!3J
to
newsmen
that
the
displaced
Jews
of
Europe
wind
front"
and
begin
an
exodus
to
Palestine
In
t
Jewish
underground
forces
now
active
In
the
j
j
.
Williams
Case
Is
Proceeding
The
time
of
the
Assize
Court
Tuesday
afternoon
was
occupied
with
further
hearing
of
the
at-
lempted
murder
charge
against
ft.ihrlpl
William,
nt
Trmlpv
whh
is
alleged
to
have
shot
Lawrence
Kvlllrtir
1at
Ffoniwrv
19
tu-hllp
the
latter
was
at
worK
in
the
woods
as
a
tie-maker.
Stanley
Stewart
Mackle
was
called
as
a
witness.
He
knew
a
good
many
of
the
Bablne
Indians.
It
was
easy
to
carry
on
conversations
with
them.
Coun
sel
for
defence
touched
on.cer-
l"in
maucrs
ucaiirhs
win:
Topley-Riohfield
mining
pro
perty
but
he
knew
of
no
conflict
uf
claims.
He
hid
rcstaked
when
It
became
open.
As
the
examination
continued,
ind
counsel
ask-
pd
more
Questions,
the
witness
turned
to
Judge
Wilson,
inquir
ing
if
he
had
to
till
the
court
matters
which,
after
all,
were
his
own
private
affairs.
Shortly
after
this,
the
examination
concluded.
Charles
Lewis
Watson
described
a
bunkhouso
he
had
on
the
Dablne'Road
ad
of
the
accused
and
another
young
Indian
having
been
there
on
a
morning
in
February.
C.
H.
Jannack
of
Topley-
wn0
followrd
lcsine.
said
he
had
krowr
PrlM
Williams
since
he
wa
a
biv
and
had
always
been
friendly.
There
htd
rarely,
if
ever,
bc
anv
-ilffifulty
In
un
derstanding
wh.it
he
said.
Detective
Sat.
J.
O.
Younij;
of
the
Dolicc
dmartmcnt
In
Vic
toria,
pave
evidence
concernlnir
the
.22
rifle
that
had
been
handed
over
to
an
officer
at
Tonlcy
after
the
snoollm.
He
described
It
in
detail
and
It
was
shown
to
the
Jury.
He
went
into
its
Ren-
cral
construction.
cmbraclnR
many
technical
details
as
to
sroovln
and
manufacture.
He
termed
It
of
the
cheapest
make.
i:ir.iin:i;N
hottm:s
OF
KXTKACT
BOUGHT
At
the
morning
session
of
the
trial
today
there
was
further'
examination
of
police
officers
and
hatlvcs
as
to
their
movements
and
handling
of
the
investigations
Into
the
shootlnog,
One
Indian
witness
said
that
no
less
than
18
bottles
of
flavoring
extract
had
been
bought
In
the
store
at
Topley.
nonstable
Richard
Strouts,
provincial
police,
first
witness,
described
the
locations
01
yuutc
detachments
covering
tne
area
that
takes
In
Smlthers,
n-urns
Lake.
Topley
and
vanaernow
and
other
Interior
poinis.
ue
p
.
tn
William's
shack
the
.
Ul
KUiu
-----
nleht
followlnsr
the
shooting
and
being
handed
the
gun
ownw
m
Williams.
The
latter
was
then
taken
Into
custody.
It
was
on
May
u
in-,
Uw-panled
by
Lawrence
KyHIn?.
.he
rhootlna
;
had
the
vent
to
where
occurred,
This
was
tc
.search
fo
a
nossl'ble
soenx
ouiie.,
"-"
:
to
find
Impossible
been
had
X
bul-
earlier
because
of
snow
it
There
was
a
i,..B-
.
.
.
.v,,..,i-h
the
mods
'hOIJI&M
AND
CE
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
TAXI
f
PHONE
g
Blue
235
I'honc!
mi
STAR
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HWR.VICE
...
T
notel,
Third
Ave.
J
Cabs
prtsi
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XXXVI,
No.
124.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
28,
1947
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
British
Labor
Partv
g
Bac
ls
Up
B
evin
VANCOUVER
HAS
BANK
ROBBERY
VANCOUVER
fc
Two
daring
gunmen
were
the
object
of
an
t
i
t
i
.
