VICTOIUA, July 3. Vice-Ad-imral Sir Freredick Field denied ralagorieally having slated in Victoria dial Canada should equip four cruisers, two Tor Atlantic service and two Tor Pacific service. Ho had merely stated a cast to show the value of naval protection on the trade roules, giving his opinion that two cruisers on the Pacific coast would be valuable In Ume of war to link up wth olher British cruisers. Vice-Admiral Field said lie was not here to dictate to Canada otto give gratuitous advice. NEW LINERS FOR JAPANESE Two Passenger and Freight Ves sels Under Construction for N.Y.K. vnlinn iln In disease. It is II disgrace to the nation," be says Advertise, ijj Jbe Dally News. McAduo Smilh 320" V4 Davis. West Virginia ... 5'J Underwooil Cox Olass Halstou Ilobinson Hitcliie Walsh SouUbury Owen tiovi'i-nor Brian i r....!..i.i !i......a nr.. im Rive way to bi-iiit ami iivi"!- "" mi- built in the Orient ror Hie Nippon Yusen Kalsha, it was learned on the arrival "of the Yokohama Maru, Captain S. Akiyoshi. from the Orient. These two- liners make four now under construction for the N.Y'.K., two Diesel engine freighters at Glasgow and two reciprocating-en-Rincil linprs in Japan. Chicago discharged here aiiiounled to 153 tons including a larze shinment of porcelain. The Seattle cargo amounted to 1.107 Ions. Including 078 bales of silk and .1,278 nials of rice, in addition lo 470 bags of mail. Thu ii-ii. iin Yokohama Maru will nol call at Vancouver. indiansfIbund and starving states EDMONTON FUR TRADER EDMONTON, July 3. Angus Sherwood, fur trader, substantiates the report that Hie Siccani Indians of Northern British Columbia are half blind and are existing in a slnlo of sentLslar- one UNITED STATES au vi 51 2:i 1)3 42 IG'j 13 ,C c Battle ,31 McAdoo lost consiilerabln ground since yesterday while Sinilh slood about Hie same. Miinn. U mi onii'icu tiat the I wo ' ... I.....;,. ....iiIimhI.ts mav have to of I he oilier Candidates possibly John v Davis. . . . The convention adjourned last uighl antl il Ibis morning auor 42 ballots had been laKcn-.- CANADA OFFICE lion Patshltsh Connection in 1 1 1 j ... . . . . Canada to Develop Foreign Trade OTTAWA. July 3. Willi head-rtntirlfi I'M here, the United Slates i j 1 1 wl 11:1 lull n foreign trade olllcc in Canada within a short lime and has selected two ofll-clals lo introduce the new service among United Slates manufac turers. BIRTH A dauskler was born at U10 Prince Rupert General Hospital n. 1. .....1 M tQ on Juno -2 10 air. nn" Charles P. Baagno, 330 l'iflli Avenue West. v Viallnrs nl. Iho Ilolary Club in. .ni... mi inilnv we'ro Dr. L. VV. Kergtn and VV. A. Patcrson. BRITISH FLYER IS AT SHANGHAI SHANGHAI, July 3. Stuart MacLaren, Brilisli roiiml the world flyer, arrived here this morning from Foochow. The next hop will be across the 'China Sea to Kogoshinia, South Japan. PRMANENT AIRDROME IN EDMONTON PLANNED Orders Issued by City Commis sioners that Report be Made Upon Suitable Site EDMONTON, July 3. Subse quent to a request lo the city cominissioners for a permanent airdrome In the cily, orders have been issued for S. B. l erris, su iierinlendeut of lbe cily land de part nieiil, lo report upon a site suitable for such a purpose. The leanest in question sug geslcd that part or the present Iniid used bv lbe Edmonton and Grandej Prairie Aircraft Company on Portage Avenue inigni ne. useu and Invited lbe commissioners and Mr. Ferris lo accompany Mr, Adair, bead of the company, and Captain May on an tnspec linn nf llu. site. Major Blalchford has express ed himself as strongly in favot nf a nermanenl landing ground A recent accident which occurred to-an airplane piloted by Capt The Conservatives are still leading in Fort George; und if this seal is finally placed in Hie Conservative column it will gtv (lis party a total of 18 voles. To' this mav lie added four I'rovin- vincials, making a total or 22 votes in the legislature. Tin. Liberals have 21), with two independent Liberals, llaynes and Uurde, who will both support the government ;, one independent who is also likely to support Hie gov ernment, and. three Labor mem hers Iters who wiu can cun be uc 'depended uciiviii" n upon " fiating it, because if they did $o it would mvaii aupuier- eicctioir, and they are naturally not anxious again to have to face their constituents. 