5 first and only scare In the third flod they virtually walked away from opponent, who made one telly Rle thev ne ted three fNCAN McKAY DIES AT FALLS ilaieh vtoiiH comes or hkmi-i; r limit i, canihiiaik roil MACKENZIE ItllUMI IN LAST I'ltOUXCIlL ELECTION Belated word haa Just been received 're of he death at Ocean Falls-last Iday of Duncan O. McKay, chief ae- antaut of 'he sawmill department of Pacific Mills at Ocean Falls. De- had been with the paper company r many years and waa quite well known Prince Rupert fhe late Mr McKay, who came Into Inslderable prominence in 192 when unsuccessfully contested Mackenzie illng for the legislature as a Liberal indldat against Michael Manson. was km fifty-five years ago at Cannington. iitsrlo, whence the body, waa forwarded burial by the steamer Prince Beat- lout week end. H was unmarried hd la survived by relatives In his na ve province He 'was a, member of jrce Lodge A.F it A.M. of this city. I0RE EVIDENCE OF ILLEGAL FISHING frn Yesterday t Vanomner Where f .Mi Kc ii.l ('omuiI'Mlnii UfMiinrU Its SrMklnn r VANCOUVER March 31.- Evidence to tie effect that Illegal fishing had been lowed by government official t luashella Lagoon In Smith's Inlet last uly auch aa waa given at the New Jeatmlnster hearing of the MeKeutle Immlssion waa offered again yesterday several witnesses when the probe fcumed Its sitting! lier'e. CANADIAN DOLLAR REACHES PREMIUM IN MONEY MARKET N8EW YORK. Msreh 31 The Cana- dlan dollar, which sold at a discount of nearly one-fourth of one per cent earlier in the month, or sufficiently low to make gold shipments from Canada to tht United tates profltsble. Is now quoted at a alight premium for the first time this year. The rate Is 100.01 9-18. Two reasons are assigned by bankers for the audden demand for Canadian e. change: Pint, the proapecta for an un-ususlly early opening of navigation on the Oreat Lakes; and second, the Increasing flow of United States capital from New Tor to Montreal to take advantage of the higher Interest rates In the latter city. SUCCESSFUL OPERATION ON NEWLY BORN BABE I'immI Wu Injected Tlintucli Skill for 1'he IMJ I'rmllnr. !urglrl Trrnt-meiit CIIICAOO. March 31. Kept alive since birth by artificial feeding because Its esophagus was blocked through unde-velopment. a tlve-day-old baby girl haa successfully undergone an operation Involving Incision In the child's abdominal wall, opening of the esophagus and connecting It to the stomach with a rubber tube. Prior "to the operation nourishment was given In liquids .injected through the akin. FOUR WERE KILLED IN MINE EXPLOSION Heath Hull III IH-u-Irr at rriiiiMlvunlii Mine lint at Heavy ai )uiiisrd at Hrit IIArtltlSDUtta, Pennsylvania. March 31. iThe bodies of, four miners who were entrapped and killed In a gat ex plosion In a coal mine near here yes I TAXI Boston Grill i atncT Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime iStand: Exchange Holding MA'IT VIDKCK. Prop. ' II , ,; VOL. XVII.. No. 7C. ,.,., ,. ? ...... W CHARLES ; PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper PRINCE RUPEIiT, B.C., THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1027 HIBBERT Circulation 1500 8ae 423 Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid, dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latent and best for the least. I'hone 457. Price Fiyr (nu TUPPER DIES IITUATIONIN CHINA TODAY JUST AS STRAINED AS EVER foreign Officials Impressed With Necessity of Readiness j For Any Eventuality Arising .uy oi oiiuugnui seeming wiin lauor Itne unrest and further disturbances expected - -foreigners attacked and stoned SMANUIAI. March 31. A party of forty-seven Britishers and jricatis, evacuated from Nanking, reached here today. Before arking, they were attacked by mobs and stoned. The general situation In the Yangstc Valley and at Shanghai s strained as ever