r The '-omtmuy will proceed with Ihe development and operation t ' oi 'Miig properties which it imiii. on (iralium I-land und in Hie ( uilci ior H i a privulc company and liu no stock for sale. The Jtruit iitttU arc the wealthy and well-known Block estate of Haiti-1 NORTH AMERICA DRAWS BRITISH VINIOK. .March 27. Sir Waller Pariall. aued Kit. owininl ..r lm !... ku JM.iii.mI iiiul ilinl1 BANK CLERK SALARIES VICTOIUA, .March 27. The Victoria Trade ami Labor Council I gathering dalti Ihe niiliiHcH unlit lo hank clerks throughout the province with a Mew of having the present low uiorc. Maryland. aud Flejfhrr eslnl of IMillatlrlpMa. Mi. J Cabrera I aUo a stockholder. The British Columbia Com pany i practically a nraiicu oi un A ricaii corporation which wo and perat-' mining pro- , prrlic in lli Wind lliver canyon. Emigration from Old Country toiXVvljlurt .Mr. :abrera came here this Side Increased Malerl ally Last Year LONDON, March .'7. Olllciul emigration t.talislirs slow thai llo emigrant frun ihe toiled Kingdom lal year lo other parts or Hi.- Empire loialled i:7.n0il. Tli British migrant to British North A merlon lucreiied by 18,-IMMI lal year a compared wtlh the jircvioji year and I hose Itt I In I uilrd Sialic uiercacd by i.i.lilio Tlu lol nl iiiimhcj lo British Norlli Ani'Tica lift year wa KM.IMIO and I" t nilftl Slate. V.O00. BRITISHMUSIC MASTERPASSES Sir Waller Parratt Dies at Age of 83 Headed London University Music Faculty front Wyoinitiz lust year lo look HfltT I ho 1 1.(1. oMralion and li il laknii uy hi reiihiM In Prince IlllJM'H. YUf tnontaiiy ha" i-ilxfr lead und nlurfr land!) in I lie Omiiu'ca liilrirl und a camp l l ! -tahlMifd thi spriny on Kitwunira UiTt-k lo work a pnpertv their. The inn! important opfralion of I lu rtnnpany at the prcM'iil lime, however, nie lt be eiirried mil m tlrahain Inland. To pro duce Knld bullion from u uoh) mine Ihere, a Miiall Mueller I now belinr pul in and twt fur- mieen for it hae ulruady ariued ln-ir. A larger Allls-ChuliiK Miielllnv onlfll ha b'-en orderr liy I he eomi'iiiiy ami, H I lie upe ration nf I he miiuII plant at (irahain Uland prove a curcemt. II will he inolulh'd there. Other-wise tt will he r-lablirdied id Prince lluperl lo lake rare of (iief from the inlerior. Ily nexl week IG men will be employed by Ihe company at Oriihaiii Inland. Mr. Cabrera i leaving for there on Saturday evening- of the furully of mimic .- .CANADA RECOGNIZES don InlverMiy Kinee u'io, i-dend. Ilo wan prlvule organ lid lo Uueen Virloria and wa alnn a Paul (liand OmuiiM of the GRANBY MANAGER IS GIVEN FINE SENDOFF Special U I hilly Nr NANAIMO, Mairh 27,- C. M. 1 anipbell. uiunuiter of tin' Ornnby ioimolhlaled iitlne at CaMnidy. who leuven Ihe rirmt or the monlh fur I'.anlern Caniulu, wan tendered u bamiiicl ul lh Windsor llnlel )al evenltiK by member or Ihe Vancouver Inlund bianeli or Ihe Canadian Innlitule of Mliiiiiy and Metallurgy. SOYIET GOVERNMENT In Best Interests of Both Countries March 27 OTTAWA, - -"Canada is prepared lo reeognUe the Soviet government of Hussia as lu Ihe best interest of both coun tries.' 