I TAXI BOSTON GRILL 25 and She Large Upstair Dining Hall, Ambulance with newly laid dancing Service floor for hire. Suitable for Anywhere at Anytime. dances, banquets and wedding Stand Royal Hotel, 3rd Ave. parties. and 6th St. PRINCE RUPERT For rates, apply to Boston MATT VIDECK, Prop. Grill, Third Ave. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Phone 457. YOU XIV., NO. 212 PRINttS FOREIGN TROOPS LANDED AT SHANGHAI TO DEFEND Finest Fair Ever Seen in North Will Open at Acropolis Preparations for Hie opening of the largest and most representative exhibition ever held outside of Vancouver are practically finished and the 1024 Prince Hupert Fair has nil the earmarks oT eclipsing anything previously undertaken. The official opening ceremony will be performed at 7 o'clock tonight by Fred Stork M.P., supported by Mayor S. M. Newton, when everything will be in order. The applications for industrial space in the fair building this year have far exceeded the expectations of the directors of the exhibition and the great difficulty has been to find mom for everybody. Several booths that were given room on the main floor last year have been removed lo the balcony lo make room for more ambilious technical display.". excellent Support lie early work of the fair board executive has borne good fruit for the 1021 exhibition and excellent support from the city and surrounding district) has been forthcoming. There is not an inch of rpace in the ' Svhnle building 'hat dues uol house an exhibit of peculiar interest lo the northern portion of the prtivlnee. "I.'imi her dairy produce, groceries and a hundred and one 1 longs are ......... , , .1 a lit - i w Mru.f . ,, yrUr, paintuiril)pen wir,ler0 pack clams niieimon naving ueeu pain to Ilic decoration of all booths. Festive Appearance The newly painted exterior of the exhibition building gives it a real permanent appearance from the oulsde while the interior is a conic here in about three weeks veritable fairyland or flass, nine to! take up residence" In the bunting and electric lights. The city and will later be Joined by throne, which will he Ihe great I his family who are at present in centre of Interest during the! Vancouver. week and Ihe scene rr the crown-j Mr. Jefferson reports that the ing of Queen Grace tomorrow's,, mmill(. Cannery is still opcr-niorning, has been erected under, at Ing putting up cohoes alid Hie personal supervision of II. K.jchunis and will continue until Henson, manager of the Carnival jihe e,,j 0f the month. This plant Unpen contest, ami will vie with a real throne. District Exhibits The managers of the various district exhibits have got In early work tliis year and the disnlavs m (ho wonderful produce raised l"c outside districts present; reusing sight. The district cx-Jiibils this year include Terrace, KilMirnkalum and Lakelse, llaz-ellon, Prince George, Francois and Bulkley Valley and 'lies district Tim ntilll-A I '"finding the district exhibits ' 'l he in order when the ''"ors are thrown open at 0 0r,",k tonight to the crowds who will witness (lie opening ceremony. HALIBUT SALES LIQH" Only two halibut boats arrived l("'ay. both Americans, and Ihey good prices for their catches. I hey were: Alnsia, 55,000 lbs., lo Cold N"fage, at J 7.00c and 8.50c. "alnler, 7,000 lbs., to Royal f Co., nt 17.0c and 8.50c. CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT Thursday, Ihe 1 1 Hi inst. bavlng been appointed "Hupert Day" by the Nor-tliorii B.C. Agricultural "ml Industrial Association, I hereby declare Ihe afternoon of Thursday the lllh iii'l. a olvic half holiday, and would request I hat all cillieriH observe the same, S. M. NEWTON, Mayor. RUPERTS Hill Tonight PACK COHOES CANNERY HERE Clams also to be put up at Mll-lerd's New Plant In City . While the full project of enlargement and complete machinery installation will uol he embarked upon I ill early next spring probably about the middle of February, the Millerd cannery at Seal Cove will be ready next week in tt;iflf Pfiliftiw Mini if will li.i L out , I - - slated W. J. Jefferson, manager of the plant, (his morning. Next year the plant will he operated in full and will become the head quarters of Millerd operations in (lie north. .Mr. Jefferson will which is leased from Evans, Coleman it Kvans, will ' not he operated by the Millard Interest., af lor this year. The Millerd floating cannery Laura Whalen finished packing on Massed Inlet on Sunday morning. August 31, at o'clock and at 3.30 was picked up by a tug and taken to Vancouver where she arrived on Friday last. After her pack of 12,000 cases was discharged, the vessel left immediately for Quatsiuo on the west coast of Vancouver Island where she will bo used in the packing oT fall fish. BAYCHIMO IS STANDING BY In Hope that Passage May Yet be Cleared Through Ico to Lady Klndersloy VANCOUVER, Sept. 9. The Hudson Bay steamer Haycliimo, with he crew of the Lady Kin-ilersley aboard, is still on the outskirts of the ice which has the Kindersley In its clutches and is in constant touch by wireless with Vancouver. Company olli-uials declare I bore is