and foreign defence officials are Impressed l the nc:c sity of being fully prepared for any eventuality. : The native city of Shanghai is seething with Labor unrest and ' sec further disturbances when the campaign of a newly organ- asso laUon lor flJty per cent rent reduction gets under way. IA resolution adopted stipulate that IROiNTO GRADS DEFEAT FORTS Istii i. ami; hiu, have TO UK -tVEii 10 m;tti.k amateiu HOCKEY L'HAMI'IOXMIIP OI' CANADA hYINNKItS FA It suratioit t.VANOOUVEn,, March 31. Showing a f complete reversal of form from their ' flrstHtwn. performance, the Toronto Orsds'cime up from behind last night and won the second game of the Allan Cup finals. It was a match In which I the Easterners snowed dazzling form find played tio'xey of a style and speed which rompletely eclipsed their tjjFert Wllllsm opponents. The aeries Snow. stands one all with another game Ito'be played on Friday to decide the (amateur hot key championship of Can- game opened with both teams enuously vying for the opening liter but there waa no sooting 'la e'. first p --lud. The Orada got away the sccjnd period when they made members of the wocUtlon wilt pay only hair rental and. If landlord refute to accept, they will pax nothing. Chinese casualties a a result of the Anglo-American bombardment ovei Socony Hill Into Nanking last Thursda; are estimated by the Cantonese commander at alt killed and fifteen wounded, the majority being civilians. terday morning were recovered last night. All others who were trapped and who were at first believed to be also dead were brought aafely to the sur face. VANCOUVKIt EXCHANCU Bid. Asked Wheat 1.43 B.C. Silver i - 1.60 Consolidated 338.00 Dunwell ,31 IJJJ Ulscler 08); .00Vi Howe Sound 38.00 40.30 Independence .09 li .09 "i Indian B .07 Premier 3.18 3.20 Porter-Idaho ,13); .15 Silver Crest 07 . .07 'surf Inlet ......... .01 Coat Copper 9.73 10.00 ANNUAL MEETING OFLAROSEMINE MIUtKHOI.IIEIts HEAU OI HEAL HHEKEISY ritOI'EKTY WILL ISK i ITUTHEIt ll.MlEH ' The shareliolderl cf the Alice Arm ualtosc Mine Ltd.. in annual meeting in the city yesterday afternoon, were I liformed of a deal which ts pending j wherein new capital la to be Introduced j ,n the continuation of development and , hipping from the company's promising properly at Alice Arm. Bosa Bancroft, roinlnent mining engineer who haa ilready been Interested In mining In he north, has taken an option on the property and about July, when snow la 3 the ground and other conditions are avorable. an examination will be made md the deal further proceeded with.j Mr. Bancroft represents Old Country md British capital which will be used n forming a new company In which the present shareholders wUl continue to be interested. The company elected the . following oncers: President. MUee Donald. ! Vice-president, Dr. W. T. Kergln. Secretary-treasurer. E. 1L Mortimer. Directors Joseph Wells. Neil For bes, Fred Brown. II, B, Rochester. J. H. Thompson and H. B. Stiles. BROWNLEE MAY GET HEARING hook ok c'o.mmonm commitii k ' lt:(IHKS TO ALLOW IIIM TO AIM'LAK IX .MATTKU or I'EACK KIVKK Ol'TLKT OTTAWA, Slarrli 31. ITemlrr ItniHiili-e of Alberta will lie lirard before the rullway loinmlttee of the lliiuoe of (11111111011 Introtleatliig a wrtern outlet for the Peurr Itlirr allr.r If he ran Mintr hrforr the iiiiiimlttrr coiielutlr lt rrxirt In time for the prorogation of the lloue It derided at jrMrrda)' lttlng of the nun in litre, niiethrr or not he nlll appear driieiuli on Hhrn the Alberta lrilluturr prorocnrs. RECEIVER APPOINTED PORT CLEMENTS MILL . IL Carmlrliarl Kumrd In Miirrnir Court at Yum-iivrr 011 ,pillrutlnii of Caiiaillun Mikris VANCOUVER, March 31. On of Canadian Vtckera Ltd.. Mr. b. A, McDonald In Supreme Court ywterday appointed W. It. Carmlchael. chartered accountant, receiver for the bankrupt Canadian Lumber Yards properly on Masiett