PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
VOU 4, NO. 20.
PRINCE GEOIIGB, B.C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15th,  1921.
FIVE CENTS
lapporl for Early Dissolution Followed by General Election
tfJIJAMENT OPENED YESTERDAY WITH PRE-WAR CEREMONY. M)ME MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT FAVOUR EARLY DISSOLUTION  AND A GENERAL ELECTION SHORTLY.
HL G. PERRY IS A
FIRST-CLASS  BOOMTEI?
 For District Has Started Out Well by Telling People About It.
Pulp Company at 9Rupcr Ask Municipal
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TAVVA, Feb. .14�Parliament ,i .today     with     pre-war    cere-
vvlien His Excellency the Duke ."vonshire delivered the Speech the Throne in the magnificent Senate Chamber,     wishing    the
�mis God  Speed to their work.
session promises to be full of
Members of    the    opposition
etermined  to force an election.
(1f the Government  supporters
r an  early dissolution,     to     be
q in ' the Legislature, yesterday afternoon! dubbed the procedure under which [ the Government proposed to intro-l duce before the Legislature a mea-J sure providing for the Government! control and sale in sealed packages, of spirituous and malt liquors, as a mere camouflage; an effort by a weak  administration to sidu-step  its
That thlB district is going to have a good booster in the person of H. G. Perry, M.L.A., is demonstrated by the publicity that he has obtained on the coast already. He has created a lively interest in the prospects of the Peace River Country in Vancouver, and the personal touch, which adds interest to a story of a straug- i er, was reached in the matter of the 1 loss of his wardrobe en route to tin; coast.
It appears  that  Mr.   Perry's    Lug-1 gage, labeled to Vancouver, arrived,
PRINCE RUPERT PULP AND PAPER COMPANY ASKS FOR CONCESSIONS FROM MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT�FIFTY TONS A DAY MILL PROPOSED FOR TERMINAL CITY.
STUDENT BODY APPROVES
DISMISSALS BY FACULTY'
VANCOUVER,  Feb.     15�Approv-
1 ing the attitude of the faculty of the through error, at Vamferhoof,    the j UniversIty of Hritish    rolumybla    in
PRINCE RUPERT, Feb. 15 � An application was made to tho city council last night by E. P.  Duby on
Students at Christmas! behalf of tho Prince Rupert Pulp and Paper Company Limited, for a free supply of water and a fixed rate of taxation for dueement to
from  IJ.  C.  University  is Approved
ii an opportunity of saying  who
govern them, he speech  from  the Throne    re-
lo a revision of the tariff to I ride revenue and. also to protect j istries, which must be consistent-! laintained. The customs duties j ild   be  no  higher  than  is  neces-:
to insure a good standard of liv-| among working peoplp and to re-
and make possible the normal msion of industries in order that Milkers may find employment. ��: legislation is a bill to repeal Conservation Act, one to amend Dominion Election Act, the Co-ghl   Ad.  Income Tax and  Scien-
Research.
 ti('e-;is Prevailing In this Province  J ��, confederation, had been con-sistently ignored by the Liberal administrations and the proposal now ma-de to have the Legislature as a; body in committee of the whole, pass a resolution calling on the Lieutenant Governor to bring in an act for consideration by the House, was merely* a brazen effort by the Gov-ernment to evade the responsibility! which should rest wholly on the Government.
\ 'ANCOrVKR     HOOKEY
DEPARTMENT OF  IXDUSTKIKS
names  appearing  similar     to     Home hasty glancer at luggage labels.   The error was discovered in time to ship Mr.  Perry's complete box of fine rai-j ment  back  to  the  coast  on  the    C. j N.R., but bad fortune dogged this ill- ] starred  box  and  it  took  pan  In     a I train  wreck  which landed it at    thv! bottom  of the Thompson   River.
Speaking of his district. Mr. Perry, emphasized its richness and ".said: "There is an empire in the Pea ver with its wealth of coal, oil an" farm products that in ten years would liquidate tho debt of the P.G. E. Railway and give sufficient tonnage to make it pay. There are 30,-000,000 acr?s of land in tho Peace River district, of which 10,000,000 acres can be classed as good land and would yield wheat from 30 to 50 bushels to the acre, and oats TO to  ino bushels."
