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and
NIGHT
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DAY
AND
NIGHT
SERVICE
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at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
u
Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MAY
31,
1946
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FIVE
CENTS
US
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Great
Britain
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pre
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of
broad
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use.
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com-
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th:
w-irid
food
.situation
in
'o:.:-:Jt
days
of
Dun-'ik
win
all
the
news
was
M;
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aid
that
the
of
the
situation
y
Earn
ir
-
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fir'.h
forces
which
it
r.fcr
tin
a
turning
point
i,
r
i
tory.
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j-r.'.
poke
after
Rt.
Hon.
rtitir-hlll.
former
prime
t'.r
prnlng
the
debate
on
1.
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and
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an
explanation
of
st:X
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nation
of
Sir
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minister
of
food.
:d
he
would
not
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for
the
recent
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States
food
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Continuing
drv
a
matter
of
concern
it
in
western
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of
the
current
'
mnletion.
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small
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grains
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delayed
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farmers
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additional
rainfall,
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crop
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the
Canadian
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particularly
wild
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in
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northern
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has
necessitated
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Ci-wn
and
re-seedlng.
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wrm
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the
r
n
Valley
with
some
Ir
a:
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heavy
rains.
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prr
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to
BO
per
r
year's
production.
1
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of
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per
cent
to
15
anticipated
In
aprl-(
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while
a
sub-;'
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rcase
is
also
ex-In
the
apple
crop.
fORUGN
AITIKS
TALK
10XDON.
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will
be
a
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foreign
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next
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oreign
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future
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white
pencil
and
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Work
Tlli.rn
Cl
f
Norway,
eldest
hrnthrr
of
Selvlrr
of
Prince
Rupert
'ivea
in
Canada
and
is
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at
present
visiting
"ope,
Ontario,
with
an
'brother.
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Selvig
form
Ul
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nr
fori
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.
An
exhibition
of
his
work
.
arranged
In
Toronto
Ul
n
,
.
...
vuur5e
lnerc
Wjjj
be
,ocal
,
''wafttir
his
arrival,
prob-.'
the
rii,i
r.
w,,v.
VvUiiblC
DEFORE
BIO
FOUR
TREATY
DEADLOCK
Failure
of
the
Big
Four
foreign
ministers
to
reach
an
agreement
on
peace
treaties
with
Italy
and
other
former
Axis
satellites
resulted
in
a
deadlock
after
three
weeks
and
decision
to
recess
until
June
15.
This
picture
shows
leading
representatives
of
the
four
big
powers
as
they
met
to
celebrate
the
first
anniversary
of
the
ending
of
the
war
in
Europe.
Watching
troops
pass
by
in
review
are,
left
to
right:
Foreign
Minister
George
Bldault,
of
France;
V.
MI
Molotov,
of
the
Soviet
Union;
Ernest
Bevin,
of
Great
Britain,
and
Secretary
of
State
James
F.
Byrnes,
VS.
SultetiHA
ANT1IKACITE
STRIKE
NEW
YORK
Pennsylvania's
75,000
hard
coal
miners
went
on
strike
today
after
union
and
operator
negotiations
failed
to
agiee
on
a
new
contract
shutting
down
United
States
anthracite
fields.
The
hard
coal
miners
seek
the
same
gains
as
were
Jm
by
the
soft
coal
men.
I.O.I).
E.
FLAG
WINNIPEG,
The
Imperial,
OrdVr,
Daughters
of
the
Empire,
favors
a
Canadian
flag
made
up
of
red
ensign
with
Union
Jack
and
Maple
Leaf
on
the
fly.
The
annual
convention
approved
a
resolution
to
that
effect
Thursday.
STALIN
NOT
COMING
WASHINGTON
President
Truman
announced
today
that
lie
had
invited
Premier
Joseph
Stalin
to
visit
Washington
about
thirty
days
ago
but
Stalin
had
declined
because
his
doctor
advised
him
against
a
long
journey.
HEAD
OFF
MINE
STRIKE
VANCOUVER
Hon.
R.
C.
MarDonald,
minister
of
mines,
Is
meeting
gold
mine
opera-tois
in
Vancouver
today,
with
a
view
to
discussing
the
possibility
of
heading
off
a
gold
miners'
strike.