Inlet against which Vlckera hold a (30.000 mortgage. ARRESTED IN BRANDON ON CHARGE OF THEFT IN VANCOUVER STORE VANCOUVER, March St. C. H. F1U- patrlck of New Westminster, la being held at Brandon, Manitoba, on a charge of theft of 83.230. from Woodward's department store 'In this etty ' where- he waa employed as a clerk until .he left suddenly twerf months ago According to word received by 'the, Vancouver police. A detective left here laat night to bring the prisoner to the coast for trial. It seems to satisfy tome persons to do Just. enough work: to keep front losing their Job. Many still live in Iicpe that some genius ;wllt Invent a lather to make lawn gruM asy to cut. . - - ' ' ' ' ( HARRY F SINCLAIR, millionaire ojl magnate and one of the figures In the oil scandals, who was plseed on trial for contempt of the United Btatea Senate Investigating- committee, befcre which he refused to answer 'questions ' ' BASKETBALL TITLE WON BY KAMLOOPS Interior Tram Hi-fralnl. Kin; i:rtwanl Old 11..) Iji.I M-ht by Xanow .Margin MORE HALIBUT Distinguished Elder NOW EXPECTED! c.f c....l TO IIATK IIALIIUT UtMIIXOS HI KE XOT AH HEAVY AS LAST YKAIt HIT IMI'UOVE.MEXT Is LOOKEH IOK Halibut landings at this port since the opening of the season on February' (5 have amounted to 3.043.400 pounds, s compared with a total fcr the awne ,-Kriod in 1926 of 3.721.40c pound? and In 1925 of 4 27.000 pounds. For the month of February, landing: .xre considerably less this year than In I Jie previous year due to the very rough v.athcr on the fishing banis. For the month of March thli- year. 2.023.700 oucds were landed, of which 2J37.000 ounds wtre from 91 American boats md 121.700 pounds from 11C Canadian , n-.el. In March. 1923, a total of 3.159.700 pounds wer landed of which 1 2.150.700 pounds were from American 1 boats. j While the landings show a decline over the previous years, fishermen report that never In thilr cxpetlcnce of : fishing on this coas have they had to ! contend with such a orokmzed snell of bad weather as tlnce the opening of j the preeent season. It has only been during the past week that arrivals have started to come la on the some j volume as In previous yeara. and should (the weather in April prove suitable. It I Is expected that there will be heavy i landings aa there are far more boats joperatlng this year than at any time in ;the hL.tory of the halibut Industry Jn thj northern aclXle waters,. jSP4NISH0PSi ASHORE AND BURNING filbraltar l-tii Tells of I'litlit Meanirr Torilera off f'Mt of .Monniii of i LONDON, March 30. A OlbralUr VANCOUVER, March 31. Kamloops 1 despatch states that the Spanlah won- tL provincial basketball title steamer Tordera, carrying troops, ts here last night by detesting King Ed- ashore and on fire off the Moroccoan ward Old Boys of Vancouver 28 to 24. coast. Accusations Termed Abominable Falsehoods by Commissioner of British Columbia Liquor Board VICTORIA, March 31. "It is an abominable falsehood, said Hugh Davidson, Liquor Commissioner, before the commission investigating campaign funds yesterday referring to the suggestion that he received funds from C. C. Delbridire. Vancouver a-rent for a Scotch whiskey firm, and turned them over for the u.?e as Liberal i campaign funds in the 1924 election. Delbridgc said that he made absolutely no contribution to campaign funds. . Henry Reifcl of the Vancouver Rreweries said that he had con- trlbutcd 11.000 to men representing themselves aa member "of the Labor party but who had presented no cre-dentala. Labor members denied that they had received campaign funds from brewera. That the provincial government purchased two thousand cases of Spey Royal whiskey In 1921 from Auckland. New Zealand, at a price of 83 shillings per case when the price f.ob. in London on tho same date the order waa given waa only SO shillings per case waa ad purchasing