Oil seepages were aboundant and the Imperial Oil Co. had staked big claims in British Columbia recently. He urged assistance to get settlers..
dismissing certain students at Christmas, the whole student body yesterday passed a resolution that such action was necessary to maintain a proper educational standard at tire University.
I'll IE-BUGB    SKXTEN CED
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 15�Two men were yesterday sentenced to ten yuars imprisonment for connection ,with, incendiary fires in     the     north
d south ends of Liverpool, also at le last November.    Another man
s ^iyen two years.
fifteen years as an in-that concern to establish a pulp mill at Seal Cove within the city   limits.
This is the company recently incorporated to take over the Emerson Mill in Prince Rupert, together with a large block of timber limits with the purpose of establishing a pulp and paper plant in or near Prince Rupert, the understanding being that if no privileges were granted by the city, the plant will have to be established outside.
The ir-w.. concern is capitalized for $4,000,000. The mill proposed will have a capacity of fifty tons of sulphite pulp a day and will be the first unit of a larger concern to include a big paper mill.
 OLD   SEAT
KDMO.NTON   HOCKEY
rCOUVER, Feb. 15�The gamej
n  Vancouver and  Seattle     re-1
in a  win of 2 to 1 in  favour
Canadian  city.     This     makes
aver  the  leading team   in   the
VICTORIA, Feb. 15�The Kritish Columbia Department of Industries  granted loans amounting to $630,- (158 to industrial enterprises during the year, according to a report tabled in the Legislature yesterday afternoon by Premier Oliver. Loans totalling $3,044,050 were applied for during the year.
LARGE FUNERAL FOR
LAl'E SYDNFiY MORGAN
Veteran Carried to the Grave liy K.\-
Sf.i'vice Mtn�Large AtU'ii'lmuv
of Veterans
ipposition Plans Strong
Attack in British House
liAIIOUR AVI) OTHER FACTIONS OF OPPOSITION WILL ARRAIGN GOVERNMENT ON ALjLEGED MALADMINISTRATION IN IIPK-I.V.M) AND OTHER CLAIMS OF WRONGDOING.
LONDON.   Feb.   15�The     alleged ivi rnmental   maladministration     of
"PECK MAY CROSS FIXKMt
ind,  waste     and     unemployment!      PRINCE  RUPERT,  Feb.   15 -Col. �� to be the principal questions! Peck,  V.C.,    M.P.,    leaves    for    the li  laborites and  other ele-l south  on Tuesday night,     going    to
Ottawa  by  way of Vancouver.       He
laborites and  other ele-the  opposition   to  the  gov-
�l
nt  will centre their attacks aa   will take up the fight for fish    cars.
It is rumoured that he may cross the lloor of the House this session, aa opopsed  to protection.
SOME RAID
< the House gets under way session. The belief prevails "anti-government  forces will
I heir  most   strenuous  attacks
Irish situation as offering the promising material for debate. '�onsiderptl   certain   that     ques-j
will 1)<" asked  from the opposi-j      VANCOUVER,    Feb.    lb�Niuety-lenches  which  will  bring some  9>x Japs were arrested in one of the
long awaited replies from the; biggest gambling raids in .police hia-
:nliiiij)istrators.     Lord     Hugh   tory.     It required eleven trips of the M   P. for Oxford University, in  patrol wagan to convey prisoners and 1 "� to  the Times,  says the gov-  paraphernalia to jail. 'it record  in  Ireland is one of stained inefficiency.   He charg-'  Irish Constabulary  with     in-is crimes,  and asserts that the
The funeral of the late Sydney-Morgan, which was held on Sunday from the G. W. V. A. Hall, was attended by a larg congregation drawn from every section of the community. The veterans were out in full strength and a larg|� number followed the remains to the grave in twelve cars, crowded to their capacity.