'Premier Mackenzie King yesterday wrote S. A. YaslkofT. Agent in Montreal oT the Husslioi government, who had asked whether de jure recognition ot Hussia by Cecal Britain could he laken lo signify recognition by Canada, i LANDSLIDE IN ITALY KILLS FIFTY PEOPLE HOME, March 27. Firty persons were killed lu a landslide In Ihe seaport of Amalfi, 23 miles fioulheust of Naples, according lo ,' i - j h LOSS TURNED INTOPROFIT Canadian National Railways Make Gain of Three and Half Million Over Year Ago MONTREAL, March 27. The Canadian National Railways for the month of Jan-uary and February show an Increase In gross revenue of $1,433,778 accompanied by a decrease In operating expenses amounting to $2,058,-50 with a net profit or $262,276 compared with a deficit last year of $3,270,-052. This makes an Improvement compared with the same months of last year of $3,532,428. -DR. KERGIN IS NEW PRESIDENT Rotary Club Elects Officers by Acclamation and Nominates Directors The following officers for the Prince Itupcrl llotury Club for the ensuing year were elected by acclamation itt the weekly luncheon this arteruoou: President. Dr. W. T. Krrgiu. Secretary, S. D. Johnston. Treasurer, (Scorge llorie. For the three vacancies on the Premier Mackenzie King Says It lmard of directors, the following were nominated: W. E. Williams J. W. Nicholls. John Dvbhavu ami (eurge Bryant. The election will lake place a month hence. TRY TO SCALE MOUNT EVEREST Another Expedition Started Yesterday Under Leadership of Brig. -Gen. Charles Bruce DAIUEI.EDLNO, India, Mar. 27 P. R. The Latest In Reetauranta., FISH Freeh Fish : MARKET Dully. mm BOSTON GRILL Beef, Mutton, Lamb. Fork, Veal, Poultry. Third Avenue.. Home Made Sausage Frenli Best of Food Good Service. Dally. PRINCE RUPERT Private Boxes for Parly Use. Phone 671. J Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper "Take Her te The Boston." VOL XIV NO. 7t PHINCK MJPEUT, B.tl, TjllftSDAY, MARCH 27, 1021. YMttrdiy'i Circulation 1S33 SlfMl StlM, PRICE FIVE CENTS. NEW LOCAL COMPANY adlan Finance TOHONT. March 27. Sir By- ion I.1I11111111I walker, piesiueui banking and financial circles, died Ihi morning after a few- days illness from pneumonia. II was in his sevriily-sixth year and his last illness was the only serious one in his life. The funeral will take place next Wednesday. Few- bankers in thi couutry r or the Canadian Bank uf l'.(mi-j meire and one of the most oul-i IS HHk. LLLLb Wm slsB IsisslslslslsUr "I Mile. .Malthc Je (jliutiibriui. daughter of (be Mariui dc (JliumbriHi, -who is a member or Ihe Krencli cliamber of depolitsr-a.id- a grcal-graiid-daugliler of (ieneral Laf-nyelte. -1i'vii with a planter ca.-t of herself to lie idaced on exhibition soon. British tiovernment Prepares for: Emergency Service if Strike an emergency service during Ihe lranjiortalioii strike. Premier liamsay .Macuoualu sialeu ycslertluy in the House of Commons. The premier said be hoped it would not be necessary to take ac tion since it wa understood the points in di-pulc had been considerably reduced. There was no sign of a sctllcmciit lal night and with the threatened lockout in Ihe shipbuilding I rude and a dispute with the coal miners unsellled, Ihe ministry seems destined lo have its hands full. The exact date or the shipbuilding lockout will be decided nexl Tuesday. BANK PRESIDENT ' DIED SUDDENLY': Sir Edmund Walker, Head of Bank of Commerce, was Out- standing Figure In Can- : tandiuH figure in! Canadian if BRITISH FLYER LYONS TO kIiIixI :ih whs! Decision ' " - - Sir Edmund Walker. He wa Piiiinenl not only in his profes sion of finance, but us an art connoisseur and a public spirited citizen. He wa a lover of the aesthetic, und he possessed liler-ary tasles of uu exceptionally high order. Hi was a busy life INCORPORATED BIG DEAL IN NORTHERN TIMBER LANDS IS ANNOUNCED IN VANCOUVER TODAY Prince Rupert Mining Company to Operate in District with Central Offices in This City Eastern American Capital to Develop Number of Claims on Islands and Interior ALREADY FURNACES FOR SMALL SMELTER