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VOL, 5, NO. In.
PRINCE
iK, B.O., FRIDAY, FKBRUARV 24, 1982.
FIVE TENTS.
Railway Company Offers Compromise on Assessment
FF COUNCIL WILL FURTHER" REDUCE ASSESSMENT BY $12,500 AMI WILL UNDERTAKE NOT TO TAX IMPROVEMENTS THE COMPANY WILL WITHDRAW APPEALS WHICH HAVE BEEN ENTEREIV� SPECIAL MEETING TO CONSIDER PROPOSAL THIS EVENING.
the bi-woekly service between here and Vancouver would bo resumed, with sailings from Vancouver, <>n May the eigthth.
CANADA IS BEHIND IN
EMIGRATION POLICY
Statement Made In British House
that Canada's Pbliej is
Prohibitive
Three Months Adjournment by Sinn Fein Convention
SURPRISE IS FELT IN ENGLAND OVER1 UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT AT SINN FKIN CONVENTION ON WEDNESDAY WHEN ACTION ON THE CONSTITUTION WAS DEFERRED FOIl THREE MONTHS TO HE CONSIDERED WITH THE TREATY.
adian National Railway, entered strenuous objection to the values
revenue to th
BometMn
A special meeting of the city council has been called for this evening j to consider an offer from the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, and its associate development company, to the effect that in the event of the council agreeing to make a further reduction in the assessment of company property, to the value of 912,500.00, and undertaking not to impose any tax this year upon improvements, the companies will withdraw the appeals; which have been entered against all assessments of company property.
.lust what action tho council will take upon the offer for a compromise cannot be definitely stated, but there is a disposition on the part of some of the council to get by with the assessment as it lias been made, even should a compromise with the railway company be added us a condition.
At the court of revision, held on the 13th instant. Ft. R. Nicholl, assistant tax commissioner for the Can-
over $1,000.00 per annum under a 40-mill rate, when considered in connection with the reduction of $i2,-767 in assessment made at the court of revision.
The opinion of the members of the court of revision when tin- appeal from the assessment first came up
LONDON', Feb. 24�Canada is uot getting her fair share of the emigration from Oreat Britain. Restrictions placed on settlers by the Canadian government have had a bad effect, and lack of encouragement has also kept the settlers back.
In the House of Commons yesterday Col. L. C Amery, parliamentary secretary of the Admiralty board, stated that the number and destination of liritish families assisted in emigrating up to the six months ending January 31st, under the free passage for ex-service men plan was as follows: Canada 679, Australia 4,056, New Zealand 960, South Africa (including Rhodesia t -1m>. and other parts of the empire 225,
1)1 15Ll\, Fobruarj '2-1�General satisfaction scoiiih to be felt in southern Ireland < \er yesterday's surpri.-e in the Sinn Fein convention, which ruled i'>r :> throe months' ndjournmont, at the end of which tho people will
be asked in \<>i�- �.n !be const it ul ion as well as the Anglo-Irish treaty. Some of the staunch supporters of �
the executive are confident the show will be bigger and better than ever.
Several important changes have been mule in the prize list with a ^ ; ' view to offering greater inducements the to farmers to show their live stock. >f the Sinn Fein 'n "u> past the prizes offered have not been sufficiently large to make it worth while for the farmer living any distance from the city to enter
was that tlu
company had
-en I
Bhown every possible consideration
by the assessor in the valuation of; the development company's lots when he reduced the values by $88,000 as compared with the previous year. | Hut city councils are only human at'-. ter all. and its members are entitled ' to change their minds. And with an ! assessment made as the present one! is they may decide discretion is the I better part of valor, and take their I chances of explaining to the individ- | ual taxpayer's why it becomes necessary to further reduce the taxes of '�. the railway and townsite holding company, after all their humble ap-peals for reductiou had been turned , down.
?�??�?�??*-�?-?+ oT $12,500.00 in ^rfreat difficulty. The British autlrt>V-the company's assessment it would i ities had been urged, from various be equivalent to a total reduction of sources, to take action with a view close upon 8 per cent, upon the com- to expelling members of the sect, but bined assessment values of the two as no notice was taken the mob took companies, and will mean a loss in j action itself.
