vantage from the progress ii... ...i. develop Canada, GRAIN CROP IS LOOKING WELL chowan In Short Blade and 24 Inohes High optimistic in its tone OPENED FIRE ON BRIGANDS British Gunboat Takes Prompt Action In West River, Near Hong Kong. IIO.N'O K0NO, June 30. An armed Hrilish patrol boat protecting shipping in the West Hiver, neat' here, today met u large body of 'brigands cruising toward Konumoon. I he I riltsii opened fire, killing many and dispersing Ihe remainder. EXCHANGE RATES. United Slates, 1-32 discount; Sterling, 1.80 H; Hong Koug, 5 50, Ti anc, 4 01. no SKEENA RIVER POOR '"J- .. . . ... .i... r: .l.i i. .,.; lei has been small. The bad weather has interfer i.. .ii In house the ed will, risbing a god deal bul loss.' me i. so , .... - lwisling or the earth Some of be f sbermen have not;.. .1. . ' . . . i... in.,,, fn nun ii wa? vei siarieu oui uiv m.iiiiujj better reports. Spring salmon has been ; throughout the district for Saskat-, .. but the in. Hers Wheat In Manitoba and ilone so wen. me has been al fjueen Charb.llc ls-Inn.u but even there il is below WINNlpKrt, June 30. -A crop Ihe avenv Spring "Jj Nass Ibis year is bet the report port issued Issued here here today today is most ing on It says ler than last. that the crojvs or western Can-I ada continue to show most pro-, VANCOUVER LIBEL . liilsii.D- nrostieels. more nromls- CASE IS DROPPED ing than Tor many years past. JANET SMITH CASE. The growing conditions are good throughout the prairie region. YANCOUVEM, June 30. -V. I. In Manitoba ami Saskatchewan Hater uiimumred lasj night that cioos .-ire well advanced. Wheat ihe slander action against Miss in those provinces is generally! Monica Mason Itooke had in Ihe short blade and is about dropped. !.,i..,o 1. 1,. i. i i-.iinir lo Kakcr, - " IIILMUa lllp.ll- ' ,,..vv..."T i ll Hnoke assiireu nun niai sn- u.iu tnnwledge or an nuegeui lo he ll.rce million dollars 1tlid by the cily engineer at thirty mil iMuiimTi iimn iluk Stale Street, t tie main Kl NhnNli Wrl I ! thoroughfare of the city, is UUlUUilU ( wuu ,,i.ul lv :iwiiiii nf ruin, oorlions n ...... , - F a . of the nvosl stalely buildings be ing tumbled' down, and -cornice- v'flofillie wall and'the, fronts 0" I ......iii.,illv nil lliw nrliicilial M iiinviivuif .- . Terror stricken the, 30.00Q in habilanls of the plae have set tled down to an emergency exis tence, many of, them living on the lawns in I be open. i "I have been through fifty earthquakes but ilever one like I Ibis before." saiil Manager Itich- .. to think of n "HHMn. - . ........ imonij ((f lllc Ar, Hotel. "I. Prince unerl us one or me nig " . ... ... t. iv I be hoe Ibal we entrepots C.f Canada. She will-v arc ,u . " ... .. ? thomrhl lo be a fortress and prosper only us she is able to ;",," .... . i .., t, i Ian average catch, belter tluui at htu' me icsi in uii. iuiiiiiii"". . - i .. , ii... .i:i..:..i u.i shook It back ami forth as if was h rag. II was precisely as it if i.... i......i,;-u l.nno I any inner i t i - , ... i... u iiuk viiimin iiiiv L...i . one were ai sru in will be because they wilt be of far. Hie ru. "'" rm.ld not believe it possible for advantage to the interior couu- ' "' f ""'"' ' m, (mildimr lo move will, such try ami not because they benefit, ' " WP yp 1,10 mH" force in so many direction an. us. This is a Canadian - " " " -" " .apparently so limply as did the and we must do our part to hell, fated for the wr-ik al .Hun. '." iv,.Huglon. The hole! is a total Oilier stories were that the II. C. .Silver . Hazidloi) SilvC'icrest .... Surrjnlel .... Dunweli .... Preiiij;i' I.. fcsli. 'ti ialy;la?ka . (Jranby Teriiiluus ... llayyfew Indian' been HuTus llaitdton ..... Miss Howe "Soilnd Hid 01 A 15 , ...00 27 Vi .30 .0li .to 0H4 10.00 l onf ..... 1 or like a violent slonn nl sea. The air at the lime was ;00,l very sultry. gill .STOCK MARKET Asked 1.50 .18 t.S -30 .30 15.00 .50 .20 .00 Yi .07 .20 .02.4 Miss H, McDonald of Hie local night .high school staff is brooked to 1 3 ... . i tl....i ii,.. r.iifiliii!i liiil.iv far i.reviou s lo lliiil oh wiucu tiiiin-, I iai , . . ... ii. Siiiilh met her death. the south. Train Load of Taxicabs Going to Australia by National Way wivviPKH. June 10. special iraur oi .n cars loaoeo " . .ait i ...!.. ...ii,.. ,-.,, liivicabs consigned iroin unicago 10 .vusiraiia wiiii . .... i:.... v,.ii i i!,.ii... llscd UllOllgll Winnipeg luuuj un .au..uiuu ..u.iw.iu, '!. I,,, firs,i jap or Ihe journey to Vancouver and thence over sens. This is the second shipment of yellow cabs to be handled bv the Canadian National uaiiway jor u.r con ..uj nr.. is i iciuc these, vehicles in service in Australia. 