ARRIVE IN THE CITY Larger Smelting Outfit Ordered and May be Installed on Graham Island liirui'iKtrutiun "i tin; I U. C. P'-tm-ylvumu-Hrili-h Coluni-bi.i Mines Va. Ltd.. with capitalization of $J 00.000 und operating hi'udiuurliT9 in Prince llupcrt, i being effected this week ut Victoria according lu announcement nmdc loduy by (1 K, Cabrera, M.E., manager of Ihe com'Miiiy mill engineer in cnarge. i If ! LUMBER SHIPMENT 3ZINQ TOWED SOUTH CONSIGNED TO U.K. The Big Bay Lumber Company Iiuh Jusl ship' ped south lo Vancouver for the II. n. .McMillan Company lo go lo Hie tinted Kingdom u consignment of 1 5U,liGUjld of clear spruce I as Thorough. II fstoing fodlli by a cow lowed by I he Cape Scull. I 1 ROME LYONS. France. March 27. Sluart Maclaren. the British aviator, took otT this moruiUK for Home on 1 lie second stage of his round Ihe world flight. Tin' delay caused by for at l.e Havre yesterday was sub-equenlly made up and Ihe machine is now running on schedule. ANGLICANS TO START DRIVE Collecting Funds on Saturday of this Week TEN THOUSAND NEEDED The Building Committee of (he Anglican Church has decided lo to tho end. While he possessed .drew' church on Saturday of Vancouver and Victoria People buy much Timber in Bella Coola Valley (Special lo l'rincc Rupert Daily News, V.WCOL r.11, March 27. Timber inleresU arc moving northward owing lo Ihe fail that southern log are scarce. The laleel deal reported here i one in which the north will benefit. Vs-.-embling nearly 100 private uwueW of limber limit on a river near Bella Uoola, Co.grove Brothers of this city have engineered a deal whereby a syndicate of British Columbia legal nod businessmen have acquired n curly a billion feet of the best standing timber in the province. The new company is made up f s of pi oiiiinenl men in law- and CAf fXlIIi D M T A I II bus.ne-.n. E. C. Mayer, the prom- $)) lUjilll 1 ALA inent counsel of Vancouver, Isj president and J. C. Clausen is AP TIJIC DADT manairiiifr director. Directors con-1 Iff I tllil IT 111 I sist of Alderman A. K. Todd of I Mcloria; U. A. Hons, formerly a! procer in the same city; 11. J. Davis, Hugh Ferguson, and A. E. Cossrove. A. E. Todd and II. I. Buthcliart, tlie latter being the Victoria cemenl matrualc and owner of the famous Itutchart Tianlens, both Will interested in Ihe company, have also JaktuiwUvecilie Delia Coola r' J.. and ....rs.inr witf Loptrinir Company spend r w ft f ou.u mi spring in perfect Continues in London Unsettled ,hc ini LONDON, March 27. An emergency committee uf the government is preparing immediately to present proposals for HOME BANK IN DEBATE Whole Issue Belnq Discussed In House of Commos Today OTTAWA, March 27. Today Is Home Sank day on Parliament Hill. A deputation representing the depositors Is hers this afternoon and there will be a debate on the whole Issue In the House. The debate has been arranged to take place over a motion by William Irvine, Socialist member for Calgary, who asks for a com' plete orobe of the failure. GREEK CITY IN SYRIAN REGION Discovery of Very Anc.ent Clvlll zatlofi by French PAIUS. March 27. arc heologist discovered Two Delsel Ships Being Built For Japanese May Operate From Here READY END OF YEAR Cater For Silk Buslnete From Ports of China and I Special lo Daily News) VICTOHIA. March 27-Comiie- titibii for the silk trade 1 given as, the' reason for .the two big deisel.engined liners near Glasgow for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan's premier shipping company. These liner are to be operated oil Ihe Pacific ocean between Yokolianfti and other