'y"c"1'yt
,lfr
mainland
searcn
they-
held
up
the
Grand
n.W!"strlct
branch
nf
thp
Rani
5nft
':ntla
nnr?
r.K-anlnw
urlfh
S
'h.
One
arrest
was
ntown
hotel
last
..
man
and
two
'
wemeh
.
V
irocm
th
.
.a
revolver
tld.
In
the
was
found
lrom
the
tel-
lcr's
cage
of
t
e
lobbed
bank,
Mcst
of
the
money
has
been
recovered.
"
Wearing
khaki
coveralls
and
dark
sunglasses
the
bandits
entered
the
bank
hurriedly
Monday
afternoon.
One
guarded
the
entrance
while
the
Second
step-'
ped
to
the
teller
s
cage,
pulled
out
a
gun
and
forced
everyone
to
the
rear
Including
customers.
Then
he
vaulted
over
the
coun
ter,
scooped
up
the
money
and;
both
fled
in
a
late
model
auto
mobile.
The
car
had
been
stolen,
but
was
later
recovered
by
police
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Cooler
weather
had
returned
to
British
Columbia
today
with
moist
air
bringing
overcast
skies
along
the
coast
and
cloudy
con
ditions
to
some
interior
districts.
This
weather
situation
Is
rot
expected
to
show
any
arprecl-
able
change
In
the
next
48
hours
Forecast
Prince
Rupert.
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Overcast
this
morning,
clearing
In
afternoon:
Overcist
tonlglitrtaad
Thursday
morning
becoming
cloudy
in
afternoon.
Winds
light
little
change
n
temperature.
Tcnroerature
tonight
and
Thursday
Port
Hardy,
minimum
46,
maximum
58;
Massett
minimum
46,
maximum
58;
Prince
RuDcxt
minimum
47
maximum
60.
Would
Offset
Gold
Hoarding
OTTAWA,
0
Finance
Min
ister
Douglas
Abbott
told
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
that
he
was
not
yet
In
a
position
to
rnake
a
statement
whether
any
action
would
be
taken
to
prevent
gold
compan
ies
from
hoarding
gold
In
anticipation
of
a
higher
price.
leading
toward
the
spct
where
Kylling
had
been
cutting,
In
his
tie-hacking
work.
He
was
asked
bv
Crown
Counsel,
T.
W.
Brown,
If
he
could
tell
the
distance
be
tween
where
the
tracks
ended
and
where
the
cutting
had
been
going
on.
About
23
paces,
said
the
witness.
There
was
also
some
questing
about
an
old
snowshoe
track,
Sgt.
Henry,
provincial
police,
was
In
the
witness
box
briefly.
Corporal
Laslmai
told
of
tak
ing
the
gun
to
Victoria
jor
curtain
examinations
essential
In
the
prosecution.
Albert
Michel
of
Bablne,
who
had
been
with
Williams
during
dates
in
February,
said
he
was
n
christian
and
was
an
attend
ant
at
church.
He
told
of
Wil
liams
p.nd
himself
having
been
at
a
bunkhouse
on
the
Bablne'
Road.
Tills
was
February
i.
They
had
Bought
10
bottles
01
extract
one
night
and
the
next
iv,)
n
well
as
making
a
few
other
purchases.
He
Identified
a
packsack
which
haJ
been
louna
on
the
Bablne
Road;
Last
witness
this
morning
was
a
native,
Antolne
Alex,
who
gave
evidence
through
an
Interpreter.
Ho
told
of
drlvin.3
along
the
Bablne
Road
and
passing
accused
and
Michel,
both
of
whom
were
staggering.
Court
adjourned
r-.t
the
noon
hour
until
1:30
p.m.
HALIBUT
SALES
Canadian
Invercan
IV,
19,000,
17.6c
and
13.6c,
Royal.
Women,
11,500,
Co-op.
j
R
8.000.
Co-op.
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WINNIPEG'S
"AUNTIE
BETTY"
KEEPS
HER
PROMISE
Mrs.
William
Glass,
of
Winnipeg,
who
entertained
hundreds
of
Australian
airmen
at
her
home
during
the
war,
kept
a
promise
that
she
would
come
to
Australia
and
see
them
all
and
Is
here
seen
being
welcomed
on
her
arrival
by
five
ex-alrmen.