1 he initial move-..'...'.i l.as laken Place on the . Canadian Importer from Vnn- coiiver during last summer. . ; . The train which passed through Winnipeg today earned 100 laxicads which will be loaded on lhc steamer Aornngi at Viiuconvcr. Monster Tuna taken In Nova Scotia waters by Zaue tlrey, novelist, the largest ever eaughl, weighing 758 pounds. Former Dawson Saloon Keeper Buried in Coffin Made ai Nome from Mahogany Bar ot his Place NOME, June 110. Hecuuse of a coffin shortage la're due lo the diphtheria epidemic deaths last winter, Harney (.Sidney, U years of age, u sourdough of llawsou of the Yukon Iliver.Nome and Teller gold rush fame, wil be buried in a hand made cof fin fashioned from the piahogany bar of the saloon in Dawson of which he was once proprietor. ('Sidney died liere Saturday from an Jlness which has last- d three years, lie preserved the dar of the saloon when prohi bition put the establishment out or business and expressed llie wish that il be made into u coffin in which to burs' him. ANDREW PEPALL 'LABOR CENSURE IN VANCOUVER! BRITAIN FAILS Is To Be Tried At Toronto Government Blamed for Failure Under Secret Commissions Act. VANCOUVEIl. June 30. An drew. II. Pepall, under arrest at I.os Angeles since 'January 23 on charges under Ihu secret com missions act,, preferred by the Ontario Government in connec tion Willi the sale of treasury bonds, arrived here last night and leaves for Toronto tonight. To Solve the Unemployment Problems. LONDON, June 30. A motion of censure, moved by llanisay Macdonald, leader of the labor parly in ( treat Ilritain, asainsl the fioveinment Tor failure to solve the unemployment prob lems, was voted on in the House of Commons last nitflit. and was defoaled by 373 to It:!. DOMINION DAY PROGRAM Flag Parade for Children headed by baud 0.15 a.m. Junior League .Football O.flO- a.m. Children's Sports lO.UU lum. , Morning Admission Free. Baseball Ketchikan vs. Hupert, 1.30. p.m. Football dailies vs. (S.W.V.A., 3.30 p.m. Baseball Kelchikuu vs. Hiiperl, C.30 p.m. Admission Afternoon alid Evening, Adults &0e; Children Free. Hig Dance it I Auditorium, o.Jh p.m- :'4 TAXI 0 I . GRILL 25 and f 'V! - Large. Upstair Dlpjng Hall, Ambulance i..witb newly laid" dancing floor for hire. Suitable for Service vs. dances, banquets and wedding Anywhere at Anytime. parties. Hand Royal Hotel, 3rd Ava. For ratis, apply to Boston and 6th 8L PRINCe RUPERT Grill, Third Ave. WATT VIPECK, Prop. Phone 487, Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper VOL, XV. NO. 152 PH1NCH HUPKKT 11.(1, TUKSDAY, JUNK 30, 1025 V(terdf'i Circulation 1646 Strt 61 tt 646. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE SHOCK CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA TERRIBLY WRECKED AS RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S SHAKING editorial Another Violent Quahe DOMINION DAY Tomorrow is Dominion Day.. It is the fifty-eighth anniversary! of the birthday of Canndu. It is! (he one day of the year when' all unite to do honor to our own I country, the country in which' at Santa Barbara Today Tales of Ghastly Ruin we live and which we claim us; i ! j pi i r c p nil home. Duildings Shook as it at bea in a dtorm; Mrs. lo lie a Canadian noes not aw I D L iL VII J mean to have been horn in the LhaMS rerkinS QITlOng tllOSe Allied country. A Canadian is one who is u citizen either by birth or adoption and who is ready and willing lo adopt Canadian ideals and lo obey Canadian laws. Canada is uu immense country, one that is capable of providing happy homes for many more millions than are here to day llioiisumls of s.piurej jt, miles of fertile lands remain untouched uid all t Iicm' will in tune be cultivated. When thai! tune comes the cities will be; much larger, the seaports, busier and the railways will be double tracked. Agriculture inusl be I jits, first consideration in the; cmintr and part of the science of agriculture is the provbimi of niarkels. Prince -Hupr ime of the necessary fiu'tors in the deiclOl.tneiil of Canada and it SANTA IJAHUAHA, Juue ;$0. A violent earthquake shock struck the city early this morning, Ihe heaviest since the treiuo of .Monday morning. Last evening several shocks were felt but no additional damage resulted. 'I he death list us a result of yesterday morning's .piake, so is wise sometimes lo consider' tin apecl of the case instead Springs Being Taken In Quantl of the more pelly and selfish tIes by Cm flets Out Trol- u.eri in serurillg ju i .