Forty-hour
week
and
29c
wage
increase
is
sought.
WINNER
OF
SCHOLARSHIP
Edward
Lambe
Takes
Valued
Award
at
University,
of
ltritisn
Columbia
VANCOUVER
O)
Edward
B.
D.
Lambe,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
H.
M.
D.
Lambe,
formerly
of
Prince
Rupert
end
now
of
Vancouver,
was
the
winner
of
the
University
Scholarship
in
Ap
plied
Science
general
proficiency,
proceeding
to
the
fourth
year,
H
was
disclosed
today
as
announcement
was
made
of
scholarships,
prizes
and
bursaries
for
1945-46
undergraduates
in
third
year
of
Arts
and
Science.
He
received
all
his
education
leading
up
to
University
in
Prince
Rupert,
graduating
from
Booth
Memorial
High
School.
Other
prize-winners
from
central
and
northern
British
Columbia
are:
Vancouver
Women's
Canadian
Club
Scholarship
(First
In
Canadian
History)
Robert
Call
of
Prince
George,
by
reversion
to
James
W.
Evans.
The
John
and
Annie
South-cott
Memorial
Scholarship
(British
Columbia
History)
Robert
Call
of
Prince
George.
B'Nai
B'Rlth
No.
11
Scholar-shin
(hlehest
in
chemical
en-
frinpprintr.
nrocccdlng
to
niin
15
twenty-one
years
since
year)
Bruce
H.
Levelton.
Bella
-Diners
have
met.
Coola.
BOY'S
BODY
FOUND
VANCOUVER
The
body
of
11-year-old
Kenneth
McDoug-all
of
Denman
Street,
who
had
been
missing
since
Match
9,
was
found
in
the
West
End
yesterday.
NATIONALISTS
IN
HARBIN
NANKING
Chinese
Nationalist
forces
entered
Harbin
yesterday
and
are
now
heading
for
Tsitfhar,
175
miles
to
the
northwest.
TEXTILE
STRIKE
VANCOUVER
Six
thousand
workers
in
six
Dominion
tlU
plants
are
to
go
on
strike
tomorrow
in
demand
for
40-hour
five-day
week
with
25c
increase
in
pay.
CANADIAN
PICTURE
MUSKOKA
The
first
of
six
Canadian
-
made
moving
picture
features
is,
to
be
filmed
here.
The
story
centres
around
Canadian
bush
pilots.
Jack
Leroux
and
Rochelle
Hudson
of
Hollywood
will
assist
a
Canadian
featured
cast.
CONSIDERING
STRIKE
VICTORIA
The
provincial
government
was
in
session
today
to
consider
the
loggers'
strike
situation.
The
government
is
to
take
action,
said
Piemier
Hart
.yesterday,
unless
a
settlement
Is
soon
CHURCH
UNION
IS
PROGRESSING
TORONTO
The
question
of
union
between
the
Church
of
England
in
Canada
and
the
United
Church
has
progressed
to
the
point
where
reports
will
be
presented
to
the
Dominion
meetings
of
both
church
next
September.
SEA
CADETS
ON
CRUISE
Boys
of
the
local
Sea
Cadets
Corps
are
being
taken
for
a
cruise
outside
the
harbor
this
afternoon
on
the
frigate,
H.M.
C.S.
Charlottetown,
which
is
paying
a
visit
to
Prince
Rupert.
They
will
be
shown
demonstrations
of
gunnery
and
other
naval
equipment
and
are,
by
union
pickets.
looking
forward
to
an
Interesting
few
hours
as
the
guests
of
Lieut-Commander
Wolfenden.
GASOLINE
COST
DOWN
MELBOURNE,
Australia
ff
Drop
in
the
retail
price
of
gasoline
In
Australia
by,
1
Vi
cents
to
45
Vi
cents
a
gallon
has
been
announced.
Its
peak
wartime
price
was
51
cents
a
gallon
in
1943.
W.
II.
Wllliscroft
arrived
in
the
city
on
last
night's
train
STOWAWAY
AFRICAN
LAD
TO
COME
HERE
Louis
Antonio,
10-year-old
Af'
rican
boy
who
arrived
in
Van
couver
a
month
ago
as
a
stow
away
aboard
a
Canadian
merchant
ship,
will
arrive
In
Prince
Rupert
Sunday
night
only
this
time
he
be
travelling
as
a
regular
passenger
aboard
the
Union
steamship
Catala.