agent, on the witness stand Wednesday afternoon at the session of the commission. He told the commission that, lust prior to the time that the Liquor Control Act came Into force, it was very difficult to get whiskey and that It became a matter of either having liquor at any price at which he could purchase It or else not having It at all. He said that the offer of Spey Rtyal In Auckland had been made to him and he decided to purchase It as he said It waa the best buv he could mitu-d by James Paterson, government I get at that time. Unique Tribute Paid Governor General by Indian Tribes; Is Made Chief at Gorge, Victoria VICTORIA, March 31 Lord Willingdon, Governor General of Canada, is now Chief Gottushun or Chief Kainbow of the Vancouver Island Indian tribes, having been Initiated Wednesday after-noon in one of the most picturesque ceremonies ever witnessed In the city. Lord and Lady Willingdon were borne to the Gorge Bridge In an Indian war cajioe used years ago by the Cowlchan Indians In their raids upon the northern tribes in the vicinity of Comox. At the Gorge Bridge a huge concourse of people welcomed the party. ioiuiiK hi oiuesi larmnouse on me isianu built In the early flftiea, the party then entered the grounds of the old Cralgflower School, the oldest school house on the Island. jand. before hundred! of Indians, the governor General was made an Indian chief, the. ceremony taking' ptare'yih front of a teepee made fashioned , from the wool aheep. of blankets of mountain Colds come and colds go; where from or to we rio. not know . . . OlUltblliUll OULCUIIlUo After Brief Illness l'KO.MINKNT KNIGHTED VANCOUVER COUNSEL WAS SON OF FATHER OF CONFEDERATION SERVED FOR COUNTRY HIMSELF VANCOUVER, JIarch 31. Sir Charles Hibbert Tuiicr. K.C.3I.C died here last night following an attack of pneumonia which confined him to his home for nearly two weeks. Sir Charles, who was one of Canada's most distinguished elder statesmen, died at C.15 p.m. He was born at Amherst, Nova Scotia, on August 3, 18$5, the second son of the late Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Tupper Dart., at one time Prime Minister of Canada and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He had been ill for eleven days and was thought to be definitely on the mend on Tuesday but early Wednesday 5 'mpllcitlcns set in and he rapidly - . sank during the day until he passed - away last night aurrounded by an the Uui U V ATk member of -his family except Mrs. if li y iJiXlljuO Janet Holland of Victoria who was un- sble to reach her father's bedilde. The funeral will be held on Saturday, the bdy lying la state for an hour and a naif on the day of the funenJ. Until two weeka ago, the late SU Charles continued In the active practice of the legal profession. He was regarded aa cue of the outstanding counsel of the province and. among public men. and members of the bar. be' became known as a man with a moat highly developed sense of honor. The 1H piiMir a.J.lre.V of Sir i was made on maritime provtoceV -problems on March 4 before a local service club when he made a vigorous appeal for the sympathy cf all Canadians toward trade conditions In Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. CAIIIXET .MIXISTEK The late Sir Charles was sworn In as . a privy councillor for Canada and appointed minister of marine and fisheries on May 31, 1883. He was first returned to parliament In the general election of 1883. He was minister of Ju-tlce In the Mackenzie Bow ell administration In 1894 and on May 1. 