26 Against 22 This gives Hie government 26 votes, against I lie 22 of the Con- ...... .. umi. ..it ,..r,u r,,r nmlmiceii lint- servativcs. neiiuci out 1U1 .NEW yuhiv, J uiy o. . - "-- " . 'M.,eaker. and the government has lulling save one in convention history 'i00 . l.0"c" "C ,iriiv ..r three. This, it is nominated Douglas by Hiking 37 ballots atei. nc e, uc -u i" workllJJ ,nujor. a convention at noon today was still deadlocked i as tig I y us e ;l e' t ke fuf u ..... . i ..ii.. i.. i. ... i ..tan iniflii nun inir whs iiii inuii:aiiLiii uii".' - - . . rillj-iwo uanois mm uccu i"' low soon a break woiiuj conic. Ph.. fifiv-ccoii(l vole stood as follows: . - - - - 1111 - strong and virile government for the reason that one or two mem bers could at any time hold a gun at the head of the cabinet and force il to agree lo measures which might not be in the gen eral interest of British Columbia. ... . !-. i I. to hurl the parly in power. May Make Qalns Mr. Oliver might pick up seat or two in I lie final icount. Two mure seats would give the government 28 agains.1 i'Mi ui" nn onoosition. a nrctty safe majority. IETTING READY FOR GRAIN CROP Canadian National. Railways Will Have Much New Equipment This Year WINNIPEG. July 3. Work on Hie new equipment for the band ling of the 1021 grain crop and for general business, on the Can adiaii National Railways is grad ually approaching completion and il is confidently expected" that this rolling stock will he on hand for the heavy harvest movement of this fall, according' to advices! reaching here from G. L. Smart, chief of car equipment of the Canadian National system. Al ready 450 pieces of new equipment have- been delivered, this including the major portion of pas senger equipment and a con siderable amount of the working equipment ordered for the sys lem. The Canadian Car and Foundry Co. til Montreal has delivered 10 May at Grande Prairie, shows tho'fjrsl class steel coaches, to steel . i v. ... i.,.,.i;rr f,..niitrw . ...,... i i.. . ...,.i tic. IlieU'lOr 1HU1HI icnuiiift . . ' f fiiMHi . i; uin iiiaiuvs tiuii jl is pointed oul, by the. mayor, 50-lon ballast cars. The Na-who knows from personal ex-Mjnnal Sleel Car Company of Ham- "". n. ' .:.! I .1 flrtl.l I. in... ,. J: 1 1 . .1 .llHn pei'iece-luai n piu iei-i unu 1 1 1 uas contpieien i-uiisiruciiuu a necesslly when landing or. of 21 sleel baggage cars and 140 taking off. I (Continued on pa-e 0) The Latest In Restaurant. 25 TAXI Ambulance and BOSTON Third Avenue. GRILL Service Best of Food Good Service. Anywhere at Anytime. Private Boxes for Parly Use. Stand Royal Hotel, 3rd Ave. PRINCE RUPERT and 6th St. "Take Her to The Boston." matt VIDECK. Pron. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper afJ'auu.,i, '"O-. g vmi YIV NO. 155. U.'