The
young
colored
lad,
a
native
of
Lorenco
Marques,
Portugese
East
-Africa,
Is
accompany-irrI''sSjaJ)d';Mr.
Earley'
Klhg,
Pentecostal
missionaries
on
a
Canadian
tour.
Rev.
Mr.
King,
who
was
a
missionary
in
East
Africa
for
many
years,
was
the
only
person
in
Vancouver
able
to
speak
the
dialect
of
the
young
boy,
!
Arrangements
have
been
made
for
the
lad
to
remain
in
Canada
and
take
the
tour
with
Rev.
and
Mrs.
King.
They
will
hold
a
meeting
In
the
Prince
Rupert
Pentecostal
Tabernacle
Monday
night,
then
continue
on
to
Terrace
Tuesday
evening.
Rev.
J.
Llnney
will
drive
the
party
a
portion
of
the
way
to
Terrace
by
highway,
and
they
will
be
met
by
Rev.
Victor
Graham,
Terrace
pastor
who
will
drive
the
rest
of
the
way
to
the
interior
town.
SEAMEN'S
UNION
LEADERS
SCORED
Great
Lakes
Companies
Will
Not
Negotiate
Further
With
Trrsent
Heads
TORONTO
Great
Lakes
shipping
companies
will
not
negotiate
further
with
the
present
heads
of
the
Canadian
Seamen's
Union,
they
announced
last
night.
A
company
statement
described
the
leaders
of
the
Union
as
wholly
irresponsible
men
who
had
broken
contract.
Tha
companies
would
only
deal
with
men
whose
word
could
be
relied
upon.
Meantime,
there
is
no
change
in
the
strike
situation
in
spite
of
hopes
for
?.
settlement
which
yesterday
appeared
for
a
"while
to
be
brighter.
All
shipping
between
Lake
Ontario
and
Lake
Erie
is
held
up
as
a
result
of
a
ship
blocking
the
canal
after
the
crew
had
been
thrown
into
Welland
Canal
RUDE
AWAKENING
BOSTON,
Eng.
0i
While
nodding
off,
to
sleep
at
a
property
sale
A.
W.
Palmer
blindly
bought
a
shop,
bakery,
store,
a
four-bedroomcd
house
and
five
two-bcdroometl
cottages
all
in
good
condition
for
150
($675).
Barney
Colbachinl
of
Terrace
is
paying
a
brief
business-
visit.
to
the
city
today.
He
arrived
on
from
the
interior
for
a
brief
last
evening's
train
and
will
'
business
visit
to
the
city
return
leave
this
evening
on
his
re-lng
to
Terrace
tonight.
turn
to
the
interior.
Big
N
FLOODS
LESS
SERIOUS
NOW
Conditions
Improved
In
Southern
British
Columbia
and
Northwest
States
Flo6d.
condJtloO;
throughout
the
northwest
United
States
and
southfrp
British
Columbia
improved
last
night
and
levels
of
various
rivers
have
either
stop
ped
rising
or
are
still
below
the
danger
point,
Canadian
Press
dispatches
Indicate.
ac
Agassiz
me
Duiicung
of
a
three-quarter
mile
sand
bag
dyke
along
the
Fraser
was
rush
to
completion
and
dyking
offl
cials
report
no
chance
of
dam
age.
'
Little
damage
is
reported
along
the
Columbia
River
and
the
Wlllamett
Rivers
in
Oregon.
The,
Kootenay
River
is
lap
ping
at
Its
banks
less
than
:
foot
from
the
top
of
the
thirty
one.
foot
dykes
which
protect
forty
thousand
acres
of
rich
farm
land.
However,
the
river
has
stopped
rising
and
Is
likely
to
begin
falling
by
morning.
SURVEYING
OF
EMPLOYMENT
Prince
Rupert
to
Be
Included
in
Information
Quest
...,'.
Prince
Rupert
Is
one
of
the
places
to
be
Included
in
a
sample
survey
of
the
Canadian
population
which
will
be
taken
by
the
Dominion
Bureau
of
Statistics
during
the
two
weeks
beginning
Monday,
June
3.
