When
Yen
Wul
A
Illai
W
(
ol
8.000
t3i.an
way
with
u
revenue
of
from
800
Ited
I
iv,
I
.
.
IDO
2.05
to
vl.flOO
a
cur.
Canadian
fish-Halibut
.
.
;i5:.7O0
ir1.C1U.no
ermeu
were
handicapped
by
n
llerrliiK
501,500
2.028.75
two
rents
duly
per
pound
on
.
i
haliliul
entering
the
American
Tulols
.
HO
HO
1,000
1,000
18.733.70
market.
Una
I
owners
wauled
IHark
Ch
Halibut
.
.
American
1.
1
00
$
1.
378.700
IG5.G5
199.222.00
Totals
.
i.;ih;.hoo
99.3h7.05
'I'olal
poundage
both
Canadian
and
Amerfan
;.?l0.8no
pounds
Total
vulne.
?
IK.
IS
I.
.15.
VOTING
MONEY
British
Labor
Government
In-creases
Amount
to
bo
Spent
on
Flying
I.ONImiN,
March
i
l.stimales
for
llic
Ilrillsb
air
service
Tor
the
)ear
show
a
ros
in-
rreasf
of
C7H7.IHIO
and
a
net
inn-case
of
5.000.(1011
over
Ihe
es-liiiinles
for
the
year
H'-M--'l.
'the
aiuoiuil
of
the
elinuiles
for
the
coming
year
is
ll.3'.t2,-
000
(iro.s
and
11,511.000
net.
PRESBmRIArTsYNOD
VANCOUVER
WILL
JOIN
THE
UNITED
CHURCH
Decides
by
Vote
of
21
to
7
to
Send
Delegates
After
Long
VANCorVKIt.
March
7.
Ily
a
M'le
of
21
to
7
Ihe
Presliyleilaii
yiiml
of
ltritish
Columbia
here
Mded
yeslerilay
aflernoon
to
sent
delcjtnlcK
to
the
United
Church
of
'aniulrt,
The
vole
followed
n
long
discussion
on
Ihe
motion
lo
op
I'otnl
ciuhl
nwmliers
on
the
gen
eiul
runncll
of
the
United
Church
SHIPYARD
STRIKE
COMMENCES
GERMANY
IIWtl.lN.
March
'
Another
the
iKtrl
closed
to
tufted
Stales
1
.
-
fishermen.
He
urged
tlie
Oov-
mmeiil
t'
persevere
in
efforts
lo
tmve
the
Aiuericuii
duly
'the
Skeena
member
criticized
Ihe
oragnizalion
of
Hie
Dominion
fisheries
department
on
the
coast
a
extravagant,
lie
proposcrilhc
abolition
of
1ie
reulral
ofliee
at
Vancouver.
AIR
SFRVIfFiGLACIER
CREEK
MINE
1U
nciUMiuciiiL
nunrt
Well
Known
Stewart
Properly
to
be
Scene
of
Activity
Commencing
In
Few
Weeks
STIAVAUT.
March
7.
F.n
connived
by
the
ncress
nf
oper
ation
al
the
Duuwell
mine,
the
(llaeier
Creek
Mlnin?
Company
will
resume
operation
within
the
next
two
or
three
weeks.
I
hi"
lirooerly
Is
four
miles
by
wagon
road
from
Slewarl
and
is
one
of
Ihe
most
accessible
in
the
dis
trlel,
Ihe
Dunwell
trail
passe
close
lo
il.
There
is
a
tunnel
already"
300
feel
In
and
il
is
supposed
lo
be
very
close
to
the
vein
which
has
triven
such
food
return
on
the
Dunwell
properly.
The
ore
car
ites
both
Kold
and
silver
of
coinincrclul
value.
WELSH
WOMEN
WIN
LONDON.
March
7.
The
Welsh
women's
hockey
It-am
de
fcaled
Ihe
United
Stales
women
by
n
score
of
5
to
0,
C.O.S.
sleamer
Malasplua,
which
is
engaged
In
egg
planting
in
he
Central
fisheries
division
reached
port
yeslerilay
aflernoon
al
Ti
o'clock
lo
report
lo
Ihe
local
Dominion
Fisheries
ollico
and
will
return
south'
tomorrow.
The
MahWlna
"ow
commanded
"by
Capl.