The funeral service was conducted by tht; Rev, Wui. Graham, of the Presbyterian-Church, whose address dwelt upon the fact that deceased had served his country in the battlefields of Flanders and that his loss was the greater by reason of this service. In well chosen words the Rev. Mr. Graham called upon his congregation to be ready for the call f which comes to everyone. During the service Mr. Bennett sang "Abide With Me," accompanied by Mr. Pitman.
The funeral cortage formed outside the G. \V. V. A. Hall after the service,   the   veterans. falling   in   be-
In the game played at Edmonton last night, the Tigers secured another victory, sending the Dominions down to defeat to the tune of two to live. The game in the south town also secured another victory -tUiIjiUFjiT-nie Canadians securing the long end ofxthe one to four tally over the Eskimo^. It was indeed a happy night for the Cow Town supporters, and an equally sorry one for the capital cUy fans, but the games do not  ch/ni-go    the    relative,
EDMONTON, Feb. 14�Opinions positions of thv teams in the averag-of Edmonton operators and brokers es. the Tigers still Being in the lead as to the new oil regulations are on with the Eskimos holding second the  whole favorable.                            place.
OTTA\VA\ Feb. 15- When the House opened yesterday afternoon, Hon. N. W. Ho well, former president of the Privy >Council in the Borden Government, occupied his old seat on the Government benches. He said he would occupyxit as long�aji�ke. remained in the Hbttsai--Dut did not say how long that would be.
OIL REGULATIONS FAVORABLE
New Westminister Teachers Called a Strike on Monday
TEACHING STAFF HANDED ULTIMATUM TO SCHOOL BOARD AND FAILING TO PKODUCB RESULTS DOWNED BOOKS ON MONDAY �EKJHTY-SIX   TEACHERS   INVOLVED.
SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTION            ^   WESTMINSTKR            �_
Members of the teaching staff struck here today for salary increases. Last week they handed to the School Board, through the executive of the Teachers1 Institute, a demand for an upward-revision of the salary schedule, and threatened a strike if this was not granted. The Roard refused  and   stood   by  the  salary  esti-
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hind .the casket  which was borne to   ists. the Loyalist majority, including   te.lc4lprs affected and �.�Q c,lil(h."
George-Street,  where it   was  placed  Labour, will still be forty seats.
on the hearse and covered with    the
Union Jack.
At the grave the  Last   Post    was
sounded by Mr. Lindross, formerly a
bugler   in   the   Canadian   Kxpedition-
JUIIANNESBURG, S. A., Feb. 16] � Returns from all constituencies' show Smut's South African, party 78, Nationalists 44, Labour 9, Dem-j ocrats 1; tied results 2. A total of: 13 4. Two tied seats will have to be rvpolled and if gained will give the; Smut party a majority over all of twenty-six.    If won by the National-;
DROPPED    DEAD
THE CHINESE, FAMINE
ary   Forces.
The late Sydney Morgan was one of four brothers who Berved in th-o war. He was a brother'of Mr. Victor Morgan, "-ho Is widely popular in this City.
A man named W. W. Purdy collapsed and died in the C. P. R. waiting room on Pier D., Vancouver, last Friday. Papers in his possession show "that he was in business near Quesnel. A post mortem examination will be held to determine the cause of death.
erit would have been wisrr  kept the administration in s of civilian magistrates.
< >\ s | i ;VAT!ON BETWEEN
I'MTS OF THE EMPIRE
s*.pn Churchill     Advocate    New Principle Developing From Modern Conditions
�;vnoN, Feb. 14�Addressing an ish speaking  union  of  farewell nl  Reading,  the  now     Viceroy tl;i- Winston Churchill, the nrtw ''nry  of State  for the Colonies, 'f unlay said  that so  far as the jn'on? tod   the Hritish     Empire | concerned, the new � principle 'oping was thn common consult-1 among motPDers of th� British ir'' regardinss' the difficulties of (       "ne of them.     No decision  con-thp p     �       stat�a of one nation  of i.inpire could be taken in a final without   consultation     between l0mi  i �    ho(ly of the Kmpire.    The MotJ��o     JW,0Uld     Bhare    wltn    the leaffi     �    "   the  i-eaponsibility  of '   f.8  with  great Dominion     ques-i; ana any decision which affects common fortunes of the    whole
IRISH  SYMPATHISERS
f      PeTT4-.A number  (>ous outbreaks of     fire  R
of
PEKING, Feb. 15�The Chinese .national campaign to raise funds for the famine sufferers will be inaugurated on February the twentieth with a day of pray.?r in which all religious organizations will join.
