NO CHANGE-IN POLICY OF U. S.: I Secretary Hughes Sends Mes- sags to British Government That Effect ! - .. . . I.llMMI.N Auk I.. .vrunuiv upon al'lr inh from Secre-I ,lat ' ' It.il ir l. nut...' . . . .III.. I - inJb ..lilies i' a - ' - I ! 'it uaw uaiW clfar t ! .... a m J 11. .A II... A Appointed by Hospital Board Last Night Hospital for the past year unil uUo ut H. I.uko"s llosiillat, Ppo. knne. wad appointed matron of the Pnncet lliirt llospllul Irs j place of Mis Charlotte Hlunk. r;-mgiiwl. The only other iinmo lnounht before the meeting wn thai or Miis M. H. Mrf Millan who had been for three years In charge f the lloyal Inland Hospital U KamliHips and also Hirer years al N'aniiimo. The hmisft committee reported that there hud been u mmrbcr of upplicanls. Miss ItundiiU' spoke very fav orably of Miss McCall and it wnin nlo iiinirled Hint lr. McKachern had been trying to pet her Tor n I'ooilion In the t niled Stales. u.s. guniauopher LIBELLED BY CANADA Said to Have Injured Lock In Wetland Canal as She Passed Through YAKIllNOmT'Au 17. The. gunboat Oopher of the Unilcd Sliiles niivv wns libelled by tho I iiiunlian authorities while on ii cruise lo Montreal and deliilneil under mail lie law Until u bond fur the claim or 5,000 was sup piled. Duiiiuue is said lo have been aused by Ihe Gopher to a lock In Wellaud Caiiuli !..;. , . ' IRISH PRIESTS ARE CARRIED OFF WHEN TOWN IS LOOTED LO.MMlN. A up. I. Word rerehed I: ere from China shows Dial brigand ar again buy in China. Ilandii attacked the town of' IVaooliili ami tiurned the London iniin li-pilal, louicd the lown ond i-upiuied ami carried 'IT two lnli Callodir priests. ONTARIO MINISTERS Willi iu the Tniled Stales during II... inr fur II confidential virit IllVf In (ireat llrltaiu. The Western 1 1 . ....llnu nf I In. litiHiiilar Vi. .tinner Union, oi wliu n lie I" b .anl but nighl Miss F-dith Mc n,c editor-in-chief, print" Insld-rii !.., i.u.i I ii hiulil miner, .tii.i-u for orr four thousnuil ior nt the Vnncouer Oeneral country paer in the Stales. ROAD CONTRACT FOR INTERIOR IS LET Oolden to Yoho Park Section Is to Cost Approximately $45,000 r.in.DKN. II.C. Aug. 17. The con Irnrl for the construction of the Ooldeii-Yoho Park hlKliwuy. which is lo foiin an Imporlani link in l lie road system of the in- lei lor. was awarded by Hon. . H. Snlhcrlaiul lo W. P. Tleincy Co. of Vancouver, whose lender was approximately 15,000. ARE ALL UNOPPOSED IOIIONTO. Aug. 17. All nine ministers' with portfolios In tho Ferguson provincial cabinet who faced the elector for re-eieciion were tiiionnosed iTfid Ihe cabinet formally lakes ollice without um necessary by-elections, JUDGE DIES MONTHHAIi, Aug. 17. Sir Alexander I.ucosle. P.C, I.L.O., D.C.J.., lawyer, statesman and JUJ2. died 'HiUVmonilug. ;fi VICTORY BONDS 1 i SOLD BY CITY Finance Committee Opened Offer Today for $31,700 Surplus In Sinking Fund COCD PRICES PAID Tli- sale Iiumiiu !"" author ized liy Hie nly council tin wek. (lie finance committee today opened bid fur a surplus. "f Victory Hutids in tlie civie sinking fund. Hond to the value of fot.-70(1 had I !! Ik'I'I and !e thai. sSO.000 were required. Tim total value sold by the finance com- millee today a 3I."0 and 420,000 wirlh wf retain.-!. Tlie highest bid weir I'ocept- -d an follows: Canadian Hank of Comtiimc- t,.d S.;, eo:M.r,n,..all V nlm 5il 6 r.t,. I00.H0 1 ' " " . hii-ono l33 i.cr cent i-4 Malum w... a- 'nl by. SM'relary HuRtie It - ew llaen ximttii. dil4e of any ln" on mde I li At lUMilldac'f cre- lo olllre, nitulil result in, . :..iu.l l.i- I "" In. I DDmMINFNT lINITFn H lllf irilllLill Ulllllitr iflllJ..