Labor will Demand the
8-Hour Day from Ottawa
AN.NUAI, PROGRAMME OF LABOR TO BE PRESENTED AT OTTAWA SHORTLY INCLUDES RENEWED DEMAND FOR ENACTMENT OF A FEDERAL FIGHT-HOUR DAY MEASURE�WANT WORKERS' REPRESENTATIVE ON' NATIONAL RAILWAY BOARD.
I>K. RAKER'8 RESIGNATION HAS KEEN ACCEPTED
VICTORIA, Feb. 23 After being reinstated as chairman of the (lame Conservation Hoard. Dr. Baker tendered his resignation to the Provincial govern-men, which has been accepted.
Lhe treaty are disappointed and a inclined to view the proceedings as Republican victory.
I,O.\ i K)N. Feb. I1:1. London new papers seem puzzled today at unexpected out com convention, by which the rish elections are to be put off lor three months. Others regard the matter as principally affecting ;ii
i hemsel ves,
The British government tins in vited the Irish signatories to come t London at an early date for a con ference on the whole situation. Thi
live stock. Por the 1922 show the Irish . amount of the prize has been increased and at the same time an pn-jn_ largement has been made in t lie ,,. tl> classes. This will bo found to he the case with respect to cattle, sheep and hogs.
More attention will be given to the
was announced in the ('ominous ti
day by Winston Churchill, secretary I Poultry exhibits this year and added
for the colonies.
The convention yesterday repre sented not Ircluni
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
CONSIDERS MAINTENANCE
rest erdu y but about 1.500
members of the Sinn Fein chilis. Whether the ((invention accepted or rejected the treaty ;i general election alone could bind the country. In taking the adjournment, in the face | ers of tho l\latrict LrlbUtai^,tO th'S
prizes and extended classes should make it worth the while of poultry fanciers throughout the district to prepare themselves now to have entries ready In September.
One feature of the coming fair which is already exercising the farm-
if present conditions, an election will
OTTAWA, February '2ii�Labor will present its annual programme t�> the government at Ottawa shortly, demanding a national eight-hour-day ;>nd legislation bringing- the enactment of tho measure within the scope of the federal government instead of leaving it up to the provinces. In addition to the eight-hour-day the representatives of labor organizations' will make numerous demands to the government in regard to legislation. IVoniinent among these is the exclusion of Asiatics and rigid examination siiul restriction in regard to other races.
old age pensions Is again on the list, tlTis demand having been made for many years.
The consolidation of the Canadian National Ilaihvayg and tho appointment of a workers' representative on the board of management, in accordance with the pledges made by the Liberal leaders is one of the important requests to bo made. Coupled with it will 1m* the demand for ownership, by the government, of all public utilities, railways being the chief of these.
Disposition is to K�M>p Expenditures! Down to tho Lowest Possible
Figures
The first meeting of the public works committee of the city council was held yesterday afternoon to consider the estimate for the year's work which will require to be met out of current revenues. This work covers the maintenance and repair of sidewalks ' and roadways, and after talking the matter over thoroughly the? committee decided to request the council to make provision in the sum of $2..")no.00.
There was quite a lots of discussion as to new work which th)> com-mitteo would like to undertake this year upon capital account to be paid out of the proceeds of debentures which have been authorized but not yet sold. The most pressing of these is the improvement of the approach to the new railway depot on Quebec street, and the strengthening of the Third avenue bridge. In the matter of. the bridge it is considered thnt it would be more satisfactory to make a fill in the ravine across Third avenue than to undertake the strengthening and decking of the present structure.
The improvement of Edmonton street and also of Fifth avenue was considered, and in the opinion of the committee a start should be made on this work during the year so that the roadways are made at least passable for teams.
not be held until the has elapsed, however.
adjournment
PRINCE GEORGE FAIR SET
city is the district competition as distinguished from the individual exhibits. There was some misunderstanding last year and in a number of instances exhibits intended for the
' FOR SEPT, Ith.'rithTmh i (lislrkl competition were shown as
individual exhibits. It will be dif-
� Cirenter Inducements XX ill be Offered ferent this year and from the interior Live stock Exhibits I est :ilr(>:ul>' ��>��* taken it would ap-
_______ I year that the exhibition building will
The Prince George fair tor L922 be taxed to its capacity to house the
i will be held this year on September entries hi the district competition.