NEWSPAPER HAS FIRE
FARMERS PLAN PADLOCK FOR GRAIN EXCHANGE
PORT ARTHUR. Feb. 14 Fire seriously damaged the plant of the News Chronicle of Port Arthur yesterday.
BONSJLUEIi ARRANGED
FOR THIS WEBK^KNJl
Thursday to Saturday  Rvent �t  Tho Curling Rink
The   welcome  change  in   the   weather is brightening the hopes of the curling  fans,   and  the  Bonspiel     arranged   for  Thursday,     Friday     and Saturday of this week promises to be a big event.    The replies from    out-j side rinks have not been  numerous, 1 but  Mr.  Steacy expects    to    receive i further  wires by  tomorrow.       Eight j prizes are to be played  for, the Mc-j Cullough     trophy,     the     President's prize,  two appropriate prizes by the club itself, and others.     The club, is not churging any admissiqn fee, and' all interested in the game "lire cord-; ially  invited  to enter.       The    rfnks are to be drawn today, and the plf.y-
are enjoying an unscheduled holiday and, as more teachers are expected to "down books", therv will' lie a greater number of children "(^ut-of-work" tomorrow.                      /
A despatch of today's date'states that the school board lias decided to ignore the teachers' association, and has notified the teachers by individual letter that if they are not at work by Thursday they will be dismissed and others will take their places. The board will ask tho city council for a plebiscite to determine if thg desired increase in salaries shail be paid. The teachers decided to ignore the- letters and stand pat as an organization. The Kiwania Club and Board of Trade have interested themselves in the deadlock. Mayor Gale, of Vancouver, offers his services  us  mediator.
LAWYERS FROM COAST
ON  CHINESE CASH
ljRnoh    (ous outbreaks of     fire     in j down  will  bn posted  up  at  Steacy'a N'ur.l 1       : Royton an<* Rochdale on.' Pharmacy and  the rink,  as it    was L,n, ,:y mKht  are believed'� to have1 Impossible to get tbia ready in time 110 work of Itish sympathisers.' for th� press.
Gambling in grain, as practiced by speculators In grain ex-changes is one business that the American Farm Bureau Federation is going to try to stop The Committee of Seventeen appointed by President .lames R Howard with C H Gustafson of Lincoln. Neb. as chairman is making exhaustive investigation of the whole sub-j^.-i or Kram marketing tor recommendations an4 aption by the Farm Bureau Federation Herbert Hoover, former food dictator, and Bar �nev Ruruch former chairman Of the Wai Hoard, were on ihe pro KiaiL> <>i lin committet- meeting at Kansas. City Farm-owned el*� viiit.i!- iint) direct marketing piano are being worked out *
Assault  Alleged to Have Arisen Over Chinese Famine  Fund
The casn for rissault of Arthur Op*� I against Wo Ilou Sun which resulted in the latter being released on bail, will be brought up again on Friday next. As was predicted'in The Citi-zimi in a previous issue, the case promises to develop into a, lengthy legal battle, both parfTes having arranged to bring lawyers in from Vancouver to fight the case for them. The previous reporf on this case appearing in thrse columns appears to have j been incorrect retarding the cause of I the assault, which was reported as being started on account of patronage of a Japanese firm by the plaintiff, but, as now explained by tho � Chinese National League, was . on account oft his refusing to subscribe I to a fund weing raised to assist their own starviKg countrymen in China. Practically n\fl the local Chinese have subscribed to\tlie fund, and nearly $300.00 has no�w been raised for Itlwi' cause which wut.be- forwarded to Chfna  at   once.    ^
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