"Auntie
Betty,"
as
she
was
known
to
her
visitors,
to
whom
she
has
written'
regularly,
intends
to
try
and
see
them
all
during
her
stay
In
Australia.
::
TODAY'S
STJ3CKS
::
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;
.
Courcesy
S.
D.
Johnston
bo.
Ltd.
Vancouver
Bralorne
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Gold
255
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Wlhksne
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Mascot
1.05
TflhtoMLfcifc
1
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ureme
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Pioneer
:
4.00
Premier
Border
04'j
Premier
Gold
59
Privateer
.33
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Reeves
McDonald
l-Oo"
.
Reno
10
Salmon
Gold
22
Sheep
Creek
-
1.13
Taylor
Bridge
51
Whitewater
01
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Vanaiida
32
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Eastern
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Hedley
Amalg
08
Sbud
Valley
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Zcballos
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Oils
A.
P.
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14
Calmont
.31
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1.95
Foothills
(ajsk)
2.70
Home
,
3.20
Toronto
Athona
142
Auniaque
3
Hi
TERRACE
HOME
IS
DESTROYED
TERRACE
Fire
destroyed
the
David
Nelson
residence
on
Park
Avenue
early
Tuesday
morning,
By
the
time
the
fire
department
was
called,
flames
had
taken
too
great
a
hold
to
save
the
Nelson
building,
so
efforts
were
successfully
concentrated
on
adjoining
properties.
Seattle
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Bcvco'urt
.82
Bcb3o
.17
Buffalo
Can
Cciv
Pmclters
79.03
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Lake
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Hardrock
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47?i
Heva
Gold
35
Hosco
33
JacknUe
,..
07?i
Jollet
Quebec
.50
Lake
Rowan
(ask)
24
Lapafka
-30
Little
Long
Lac
1.76
lynx
17
Madsen
Red
Lake
3.15
McKenzie
Red
Lake
....
.60
McLeod
Cockshutt
1.60
Moneta
47
Negus
2.05
Noranda
45.50
Osisko
Lake
..
1.75
Pickle
Crow
2.80
Re?court
,
41
San
Antonio
3.90
Senator
Rouyn
39Vi
Sherrltt
Gordon
3.10
Steep
Rock
1.90
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Sturfgeon
River
17
Vancouver
Backs
Up
Prince
Rupert
VANCOUVER
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade
today
endorsed
representations
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
seeking,
imediate
Institution
of
air
mall
service
between
Vancouver
and
Prince
Rupert
now
that
Canadian
Pacific
Airlines
is
about
to
commence
a
scheduled
air
service.
A
message
has
been
sent
to
the
Postmaster
General.
WINS
DIVORCE
SHE'S
STILL
HIS
SECRETARY
The
question
"Can
a
wife
be
her
husband's
secretary?"
was
given
a
new
twist
In
Chicago's
Circuit
Court
when
Mrs.
Ruth
Cole,
34,
received
a
divorce
decree
from
her
husband,
Glen,
36.
With
the
divorce?
came
a
number
oj
stipulations.
Mrs.
Cole
is
shown
taking
dictation
from
her
husband
with
the
children
looking
on.
Q
GERMANS
EXECUTED
Twenty-Two
Nazis
Hanged
Yesterday
-More
Today
L.'.INDSEERG,
Germany
ft!
Twenty-two
.operators
of
the
in
famous
Nazi
concentration
camp
'
at
Mauthaustn
were
hanged
yesterday
with
twenty-seven
others
tcheduled
to
follow
them
today
'Iduihe.'
biygefet
majrs
executions
of
war
criminals
yet
carried
out
by
any
Allied
power
All
were
convicted
by
thr
American
War
Crime
Court
hearing
ot
the
murders
and
atrocities
committed
against
prisoners
in
the
big
camp
near
Linz
where
more
than
700,000
Nazi
victims
are
alleged
to
have
been
exterminated.
Getting
Ready
for
Lakelse
Lake
Camp
TERRACE
The
site
of
the
Boy
Scout
camp
on
the
west
side
of
Lakelse
Lake
was
the
scene
of
considerable
activity
on
Sunday
when
a
party
cf
scouts
.
and
adults
started
clearing
away
the
brush
and
hauling
lumber
for
the
buildings.
