The Moiitjral Witness, dis- iiiMiiff (lie movement of grain JUKI me eiion i iiiiiTi-iu ci - lion of Hit country m iteneiii thereby says Quebec is trying to secure u rebate in railway rates fit. m I 'iimiliiiii liiiri. Moiirn'mi . i r ii u in ill rirnt i n im' iiiiim i it -" "i-' - - ' i i uti r .r 1IIW niur jusi u voj ii piling Tlie Witiifs pltfads for n 111 order to oiisei 11 i u swany I I .......I l..rf... flau.a.B 1..,. men's win i nroiK inm. i ten anil inmner eai nun uriiiK irveiua says unueo avaves pralu west, very Oon also siik Well as Britain is rier and other Oriental products, . Territory might be taken east and this would help even up the lni- ness. llolli way suipmems nre Mini to he very itntMirtant nitiiinitf n railway and that MOSCOW. Aug. 2tf. United Stale as well as (ireat Hrilaiii is i" attempting to establish its right DIOHY 8 a.m. ISLAND. llalii, lit. Ihe 1IU.I.OI. iiiiiIkiiii iijiv Ttmi Timif. it in '-M. iih) ,' election of oul three republican is assured. ,cg is iry.ng to prevent the( .ri gmmiIent IUf. I8 MI(.cesf candidate uTiug of ri r to the I ;"-, rarrj Verted to about half that number for oth other it ll'l 11 I 11 f'1 . Ill fill ' Out- tliniir that the Wiliiesi Hie present ratio i . t t rrtt Free Male Maie n siip"rters expected. maintained it may ' - - - ,M IIM'HI llllUllf IMIUJUI" Hiu' I ' I 1 .- calm; r private car. for the best float baron'ieler, 2U.72; temperalure, 1111. 1 for Ihe best transfer or commercial vehicle. Keen Interest In the Idea was evinced by a large attendance of laxi ami commercial car owners. PREMIERWNG IS rnwr ta CMfl ANn UUlllU 1VI Liiiuiinnf 8alls by Empress of France Late In September to Attend Pre-1 mlers' Conference In London OTTAWA, Aug. 2W. '"-infer King reached Oltawu this morning after n brief visit to hfs constituency. The premier Will sail for England by the. Empress of France on September 22 to attend the opening or the Premiers' Conference al London oil October i. 58: sea smooth; 12:25 a.m. spoke sleamer Prince ltupeii left -Ocean Falls midnight northbound; a.m. spoke tug Loriic leaving Cuinshcwa bound for Thurston Harbor. DEAD THEE POINT. Cloudy, calm: baromeler. 2W.82; temper ature, 57; sea .smooth, HULL HAIindll. Cloudy, calm baromeler, 2W.88; temperature (SO; sea smooth; 0. 30 p.m. spoke s.s. Oiiuner off Pine Island north bound. Noon DIOHY ISLAND. Overcast light southeast wind; buromeler, 2D.72; temperature, 05; sea smooth. DEAD THEE POINT. Cloudy, rwlin; buromeler, 211.83; temperature, 05; sea smooth. ' HULL HAHHOIl. Overcast, calm; .buromeler, 2W.88; temperature 02; sea smooth, COUNCIL THANKS ALL WHO HELPED CONVENTION SUCCEED The Acting Mayor and Council or Hie City or Prince Hupert desire to express their I hunks to those citizens who so kindly co-operaled with the Council In entertaining the delegales to Hie Union or H.C Municipali-lles daring their convention In this City lasl week, and lo express their appreciation or the attention which, was shown lo the delegales and the ladies accomianylug them on .that occasion. TIL COI.LAKT, Acting Mayor. Whan Yau Want A T1VI P R. FISH MARKET 1AA1 taw 99 Phone 671. Fresh Killed Poultry. in a hurry Fresh Killed Meat. Phone Fresh Sausage Dally. PRINCE RUPERT Beet Cars and Best Service In the City. Rate Reasonable Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper A Trial Order Solicited. VOI, XIII. NO. sol IMllNCE Hli'EHT. H.C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2W, IU3J3. YMUrOr't Circulation 1633 StMtt SalM SOT. PRICE FIVE CENTS. IRISH GOVERNMENT SUSTAINED AT ELECTION CUSTOMS OFFICIALS TAKE STEPS HEAD OFF LIQUOR SMUGGLING TO STATES EDITORIAL Sweeping Victory of Free State BUSINE8S PROPOSAL. Government in Irish Elections Is Indicated by Count so Mimneiil lo onset wie hiuu- i nvnnv Mii-'ir.t r..i..r..s from II... Irish elections WnKaWlkKV WIIH so far de- parties and! have a clear majority i a - ....... i : i . . .. ii.' in i lit iniumeiu mMtNiu in a innr.imj, -mum - I ' I. I., m M W m -w v w - he Pun fir us the (iaiiaiiiiin Na-! Smiiil route lias it nerferllv ensv Smuggling to United States Customs Order for Vancouver ill uii irpriP li IV!