virtually no hope of saving the Kindersley oilier cargo hut Ihe Haycliimo is standing by just to make sure me ice through that a passage cannot be made for Ihe Kindersley The Bavchimo is in no dan- .gcr but will be rrcaneu uviui-; Ihf ice closes in. Mrs A, Slracluiu and Tamily sailed' Tor Vancouver on. Ihe Prince George last night. PH1NCK HUPEHT, B.C., TUESBAY, SEPTEMBER 1), 1024. THREE NEW TEACHERS Board at Special Meeting Last Night Decided to Augment Staffs So great has tho Increase In attendance been found at tho local schools since the reopening of the fall term that It has become necessary to have threa new teachers. The school board, at a meeting last night with Principals Brady, Hart-ness and Miss Mills, decided to engage extra teachers for Bocth and Borden Street public schools and King Edward High School. Applications are now being called for. BRINGING ANOTHER SHIP TO THIS COAST Canadian Coaster Will Enter Frisco-Ocean Falls Service Canadian Spinner Coming for Trans-Pacific Run ' C.fJ.M.M." freighter Canadian Coaster is due to arrive at Van- itit-ni . nlinnf .tif..fiilwf ill In; tww.t .u.;vrui ( i 1 ' i enter tho San Francisco-Ocean Falls coastal service. She will bo the sixth boat on this service. The Coaster is practically a replica of the Canadian Hover which is already in this run. She is a 3,000 ton ship and was built at Kingston, Out., in 1921. Another new C.G.M.M. boat is also coming to the Pacific Coast. TJiis will be the Canadian Spinner, an 8,000 Ion vessel, which is being transferred from the Montreal-United Kingdom service to the Vancouver-Ork'iit-Auslra-lia run. She is simply changing places with the Canadian Traveler which will go from the Pacific lo the Atlantic Ocean. Adaptability of the vessels for Ihe res-j pecllve runs is Ihe reason for the change. The Spinner was built at Montreal in 1919. WORLD FLYERS AT WASHINGTON T BALTIMOHE, Maryland. Sept. 9. The American round-the-world flyers, enrouto from New York to-Washington, slopped here today for lunch and refueling and will take off again for Washington this afternoon. Their machines are running beautifully. WHEAT YIELD PROVES GOOD Fully Up to Expectations In Prairie Provinces: Frost Danqer Not Past WINNIPEG, Sept. 9. Willi favorable progress reported In cutting wheal Ihe Prairie pro vinces yield is proving fully up lo expectations and in many instances exceeding earlier estimates. There Is slill considerable lull grain in the northern pari; of Ihe provinces which will not be past frost danger for nuollir week. Frost is reported from a number of districts but so far" Hi ere Is no damage of im portance. FAIR Mr?. L. C. Bcaupre of Canada was vanquished .by Miss' Helen Wills, the youthful American girl who brought glory, tu her -country in the Olympic games, in the recent women's; championship at Forest Hills, Long Island: ; Point Grey Police in Janet Smith Inquiring Into it More Carefully VANCOUVER Sept. 1). The fourth day of the second inquest .into the death ul Janet K. Smith, Scottish nursemaid in the household of F. L. Baker, Shatighnessy Heights, opened with little light thrown on Hie manner in which the girl was shot. Several hours cross-examination of Wong Fung, Chinese cook in the home where Janet met her death, did not materially shake his original story. Once and only once did he trip, ile had testified on the morning of Ihe tragedy that he had not seen Janet after breakfast until lie found her dead in the laundry, Severely " questioned he admitted he saw, " Ijer go down to the laundry at' eleven o'clock. ' j Once more the carelessness willi which the Point drey police personality were described handled the case at the outset - was referred to. The fact that iw'pTnwp UftTC TAITEXI inquiry was made at the" time as MlvlMi VUlli lAIvLn to the ownership ot the pisloli with which the girt was shot: evoked caustic comment Trom the1 Jury rorcmaii. I Extracts from Janet's diary read did not clarify the case, as! l!l n I..!... I .... 1 .. . 1 . . . ii uumunii'ii no iesiim,ony point- ing to 'fear of the Chinese cook, Careless Case for not a terrible flirt. Harmless little affairs with a number of young men attracted by her winsome 1 ! DDCCC TCICPDADUCDC 1 1LliLUIvm IILUl,1 TOHON'TO, Sept. 9. A strike vote by the men and a request to Ihe departments labor to ap- .... t 1 poilU a ooaiu oi coiiciuuiiuu re- suited from the meeting yester- miltee ot its telegraphers in an; erforl to get together on a wage dispute. THE FAIR j i i Cars meet nt Government which her friends asserted she' day of Ihe executive ot the Can- entertained. On the contrary theladian Press and the general com- entries told of his having bought girts and doing work for her. One notation said she reared she was PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT -Opening ceremony by Fred Stork, M.P. Band concert. WEDNESDAY 7.00 p.m. 10.00 a.m. Grand Parade. VtiUrdiy't Circulation 1702. 8trt are OPENS TONIGHT v . Buildings, and parade to Exhibition Hall, headed by Kitimaat Band. 11.30 a.m; Crowning of the Queen of the Carnival by Fred. Stork Esq., M.P., in Exhibition Building. 