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Sommers
Satistied
With Road |

Answers Queries
Of Brown, Calder

VICPORIA. (CP) —
Mines Minister Sommers:
said Friday he is satisfied |
with constr uction of the:
350-mile Cassiar - Stew art
road in northern B.C.—-ex-:
cept for some work at the:
start of the project in 1947,

The Issue was raised by Bruce!

Brown (L-Prince Ruperts wha:
placed a number of questions on:

-the house order paper dealing:

with the project, and also by!
Frank Calder (CCF-Atlin), :

In his answer tabled in the:
house, Mr. Sommers sald the
road has cost the government:
$1,517,917 since 1947. The larg-
cst share of $569,299 went to the;
construction finn of Wade and!
Wells Ltd., one of four compan |
ies involved.

Mr. Sommers said conditions!
In the area made it impractical |
to call tenders on the job, The.
department Is waiting a recom-'
mendation from consulting en-
gineers before deciding whether!

‘all Lenders this year, he said.
The read ts being constructed.
on “a machine rental and a cost!
plus for materials going Into the
road” basis, the minister sald.
Twenty per cent of the road has’
heen completed to standard and’
about 16 per cent narrower.

OC Soccer

TONDON — (Reuterey Results af)
scccer guaaies puiyed i the United
Kingdom today:

ASSOCTVPION CUP (Vourth found)

Arsenal 4. Aston Vain t

werpstey 0. Blackburn Ho. ,
“Koligu Woy Sheffleld U2!
Jirtstol el Doneanter R17

Torney oll Chelsea

Charttun A, Swindan To}

Kolhamn 4S. Neweustie Ugo oo+ t

fedcerter (O80 Stoke COo8

Leyton CoO. Wirminghum © 4

Pverpool 3. Seumtbarpe U3

Port Video, Rvertan 3

Siatthend UO Manchester Cy

Tottenham Pf 4, Bhddlesbrough 1

Wo oBromeieh AY, Portsmouth 0

Wert Pam U9) Coredtf co
‘York Chty 0) Sanderhind 0

SCOTURD ID LEAGEE
vision AO

A}rdranty ne O,

Celtte T Uenrts |

Bist Fife a badbartis 7

Tthbervten Yo Mfetherven @

Parties ToE. Kilmarnock J

Quer of So) Abermeen 2

Sto Mirren us Chive a
eines Ay. TRH b Re postponed
Disishow 1

Arbrowta 2. Alloa So

Hreclan ©) 02 Dhonibartan &

tuners 4

wey

Bemek Hob Stranraer 0
Avr United a, Mtbtan Roo
Sad SUrhiag 3. Montrose 0
Comiten Af. Martan |

KL Jubnstone ve Queens Pe Pp
Stenooteehtide oo orga A 0
‘idee Lanark O Dundee Ut

Cadets Leave
On Big Cruise

VICTORIA ¢ The ernlser On-
tarlo und (he deatroyer Siow !

left here Priday with 82 naval’ duetion iy fish area in both,
United Stites and Candin con -

qidets ona bvectaonth trading:
cruise whieh will Gike Then as
fa as Depa,

Accompanying them aus fir its
Pearl thirbar are Five other ships
af the REN Pacihe command
whieh are seheduled too retarmn
fram thelr exercises Feb, ad,

rear Adminad T  Pulleny
flan offleer Paeilie eoast, sailed
ahowrd the Ontario,

Beventy cadets of TMCS Ven
tire trate, sehool are abourd
the Onan and Hon the Bios,
They wilh return wl the end ot
Mareh.