The
survey
is
the
third
in
a
series
of
quarterly
surveys
designed
to
obtain
current
estimates
of
the
volume
of
employment,
unemployment
and
other
labor
force
information
and
will
cover
approximately
25,000
households
In
about
.100
randomly
selected
cities
or
sample
areas
scattered
across
Canada.
On
the
basis
of
the
survey,
estimates
of
employment
in
dif
ferent
industries,
weekly
hours
of
work,
the
regional
distribution
of
unemployment,
the
number
of
students
and
other
non-workers,
and
other
significant
statistical
data
are
obtained.
The.
sampling
method
used
in
the
labor
force
survey
uses
the
most
recent
developments
In
statistical
theory,
In
order
to
achieve
both
speed
and
efficiency
In
the
sampling
operations.
The
survey
will
be
carried
out
by
official
enumerators
of
the
Dominion
Bureau
of
Statistics,
who
will
Interview
a
small
fraction
of
the
householders
in
the
Prince
Rupert-Terrace
area
during
the
two
weeks
the
survey
is
In
progress.
All
enumerators
carry
official
credentials
and
any
information
given
to
them
is
strictly
confidential.
No
enumerator
exercises
any
personal
choice
or
option
in.
the
selection
of
households
to
be
Interviewed,
since
all
sample
householders
are
either
picked
beforehand
or
are
selected
by
completely
random
.methods
by
the
enumerator.
Some
house
holds
will
be
interviewed
sev
eral
times
at
intervals-
of
three
months,
but
very
few
more
lhan
four
times.
The
explanation
of
the
repetitive
interviews
is
that
they
Improve
the
reliability1
of
estimates
of
changes
from
quarter
to
quarter.
STETTINIUS
TO
QUIT
UNO
POST
WASHINGTON,:
D.C.
There
are
reports
that
Former
Secretary
of
State
Edward
Stettinius
Is
resigning
as
a
member
of
th5
United
States
delegation
to
the
United
Nations.
Stettinius
is.
said
to
be
dissatisfied
with
the
increasingly
minor
role
which
is
being
assigned
to
him.
ewspapers
MILLION-DOLLAR
FALL
OF
RAIN
REGINA
A
"million
dollar"
rain
has
come
to
southern
Saskatchewan.
It
has
been
teeming
down
for
over
24
hours
and
farmers
are
rejdic-ing
at
the
prospect
of
crops
being
saved
from
drought.
More
than
half
an
inch
of
rain
has
fallen
in
Regina
since
Thursday.
VAUGHAN
IS
"HOPEFUL"
FOR
ROAD
STATUS
Canadian
National
President
R.
C.
Vaughan
is
honefui
that
an
agreement
can
be
reached
between
the
railway
and
the
B.C.
government
in
the
matter
of
the
portion
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Highway
which
lies
on
the
railroad
right-of-way
along
the
Skeena
River.
Speaking
before
the
sessional
railways
and
shipping
commit
tee
in
Ottawa
earlier
this
month,
Mr.
Vaughan
said:
"The
matter
is
now
under
negotiation
with
the
British
Columbia
government.
I
am
hopeful
that
we
will
be
able
to
make
a
satisfactory
arrangement
writh
the
provincial
government
In
regard
to
the
matter."
Mr.
Vaughan
told
the
commit
tee
that
"we
had
an
.agreement
with
the'
Dominion"
government
that
the
road
was
to
be
used
only
for
war
purposes
and
tha-.
they
would
protect
us
against
accidents
by
users
of
the
highway.
The
war
is
over
now
and
our
agreement
with
the
government
has
expired."
Mr.
Vaughan's
statements
were
made
in
response
to
questions
by
the
C.CJ".
member
from
Churchill.
The
Churchill
member's
questions
were
Inspired
by
H.
G.
Archibald,
MP.
for
Skeena,
who
had
asked
that
Mr.