-'!, t I : h . . . . . t j... CTATCC CniTfiD Tfl MrUnUery A uiii.hm, ?j.."" U1CIT TUIC flTV Tlionii MrClymonl. tiMM t:tm OUawa. Wright A. Patlerson. eu- UIOIIMUI lUUJIVMU Hciteralion f Amenta' policy r.n-chief of the elcrn .a cineyed verbally and in- Union Newspaper L'uion. Chicago, formally to Hie Hrilih Joem-'B .. W. Krttne-. art edilor of meal and not through a note. NEW MATRON FOR HOSPITAL llobert J. C. slrail. dlreclor of the same organualioiii. w;u ar-!rie iu Prince Hupert from Hi-on AiiBii-l nailing Hit net evening for Vancouver. They 'me In Hie course of a inp through Canada. Mr. Pallerson t vonMiiercu one if IIik fitreino-i United Malo ledit'r". He ms ono of the Miss Edith McCall of Vancouerrepreeiilutive iiepapcni"n m ttS per renin I02.10. FOOTBALL SEASON IN SCOTLAND OPENS IN ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY Tlie city retnitns J20.000 worta n: re ncinr uuereci uy publicity lor the tieparuueni ' . I rd Slale in Kuroe' pro- ni,tiiiratlii and eolonlallon. nfTDPT MIlClfAl FESTIVAL LIKELY TO 'BE ORGANIZED A iiieeliuc of lhoe inlereled in Ihfl orsaiiltaliou of a Central H.C. musiral feslival was held last nlfhl in Hie ollice of John Plnder-Mo!s, director, of Ihe Northern Polytechnic Intitule. The delegates were5eorg Horie. repreenling Ihe llolnry ciun. Krank lilh. Prince Hupert .Musi cal Soclelv. and Mrs. V. K. Wil liams, I.mlif ' Musical Club. The moiMwitiiMi wa favorably reiiorled uoon and it was decided in e.ill for de eaates from all bunds, choruses and oilier musi cal niL'ttiiizuliniis in Ihe city Another uicelins will be held on Auuust '2. II in proposed lo use Hie or- iranizuliflii of Ihe Northern Poly clinic Institute in advancinv Ihe eslablishmenl of Ihe feslival In Ilia district. EARNEST SATURDAY flf.ASOOW. Aug. 17. The second game In Hie Scolllsh fool- tall iissociaMon fool ball season lielweeu I'aiiick Thistles ami Clydebunk resulled in a lie. each team s'lll''i ""' r''ul' 1 V son opens in earnest saiuruay vlieu leu games are scheduled. HAMILTON MAN IS WINNER GOVERNOR GENERAL'S PRIZE OTTAWA. A"- 17 -Sorgeitn! r rimvlioi'ii of llaiuillon wu wimjor or Hie (iovernor- neneral's prUe on the iiinaugui mm. here litis morning. Ills score was 215, Sergeant J. A. Hrowu oi Kdiiimilon was second with a uuiSs of 213. Week In Vancouver to Miss Macdonald house. TROUBLE CONTINUES IN A1X-LA-CHAPELLE Eight Persons Killed and Fifty Wounded Today I'lftoen Die as Result of Previous Disorders AI.V-I.A-CHAPlKI.I.i:. Aug. 17. .Coiiituunlsl ilblurbnnces here ue continuing with sanguinary results. Might person' were (Silled iiml fifty mjup'il l",luy " clashes with the lHctS Fifleeit persons Injured liVjieious disorders dietl In liMsidtals. , Sjibuerlba. for jhajpaily Newi.l IS Kraut e and Kngl.uul joined in homage to the memory of tipl. (ieorges iovnemer. yreale-sl of allied air heroes," vvheu a beautiful inemorial vva dedicated at Poeb apelle. tiiiyiiemer met deai.h after downing fifty-three enemy ' plajies, . Valera May be Interned Britain Making Irish Loan Woman and Irish Politics Dl'KMN, Aug. IT. It is believed the Free Slate govern mcnl will lake advunlage or Hie law pi-mulling it to inlernr de Valern for sir moulhs instead of trying him before a civil r'lM,nV...Mii.ii l.elii-ve the chancer ot success ill the rorlh- . oniiiig elections liuie been greatly enhanced by de Valera s arrest and republican candidates are being nominated in many ridings not hitherto rtpreseaieu. LONDON, Aug. 17. The Morning Post says Britain is i mi i loan of 0,00ii.noo lo mmi MAM DETHRNQ iHie Free State Ooxernnivnt. whii LUIAL luAW KtlURllO 'tl,t. ,rih .,v,'niiiont is nban- THnAY WITH RRinF donmg its claim lo compensation 1UUAI Him DI1UL fop airnre u JlriUs, ,,ro,.er;y in Kimilierii Ireland during the civil Alban B. Green was Married Last war tmilllKSTKll. N.Y.. All?. 17.