Laird,
formerly
master,
of
"Irike
has
broken
out
In
Ilila
the
Oivencliy.
country.
A
gcncrul
slriko
has
"on
called
In
(ho
shipyards
of
Hamburg,
lltcinen,
l.ubeck
and
Capl.
Urown,
C.G.M.M.
pilot
sailed
for
Vancouver
on
the
Pruicc
rpniyc
I
Iris
uioruiiife
I
cargo
for
1500
cold
storage
car
1
011
lite
tja'iiadlan
National
Hall-'
sBFBbHkSsBBBs
HQEQpBBBBBBJ
Thomas
A.
I.iIImwi.
noted
in-venlor,
recently
celeliraled
his
seventy-scveulh
birthday.
In
honor
oT
Ihe
o:ea-sion
he
J
00k
two
hours
at
mid-day
from
work
in
his
New
Jersey
laboratories.
FRENCH
FRANCS
NEW
LOW
LEVEL
Sold
Yesterday
at
3.95
ilesult
of
New
Issue
of
Notes
NKV
YOllK.
March
7.
l'reneh
rrancs
yeslerilay
plunged
lo
a
new,
low
level
of
3.'.5
cents.
The
unprecedented
increase
of
nl
most
a
billlim
francs
in
note
cir
culation
lo
the
new
high
total
of.
10,203,1100,000
francs
brought
a
flood
of
selling
orders
from
foreign
capitals.
CANADA'S
DEBT
IS
'
SLIGHTLY
DECREASING
,OTTAVA,
March
7.
Decrease
in
Ibe
debl
of
Canada,
an
in
crease
in
Ihe
ordinary
revenue.
and
a
decreiVKe
la
Ihc
ordinary
r.vp;udiltirc
during
(he
month
of
February
Is
Jiiulleall'd
in
(lie,
monthly
statement
of
the
fiuamte
depaitmenl
today;
During
the.
month
Ihe
net
debt
was
decreased
by
if
1,
220,120
standing
on
Feb
ruary
20
at
S.l
10.102,17
1.
For
tlie.
eleven
mouths
of
the
fiscal
year
Ihe
decrease
in
(he
ncl
debt
compared
with
(he
same
pw-iod
'Rst
rai
a
tl5.0Bl.0U
Enthusiastic
Ceremonies
Marked
Taklna
uo
of
'"
New
Quarters
I
on
Sixth
Avenue
Last
Night
I
F.iilhijsiastic
and
most
success.
ful
were
Ihe
ceremonies
last
uiuht
allendiuK
the
formal
opfii-
riug
of
the
new
.Masonic
'I'eniide
at
Hie
corner
of
hixth
Avenue
and:
Dowser
Street.
Some
two
liiin-
!drcd
member!
of
the
craft,
including'
several
visitors,
were
in
attendance.
After
the
regular
limine
meeting
there
was
a
ban-
'i)uel
at
which
many
addresses
were
six
en.
It
was
in
the
early
hours
of
the
moriifux
when
Hie
affair
was
brought
to
u
close.
I
The
new
quarter
are
well
appointed
and
arc
up-lo-ttie
minute
jin
every
respect.
Local
Masons
now
have
a
home
lliul
i
a
credit
to
the
city.
The
visiliiiK
brethren
at
tlie
ceremonies
last
night
included
D.
McKay
of
Ocean
Falls.
C.
Jl.
ISawlc
of
New
Hazrllou,
Dr.
H.
C.
lUrinch
and
James
Turnbull
of
Hazellon.
Dr.
C
It,
Hauklnson,
J.
Mason
Adaiao,
II.
('
Olseii.
Wjl-j
jliatn
S.
Henry.
L.
D.
Iturr
and
O.
A
Itaytimud
of
Smitliers,
11.
T,
j
Kenny
of
Terrace.
The.
visitors
"from
Ihe
interior
will
return
Jhome
this
evening.
A
larxe
dele-jgatiou
was
expected
from
Anyox
;but.
owiur
to
.disappointment
in
traiisporlation
arranem
cut
s,
they
wero
unable
lo
attend.
FISH
ARRIVALS
Seven
Boats
Sold
Catches
Total
ling
35,900
Pounds
at
Exchange
This
Morning
Seven
halibtil
boats
marketed
catches
totalling'
33,1100
lbs.
at
the
I'ish
Kxehange
Ibis
morning.