Herring Catches
Reported Light

Lieb dierroney ta telies
were repet tend vesterdiiy,

Ay the Queen Chiavlotte
Hinds Ma fons were netted: to
hee the aisen's edteh tn the:
hon quate aren fa O07 tone
at Ren) Ba ta Che reread se
di teiet Ba ten were netted: fo
being Uae seasmita fobd ta M6,
tery an a ath O00 ton quetin
Moree Hietn, 80 fone were | taken
to dwahe Pie horthern oul. (hs.
tint total te TAR teas ana a:

QU Canis qQuata

“Chilly Spot”

ppeced Ta Phe Puatly News
MANCOIS BABE Phe ten
peri ile crapped ta HE below
ete fuera fechas

Ine

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ONE Ne ie ae dengan gt 4 led, Le pte

eee eee See toe mene eg

THE HAPPIEST SAILORS In Germany

the city administration has placed on their playground,
‘ tion of a similar scheme was discusted this week by the Prince

or car and a ailinct hall in cne
to use,

lo replace conventional types of equipment such as slides and
swings with projects similar to that above.
)SEASON OPENS MAY 12

 

‘Wonal Pacifie

Longer Season Want as

By Halibut Fisherme

"WFR,
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Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pci Port — -And Key to the Great Northwest

VOL, XLV, No, 23,

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1956,

 

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Hamburg |

these
youngsters playing on the superstructure of an old tug that |

are

!

Adon-

~ Rupert Parks Board who are considering placing an old truck

of the city’s parks for chifdren +

Playground planners say trend in park equipment: is —

VANCOUVER @--Delegates for more than : 4, 000 B.C., Washing-

, lon and Alaska fishermen met

here Friday to creanize a fight:

for minimum halibut prices and a longer, more even fishing season, :

Suggestions

On Salmon
‘Submitted

"| SEATTLE i.

commission for control of sock-
‘eye fishing in 1956 are being sub-
mitted to the governments con-
cerned, Robert J. Sehocttler, :

commission chairman, announce.

ed Friday,
Schoctller called attention to

~ Recommenda-; to the
. +Wons*approved by the Interna- , result ina. glut,.
Salmon Fisheries!

The fishermen are trying to
obtain cantracts similar to,
_ hose which the United Fisher-
Jnen and Alied Workers Union

‘Ind) has whh canneries in
his province.
Homer Sievers. sceretary of

he B.C) won, said fishermen:

vant to spread the season out | Sitting,
band eliminate the annual races!
halibut. -vrounds whieh |

“AL present the BC.
season hasts only 20 days,
that (ime the fleet lands 26,-
000,000 poids: v2 aish. Prices
wop and muse of the catch has
[abe brazen.

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“Th we can spread cut fishing

 

night sittings . ..
_ $0n is that the government wants

‘passed on a voiee vote.
tion by Mr,

hat ibuli

PRICE FIVE CENTS

 

 

'necessar y.
Bruce Brown (L-Prince Ru-
‘pert) attempted to block - the]:

‘premier’s motion just before ad-

-journment. He was supported ::
by the 14-man CCF group.

Mr. Brown charged there : is |-
"no legitimate, valid reason: for
the only rea-

‘to get rid of us as soon as pos-
sible. " ;

‘SECOND MOTION LOST ¢ .
The motion by Premier Ben-

‘hett to clear the way for nightl :

sitLings was supported solidly by
the government members “and
A .mo-
Brown to adjourn
debate on the question until
Monday was also defeated.

The premier, anxious to bring
down his history-making budget
‘by mid-week, said after the!
house adjourned that there’
‘would be a night. sitting Mon-!
day. He hoped to bring down the!
budget Wednesday or Thursday.

The legislature co-operated !
Friday

i

‘throne speech to date. .
Mr. Brown: cctalmed J) was. no!

needed attention to legislation |

In lucy started committee work att
9) am. and sat in the legislature

until midnight,
OPPOSITION IN DARK

sO

three principal recommendations Yer a longer perod, prices will keeping the opposition in’ the

favorably considered by the con-
mission after having — been

amended:

© Closing of terrworlal waters:
In the United States Wing west-
erly of the eoust of Washington
between Tatoosh Island the in-
tersection of the 48th paralle]
to sockeve fishing from June 26
fo Aug. 4, inelusive,

@ Oosing of that portion of
the Strait af Juan de Puea lying
In the United States

fu soekeyve fishing from dine 26
lo Atig. A, inelosive,

© Relinguishing af
fishing controls i areas 17 and
Wand Disteiet du. bof Canadian

Jeonvention witters on sept, 19 in-

stead Sept. 2a,

Bchoetiler, director of
Wa hhuton state department ob;
fisheries, said “the approved ree

vention waters is considered nee.
essary fo provide qidequate es.
capements from the relatively
small sockeye runs expeeted fi
106,"