- - M rs. Charles Whevlw right. ni.ilher of de Valera, says do Alban H. Oieeu, brother of, Valera Is n Uiiueu siaies cuueu Mrs. Hubert Ward, arrived lo-iund nriuun in iirn-.-u. dav rrom Vancouver by Hie. "has someuum.' on n. r ......u. steamer Venture will, his bride (now Mr she will have to deul formerly Miss MiicMoniild. They .Willi me tniieu were married last week in the south. Mr. (ireeii, ho was formerly caolain ir the Surf Inlet lauiich Itelmont. is now in the marine j i-iiciiie nml elecliieal business with Hubert Ward Hi the ciiy. APPEAL COURT Mr. ami Mrs. Oreeii will reside on; Allin Avenue in James Neville's colonel I ON PENSIONS Bel ton Is Permanent Chairman of New Body View to Unbiased OTTAWA. Aug. 17. - Colonel W. ti. Helton of Toronto, former .ii tor nf iii III arv iiicilieai ser vices for juililary district Num ber 3, has been apponueu permanent chairman of the central board of appeal which will hear the claims of veterans agnlusj the decision or Ihe bonru oi nension commissions. The (ioveinmenl - announces I lint Hi., hoard has been chosen carefully with i view lo giving Ihe veterans unblaseu uuiuiiii!- ii'iiii.ni uf the sLiliil of legisla tion passed hist session jqr thy were buV on lliese rase M. sash, a'taa a SM When Yu Want A n n.i iuuuiuvli TAYI AC She "lllrl Phone 671. Fresh Killed Poultry. n 4 hnrrv Fresh Killed Meat. Fresh Sausage Dally., Phone J J PRINCE RUPERT n.ra and Beit Service A Trial Order Solicited. Rates Reasonable Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Vnlirir' Circulation 1MB. SOft,SlM 3SZ. PftlCE FIVE CENTS. VOL XIII. N PHINCK UUPKHT, H.C., FHjPAV. AUGUST 17, 1023. ABROGATED NEW FOUR POWER PACIFIC PACT TAKES PLACE OF FORMER AGREEMENTS Four Power Paciffc Pact Takes Place of Anslo Japanese Treaty with Ratification at Washington WASHINGTON. 'ff l7.--The naval luiiiliitioii treaty nml r iwer part agreement Tvtuhcd at Washington finally -be-aine effective lodav when represriitaliws or all tlie signatory powers gullifretl at Ihe Slate !c.arineiif mid formally ex-liaiiged ralificuliim. Tlie a.tual scrapping of the fir-1 line ship under Hie nuvul t-.lv begot immediately mid by Hie lerm of the four tower Pa iUf lart i lie Angln-J'aiu'e alliance is terinlnaled aulo-malinillv liv todays ikeposil of ratifications. ' , Immense Oil Tank in San Pedro is Burning Today and Threatens to Spread to Others: Loss Big SAN I'KDHO, Cal.. Aug. 17 A large underground tank owned by the General Petroleum Co. exploded Jiere this mora iir-. The bla.t was caii.-ed by porilaiieous coinbusfiuri an I hook the whole city. Approximately million barrels of oil i burning. .'u:.pv rni. Hip :ifilv nf fhn .'iilitiiniiiir liniks and h num. j b?r of nearby home is felt as the tank shows signs of boiling over an-, running down the hillside. The loss will be many hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is estimated. MANY INDIAN CASES YUKON 1 UIVU" I IKF1 Y CITY POLICE COURT Four $25 Fines Handed Yesterday Afternoon More Cases Slated for Hearing Today Tlie fixe nalP.es. who were ar Irei'Jed ly Sr;ieaut .MrO-UTieliyot.! WILL (iU UK Liquor Remains on Dock at Van- . , . . I couver With No Likelihood Indian liquor ease are belli. fraiured in Hie police court lhee of Change .lays Thi i lately due to ll.e ..... ... .,. farl flint Hie salmon eaon il .ui ' arel1'"' r M ' which ncarinz a clo-e and nalive- ''".nor can be tupped in time to MuMi with runds following a.jrood " . jJol flin f.iiif lliasfa 1 a iin pack. Yelenlay afternoon aiui"V ' , . a;:a.n this aflerooon 3481!'"'"'"""'"'"''''""''"' McClymoiil and the city ve uoerniup.u w,., permu ir-ue porlulion to the Klondike of 12,-000 cases ot liquor now here aa4U.l!hipUfeuL, aciysnjsj, lite lr-l vl..