Two
American
boats
had
13.200
lbs.
and
five
Canadians,
22.700
lb-.
Arrivals
and
sales:
American
Alice
II..
12.000
lbs.,
nl
l.2c
ami
He.
to
the
lloolh
Fisheries
Canadian
Co.
Wood
row,
I.200
lbs.,
at
17.5c
and
We,
lo
the
Canadian'
l-'ish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.
Canadian
Jolianna.
H.iino
lbs.,
al
I0.7e
and
Uc:
ami
Cape
Spencer,
5,000
lbs.,
al
lti.tr
and
i'e,
to
the
Can
adian
I'ish
A
Cold
Storage
Co.
Kouyosu,
5,500
lbs.,
at
I0.te
and
'.'c,
and
Sherman,
toil
lbs.,
at
5.5e
and
He.
lo
the
Allin
Fisher
ies.
w.
Marguerite,
2,H0(l
lbs,
at
t0..'Je
and
8c,
to
the
Hoyal
Fish
Co.
BUD
TAYLOR
WINS
BANTAMWEIGHT
GO
Secures
Newspaper
Decision
over
Pancho
Villa,
World
Cham
pion
Flyweight
MII.WAUKKK.
March
7
Hud
I'aylfir
of
Terre
Haute,
bantain-
weigbl,
won
the
decision
over
I'anelio
Villa,
world's
flyweight
champion
in
a
ten
round
bout.
CANADIAN
POET
AND
POLITICAL
WRITER
DIED
NEAR
BOSTON
ItOSTON.
March
7.
-
F.dward
William
Thompson,
Canadian
poet
and
political
writer,
died
at
his
home
in
the
West
lloxbury
district
yesterday.
He
was
born
al
ionium
in
low
ami
was
a
close
friend
and
adviser
of
Sir
Wilfrid
t.uui
iei
The
Latest
In
Reetau
rants.
TAXI
tln.
v
BOSTON
GRILL
id
a
hurry
99
Third
Avenue.
Phone
Dest
of
Food
OoQd
Borvice.
tt
Oars
and
Beit
Service
PRINCE
RUPERT
Private
Boxes
for
Party
Use.
In
th
City.
Rates
Reasonable
"Take
Her
to
The
Boston."
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
J
VOI,.
XIV,,
NO,
57
IMWXCK
IIUI'KIIT,
11.(1,
FMDAY,
MAHCII
7,
1024.
VMttrdij't
Circulation
1S7B
Strttt
SalM,
884.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
STORK
Wm
DEVELOPMENT
OF
THIS
PORT
WEIRD
CEREMONY
AT
LUXOR
IN
CONNECTION
WITH
REOPENING
OF
TOMB
Fred
Stork
on
Floor
of
House
of
Commons
Urges
Building
of
an
Elevator
at
Prince
Rupert
OTTAWA,
March
7.
-
On
the
floor
or
the
House
of
Com
J
iiioiii
j
vlilny
l''r,l
Hlork.
member
for
Skrcn-i,
urged
(lie
build-1
i
i
K
uf
a
grain
clevnlor
nl
Prince
llupert.
lie
expressed
Ihc
belief
lliul
tin;
grain
movement
to
the
Pacific
const
would
slay
uiul
urged
Hint
the
original
(iruud
Trunk
Ituihviiy
program
for
the
development
of
Prime
itiiert
he
rurrieri
lo
a
conclusion,
the
grain
elevnlor
living
a
part
of
this
scheme.
Tlie
country
win
choked
by
lack
of
railway
service
which
this
initlel
would
provide.
Speaking
on
the
debate
nn
Ihe
address
in
reply
lo
the
speech
-
from
Hie
throne.
Mr.
Slork
con-
7l
OH
I
A
MHlMf
gralulaled
Ihe
Oovcrnment
on
Its
HjII
LANUlPm
r',icy
'u
?:'
.
(o1umhia
fisheries,
the
re-'
IM
EEDDIT
ADV
''uction
ln
fishery
license-
to
111
lLlDuUAUl
"""
titan
whiles
ami
Indians
was
successful
and
wa
now
generally
approved.