Grassy Plains

Youth Dies
After Mishap

Speeb Po Phe Day

FRANCOIS LAKE A] Citas aN
Malas vouth whoo wos Hever
tld today dled da Tris: bakes
Hospital (hls morning fren tae

News

only Wutles reeelved: Thunsday when yaar yy.

a bree fella Alin,
Dead ds George Wlebe, sonal:

Mind Mrs) Georpe Welbe, af
(irassy Pinins, who with ibs,
brother wis working da the

Woods “Thursday, Reports stile,
That while “eat was pushing
down trees, one Gree firmed Wid

AG fel) towards where [he brothers!

were efonding side bye ste,

Georne Welbe is repented ta
ave: tried Carin an at thee wae:
It Was hampered by the deep:
apow, ‘The (ree fell oan dite tne
faring his bead and baek, He
Was browslit aetoss the take oy
vend Gaben date ens Lake
hospltal Ue ds survived Dy tds
parents mid EE brothers and slr-!
ters, Mareand Mrs, Welbe orig:

nally bad Ue ehildren.

between,
Tatoosh Ishiand and Angeles Point

sockeye

(he:

Ye maintained &. a more eron-
come devel and vat muatic will
et mare fresh halibut.

In Soule Friday, the Inter-
national Pacifie Halibut Com-
mission announced the 1956
season will apen May 22, Fish.
ing areas will remain (he same
asin Ps and once again the
cateh limit wilt be 26,500,000
pounds ia area 2 and 28,000,000.
pounds in area dA. The sea-
son clases when quotas are
reaghed,

 

 

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© PATTON,

Harwell serviees wah be eon
dueled Camorrow morming and
night at the Balvathan Army Cl
inde) by Magar W)C) Poulton,
OBE, divistonsal eonmnander for
jHorthern British Colabin and
PYukon, wha has been notlfled
that he ds fa reerlye a posting
Hiehaewhere. Mitor Poulton will be
' steeomded by Cat aaa) Mrs,
Roberk Mekerraeher frome Peiiee
Abert, Sask, who are seheduled
(a arlve here Mebruar yl. Speclal
servdees fa weleore Capt, wd
Mrs, MeBeraeher ebrunry 5,
Major aid) Mrs. Poulon whe
have served here since HA, lvve
received no Word from Salva!
Ton Army headquarters in ‘To.
ronto as ta where they wilh be
hotne.

ie, | | VANCOUVER

a

dark aboul what bills it intends
to introduce each day.

“The rovernment hasn'l got’

_ the courtesy (o tell us even

though we have asked many
times,” he sdad,

Tom Uphill ‘Labor-Fernie),
popular, 62-year-old veteran of
do years in the house, held the
spotlight with an appeal for
“more money for old age pension-
ers and a strong stand support-
Ing Sunday afternoon sport,

Mr, Uphill sald it wasn't up to
the government to consider the
merits of a request by the elty)
“OF Vancouver for legislation al-
lowing Sunday sport, Jt had been;
approved by a majority of the,
‘voters ina plebiselte at {he De-
eomber eivle cleetions,

Brown Loses Battle |
| Against Night. Sittings

VICTORIA ( CP) —Premier Bennett cleared the
way for night sittings of the: legislature Friday, over-
riding the protest of the opposition that they were un-|}

‘for. the members ‘to give the /8

he eB ees

government," Mr, Uphill: said...
Frank Howard (CCF-Skeena)

ier over his handling of charges
‘made by Vancouver lawyer David
‘Sturdy involving Lands Minister

Anquiry.
fwith the government moving to
clear the cloud of suspicion that

‘exists at the present time, "hey,
bald, ;

Bennett Favors
Health Plan -.
\With No Strings

* VICTORIA Qi — A national,

 

“health plan with “no strings at

Ftached” is favored by British’
‘Columbia, Premier Bennett said
jriday.

‘continued the opposition’s at--
tack on Attorney-General. Bon-/|

Sommers with a call for a public

“The public is concerned. only

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QUEEN ELIZABETH and DUKE
. Start Nigerian tour,

| PREPARED. 70: ASSIST.