!f'"'y PItlNCK HUPKHT, B.C., THL'HyDAY, JULY 3, l2i. Yeeterday Circulation, 1811 Street Sales, t 3 3 PRICE FIVE CENTS. ' .llr,,. .,i , 1 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION STILL AT IMPASSE CONSERVATIVE MEMBER PROPOSES AMENDMENT TO ACT OF CONSTITUTION BEER BY GLASS IS FAVORED IN SOME DISTRICTS TM.i..n Rldlnns Voted for Iff! i - Measure Two Tied Changes aro Expected VICTORIA, July 3. Olllciul election figures issued by the provincial secretnry's department vwifiMv indicate Ilia! at least I hirl cen ridings vole.l in favor of beer liv Hie glass ai uie mem plebiscite. They were. Alberni, Allin, Cariboo, Columbia, Es-fiuiuiulf , Ferule, Fort George, The Islands, Nanainio, Omineca, Prince Rupert, Ferule, Rossland-Trail, Skeena and Yule. The vole in Burnaby and Creslon was :i tie The absentee vole, it is expected, 'will ulter the result in Mime of (lie constituencies. ADMIRAL FIELD Corrects. Imn CBsmlonTaken - as Rsult of His Speech In The ,e latest photograph of Miss Helen Wills, women's tenuis mis champion t,o"''"" of the lS., - who it is expected . . will , be Miss Susauiie Leiiglen's opponent at Wimbledon. MAKES DENIAL Fifty-Second Ballot -m ST T T I Reached at New lorn and End not in Sight POSITION OF GOVERNMENT Conservative, Paper Says They Will be Able to Carry on With Small Majority Although final results from I some ridings are, not yet in, and while the absentee voles have to be laken into consideration, it is clear lliat Hie government at' Victoria with Hie assistance of the independent Liberals and the Labor group can carry on, says Lbe Nelson News. Au aerial photograph of 1I.M.S. Hood now at Vancouver; I Right to Amend Constitution Mav be Asked by Canada from fvi'Tvw.Y .iniv :i William F. McLean. Conservative mem-l l.ir fur Koiilli York, nronoses to move a resolution in the House., jor Commons requesting the British parliament to make such GREAT PAGEANT BEING PLANNED Ambitious Demonstration Will be i Staged Next Month In Connection with Empire Exhibition NEW YORK, July 3. Capt. Williams of the Empire Exhibition slatf, who lias arrived here, stales that the government is planning to slagc a pageant on a stale never before equalled in Hie world. It will be held froin July 21 to August 31 and will endeavor to show the accom plishments of the people of the British Empire. Alfred Noyes, poet, Mrs. Margol Asquith, Ishbel jMacdonald and Lady Irene Cur-zbn are among those who will itake part. British Imperial Goucrnmenf REDISTRIBUTION Aii impressive funeral- service ; . Canadian boats ,,er,a- four" nccoin'paniineiit of Charles Bal-a''iio al thu organ. Inli.i'ninnl timk iiliire ui rair- Chief VV. Howe. II. Vickers and Joo The following sent floral tri butes: Chief and Mrs. VV. II. Vickers, Dr. and Mrs. J .P. Cade, Mrs. J. II. Ilildilc.li. Mrs. Bertha Myhili- Jottes, Harry McLeod, Mrs. Beth Macdonald, Dr. and Mrs. b-, J. Evans, Mrs. Goldblooui, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Self, Mr. and Mrs. II. Lipsett, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Howe, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Munro, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miggins. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Benson. Mr. and Mrs. Harris Kerr. Mr. and Mrs. Alf. Chris tiansen, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Tile, Old .Wanderers' Club, Mr. and Mrs. Harold McEwen, Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Silversides, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Richmond, Air. and Mrs. John Manson, Mr. and Mrs. George B. While, Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Eggerl. Mr. and Mrs. A. Aker- berg, Mr. and Mrs, O. lL John son. Mr. anil-airs. u. n. uaggeu, Mr. and Mrs. 11. D. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pillsbiiry,- Mrs. F. I). Magar, Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. F. Dibb, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.. Fishery Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McClyniont, (continued op page 3) al' 11.6c and class fish and (5c and 7c for second class. ;III(ll9 aim puit ""rf last tribute of esteem and respect! ii. I In. lain John H. llilditch. In a fitting address. Archdeacon Uix referred referred to to the the loss loss U.e the cotnmu American Skaudia, 50,000 lbs., and Valid, ;ic";nlu-!8inoo lbs., to the Canadian Fish nily had sustained in the death ;& Co)) gorare Co at 12c aiid 6e. vnaiinnloil Pill AniU'O-l . . ,.f n 7PM. 1. n .1 a n- priale hymns were sung to the BILL COMING IN ""lanieilUineillS lu uiu miii.