-iin.ii a.i- .. N , Q d of; far us known, remains at nine, one of the dead being Mrs Charles' K. Perkins, widow of Ihe late millionaire railroad mag .She was killed in Ihe wreck of the Arlington Hotel. r -rrr-r - I I he properly damage is esti SALMON NOT Nass River Has Made Best Show ing so Far But It Is Only mated by Cily Manager alter Three Ordered Extradited for Nanaimo Bank Robbery but all Appealed so Case may be Delayed SKATTLK, June 'M. Ernie flamberloli, Antone( Moresco and Eddie Oornian were tmlercd extradited to answer to i' charge of complicity in the big bank robbery at Nnnainio, when the Hoyal Hank or that city was looled to the extent or fiO.UOO, the robbers making, a dean getaway in an automobile. . The man have lodged an appeal and it may be mouths yet" before the extraditions case is finally determined. r:::r.:.:::FisH traps on , COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE WELCOME H.M.S. CAPETOWN In anticipation of the expected visit of the H. M.S. Capetown to the cily in Ihe near future, il was recommended to the cily Council last night that a committee be appointed to consider llie nature or the entertainment aiid reception whicb would be afforded on the occasion. Mayor Newton appointed as the coininillee Aldermen Casey; 'McMonlie, Urowu and himsell. . APPLICATION TO UNSEAT , or fish landed on llie Atianiio and Pacific coasts or Canada during Ihe month or May was $2,832,105 or. nearly a million dollars higher than Tor May, Ii2t. The catch totalled 87,20t oounds. The Pacific coast accounted for l,88t,300 pounds of salmon. as iisiiinsl. 927. 400 oounds for May, 1021. ATTEMPTED MURDER AT STEWART CHARGED Constable Marktand, or th Provin.M-tl police brought 5 Pena. of Stewart, to town op the Cardetva 'oday. The prisoner is accused of an attempt lo mur der and was committed to stand trial, by the police magistral.. oT Stewart al the next assize oT the sunreme court here, which will probably be in August. LORD AND LADY BYNG . VISITING VICTORIA VICTORIA, June 30. Lord and Lady Hynw and parly ar rived here yesterday afternoon for ft slay of three days at (Soy- erninenti House. In the evening . ' . . . r H:.. i i v...... lie VlSlieil llie .vriuy un.i Veterans' rlol. speaking briefly. PIERCE CANAL Licenses Being Issued by the Department of Marine and Fisheries for That Location Pish trap licenses ate being issued this year by the Department of Fisheries to be constructed on Pierce Canal, the only place where traps will be allowed in this district. These Vill be located on the shorejj of Wales and Pierce Islands, :Piej-eliuua-i-iilp lo narrow for gill netting and not suitable for seining. On the American side the Alaskan ing interests have trap4 in np- .rnlintt mill liillierln (!itliaiH;II.S CANDIDATE DISMISSED have not been allowed to eon- struct them. Now a change in P"1'' l,as taken place, and traps Court Proceedings In Supreme wl be operated Ih.s yeaf at tjiat Says Judge. location only. the Canadian Fishing Gbm- nanv already lias Hiree floktiutr VANCOUVEIl, June 30. The .rf...s Ppa,V f0e one'ration and it; application by (Jeorsc . H'-' Is i.ossible others maybe ready son, defeated independent can- ,.,,,.,,.,,.. SH,. is nv;.P. Ti,u 1 didale for aorili ancouver con- .,,..,.. ,1!ls pn.AVSt(.,i ii. ... t ii... riV,Mr",v slltuency last june, 10 naxe no- canaclly In order BLEW THISTLE can- I to take, j election of J. M. liryan, i.uierai. . ,. n..iiiinal sm.r.tv ex voided on the ground that llu' peeled. A anseuiee voie nau im-i-u iuhuhh'i with, was dismissed by Mr. Jus-j lice Murphy yesterday tin I tie ginjun.l thai the proceedings were irregular in chambers. VALUE OF FISH WAS GREATER IN MAY 1925 THAN PREVIOUS YEAR OTTAWA, June 30 The value DOWN ONBYNG Governor Honored by Indiana at Hazelton by Dance of Welcome and Honor The Indians or Hazelton 8v! (toveinor Dyng- a novel welcome. Instead or using the modern method they reverted! for the time, to the old time custom, of tlier savage days and put on the danc i Ihat is given only when soinh unusually greal personage conv.-i among them. Ihe feature of the. dance was the blowing, of thistle down on the prominent visitor. When Lord Hyng "left the dance he was covered wlh thistledown; the mark o! respect and. honor. LORD BYNQ IN SOUTH. VANCOUVER, June! 30 Lord Hyng and the vice-regal party arrived In Vancouver .yesterday from Prince Hupert ' ami left shortly afterwards for; Vancouv er Island. t NEW TELEPHONE ' DIRECTORY A new telephone!'. directory, (s about to be Issued. Applications for. moves,, changes or new Ifstlngs Tor this Issueuiust;, be made in wrilintr to 'IVte-,, phone DeparliiienUCily; Hall, not later tliaiivjuly t. : U3 4