 

PROVINCIAL Lean,

VICTORIA, B, C,

| crowding at Sheena River. ,

Dr. Bruce Laing, J Medica

|Skeena Health Unit, told th

yesterday evening.

managers will be. notified” that

last night.

he had-been advised by Dr. J. A:

were avoided ‘at the cannery. site

more feasible. -

oe

 

In a letter’ to the - Medical |

 

Greeting
Given Queen

 

The premier declined tn an in-
|terview to comment on the speci-
Hic proposals advanced Thursday

by squeczing five speak- “by the federal government, but}
cers in the four-hour afternoon isaid B.C. doesn't want to be fore-
most of the eight-day ied to wait for the other provinces

. ito agree. 7s.

yovernment. “to” be establis hed ;

fs “We. want a fu server OF. cos

¢ forthwith,” -he said,
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provinces representing a major-

 

pe
‘Polio Foundation
President Here

To Meet Kinsmen.

Prime Minister St. Laurent has
said the federal government is{.
willing to go ahead only if six

jily of the population a ady
The Prince Rupert member al-lio start pop re read)

charged the government is!

 

- By RONALD BATCHELOR —

LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) —|
A million Africans roared grcet- | \h
\ ings. to Queen Elizabeth and the |
‘Duke: of. ‘Edinburgh : ‘beneath . al
sweltering’ midday ‘sun. today. at |

;\the! start ofthe: three- }
al “tour: of Nigetia ce Se ay

 

 

parasol and Jooking cool -in

 

Rolis Royce.

arrived by air

ilsh protectorate
ae has. never before
‘visited by a sovereign.
| Along

| President of B.C. Polio Foun- the rhythm of African drums,

| dation, Walter Ferguson of Chil-:
wack arrived in the clty todey!

 

 

Fence Rupert Kinsmen Chad
vegarding the local Polio Fund:
; drive scheduled to be launched
here next week,

| The Hau, wisien Pollo Fund,

 

| campaign’ got underway Jun-
| mary 16 and continues until Feb-|

rary 1,

| may entee cremate ne eemenernmne hae:

| VICTIM. OF HEROISM

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo,| until today

land she did a somersault,
; Queen quickly grasped the bou-

‘FLOWER GIRL FALLS
A little girl who was supposed

was so overcome by nervousness
that her legs folded under her
The
quet and the tot scrambled to
her feet,

Chief Oka Adeniji-dadela II,
whose famlly has ruled in La-

‘}gas for 260 years, tuld the Queen

Whal the city had reaped the
benefits of British soverelgnty
"it can proudly

He {ook issie with the governs 'in-Sgt, Carl 1, Pleree, 34, dled! claim to be one of the jewels In

ment’s reported stand that It Is
not sure of dls position and will
“delty leelshiton until tt is clare!
led in the eaurts,

clear beyond all doubb
granting of the elly eharter ame!
ordinent requested by the
Teouver ely government is with:
An the Jurisddetion of the We.

                

Friday of peritonitis—the vietim
of an act of heroism during the:

 

; Korean War, Pleree was wound- |

Your Majesty’s realms and ter:

ritories."
In reply, the Queen sald “we

ed for the fourth time during’ the are glad to be among the people
“The Lord's Day Act makes iti Korean confliet when he cover (Of the capital who far nearly a

to save other soldiers,
dan Intestinal obstruction:
als a result of the old grenade
wound, and peritonitis sel In.

