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THE DAILY NEWS

 

I NO. 49

PRINCE RUPERT, B. €.,

)NSTANTINOPLE

SATURDAY,

FEBRUARY 27, 1915.

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ON THE VERGE OF FALLING

 

:CTION MONEY VOTED BY THE GOVERNMENT-F ISHING REGULATIONS NOTHING FOR RUPERT

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KAGE FOUND OF
GERMAN SUBMARINE

necial to The Dally Mewe)

 

Keb. 27.—The Aus-
into BKastern Gali-
checked, The Rus-

ecaptured Stanislaus
ea
. fishermen report

i the wreckage of the

bmarine U-9, which
fowue, Aboukir, Cressy
She had not been

ce Novebmer 18,

 

ILS WILL TRY
VOYS OF WARSHIPS
FOR MERCHANT BOATS
keb 2
tech to the
Company says that the
conference has de-
mmend the trial of
for neutral mer-
Negotiations will
vith London and Ber-

A Copen-
Exchange

ew to obtaining a per-
warships of any of
indinavian countries
erchantmen belong-
countries.

n of the number of
warship will be
nvoy and the right
waters of

one

e territorial

ts will also be a
egotiation,

ry ON BOTH
SIDES 18 TREMENDOUS

Feb
i\ing that the present

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27

I would re-

says a correspon-
the effeet of the sub-
pon shipping is in-
indi-
There
both
news of these is
Lon-
becoming blase con-
eatened air raids, This
of seven aero-

enable one to
es are going.
activity

s on
ttle

become publie.

rumor

one Zeppelin off the
scarcely cansed a
itement.
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VT. STILL DRUNK.

vincial expendi-
this year are
wed at the enor-
of $41,163,-
the estimat-
is four five
than that.
! have thought
crisis would
red the MeBride
if it has so
but the
the
bave decided
the country into
defleit this
Last year

Vhile
or

as
ividuals
seems to he
| hey

huge
One-8@V-
‘he revenue, or one

dollars, went to
‘Y useless officials

the provinee who

but gather
rhis year the same
epeated, An elec.
' take place within
months, the

a chance

}
hing

and

have
it the nest, Un.
» Circumstances,
nent should not
power too long,
esent the
provinee d@&
Change,

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M. Macdonald were therefore
both oe and condemning charges

and F. selected fy the

INNER FORTS OF DARDANELLES |

MINE SWEEPERS ARE AT WORK CLEARING THE WAY — THE
SULTAN IS ALL READY FLEE FROM CITY OF

CONSTANTINOPLE.
(Special to The Dally News) The Sedd-El-Barr fort at the
London, Feb. 27 A fleet of éitintnns tnx thn Dinan eo
British and French warships ts
ames

hammering at the inner defences

Sultan Will Leave.

of the Dardaneties. Following the
reduction of the four outer forts, Paris, Feb. 27 rhe Sultan of
mine sweepers are at work in the Turkey is preparing for leaving

straits under the protection of the Oonstantir rhe Imperial
guns of the fleet. train, with steam up, is waiting
Unofiicial dispatches from Ath
it the stat rhe inhabitants
ens and Rome say that one Frenel ;
ship has penetrated the passage the Pri ) Islands, near Con-
There has been no serious dam- |Stantino have been instructed
age to the fleet. to be ready to leave,

 

VANCOUVER WINS
COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE

(Special to The Daily News.)
Vancouver, B. C., Feb. 27 The
Van Hoekey team won Lhe
championship of the Pacifie Coast
defeated Portland

in the final game by a

NOTHING FOR RUPERT IN
FISHERY REGULATIONS

 

(Special to The Dally News.)
Feb. 27.—-The
British

Ottawa, new

fishery

ouver

regulation = for

House today League They

ght
of 13 to 3.

Columbia passed the

the of liilast n

prohibiting export she
fish, also prohib- | 5
iting the export of fresh sockeye
and herring.

except oysters;

MRS. NERLICH ACQUITTED.