1893. waa made solicitor general In the ad ministration of his father, the late Sir Charles Tupper. Bart. He moved to Victoria In 1897. two years later moving to Vancouver where he continued t9 reside untu death. The late Sir Charles Tupper waa edu- I 1 cated at McOUl and Harvard Universities and was called to the Nova Scotia bar In 1878. being, created a Queen's Counsel In 1890.. Duties his term rf service as federal minister of Justice b; was concerned TOLMiE LIKED SAVS HIS SELECTION AT K,.MLtOrs M AS IXAMMOl'S AMI I'OI'l L-K VICTORIA. March 31. A rally of the .North Saanlcb Conservative Association as-held at the auditorium, A. W. Baw-den presiding. CoL C. W. Peck. MJJ H. D. Twigg, M.P.P.; and J. . Hlnch- ttJlUw-M J Jnsnrs presenet, " Col. Peck spoke on the political questions of the day, mentioning In brief the events of the Legislature aesslon. The Kamloops convention, he said, waa the most successful ever held In the province. Representatives from all the different constituencies were present and he especially mentioned The 'Islands riding having seven delegatea In attendance. Col. Peck. In referring to the ques-tlsa of choosing a leader for the Conservative party, said they had unanimously elected the most popular man In British Columbia, the Hon. S. F. Tolmle. who, he said, would ' lead the party to victory In the next election. PRODUCTION OF COAL INCREASES THIICTV PC It t'EXT IXCKKAtK IN" JAN-I'AUV AMI KEUKl'AKV ,S COM-PAItEII WITH LAST YEA It with negotiations respecting Behrlng Sea j r Fisheries and In 1892 was appointed! VICTORIA. March 31. Increased pro-ogent of Her Majesty" government onjuttlon cf coal by the collieries of tht Behrlng Sea arbitration which met at province is Indicated by llgurea cover-Paris In 1893. For these services he was '"8 h output for Ve first two months created K.Cil.O. the present year as compared with As minister of Justice he? was respon-! the same period In 1908. For slble for a remedial order on the Manitoba government respecting separate schools. ACTIVE POLITICIAN He continued his political activities aa a Conservative In British Columbia until he had a falling out with the late Sir Richard McBrlde. In 1924 campaign he was active aa advocate of the Pro vincial Party'a cause. The late Sir Charlea married Janet McDonald, daughter of lion. James McDonald, chief Justice of Nova Scotia, In 1879. .,. FISH ARRIVALS One lljllbut and Our Salmon limit .Marketed Catrlir thl Morning After heavy arrivals of halibut In the earlier part of the week, Dundaa was the only boat In this morning with a catch of 4.400 pounds which waa sold to the Booth Fisheries for 13.5c and 8c. The Narbethong. Captain Bert Wear-mouth, also arrived today and sold 1060 pounds of red spring salmon to the Atllit Fisheries at 19.5c per pound. With better weather In prospect for the near future It Is expected that more salmon will be offered for sale In the next few days. Nothing la certain except that U wont happen as the experts predict. - A self-made man is usually one who elrW"'WfeUtat,md( him work? January and February this year the aggregate production of coal was 426.043 ling tons aa compared with . 340.023 long tons-In January and February last year. All Important producing districts showed an increase, this year. Vancouver Island collieries providing one-half the gain. Last year It waa Vancourer Island that went behind In : production. A longer winter season and better shipping demand are the chief factors In the Increased output. Th Crow's Nest Pan collieries also showed a substantial Increase with a greater, output In coke. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED IXVESTK1ATION IICIXO MAIlK INTO Cllttl'MsTAXCEM Of IIK.VKV 10!il ACCIKEXT DSTEOrr. March 31 Source close to Henry, Ford laat might revealed that an Investigation is undtr way into h circumstances surrounding the accident In which the automobile manufacturer was Injured here on Sunday when hU car wa forced over an embankment by large car which followed Ford from cn of hla plant. Ford1 car rolled over three time and 'h suffered concussion and . other j.;injurle a a reault of 'which he 'will be confined to'hoipl-tat for two week.''