“Corstruction Worker Guilty y
Of Manslaughter Says Jury

+ Donald Cae.
thro, 4-yoenp. “ld construedion
Worker eharged with murder in
the haldup slaying of an elderly:

my Chinese grocer, was found guilty)

Friday night ona reduced charge,
of manslaughter,

J He will be sentenced atthe end
‘Of the Asslaes, possibly Monday,

Cathro was defended by John
‘Defenbaker, Progressive Consors:
vitive member of pariiament for |
Prines Albert,

Cathro was found guilty aba
previous bel, mlong with te:
yeareold Chow Bew, and beth,
were sentented ta be hanged,
However, Calirow was granted
W SECON trlal when the Supreme
Cour af Cuomvda tiled the frst
iuny was ralsdireeted by Mn dss
Hew A, M. Miuson,

Mr. Diefenbaker argued) that
there was ho intention an Cae
Uhro's part todo nny violenee to
Wetland that no) weapons
Were eared diving the robbery
wltompt,

Cuthvo showed no emotion
When the jury, whieh went out
AU OTTO pm. and returned: once

 

 

for more Instructions, brought
Hin its verdlet at 0:10 pan,

+ However his elderly father, a
retlred allway worker froin Mole
| ville, Sask,, broke down and wept
eariier when Mr, Diefenbaker
“Made an Inpassoned appeal for

wn nequittal,

"He's died 6,000 tines, 6,000
Hdowths during the nine months
he was In the shadow of the gas
lows," sald Mr, Diefonbaker,

Mr, Dielenbaker left by plang
‘for the east after the Jury filed
‘Out and did not hear its verdict
| Th was understood ils foes were
paid by rallway unlon workers
from Melville,

A written statement allegedly
made by Cathro to pollee was
submitted as evidence Thiraday,

") couldn't keep the Chinese
quot so Tit hh with a ean,"
Cathro wos quoted as saylig
Also that Chow, who has been
granted n stay of execution wnt]
Apr 6, hit the old man with a
flashighe,

The slaying cecurred in dans
WY, 1066,

 

thatsed a live grenade with his hotly ventury have belonged to the
He de- large family of (he British Com-

monwealth,”

The 63-year-old chief, re-

splendant hia robe of red, blue}

ind gold, has five wives and 26
children,

The duke was iaselnated by
in enormous Bold colored une
area held aver the ehlef. Te
lopped to admire the chtef's
at and evlmson evown and his
horse'yetall switeh before fole
lowing the Queen ton decurated
pavilion where white-capped
hereditary priners of Lagos bow-
er thelr welcome,

For the lust few miles of the
yovit route milling — crowds,
wedged tlehtly together Ino a
fempernture of 85 degrees, seb
up uv continuous rou of wel-
cue:

The Queen, In burn, constant.
ly waved baek to the Africans,
whose bright costumes, waving
flags and cheers transformed
the narrow streets of Lagos Into
vw enrntynl of eglor and nolse,

AL the waterfront, the Royal
Navy frigate Magplo, formerly
commanded by tho duke, give
royal salute,

WAVES OF CUMERING

Rvery detonation produced a
fresh wave of cheering, uitl)
finally the royal envalende of 18
urs passed Into Government
House,

Queen Ellaabeti's dreax was
set off by a palo plank straw hat
with a wile brin--designed to
defeat the Atvlean sun,

 

ae tw a OF

“The Queen, stiaded by’ a cream

Quecn Elizabeth and ‘the duke
just before 10
j Am. for thelr visit to this Bri-
and colony ;
been |

ee

‘Health Officer, Dr. Taylor said):
‘that the health’ department- was

ar Br

       

  
  
 
  
  
 
     
    

 

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. Dr. -Laing. sald “that: cannery |
“whose. ap- |/et

Di. Laing told ‘the board that’ ais

then sanitary ¢ control might he ‘

regular inspections: will be ‘made ae

of living. quarters by R..G.: Scott; |resentaut
| sanitary: “inspector,
| pointment to the Skeena Health Mw
@ | Unit. was approved ‘by the board is

Taylor, deputy provincial health | °
officer; that the health depart- eee
ment felt that if. overcrowding | eratpis ©

 

 
 
 

:prepared to, assist in - any way neries

possible..