Vaughan
be.
questioned
on
what
progress
had
been
made
In
negotiations
to
have
the
railway
taken
over
by
the
provincial
MOSCOW
SEES
HOSTILE
BLOC
MOSCOW
The
Moscow
radio
claimed,
last
night
that
Great
Britain
and
United
States
were
endeavouring
to
'form
a
new
western
bloc
against
Russia
in
which
Germany
would
be
a
strong
member.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Clear
conditions
were
general
over
the
interior
of
B.C.
yesterday,
clear
weather
over
the
coastal
area
at
daybreak,
rapidly
changed
to
overcast
witn
come
rain
over
the
Queen
Charlottes
by
evening.
Cloudy
conditions
with
widely
scattered
rain
showers
will
continue
over
the
coastal
area
as
a
result
of
a
low
pressure
area
off
the
coast.
The
closed
layer
will
extend
to
the
interior
today.
A
weak
high
pressure
centre
Is
expected
to
persist
over
western
Alberta.
Temperatures
over
the
province
I
were
near
normal
Thursday
with
somewhat
lower
temperatures
expected
today
as
a
result
of
Increasing
cloudiness
over
the
Interior.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Charlpttes
and
North
Coast
Intermittent
rain.
Southeast
winds
20
m.p,h.,
becoming
southerly,
15
m.p.h.,
by
afternoon,
except
southeast,
25
exposed
areas.
Cooler
today.
Maximum
today,
Port
Hardy
60,
Massett
57,
Prince
Rupert
53.
Local
Tides
Saturday,
June
1,
1946
High
1:55
23.1
feet
14:55
20.2
feet
Low
8:33
0.1
fee!
20:37
6.3
feet
A
re
Tied
Up
By
Walkout
Ottawa
Citizen
Typo
Staff
Goes
Off
Job;
May
Extend
to
B.C.
HIROHITO,
MacARTHUR
Another
Conference
Between
Japanese
Emperor
and
Allied
Commander-in-Chief
TOKYO
CD
Emperor
Hirohitb,
a
quiet
little
man
In
business
suit,
today
made
a
secretly-arranged
second
call
on
General
Douglas
MacArthur
at
the
United
States
embassy.
The
two
were
said
to
have
talked
of
food,
reconstruction
and
vast
changes
in
Japan
since
Hlrohlto
called
on
MacArthur
for
the
first
time
last
September.
Halibut
Sales
American
Visit,
12;500,
Pacific.
Midleton,
18,000.
Co-op.
Canadian
Margaret
I,
16.000,
Whiz.
Oony.
18.000,
Co-op.
Reward
I.
20,000,
Co-op.
Gulvik,
21,000,
Co-op.
Straffen,
16,000,
Co-op.
Jgdward
Wahl
I7.00Ot
AUin,
Bruce
I,
14,000,
Pacific.
Gustaf,
24,000,
Royal,
Larry
H,
18,000.
Co-op.
Sea
Maid,
30,000,
Storage.
Sliver
Horde,
6,000,
Edmunds
&
Walker.
(Celling
prices).
MORE
RESULTS
FROM
VARSITY
Many
Students
from
Prince
Rupert
Succeed
in
Tests
VANCOUVER,
0)
Further
University
of
British
Columbia
results
include
the
following:
Arts
and
Science
Class
One
J.
R.
Wlnslow.
Prince
Rupert.
Class
Two
W.
C.
Cook,
5ml-thers;
L.
K.
Haahtl,
Stewart;
J.
W.
Kennedy,
Smlthers;
M.
L.
Kerr,
Smlthers;
G.
W.
McAfee,
Prince
Rupert;
P.
Postuk,
Prince
Rupert;
B.
P.
Pullen,
Prince
Rupert;
J.
B.
Rochester,
Prince
Rupert;
J.
B.
Seaton,
Terrace;
P.
A.
Todd,
Alert
Bay.
Passed
J.
W.
Bryant,
Smlthers;
J.
K.
Macey,
Prince
Rupert.
Passed
with
Supplemental
P.
K.
Clark,
Prince
George;
D.
S.
Evlson,
Prince
George;
D.
J.
McLeod,
Prince
Rupert;
N.
W.
Owens,
Evelyn.
Passed
on
Certain
Subjects
J.
W.
Macrae.
Port
Alice;
P.
H.
North,
Prince
Rupert.
SOFT
COAL
PRICES
UP
WASHINGTON
05
Government
officials
predict
that
the
strike
gains'
of
John
L.