As
the
day
was
warm,
the
work
proved
rather
enervating
so
many
of
the
party
went
swimming
when
it
was
over.
The
party
consisted
of
J.
Haaland,
B.
O'Brien,
H.
F.
Noakes,
B.
Norberg
and
Masters
Pat
Johnston,
Wally
Shesher.
Lloyd
Honke,
George
Kofoed,
Robert
Kcch,
Peter
Koch,
Gerald
Toop,
Carl
Richmond,
Aaron
Haaland.
FUR
SEALS
GOING
NORTH
VANCAOVER,
Pribiloff
seal
herds,
now
pasilng
the
Bri
tish
Columbia
coast,
are
being
accompanied
by
a
United
States
"floating
laboratory"
ship
on
their
annual
migration
to
Ber-
I
ing
Sea.
fc
I
The
huge
herds,
valued
at
I
more
than
$100,000,000
are
I
guarded
by
Dominion
Fisheries
patrol
vessels
as
they
pass
,
through
Canadian
waters.
Indians,
using
-canoe
and
rpears,
are
the
only
hunters
per-1
mltted
to
kill
seals'
tlurlrtg
mlsra-ftl6i,
The
United
States
Coast-,
guard
takes
over
the
patro.l
when
1
the
herds
reach
Alaska,
MORE
EXECUTIONS
LANDSBEUG,
Ge
r
m
a
n
y
United
States
Army
executioners
hanged
more
than
26
Elite
Guard
administrators
of
the
infamous
Mauthausen
concentration
camp
today,
completing
4he
executions
of
48
camp
guards
and
foremen
for
war
crimes.
Twenty-two
had
been
hanged
yesterday
in
two
hours
and
37
minutes.
FOREIGN
SECRETARY
INS
2
TO
1
CONFIDENCE
VOTE
Herbert
Morrison
Hopes
For
Mutually
Beneficial
Agreement
With
Russia
MARGATE.
(CP.)
Foreien
Secretary
Ernest
1
Bevin
won
a
vote
of
confidence
by
more
than
two
to
1
V
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us
proposals
for
economic'
planning
and
manpower
dis
tribution
for
coping
with
the
country's
current
econ
omic
crisis
at
the
Labor
BULLETINS
he
"QUIT
INDIA"
APPROVED
the
LONDON
A
full
Biltish
cabinet
gave
broad
approval
to
the
statement
of
India's
vic;n'ay,
VisccuJ'if'-.
Mountbat-ten,
an
that
he
has
a
plan
to
implement
the,
British
pledge
"to
quit
India"
by
June,
1918.
age
NATIONALIZE
HOSPITALS
CANBERRA,
A
federal
plan
for
the
nationalization
'of
public
hospitals
now
under
control
of
individual
states
is
announced
by
the
Prime
Minister
It
of
Australia,
Mr.
Chifley.
Private
hospitals
and
institutions
operated
by
religious
organizations
will
not
be
affected.
is
RUHR
DEMONSTRATION
HEREFORD,
Germany
Moib
than
5,000
workers
marched
to
the
main
squate
of
Remscheid,
a
Ruhr
com
munist
stronghold
in
tne
big-
j
gest
hunger
demonstration
the
Ruhr
has
seen
since
before
'
Easter.
IS
GULF
CHAMPION
VICTORIA
Hugh
Morrison
of
Vancouver
won
the
B.
C.
amateur
golf
championship'
here
Sunday
when
he
defeated
Monty
Hill
also
of
Vancouver
four
and
three
in
a
match
play
final.
Last
year's
champion,
Lyle
Hurschman
was
eliminated
in
the
qualifying
round.
MANSLAUGHTER
VERDICT
VANCOUVER
Malcolm
Woolridge
aged
20,
acused
on
the
gun
slaying
of
his
wife,
Viola,
March
1,
was
found
guilty
of
manslaughter
by
a
supreme
court
jury.
He
will
be
sentenced
at
the
end
of
the
Assize.
PURCHASING
RESERVE
OTTAWA
The
Canadian
air
force
is
purchasing
42
of
the
62
acre
Indian
reservation
at
Vancouver
from
the
Indian
department
for
$120,000
and
plans
permanent
establishment
on
the
site
occupied
since
early
in,
the
Second
World
War.