Dr.’ Taylor’. called’ the ean.
nery. sanitation situation ta \t

}

blot upon the: health services’.
of the area.”*

Dr. Laing told the boa a tha

 

sanitary inspector. at
an. ins

 
 

up-“lt was obvious

a washing facilities

ere

 

, Laing sald,

part of the 14-mile be-' i MORE DANGUROUS
‘Jagged route from the airport.
wo government house, the gigan- : the cannery situation as po-
jtie crowd danced and swayed to: tentinlly more dangerous to pub-
je health than any other out-

[standing problem in the area,
| The medical health officer re-

‘0 consult with officials of tha’ to hand a bouquet to the Queen | porte’ that the majority of para-

typhoid cases which came to
the health unit's notice last, year
originated from the canneries.
He added that places where food
was produced should keep high! '
standard sanitary conditions,
{ Dr, Laing seid that a reason-
able goa! had heen set by the
unil which ‘was to bring condl-
tions Into strict conformity with
‘regulations by the beginning of
[the 1958 season,

CUSTOM CREATES TROBLEM
The problem of supervising Ace
commodation at the cannery site
living quarters was mainly that
of the management, Dr, Laing}
sald, although as Dr, Taylor had
polntod out, the problem was
erented by the custom of the Na-
tives In bringing all thelr rela-
ves: lo tho cannory once hous-

 

MS 4
ERP why

Mis, Wa OV.
mothor of Prince

TATTERSALL,
Rupert's
Mayor George ti, Hills, and a.
resident of the elty for some
10 years will colobrate hor a6lh

birthday = tomorrow whou
members of fer family and
frionds wlll whah hor contin-
ned good health and offer
birthday congratulations: Mrs,
Tattorsnll arrived in Prince
Rupert from Rnghad with
hor husband Charles Wis and
four children on April t, 1018,

 

 

e.and ‘David .A:: -Cooper,:: unit

ar |.
pink-and-white silk dress, drove | short of the stanidards Jaid down}
through the narrow stwisting | py ‘the regulations for: the: sant es
streets of Lagos in a maroon |tary control of industrial camps.”
| “The manager. of the cannery lat the. F
jwas not available ‘at. this: time,} Street a
j but we had a talk with him early |, improvements -
jin December and his manner was} sary by the. ‘Medical Health:
anything but co- “operative, ” Dr,| ficer forthe Skeetia Healt ‘Uni
‘| will be taken ‘up.

Dr. Laing said he considered

 
     
    
 
 
 
  
    
  
 
       
  
     
  
   
  
  
  
   
    
   
   
   

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souncll’s..health’
owing a report made -fo' th

oo Mig),
sonra that he: had: made 4H" {y=

spection of the: -premils
David A; Cooper, the unit
-tary Inspector’ last. week’;
that If all: the establishme it's
45 rooms wero let as’ ‘sing

   

building might be ‘adequate: 7
not, then additional facllities
would bo required,
Tollet facllities
consist. of three: urinals “and:,
four toilets for men and: "shx.
‘ollets ‘for
facilities consisted of one: Bath.
yt shower for men and one sink
ag well as three shower br baths.

ind four sinks for common s- ON

vee, Dr, Laing, reported,

IRGES CLEANUP 0! wy

The medical hoalth offleer:yos:
‘ommended that the basement: ~
20 closed own ontirely; that.
me room whieh hadno- window:
x discontinued: that
With lows than 110 squaro feet.
“it floor space be lob ug: single va
rooms only: bhat adequate Jaitl=
orlal and chambor wald-servies.
do maintained and that.a gon
wat cloanup and paint-up of
she establishment be cundotte:
taken wong with a renewal ot:
‘oom Furnitaro,

USEAST CONTRACT i dD.

Dr,
(ho rst nhse nvantlyy iof tet
your Cignre showed the Pras
ser Toons. were rexponsthin:
for more ques of venorad, day
one helng contracted (iu.
any ‘other rooming louse in|:
(he province outside of Vane, .
couver, Shs
Aderman Kay Bmith, chal : Lo

man of the Unlon: Board. of!
Healthy dndluated that: the: a
Ure report would bo taken: up
i the counell's health sormint |
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bees epee nirton a a eet

Variable cisuttness wlth a, “tow
Hight snowllurriog today. whd
Sundny, Nob much chatige tn
tempornture, Winds light, Low®:
tonight and high Siinday at Port:

 

 

Hardy and Bandaplt 97- nnd 9B).
Vyluvo Rupert 20 and aa, i:

 

women, ,. Washing - % 4

rooms =

Se)

Lalny siuld thnt during ron