ports of China and Japan and some ports on this wldii, I While no announcement ha been made in regard lo Ihe port a at which the silk cargoe will be jj .lauded on this side, there is talk (here of Prince Uuprrt and Ihe "J ICauadiau National a a possible ., route for the valuable cargtv a j jil Is said here that at least a a day and possihly more could be saved by shipping the silk that way. The vessel would then pro- .bably some on south lo Vancou ver and Seattle. A third big liner isiyin;; built Tor Japan to, operate on the ; route from New Y'ork by way of j I lie Punanti Canal. 11 1 u 20,. 000 tuir vessel. Examined Port- It is known here that the Jap. anese company has had experts examine the port possibilities of I Prince Hupert and also they have looked carefully lulu the rail ac- 'comtnodalinn ami have found that French many of the alleged disabilities at Sal- arc purely invugiucry and that iyehiu In Ihe Euphrates region of the northern route i just a safe Syria a Greek city founded 22 IG urnl much more rapid than auy-years ago and abandoned in A.D. thing In the mmiIIi. The chief 273 when the desert sand cov- difficulty is in developing pa. Arrived at to Begin eied it- Mural, painting and manuscripts have been up. FRED STORK TO GET coininenee Hie big drive Tor fund lo complete the St. An- Peter Black Says Idea Evolved In Ihe qualities, with his fine sensl- Mil week and to make it snappy bililies and culture, which might and short until the sum re- have made retirement from, the worries and responsihililles of the financial world n real deli!.rht In his latter years, he remained in the arena oT business. More than that, he apparently had the faculty of ex'racting sunbeam from Ihe shadow which flltled across - Hie nurd expedition for lliohe financial horizon in his Conquest of Mount Everest, the chosen sphere or usefulness, and highest peak In Ihe world, start-m take time to Indulge in the ed from here yesterday under Ihe riner thing or life, leadership of Brigadier-General Amidst the seething anxieties Charles Bruce who headed the r Ihe commercial world Sir Ed-H'1 e.Mini i or (Continued on uae. slx quired is raised. Tenders have encer aiul general business. brought ' Tlrt new vessels are expected lo be ready for operation by the end of the year. FLOCK OF TELEGRAMS CRUISERS FOR Central Hotel This Week Getting Widespread Support already neen called for the work peler Black reported lo the, and Ihe sum of SIO.OOO" Is re- NWs this afternoon that the Idea AUSTRALIA Expected Also That Six Modern Submarines Will be Ordered by That Country quired. Of Ibis the committee 0 have various organization in MEI.BOlillNE, March w7 already has 1,000 in hand mi the city ami district send tele- Confirmlmr a r ,ri ii.i i..mI,.- that Ihe actual sum needed isams to Fred Stork, M.P., el.!i'ruc ha announced the lmme-nol so large as might seem. A. ting forth the clalnt or Prince diate construction of one light K Bazell-Jones I chairman or Hupert an elevator ami other cruiser in Australia and one in the committee, II. A. Philpott, development project wa recelv-jKnUnil, the Herald ay il 'an. secretary and W. Orchard, njr widespread support. It Is ticipale that Mr. Bruce will autre usurer, expected to send a large batch of nouncnlu parliament u proposal Ihe ladle have In hand tho wire to Ihe member tomorrow to order six moderur ubinarine sum or 1, 000 toward the organ evening so a to load hi desk .from England of the "L" class fund lu addition to the building wilh Ihe local demands on Sal- ' fud: jurday mornm I Subscribe for tb Dally New.