-- " u JA ' f ....... .1 ... I I .. I. . . .. f . . . . . . . M . to have mi il... Inrucsl i.art of Ihe local honor fleet romes within ill.., miii iijiir ill ii.iiit ii ii v - ii... in ...... ... ri .11 1111. iiii'jii iiiiiiiii iirri iiiiiitr Pounds of 3lack Cod .llieir cargoes ior iiiin.-rii"r i" change: he l uik'il Slalrs before reaching j American ithe alleiteil di'stinntion. I .Sumner. 23.000 pound c! OTTAWA. . Aug. 2U The (Jus- liu tonis Department this nnniinsr r(Mi jnflieiiiU to refuse clearance s papers to vessel of less than 1250 tons carrying liquor lo foreipn ports. The Minister of Customs is out of the city. Inquiry here elicited the in formal ion that the new order to Wranuell Island, says the ,0Pfl i affect Prince HuiktI as Miat our fih liusiness gives lis. newspaper livestia, which points nu vessels clear from here loriii.,yai i-ish Co. far ' "-'" p -- - -.limn Uieir supporters imu premcieu. .eany a score ui pnmi-i unLiivui in iviai nifiil candidate, including almost all tin" cabinet ministers, won cuts tiy large majorities while up to early this morning Tola Arrivals Since Yesterday 138,500 Pounds with 12,000 liirludin llic. i-alclies of the ,lrawieri K. Vler and James jCarrulhei-s. which liad 05,000 ami IS.OOir pounds respectively fur v B'j. .ivi-ni.il i inii'ii n ir. mill iinuuu nil iii-i iiimi' ' !' . tln Caiiaiiiana Mli & Cold SI'T-ase iU:. 18,500 iiounds of hali but urrived fnini the hanks snicci yertenhiy. At I lie Fih Hicliaiifrc this morning seven boats dis-j posed of GI,5(Hl tMunds, three ..aiiauians navinir r.i,;ou pounus and four Aiiiericans, 12,00(1 pounds. The Aiiiffican schwner hnsiiie-; nil forirt'l politics. H,. i,...i ,.-! ii,.u..r l.n.ino.. Iiistrucliuii have Iteen received inoumU of halibut. . had 23.000 1 2,000 iiouiiu 01 uiach cimj. rrices inr haliliut averagejtjHle'Ut even be Ineeu Canailian - aiid American fib. the highest bid poiiifr tiva le.:"or at once and that Brum n,. .-n i,.. riTi.lfr it will le eliminated hv Ihe recent onler. Canadian Ii pmenls will he ntatle hy this -,,, .,.ht. ! hclieved which now clear for Mexico inlendi Arrivals and sale al the K.v 1e The few extra mile- lo he neuhoard are so mall a lo l I.I- ..... I.. r IM'KIIIIIl'ir r nil rnu j iin- i, . 1 If lim (.III! U'lllll UHIII llll I RUSSIA WANTS WRANGELL ISD. hali- and 12,000 pounds of black al 12.5c and 10c, for halibut refused lo slate whether or nolan,j rc for j,ack c,t )o IC an. iiuslructions had been sued to'adian Fish A Cold Storage Co. Vesta 7,000 pounds; Noiiiad (i.000 pounds and iteliance. 0,000 pounds, at 13c and 10c. to the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co. Canadian Scrub, 8,000 pounds, at 13.60 and 11.2c, and Hanaco, 10,000 Ipounds. at 12.7c and He, to the If the gram can be broushl to u that Ihe Hrilish tlovernmenl y foreign jort which would at- Vj0i., 151,0 pounds at 12c and (.anadiaii iorls 011 the Pacific jiu, no( yet replied lo Foreign theni to drop their cargo by! n., ii,. Atlin Fisheries. insieail or to .vmerican ports on Minister Ichitcheiin s protest u,c way. the Atlnnlic. there will ho 11 against the raising id Ihe Hrilish great national gain. , Iflag on Ihe Island by Slcfansspn. 