�Kh, f>th and 6th. This decision was I .'ist yp r *' ��� prize went to NpwIp ils
; reached at a meeting of the fair ex- but the farmers in that neck 01 the
ecutive which was held in the C'itj woods will have to go some to retain
hall on Wednesday afternoon. This their honors :is the scope of this
year the management will get away competition will !>>� materially en-
to an early start and the members of | larged.
Veregin Denies Plan to
. Slaughter the Innocents
i LEADER OF THE CANADIAN UOUKHOBORS SAYS THAT REPORT OK CONTEMPLATED KILLING OF CHILDREN AND INFIRM IS UNTRUE�PROVINCIAL POLICE MAKE INVESTIGATION WHICH PROVES REASSURING.
GENERAL REDUCTION IN
V K 5TORIA ASSESSMENT
Reduction in Assessment at Capital
Ranges Between ii *2 and
10 Per Cent.
VICTORIA, Keb. 24�Assessments on every piece of land in this city, at present valued at more than $1,000, is to be reduced this year. A general reduction will run from two and a half per cent, on lots val-ued from $500 to $1,000, up to ten per cent, on lots assessed from $3.-000 up. The total reduction will cut the assessment about $6,000,000 to a total of about $38.000,000.
1 championship of tho Pacific Coast
! Hockey League, having last night de-
I feated Vancouver 7-L\ thus taking
j the lead of the league. Vancouver
] has a chance at a come-back yet,
when playing Victoria in Friday's
game. Victoria is eliminated from
the post series play-off.
JOHN KEEN IS DEAD
SEATTLB METS. AHEAD
SEATTLE, Feb. 23�The Seattle
Metropolitans are in line for the
NELSON, Feb. 23�John Keen, clerk of the logialature., a. former member for Kaslo, and an ex-speaker of the legislature, died at Kaslo yesterday.
BI-WKKKLY BOAT SERVICE
PRINCE RUPERT, Feb. 23�Captain C. H. Nicholson, manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Coast Steamship Company, announced today that
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4 A BIG TRANSACTION
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4 LONDON'. Feb 24 Lord
4 Inchcape's report on the sale of 4- the former German ships in be-4 half of the Reparations Convmis-4 sion shows that 418 ships, to-4- tailing 2,500,000 tons, were 4 sold for 20.07G.216 pounds 4 sterling, with expenses avemg-4 ing 1 J y% per c<-n).
JAIL BREAKER ARRESTED
VICTORIA, February 24�The Provincial Police sa\ that Peter
1 Veregin's statement regarding tlie slaughter of all Doukhobor children and
1 lie infirm members of (lie se<"t, is a hoax. The police investigations, which
have been conducted nt Brilliant for the \>n*t two days have arrived at u 1 stud> of conditions. The officers have lx-en Informed that Veregin has no
i intent inn of slaughtering the Infants. The investigators have wired Super-j intendent <>!' Provincial Police McMynn stating that they have int<'r\iewed ! Veregin null Koftinoff who say that the statements attributed to them in I the papers are not explained fully enough, "There i> no cause for alarm j ;m Winnipeg to St. Paul Great Northern train collided with a snow plow and as a result five trainmen are dead and five more seriously injurod. The pasengers were severely shaken.
� Leslie Hud red British offi
� �. of the Iri th in We Ine I � it Huddle'
JAPS AND THE VOTE
HONOLULU, Feb. 24�The Japanese Universal Suffrage Bill was defeated in the Diet by 288 to 159. say? a cable from Tokio.
KIR ERIC GEDDES RESIGNED
LONDON. Feb. 24�Sir Eric Geddes, former first lord of the admiralty and minister of transport, has resigned his seat in the House of Commons.
BELFAST, Feb die, the son of j r i er, was exon< rate
Republics n arm y
Evidence sTiowed
fired back whi n. tl hots wore fired
t h rou t-T 11 hia hou � or bj 1 iffBj �
pa rty.
BRITISH rNEMPLOYMENT LESS
LONIK 'N\ Feb. '-' 1 The minister of laboi states that approximately 1.890,000 persons are registered as unemployed in Britain tod;iy, showing a decrease of 44,000 in five weeks The unemployment relief schemes benefit L27.100 men.
RELEASING KIDNAPPED MEN
DUBLIN, Feb. 24 The nine remaining Ulster captives, mostly special constables, who are hold by the Sinn Fein, will be released on Friday.