Lewis's,
miners
will
hike
the
price
of
soft
coal
between
30
and
35
cents
a
ton
for
consumers.
JUDGE
GRANTS
THREE
DIVORCES
Divorces
granted
by
Mr.
Jus
tice
A.
M.
Harper
in
Assize!
court
included
the
following:
Martin
Berg,
petitioner,
from
Margaret
Berg.
Robert
A.
Doak,
co-respondent.
T.
W.
Brown
was
counsel
for
petitioner.
John
King
Murray,
petitioner,
from
Maiy
Denholme
Murray,
Mike
Karasosky,
co-respondent.
A.
Bruce
Brown
for
petitioner.
Joseph
Arthur
LaBreche,
petitioner,
from
Nora
Elizabeth
LaBreche.
T,
W.
Brown
for
I.T.U.
Also
Walks
Out
on
Hamilton
Spectator
and
Edmcnton
Journal
OTTAWA
The
composing
room
staff
of
the
Ottawa
Citizen
walked
out
last
evening
and
the
paper,
did
not
publish
this
morning.
The
strike
was
extended
to
the
Hamilton
Spectator
and
Edmonton
Journal
today.
The
Vancouver
Province
agreement
expires
June
4.
The
International
Typographical
Union
claims
that
the.
Southam
Publishing
Co.
Is
out
for
an
"open
shop"
and
to
des
troy
the
union
piecemeal.
The
management
of
the
Citi
zen,
in
a
statement,
cans
-
tne
strike
"unjustified
and
Illegal"
and
announces
efforts
will
be
made
to
resume
publication,
at.
the
earliest
possible
date
with
or
without
the
co-operation
of
the
union.
The
Citizen
strike
Is
believed
to
stem
back
to
the
dispute
lass
iNovember
which-
tied
up
the
Winnipeg
Tribune
which
eventu
ally
went,
"open
shop
"
'-
--
-
FPU
FDHM
-M-
HOTEL
ROOM
Wife
of
General
Manager
of
Canadian
Collieries
Dies
Under
Tragic
Circumstances
VANCOUVER
CD
Mrs.
H.
R.
Plommer,
wife
of
the
general
manager
of
the
Canadian
Collieries
at
Nanaimo,
fell
to
her
death
from,
an
eighth
floor
suite
of
the
Vancouver
Hotel
last
night.
Mr.
Plommer
said
he
was
in
the
suite
at
the
time
but
in
another
room.
He
saw
his
wife
standing
on
the
ledge
but
was
unable
to
reach
her
before
she
fell.
Mrs.
Plommer
Is
said
to
have
been
suffering
from"
a
nervous
breakdown.
PLAN
BOAT
PARADE
ON
v
PORT
DAY
A
nautical
"parade"
in
which
vessels
of
the
Prince
Rupert
fishing
and
yacht
fleet
will
create
a
colorful
pageant
will
be
a
highlight
of
the
revived
Port
Day,
which
has
been
set
for
August
22
by
the
Port
Day
committee.
At
a
meeting
In
the
Civic
Centre
last
night
the
committee
named
sub-committee
chairmen
to
direct
the
preliminary
phases
of
the
celebration.
Chairman
of
the
program
committee
is
George
Dybhavn
while
Hugo
Kraupner
b
in
charge
of
the
finance
committee
and
R.
E.
Mortimer,
publicity.
The
Port
Day
celebration
will
be
held
on
August
22,
during
Civic
Centre
carnival
week,
and
'
will
form
a
part
of
that
festive
occasion.
It
will
culminate
with
the
crowning
of
a
Port
Queen.
Members
of
the
Ketchikan
Yacht
Club
have
Indicated
their
desire
to
attend
the
port
celebration.
Tony
Crawley,
chairman
of
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Com
merce
fort
uay
committee
pre
sided
at
last
night's
meeting.
JAPANESE
AfcE
NOW
EMBARKING
VANCOUVER
t
A
ship,
destined
to
carry
the
first
load
of
voluntary
repatriates
to
Japan
the
steamer
Marine
Angel
arrived
In
Vancouver
at
7
o'clock
this
morning
and
Immediately
began
loading
of
cargo
and
per
sonal
effects
of
the
Japanese.