12.30 p.m. Children's Sports in Acropolis Hill Grounds, 1.30 p.m. Native Baseball: Greenville vs. Port Simpson. 3.30 p.m. Football: Anyox vs. Prince Hupert. 7.30 p.m. Concert by Kitimaat Band under direction of Bandmaster Slatlcr. Selections by Greenville Orchestra. THEIR CONCESSIONS European and Japanese Troops Landed at Shanghai to Protect Foreign Concessions that Place SHANGHAI, Sept. 0. Kleven hundred marines from the British, United States, Japanese and Italian warships were landed here yesterday and took up defensive positions on the boundaries of the International settlements. The United States landing order followed a new assault on the railway sector directly west of the city. PEIvlN, Sept. 0. British, French, Italian, Japanese and United Stales ministers sent a further note to the Chinese foreign orfice f-especling the necessity of re-establishing a neutral zode on the Hwangou Hiver on which Shanghai is situated. LIKELY RESIGN j Cabinet Position Probably Go to Vancouver Man, It Is Stated ;; VICTOHIA, Sept. 9, Hon. E. I). Barrow, minister af agriculture, mwUI likely relinquish his port-"j folio in the not far distant future laccordiiiff to oersistent rumors at i . . t .: Uic Parliament buildings and in political circles generally. Con turned- iH-heaJIff J.? gfvbfas the reason. For some time past his , I.. .. . i i . -. i . . iirnnii nas ieen anyining Din good. It is believed that a Vancouver member will take the place in the cabinet should Mr. Barrow re ign. PRINCE JOHN STILL IN DOCK Steamer Must be Repaired Before Service to Islands Can be Continued The sailings ot the Prince John for Queen Charlolle Islands this week have been cancelled and, tho likelihood i.s that there will be no sailings next week unless some relief steamer Is speedily obtained. This interruption to the Is lands service Tollows the rcrusal oT the steamboat inspector to let the Prince John out on the run agnin until permanent repairs have been cflcctcd rollowing her . ..I I. !m. .' ...iiL- Lintilli tt . t1 murine iu Saturday morning. It had been the intention of (lie C.G.M.M. to niako temporary repairs here and have the bout running next wcck Work hail already been, started willi this end in view but it was shut down last night and the John is still on tho pontoons at the local dry dock awaiting the. practically certain. He arrival ...l.nt nf of competitive i,iitnl II It-n liiiljlmw bidders for fnl!n...;..A ...til u i:l.. tie i?.. the job on the steamer from the south tomorrow. The" contract will probably be let on Thursday. II is possible that the Gray may be brought from the. Islands to give a freight service from this port pending Ihe John being put in commission again. The local dock will, of course, bid on the job. The damatre lo Ihe John in cludes four badly dented -plates ami one or two frames will have to be faired. PRINCE WELCOMES AMERICAN FLYERS NEW YD I IK. Sept. 9. The Prince ot Wales was among lb large crowd gathered yesterday! afternoon at Mitchell Field to. welcome the United States round the world flyers who arrived a ' ' 3.30. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SHANGHAI. Sept. 9. Chekaing forces defending Shanghai against Kiangsu troops have regained all the ground lost in the l.iubo sector northwest of this city. A lerrillic rainstorm which continued for several hours. Hooded Shanghai streets o tiie WIH'deitth of two feet late this after- noon antl halted the righting. LABOR WAGES INEQUITABLE Ci'mplalnt Made by Alderman " Collart That There; Is- Dis crimination Between Departments At the city council meeting last night Alderman Collart complained that while common labor was generally being paid at the rate of fifty cents an hour by the city in utilities department it was being paid 57 cents an hour. He moved that Ihe utili ties committee report on this; Alderman Macdonald inquired if it was not true that married.-. men and permanent residents I were paid a higher rale. a Mayor Newton saiil he under-g, stood that, payment depended" upon the quality ot the "labor. Alderman McMordio said lie seconded Ihe motion to rcter then matter to the committee tor re-jj port on the understanding that they were discussing comfiVon labor as it applied to single men in the employ ot tho utilities com;mitteo. He bad been told that a higher rate was paid there. He... did not think a higher rate" should be paid in oiie department than that in another. The motion was passed. OPPOSITION LIKELY TO DR. MACDONALD VICTOHIA, Sept. 9, H. II. Pooley declares that opposition to Dr. K. C. .Macdonald in next month's by-election at Vernon is says there will probably a fight between the two major parties. Eddie Bales and Jacob Astor, Indians, were each fined $10 and costs in the city police court this morning for intoxication. MINISTER WIRES REGARDING ELEVATOR PLANS FOR RUPERT Fred Slor.fc, M.P., has just received the following telegram from Ottawa: "Engineer will shortly leave for Prince Hupert to look over elevator site, and arrange and prepare plans. "Thomasas, Ai Lowe, "Minislcr . of Trade and Commerce." ' " Advertise in Hie lJaTiy News.