The maximum boat leenses gyidence Against Her Insufficient
are as follows: Naas River, 240; to Send Case to Jury.
Bella Coola, 72; Dean Channel a
80; Rivers Inlet, 700; Skeena, 850 reronto, Feb Mrs. Hed-
The Skeena number may be ex-| wig Nerlich, charged jointly with
ceeded for 1915 only. h husband, Emil Nerliech, with
: ‘ spiracy to commit an indict-
NO CONCESSIONS. able offence in assistance alleged
—_— to have been given a German of
No official word has yet been ficer named Zirzow to leave Can-
received here that the fishery ada, and other acts unlawful un-
concessions demanded by Prince der the state of war, was acquit-
Rupert have passed the Couns ted by instruetion of Chief Jus-
The forbidding of the expert of tice Sir William Mulock.
herring would seem t indicate sir W am stated there was
the demands were turned down, not suflicient evidence against
as the chief request was the per- Mrs Nerlich to send the case to
mission to sell herring as bait bo (hy yud instructed for a ver
the American fisherman diet of aequittal, The evidence, hi
. said, showed that she sympa
WEDDING BELLS. thized with the enemy, This was]
not ant table offence State-
Cupid scored another mar Y ments th letters from Ger-
last night. He induced Miss EB.) any were disallowed as evi-
Montgomery to leave her happy gence, the Crown not having laid
home in Vaneouver and throw In tly stable foundation to
her lot with Mr. Robert Smit! warrant their use, A stated case
of Prince Rupert's popular youre this point was, however, |
men, vranted Che ease against Emil |
The ceremony was performed Noplich is proceeding, |
at the Presbyterian Manse by bh oe
Rev, H. RB. Grant, The bride wa FOR SALE.
attended by the Misses fray are —
Gilbrauson, of the hospital stab Six-Roomed House Six blocks
and Mr, 8. V. Daft was best man ur office, Built 1044,
etly modern-——bath, stationary
and a good one =
Mr. Smith is a mechgnic at the washtup electric lights, Three
hedro Price for house and
deydock, and has a host of fru nds bed { ;
who will wish the young coup! 0; $500 cash, balance
the best of everything. They will #2? per ™ mth, Th, G, Helgerson, |
; Ltd AT~49 |

reside on Hays Cove Avenue

 

HON.R. LEMIEUX .

EW.NEVBITT — E.M.MACDONALD —e— c/IR J.AM.AIKINS _ se F.B.MC(URDY @ JQSH-PRAINVILLF-
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE SOLDIERS’ BOOT SCANDAL.

James Aikens is chairman, but the Premier asked that the Opposition select three of the seven members of the committee. Messrs. Lemieux, F. W. Nesbitt

left of the

}

jan inquiry,
jtake considerable time,
not yet certain whether the House

speaker. There

WILL ENQUIRE WHAT
MAKES FISH EXPENSIVE

Feb, 27.—
long enough it
tention of the
the Marine
investigate

Ottawa, 27.-

— is the
government to have
Fisheries Com-
the

retail

and
mission discrep-
and

to

fisherman

aney in the price of
with

the
gets such low prices and the con-
The
will have a session on
and the
the inquiry
be discussed,

wholesale fish, a view

finding out why
sumer pays such high prices.
committee
Wednesday,
of

session will

advisability

starting at this

The chairman of the commit-
tee is Mr. Clarence Jamieson, of
Digby. He is deeply interested in
the subject, and along with Mr.
George Bradbury and some of the
British Columbia members has

that the question should
thoroughly investigated. Hon.
J. D. Hazen is strongly in favor,
provided there time. It
pointed out that on both the At-
Coasts, as well

urged
be
is is
and Pacifie
inland waters, fish com-

to seven cents a
time they

lantic
as on the
mand some five
pound, while by the
reach the retail markets of Que-
bee and Ontario the prices range
from fifteen to twenty cents.
Why the difference in price
members would like

is
what the to
know. They propose to find out
whether the express and refriger-
charges are responsible or
the middleman sure
exorbitant profit. It is felt at the
present when the question
ot fish diet being
strongly urged upon the people of
to
and see if
some be found of
reducing the price of fish to the