-.l.-.i- .iniiii'' '""P " .iim-ricun icrrnur, appeared in court , in ll.e,.nerl''l' ' only present ap-noon. Sam Wesley. Mikp WesI"-'ach to the Canadian Yukon, Mrs.'f considered extremely un-llerbert ley. Albert rerrick and McMillan were each ''i,l','-v '"' lruilselon will ri,,P,l . miller Ihe Indian Indian Act Act now '"' ne Jrranieu ?rameu aim ami u ii appears appears for bavin? liquor in . l,..u.. lt...,n Financial Statement their piw-jinevilaMe thai Ihe Yukon, which n. charged volet! w'el and whose supply of with supplying, was remanded liquor "1'10' is now "w exnauseu, xhaused. will win havo lo fare a long """ until this Hflernjon. comforted. lf Last night Oaisy Uuriiam, .. olored. and Sam Cecil and Cecilia Cecil, natives, were ar rested by Serjeant Hailey and iMminion Constable Walkiuson., The Ilurliain woman is charged; willi mmiilv nir ami I lie natives i with intoxication. Their cases are being dealt with this after noon. HOSPITAL SHOWS LOSS Position of Institution With Small Jeficlt At Hie meeting of Ihe hospi tal board last nicht the finance iS38 rrom nil sources, or ifa.HU er pal lent per day. Ihe expenditures were $1.3 It or ?3.5l, show. inp a guilt or 30c per day per nation!. However. Ihere were debts which wore considered bad amounting to S7 10 or 5t)e u day, leaving u net loss ot 2tfe a day. Several members spoke highly of the work of Secretary Hireh who last wvek made a trip to port Kssington and collected 4180 cold winter DOUBLEPAPER MONEY GERMANY Occupation Authorities Confis cate Money at Llmburg: Lots of Paper FOR MONTH OF JULY lion nuthorilies haxe confiscatiil 111.250.000.0(10 marks from tho Indicates Heichsbank premises at Liin- luilg. Ihere is much unrest envongst workers iu this section: ami the commit lev of revolution' ary action has been arrested. . .... ... ..... . . . nt ri'iiirni" in iuu iKuii" committee reported iu regard to ile;ci,imUk for n,,, fr.Ht week of .. e .1 ii ... 1 1. ,,r inn iinancH's lur uu? iuimhh . 'July. The enrnings had been !,- August show an increase in tl.e ' currency, of 3U,500,oooooo,uiio ; marks a total of 63.333,000,000,-000 or Hie doubling of the papcr-turrency iu ftvo wx'eks. VETERAN OF RED RIVER EXPEDITION DIES IN MANITOBA Wl.NMPF.O, Aug. 17. Thj who!death or William Mills or and a guarantee or 75 and was coing again this week with Spragiie. Manitoba, a velerau or Hi'-.l. llier in 1830, Hie expedition u yiew to raining nunc moiney. w v.. Williams thought the is reponeu. ue wns musi-iu ui hospital rinance in a bad con,ii.;thc ciiplurr or lort Uirry rrom lion. When J nuvs considerel,bui- H'el. that repairs were necessary, they iw.i, r., -i Avn. iiuuiiiia i'.jiii.... PRINCE OF WALES TO SAIL ON SEPTEMBER 5 FOR FARM IN CANADA UINDON. Aug. 17 The Prince or Wales has 'provisionally booked his passage for Canada on the Hiopress or trance, lo sail "September 5. lie will go straight fi-nin OtiehfC to his ranch In Alberta and' expects lo reluru to London about Ihe end of Oolo- LEAGUE BASEBALL American League Philadelphia 0, Detroit 3 lloslou 3, Cleveland 12. Washington 0, Chicago 2. New York t?t. Louis 1, National League SI. I.ouis it, HiTipklyn 3. Cincinnati 1, New York 7. I'.liicaao 0, Host Pillsburg 5, Philadelphia 8. Coast Leaque Vernon t. Salt Lake 1 1. J Portland I, Lo Angeles 3, I Oakland 5, Sut-'ramenlo 0, t'lM,. mm II ; n. urn 'Ji it