QUINTS'
BIRTHDAY
CALLANDER,
Ont.,
The
Dl-onne
quintuplets
today
celebrated
their
thirteenth
birth
day
at
their
palatial
home
near
here.
They
had
a
holiday
from
school
to
admire
watches
and
necklaces
from
their
mother
and
father
which
were
"among
their
gifts.
PR.
GEORGE
SHOOTINGS
rRINCE
GEORGE
Max
Mc-Call,
taxi
driver,
was
shot
in
the
neck,
and
Jim
Alexander
has
a
bullet
wound
in
his
shoulder
following
a
shooting
on
the
main
street
here
yesterday
afternoon.
The
shooting
occur-ed
after
McCall
came
out
of
a
pool
room
with
Alexanders
wife.
"'I
want
to
die,"
said
Alexander
in
an
ambulance
in
which
he
was
taken
to
hospital.
Local
Tides
Thursday,
May
29,
1947
High
9:30
.17.1
feet
22:01.
19.1
feet
Low
3:29
7.3
feet
15:35
6.2
feet
I
nivj
a
mutual
v-uuici
iruii;
today.
Deputy
Prime
Minister
Herbert
Morrison
told
the
conference
that
hoped
Great
Britain
wouid
soon
reach
a
mutually
beneficial
trade
agreement
with
Russia.
At
same
time
he
intimatedvthat
Britain
does
not
want
another",
American
loan.
"We
cannot
live
indefinitely
on
overdraft
without
heading
into
an
economic'
and
financial
smash,"
he
declared.
Piling
up
financial
obligations
would
dam
the
workers
and
smash
the
Labor,
party.
Speaking
of
Russia,
Morrison
said:
"Nowadays
we
hear
a
great
deal
about
the
differences
be
tween
ourselves
and
the
Russians.
may
not
be
a
bad
thing
to
remember
some
of
the
likenesses
between
their
economic
position
and
ours.
Although
our
problem
easier,
our
ordeal
can
be
much
shorter
a.nd
I
believe
our
demo
cratic
methods
will
end
by
stand
ing
comparisons
with
totalitarian
systems."
,
Government
Gets
...
IConf
ldenceVote
v
OTTAWA,
0
Political
observers
saw
no
particular
significance
In
the
fact
of
Progressive
Conservatives,
C.C.F.
and
Social
Credit
parties
voting
together
In
the
House
of
Com
mons
on
a
non-confidence
motion
Tuesday
night.
Supporters
of
all
parties
had
criticized
the
government's
taxation
policies
earlier.
The
first
a
C.C.F.
motion
was
de
feated
109
to
91.
The
second
Progfr-eeltive
Conservative
went
109
to
90.
FULLER
PORT
USE
IS
URGED
While
hesitating
to
commit
Itself
in
any
way
as
far
as
be
coming
Involved
in
National
Harbor
Board
administration.
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
has
agreed
to
concur
in
any
master
plan
for
national
harbor
development
that
would
promote
fuller
Use
of
ports
such
as
Prince
Rupert
oi
whih
Jull
advantage
Is
not
now
being
.
taken.
Such
was
the
answer
sent
on
behalf
of
the
local
chamber.
to
F.
M.
Dockrlll,
the
Chamber's
delegate
to
the
recent
Foreign
Trade
Conference
0
the
Cana
dian
Chamber
or
Commerce,
when
he
conveyed
the
desire
of
J.
R.
Dudley,
industrial
commissioner
for
New
Brunswick,
that
Prince
Rupert
should
Join
with
Vancouver.
Montreal,
Halifax.
Three
Rivers,
Quebec
and
Saint
John
In
presenting
a
brief
to
federal
authority
at
Ottawa
requesting
a
master
plan
for
national
harbor
board
development
and
expansion.
The
whole
matter
Is
expected
to
be
discussed
at
the
regular
monthly
meeting
of
the
local
Chamber
next
Monday
by
which
time
there
is
expected
to
be
a
fuller
report
from
Mr.
Dcckrilt
on
the
proceedings
of
the
Foreign
Trade
Conference.
Defies
Duplessis
To
Hold
Election
OTTAWA,
CB
Leopold
Lang-lols
(Liberal-Gaspe)
challenged
Premier
Duplessls
of
Quebec
In
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday,
to
call
a
general
election,
Immediately
on
the
Dominion-
provincial
taxation
Issue.