If the inquiry is held

ator
whether sé

time,

adopting a is

Canada, is an opportune one
hold such an inquiry

means cannot

consumers,
the
from both’ the
Columbia coasts,

witnesses will likely be called
Atlantic and Brit-
ish as well as
men representing the fish indus-
of Lake
Gireat Lakes,
express and railroad men,

try Winnipeg and the

retail dealers and
The only objection is that sueh
to be thorowgh, would
and it

is

iwill sit beyond Kaster.

board
tf.

wants and

Phone

room
499.

Lady

close in,

 

 

The * ellaeas Church Parade
will be held on Sunday oven=

ing next, Februa
Baptist Church, "bitth aves Ave-
nue East.
Members and Visiting
Brothers are requested to
meet at Lodge Room, corner
Third Avenue and Sixth
Street, aS hy = ose
nh and 8.

 

 

wre

V7.2 MIDDLEBRO

has already been

If the session |

 

 

 

a departmental inquiry which resulted in a remarkable finding

_ ELECTION MONEY VOTED BY GOVT.
MEANS ANOTHER HUGE DEFICIT

|BUDGET BROUGHT DOWN IN VICTORIA VOTE FOR SKEENA
HAS BEEN GREATLY REDUCED—BUT LITTLE FOR
PRINCE RUPERT.

 

(Special to The Daily News) claims of those who lost in the
Victoria, B. C., Feb. 27—Hon. pominion Trust Company.
Price Ellison, Provincial Minister | The vote for Skeena has been
of Finance, brought down his eyt down to $176,000.
budget in the Provincial House cimldidaiaal hip iousay
yesterday. He estimates the| THE WEATHER.
revenue for this year at $7,034,-|

| By F. W. Dowling, Observer.

615, and the expenditures at $11,-

163,056, but how he is going to} snkdteistiae

make up the deficit he doesn’t! 5 a. m., Feb. 27, 1945.

say. Barometer. ...scssvccvves 29.77
Included in the estimates is Max. temp. .......+6..0+- 44.0

$250,000, which the government Min. temp. ........6++6- 41.0

is advancing to make good the Rainfall ........+.ee06- sae

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L. D. TAYLOR WILL
HAVE OPPOSITION

Feb.
’} Hepburn is understood to be def-
fox- | initely in the fleld for the mayor-
against former Mayor Tay-
Solomon Derby in 6 hours and 23 ia understood
Blatehford to have been made, though at the

second, being fifteen minutes be- present time he is in Vittoria and
hind,

ALASKA DOG RACE
WON BY FRED AYER

(Special to The Daily News.)
Feb. 27.—Fred
a team of fourteen

Vancouver, 27.—Alderman

Nome, Ayer
driving

hounds, won the sixty-four mile

alty

lor. His decision

minutes. Perey was
could not be seen personally.
Former Mayor Baxter and Mr.
Martin have decided not
to run again.
I understand that a big requi-

CHANNEL TUNNEL FAVORED. ictal

Belgian Minister of Marine Urges
English Channel Tunnel.

 

sition has been signed for Alder-
Havre, Feb. 27.——M. P. Segers, 4" Hepburn and that he will be
the Belgian Minister of Marine, |i" the field,” said Mr. Martin this
has granted an interview regard- |@flernoon,
ing the German blockade, in the “Are you going to pull for
course of which he strongly fa- him?” he was asked.
vors an English Channel tunnel.! “! certainly am,” replied Mr.

Martin. “I'll de all I can to get
of German exas- im elected.” Mr,
; acomment on the absurdity in his

blockade, he obviously

outcome

The
is the

says,

peration at Great Britain's rea

bloekade

\view of the sympathy that is be-
Ooi eee ing wasted on ex-Mayor Taylor.