He
also
Two
Million
and
a
Quarter
Lbs.
congratulaled
the
Oovcrnment
on
Handled
Here
Value,
$248,-
:iu
success
In
connection
with
121.35.
forest
patrol
hy
aeroplane.
Handicapped
by
Duty
I
j
Mi
lauding
al
prince
Ituperl
Speaking
of
Ihr
fisheries
on
for
the
period
between
January
Ihe
Pacific
coat
Mr.
Slork
said
ami
February
'.'0.
according
to
Prince
Ituperl
was
nv
the
cen-figure
furnislied
by
the
fisheries
Ire
of
the
halibut
trade
on
the
branch,
deportment
of
marine
and
Pacfflr
coast,
where
;!9,500.no0
fisheries
were
as
follows:
pound
of
halibut
was
now
mar-
Canadlan
'krlcd
miiinnlly.
This
provided
Pounds.
Value,
new
masunii
i
TEMPLE
OPEN
This
photograph
of
the
opening
of
the
Olympic
winter
spor
contests
a(
Cbamoiu&,
.Krxince,
shows,
the
repreenla-liyvjf'U'f
forty
7iatronrlinethct
in
front
of
the
Hotel
de
Ville.
Sacrifice
Bulls
in
Luxor
when
Inspection
made
by
Visitors
of
Tomb
Ancient
Egyptian
King
l.l.'XOlt,
March
7.
The
re-opening
of
the
tomb
of
Tulenk-
hanieu
yesterday
for
the
inspection
of
200
visitors,
guests
of
Ihe
Kgxpliau
government,
was.
preceded
by
a
picturesque
ceremony
following
the
custom
of
the
days
of
the
pharaohs
of
sacrificing
two
bulls
in
(he
centre
of
the
town.
Ministers
and
high
officials
were
present.
I
iioiisunus
01
names
ami
stieiks
111
gorgeous
costumes
crowded
the
gaily
beflagged
streets
singing
lo
the
ac
companiment
of
hgyplian
instrument.
After
the
sacrifice
the
government
parly
was
entertained
by
feats
of
horsemanship
by
the
sheiks.
I
ITTI
F
fH
ANf,F
iMR.
PATTULLO'S
OFFER
ui
xjm
vuiuium
it
in
nrrti
irrrnTrni
TIMBER
SCALE
Six
Million
Feet
for
February
Is
Much
Same
as
That
for
January
Last
motilh
Ihe
timber
sealing,
were
very
similar
lo
those
of
the
previous
month,
there
be
iug
approximately
six
feel
measured
in
each.
tails
of
Ihe
work
are
as
follows
Douglas
fir
lied
Cedar
Coast
spruce
Hemlock
....
Halsam
Jarkpiue
...
Cypress
Interior
pruee
....
Poles,
lineal
feet
-
1
r,n-
Hn
Cedar
piles
29,
IPO
Cordwood,
cords
SM9
Shingle
bolls,
cords,
I'Jtt
Spruce
Ties
1,
097
Hemlock
lies
75
Pine
lies
,
2,l0t
Mine
props
5,000
PREMIER
WILL
ASK
FOR
HrW
DCLfl
AttCriLU.
ADer
consultation
with
I'rin.
cipal
llrady
of
the
High
School,
Ibe
orrer
ir
Hon.
T.
D.
Patlullo
of
a
ten
dollar
prize
for
Ihe
kvriler
of
the
best
editorial
arll-
niliiinii
ele
to
be
written
by
a
high
school
n.'n
il...
-pupil
011
any
subject
to
be
chosen
lias
neeji
acecpien.
ine
3'
835
students
are
already
reading
I
etllioriais
anu
preparing
uaui
turn
"
720
749
""'
'""M't'l'lion
will
take
7tTiif
1
willi
in
a
few
days.
APPROVAL
RUM
RUNNING
place
'm.q.
The
prize
winning
article
will
published
in
this
u
r.,.
oe
paper.
.
MRS.
THOMAS
RYAN
i.-"M
tAtrrv
iit
tirvoniTll
viLU
m
nuoniAL
SINGAPORE
TO
BE
ABANDONED
Decision
of
British
Government
Has
Been
Communicated
to
Dominions
LONDON,
March
7-
It
is
staled
on
bi'.'h
authority
that
the
Government
has
decided
not
to
proceed
wild
the
Singapore
base
Hcheme.