-:ii .umi niuciau i" d"" to be decidedly opposed to votingMne rjg,i iu amend her own constitution. The constitutional Tuesday or Wednesday la Time against the government and e-tumeiidirfeent uuder Mr. McLean's proposal can only lie orougnii .xliout by an absolute majority vole of. each house iH tne, uo-i amend her own constitution. Ij. H. HILDITCH LAID TO REST mil witn sucn a nraioiiij ui-- ........ . ,., ... n.,,:,, iriivpmiiionl in slit carry on. and." c . 0 , . . , . , the absentee vote is hardly likely FISH ARRIVALS Ceven Schooners Marketed 104,. 000 Pounds of Halibut This Morning Now Set at Ottawa for This Measure. OTTAWA, July 3. Il Is announced that the redistribution hill will be brought' into Hie House on , Tuesday or Wednes day of next week. The schedules for the western provinces have already been published. There will be twelve new ridings west . .1 , r..i., r.. i;itat. Obsequies In St. Andrew's Angll- seven babbitt schooners mai- CoIunibiai Nr,h Vaiicouver will can Church Today Largely ;keled catclies oia ling u, um. maje (nQ a new conslUut.Ilcyi at the bcal Hsh Lx- Attended ipoun.ls MalIoba wi ,iavo . lw0 new f.""g0.r 1 " seats, Saskatchewan five and Al- iiinU unlil 7'' Illlll llllllllllS ilL ZC UUUlPt ' 9UUJ I ivruim.i u was held tins afternoon ai --ijj,,,, of 33,000- pounds in u.e AHBca . ' ,)rices ranging from 'deacon G. A. Hix officiating, when to 12.1c . , Tor . first .. . . ii'lnlhiw and ;i hlfU'i! number of Dundas, 4,5b0 lbs., at 1 1.6o - " '' ... 1 . ...v , , ,ii,,ij,ata A r.1111 lliw n I. 1 I .III) Fannie F.. 10,000 lbs- al 12.1c and 7c, to the Royal Fish Co. STEVENS MAY BE NEW TORY LEADER Ottawa Has Rumor to This .Ef fect Leading Paper Declares OTTAWA. Julv 3. The Ottawa Citizen says the rumor is revived thai Hon: H. H. Stevens will resign from the House of Commons lo take the provincial Conserva tive leadership In British UNITED STATES FLYERS PROGRESS Arrived at Umballa, India, Today from Allahabad Heat Is Intense WASHINGTON, July 3. The United Stales round t lie world flyers arrived at Umballa, India, today from v Allahabad. The aviators were exhaustod on account of .iho intenso heat. CANADA LOSES SOCCERGAME All Star Victoria Team Won j Match Yesterday by 2 to 1 Augusta, 14,000 lbs., at 12Cj ,,, n,mIlvl, , ran ' and Cc. to the Bootli Fisheries' .w7. " " . 7-r-Vi a Canadian Co. Werdav by a team composed of wnauian . - . . vina- Ci.mi.inFv .mill n larcrn". iiuni-1 . . ' . L . Victoria . by a score of two lo one. her of mourners followed the f7 to li l"e All In of ' Ca"adians was cortege to the grave. I . . AUm, brilliant but the forwards were The pall bearers were Jack Mo-1 . nftn 1 1 7b weak. An all-Australian leant Kechnie. John Vcrick,: Percy "' ,;;,..,,':' VMl & will play the visitors on Saturday. Tinker, It. VV. .Cameron,' Police L, . . s,' n.. i " AIR MAIL ARRIVES AT SAN FRANCISCO First Fllnht from New York Accomplished In 34 Hours and Forty Minutes Is SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. The first westbound night flying air mail arrived from New York last evening. The time was 34 hours and 40 milUilcs. LUMBERMAN DIES OTTAWA. Julv 3. Daniel Sprague; a prominent lumberman formerly of Winnipeg, Is dead here at the age of 70. LEAGUE BASEBALL American League ' Boston 0, Washington 5. Chicago 1, Detroit 2, St. Louis 0, Cleveland 4. New York 8-f0, Philadelphia, 0-1. National League Philadelphia ,3, Boston I. Brooklyn 4, New '.Y6rk I." Cincinnati 5, Chicago 7. Pittsburg 3, St. Louia 2.