‘WAR BUDGET. | “f think we shall be able to
\show before we are through that

The Morning says’ he is entitled to no sympathy at
“Mr. Manson to all,” he added cheerfully. “And I
cure a vote that will put the Skee-|think Hepburn will beat Taylor. I
eare Of do

of Germany.

Jeienel
has sought se-
na in a position to take
the tide of

likely to eome.”

n't think there will be any ques-
that i8/tion at all about it.”

reference, So as far as could be learned,
of course, jit is not likely that there will be
that taking polities | » third candidate in the fleld. It
that has landed the MeBride gov- = wil be a straight fight between
the |
Manson that the only way|
to get back is to buy his way in. <

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settlement
The

is to the “settlement”

is place in

ernment on rocks, and ‘Taylor and Hepburn,

feels amen

HOUSE FOR RENT.
Henee the $175,000 vote,

 

First-class house with all mod.

 

LEFT FOR SEATTLE.

ern conveniences and fully fur-

— nished, Owner will be out of

Miss Kathleen Lake, daughter | town eight months, Phone Green

of Mr, and Mrs. W. FP, Lake, has) ggg ante,
just completed a twelve-months i All re

study For a comfortable room, come
to the St. Elmo Hotel, 836 See-
will | and Avenue, near Bighth Street,
She wilt | Newly opened, Steam heat and

| hot and cold water in every room,

private
Brady,

Seattle

course of
Principal
left for

take up collegiate work

ar
and yesterday

where she

 

specialize in a business course, | Pree baths. Rates reasonable,

Martin added |

IN SEARCH OF CLUE T0
BREACH OF NEUTRALITY

(Special to The Daily News.)
New York, Feb. 27.—-The Fed-
eral grand jury investigating
the that the Hamburg-

American Line has attempted the
systematic

is

charge

violation of the neu-
trality laws by
merchant ships

using Norwegian
to
water and food to German war
in the Atlantic. It is
said that their clearance papers
have been falsified.

supply coal,

vessels

TO BE NO SUCCESSOR
TO LORD STRATHCONA

Ottawa, Feb. 27.-—-Replying to
Sir Wilfrid Laurier in the House,
Premier Borden stated that no
to Lord Strathcona,
late High Commissioner in Lon-
would be named in the im-
mediate future. He intimated that
certain changes in the status of
the office were contemplated and
probably would be made effective
before the vacancy was filled.

 

successor

don,

 

 

BOYS’ BRIGADE CONCERT.

The Brigade gave a very
pleasant concert at the Presby-
terian Church hall last evening.

Voeal and
bers by the boys of the Brigade,
assisted by Miss Brown at the pi-

Boys’

instrumental num-

ano, were very much appreciated
by the large audience.

Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Miller, Mr.
Davey and Mrs. Grant, assisted by
Miss Grant at the piano, and Mr.
Alex. Hunter on the violin, ren-
dered vocal numbers. Mrs. Pat-
terson gave a recitation which
was met with a hearty reception.

The proceeds of the concert are
to go purchasing
forms for the boys.

towards uni-

 

ROOMING HOUSE FOR SALE.

 

roams; good furni-
town; modern in
$375 takes it. Rent
Hi. G. Helgerson, Ltd.

tf.

(10)
down

Ten
ture;
every way.
only $30.
Phone 96.

 

HERR E ERE EEE EEE
HERE’S MORE BAIT.

Another pretty littte sop

is being offered to the
local workingmen, They
are told that work is to
resume on the Govern-
ment buildings excava-
tion. This is all very well,
but it should be remem-

bered than an election is

near and that the govern-
ment is trying to win back
the workingmen by a few
weeks of work; for it can
be safely that they

plan to stop the work the

said

next day after the election,
The workingmen should
take of
this
Just as
$175,000
is also
never got half the
appropriated in the
and neither will it get this
What is wanted for
tion purposes will be used
and the rest taken awny to
© the South like everything
else, It is time the North
stood up for itself, Let us
have a change.
EER PR RHR HR Ee

advantage
then

every
vole
they please, The
vote for Skeena
blind.

work and

a Skeena
money

past

elac-

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