TJie
decision
lias
been
communicated
to
tlie
Dominion
(ioveriinienlsjand
(lie
tJoverpment
here
y
awaiting
their
replies
before
announcing
(be
decision
in
Parliament.
STOOL
PIGEONS
ARE
JUSTIFIED
Chief
Justice
of
Appeal
Court
and
Another
Judge
Uphold
System
VANCOUVKIl,
March
7.
The.
use
of
"stool
pigeons"
in
tlie
(detection
and
suppression
o(
crime
was
endorsed
here
yes
terday
by
chief
justice
Mac-douald
and
Mr.
Justice
Martin
in
the
Appeal
Court.
Jxpn'sslons
of
opinion
varied
-"during
(he
hearing
of
Hie
appeal
of
John
Berdino,
who
had
been
convicted
of
selling
a
bottle,
of
whiskey
lo
three
operatives
of
the
Liquor
Control
Hoard.
SCOTTISH
STEAMER
naa
Been
aenousiy
in
ror
oomo,jP(
U((
Time
29
Years
of
Age
and
Native
of
Port
Simpson
IS
RECOMMENDED
FOR
PURCHASE
BY
C.N.R.
Captain
Donald
Finds
Vessel
He
Thinks
Will
Suit
Need
of
This
Port
VANCOUVKIl,
March
7.
The
sleamer
Capl.
Donald
has.
found
for
the
service
of
the
Canadian
National
llailways
plying
out
of'
Piinee
llupert
is
the
Ilrllish
steamer
St.
Margaret.
She
lias
been
on
the
North
Kent
.
liiinl
Orknev
nml
Sliettnnil
llslands
run.
The
ship
i's
of
1088
Editorial
Article
to
be
Written
by
2U1rt'c1l.
,fun?'
3?
fl
Pupils
of
the
High
School
For
Competition
ueam,
aim
was
mini
in
ivvi.
one
is
lliere:ore
larger
nml
more
modern
than
the
sleamer
Prince
Mberl,
whose
place
sha
will
tak
on
ihe
yueen
t'tiiuioiic-Prtnce
llupert
run,
if
she
is
secured.
The
Prince
Albert
was
built
in
1893,
and
is
a
ship
of
231
feet
length,
ami
1015
gross
tons.
LONGSHOREMEN
QUIT
WORK
AT
NEW
YORK
NKW
YOllK,
March
7.
Over
GOO
longshoremen
employed
by
the
Southern
PaciTio
Steamship
Company
dropped
work
last
night
In
protest
against.
elTorts
to
place
employees
of
the
port
to
load
for
a
company,
Information
of
which
along
tlie
piers
was
in
the
elTecl
that
two
shins
wern
ItOSSLAND
BEATEN
I'lio
riealh
occurred
In
I
hu
lien-
"KLLKvUK,
Alta.,
March
7-
eral
Hospital
last
night
at
7.30
Hetlevue
"Hull
Dogs"
defeated
of
Mrs.
Thomas
Hyan
who
had
llossland
5
to
0
in
Ihe
first
game
been
seriously
ill
for
tho
past
of
the
Allan
Cup
elimination
several
weeks.
Deceased
was
29
series.
TDTATV
U7ITU
CTATCC
years
01
aue
ami
was
a
native
of
"
IKtAlI
Willi
olAlto:p0rt
Slmpsousiie.had
been
re-
City
Police
Sergeant
Hugh
Mo-.
siding
in
Hie
cily.wllli
her
tnis-
Olinchy
sailed
for
the
houIIi
on
OTTAWA.
March
7.
Premier
ihaml
at
Ihe
Oceati
View-
Apart-
the
Prince
(teorge
this
morning
Mackenzie
King
intends
to
move
n
resolution
in
Hie
House
of
C.oni-inons
calling
for
approval
of
(lie
rum
running
treaty
between
Cn
at
Itritaii,
and
United
Stale
ments.
f
'
v
having
in
custody
Octave
Hagnn
Hayner
llros.
are
in
charge
of
who
is
to
be
placed
In
ibe
mental
funeral
arrangements.
Subscribe
for
(bo
Dall7
.News
hospital
at
New
Westminster,
Hague
recently
attempted
suicide
bjr
nulling
h;s
throat