171 A AT ni'D AM? 1 Limi 1 rtllrtUL. DURING FAIR Decorated Vehicle At n meeting or Ihe Sports and Altrni'lloiis Comniilleu of the Tip? paper asserts that Hrilish and United Stale claims lo Ihe Island are void of legal force owing tu the-fact that the Hrltisli 'anil Untied Slates governments, ' wllh whom Ihe question was .worked out in the Washington llfealy of 1807, did not oppose Cash Prizes to be Given Fop Best Uussia's declaration of Seplem- her I Wirt, which gave notice to the world that llussia considered Wrangell Island and oilier territory on Ihe Siberian coast as in- Fair II. mn I held laulnight II wna legrat parts of her domain naniniously decided tu put on a float intrude In the city on the second day of the exhibition. Three 30 cush priies will bo tdvcu for the best decorated taxi WIRELESS REPORT MAHARAJAH AND NOT GAEKWAR OF BARODA WHO DIED YESTERDAY LONDON. Aug. 2U.- 11 was not Ihe Oaekwar of Harodu but his son who died abroad oil Holland while travelling as "Maharajah of Harodu." OMIeial condolences and diidoiualic procedure had been set in motion before Ihe mistake was discovered. Huth the sons of Ihe famous (taekwar are now dead and Ihe grandson be-coniei Ihe heir lo the throne. TRAWLER BRINGS SICK COOK TO HOSPITAL Harry Moore Seriously III so Ves sel Makes Special Trip In from Fishing Banks The Canadian Fish & Cold Slor age Co.'s trawler James Car- rut her SEVERE EARTHQUAKE I RECORDED YESTERDAY Instrument at Victoria Tells Shock Probably In Aleutian Islands VICTOHIA. Aug. 2'J. The ob servutory on (nzales Hill recorded a severe earthquake yesterday afternoon. The wave commenced l 3.21 o'clock, the maximum wave coining fourteen minutes later. The record lastedi two hours. 1 J II Is estimated imu llie origin of the quake was 1850 miles distant, probably In the Aleutian Islands. Capl. II. M. Vinl oria on evi'ilillg. Hishop returned to the. Curdeua lasl bbbb"bK ' m ' bbI mbbbbTH xBlIbbb! bbV I V ' BBBBM bh bR( B A contrast to the cowboys of the western plains is this Arab on the Plains of llaran, Mesopotamia. Street Grading to be General Throughout the City if Plan now Formulated is Carried out 1 If plans which the city council now have in a formative stage go through to actual execution, a start will be made in the very near future on a general program of replacing plank roadways that are now becoming dilapidated with permanent graded streets Kl Teet wide. The starling or such a program has been hinted ut at recent council meetings and this morning Acting Mavor Collart was asked by the Daily News for a more de tailed explanation. The Acting Mayor staled that Ituhert Baird. . inspector or municipalities, had been confer- ..,, ,cd will, on the matter .Wing FOURTH ASSEMBLY OF Ills recent visu 10 uie cuj ami a. tpimtP nr ITITTAIIC reply from him was expected at, LtAuUt Ur HAllUTfJ an early date. The work proposed will be done on the local i-in,.a,m.m-n. si,. b Taken Un proxement basis and it isliot ex- ajeeUnn Opening. Next ... ... . ...Ml I... pecleil mat ine cost win in- mvuij. General taxation will be maleri-nllv reduced as a result in view ot Ihe ract that ir repairs to plaukl . . . iu 1 n ! ruails were IO HO cuiiimuvu. a... , ....!.., ..,i. f....n. ti.pl. Parsons, ir.umed J" . aBlllUIll t,r lumber would be . I from Ihe halibut banks la evening after two days fishing bringing in Hie cook, Harry Moore, who is seriously ill and who was admitted to the General Hospital. The vessel hud 12,000 pounds 0 halibut which is being unloaded before the boat returns to the banks. pendilures, moreover. lti now proposed will be of a per muneiil nature. It is the intention to do' rough grading, or corduroying where necessary in the centre of the streets following the ground contour to a width of sixteen feet and cover il with crushed rock The streets lhat will get the. first attention will be those forming part of a trunk roadway from Ihe centre of the city to the outside Of .01 tnose piaiov roan mi 1 j ins. heavy trarrie thai win soon nave to be replaced or receive exten sive repairs. Section is one of the parts or the city lhat will be most affected. A report on the scheme- will he submitted to the council at an early date it is anticipated. COUNT YAMONOTE IS PREMIER OF JAPAN TOlvIO, Aug. 20. Count Oombei Yamonole has been appointed premier of .lupiin suc ceeding Huron Kulo. Subscribe tor the Dally Newa Week LONDON, Aug. 29-lt seems ilikely that disarmament will be I -1 II 1........ . I Jl S Sv 1 1 1 1' bly I J UI HIV .VW(.W. .....v.. :reiiiiiren iierrssiiniiiiK iuikv :.- worK opens 011 September 3. The Mixed Temporary Commission, wiiicii has been sitting in Paris, has been busy with the task or producing the final text of an agreed scheme. The core of the scheme will, or course, be Lord Hubert Cecil's plan or progressive disarmament with mutual guarantees, but it is expecled to embody some oT t tie ideas put forward bv the French. An in leresliug part of the Assembly's work will be Ihe admission of new Slates. Turkey has not yet applied, but it may do so in lime for the Assembly. It is possible that Mr. Cosgrave ' will go to Geneva lo support the applica tion of Ihe Irish Free Stale for membership. There will be one or two other applications, includ ing one from an important native Stale in Africa. This great Parliament of the nations will bring together over 1,500 Stale representatives, expert ami journalists. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Thompson and sou Carl, have ' decided to permanently locale in the south and will leave the city on Monday Mjfht. ARMY FLIGHT MADERECORD Contact With Other Planes Plf- teen Times In 37 Hours for Securlnq Supplies SAN l)IK(!0, Cal., Au?. 29. C'iplaiu Lowell Smith and Lieut: John Itichler, army aviators, landed last nijht afler a cou-linuous tliglit of 37 hours, t? minutes, 32 seconds or one liour seven minutes eleven seconds belter than the previous record for Ions? tlislil. The plane made contact with oilier machines fifteen lime while in the air. This fur the purpose of lakiny nil, foxl, water and fuel. It made new. speed records for all distances over 2,500 kilometres. In all they travelled about 5,000 PREPARATIONS FOR LABOR DAY HosplUI Auxiliary to Participate to Extent of Half the Profits Hig preparations are being made for ihe annual labor day1 celebration. The hospital auxili ary are Joining rorces with the labor committee in working for the success of the event and half the proceeds go to the Nurses' Home fund. Not only will there be all kinds of sports at the Acropolis Hilti grounds including- a tug of war ,' in which the fishermen will un-dertake ' to pull a learn made up from, all other occupations, but there will be baseball, football and a general fine time for every- ' one. The ladies will have a booth on the grounds and :n the evening they will give a dance in the Elks Hall the proceeds uf -which will, be Tor the same purpose. If the day is fine it is expected that there will be a very considerable sum raised for the new building fund. m AGENTS DENY ; CHARGES LAID Repudiate Allegations That They Persuaded Old Country men to go to Canada x LONDON. Aug. 29 Allegations that passenger agents induced large numbers ot people to go to Canada this summer merely so' lhat the agents might secure tlio booking fees in connection with, such migration were stoutly re- pudiuted at a conference or passenger agents In Glasgow today. Charles Wright, secretary oT tlnj agents' organization who recent-4 ly visited Ihe Dominion, declared lhat it was largely a man s own fault if he failed to secure work in Canada. SEVERAL CASES OF INFLUENZ A OF MILD TYPE ARE REPORTED There; are several cases or influenza of u ihjhl form In the cllj' at the present time. Dr J, p. Cade, medical health (illieer, stated this morning that there wus nothing to be -al mined about, lie advised, however, that earn sh u!d be !akn.