acement
on
the
Duncan
report
as
to
rights
of
the
maritime
pro-
ta.
The
roost
imjKirtant
feature
of
the
premier's
statement
was
thc
recommendation
of
a
twenty-iwrcent
reduction
in
maritime
rht
rates
would
be
given
effect
by
legislation
"subject
to
certain
ifica'ions
which
may
appear
necesscry
respecting
international
I
and
through
import
rates
by
sea.
Other
matters
on
which
legislation
will
be
proponed
include
a
T
WILLIAM
WINS
HOCKEY:
O
II'
ON
Tit
AIL
IN
M:.M.
UN
AL,
I
Oil
ALLAN
ft
!
t(OND
(ami:
to
tit:
run
i:n
OX
.MONDAY
VANCOUVER,
March
19
Ft-rt
WU-mjlaat
night
defeated
Trail
4
to
2
Is
ejfllrst
game
of
the
semi-finals
tar
tjAlltn
Cup.
emblematic
of
amateur
ekey
i
ctiarap.oru.rnp
of
Canada.
The
rtatwlll
thus
enter
the
final
games
,tbeeerlea
on
Mondsy
tu
up
on
the
Mtttshi
Columbia
'
tiampKmi
The
st-ojteam
played
belter
bockejr
In
the
ist
two
perloda
aconns
three
but
Trail
awTbsck
strong
In
the
final
period
id
tail
led
two
goals
while
the
Fort
'jfclim
players
registered
only
one.
e
winner
of
the
aerlea
v.
Ill
com-
against
Toronto
University
Orada
for
the
Dominion
title.
IULD
LIMIT
SPEECH
TIME
si:
Or
COMMON
SPENT
I'ltlllAY
Ll.KIMi
01'
I'Altl.lAMENTAUY
it
EES
time
SET
IOK
oim;n-
IN
AND
AD.IOI
KNIMI
rAWA,
March
l.-
With
the
report
i
apodal
committee
appointed
to
re
I
rule
before
It.
the
House
of
Oom
apent
moat
of
Friday
debating
of
the
more
contentious
reoom-
lutlons
contained
therein.
new
rule
providing
for
eleven
ck
adjournment
waa
approved
aa
waa
time
act
for
meeting
every
day
at
o'clock
In
the
afternoon.
rnuoua
opposition
developed
against
Ew
rule
limiting
the
time
of
ipecchce.
certain
exceptions,
to
forty
mln-The
committee
rose
with
thlH
i'atlll
under
dlacuaslon.
lYEMARUIS
COMING
TODAY
i.ini;
i
itKiuim.u,
comimi
iii
iti:
ro
l.ilAU
1
1
HAT,
IlKTIIMt
III'.
i.au;i
in
hoi
on
i:.tiii;u
If
otTMiiti;
apt
Kltagawa
of
tb
."K"
line
filter
Yaye
Marti,
coming
here
to
grain,
considered
it
Inadvisable
to
roach
too
near
to
ahore
In
the
fifty-
southwest
gale
raging
outside
might
ao
the
vessel
is
not
yet
here.
now
expected
that"
she
wilt
be
in
put
5
o'clock
this
evening.
iter
passing
quarantine
and
customs
alnatlon.
the
Yaye
Maru
will
tie
Hat
the
ocean
dock
where
she
will
Blned,
Bhe
wUl
probably
move
down
fthe
elevator
about
the
middle
of
ft
week
to
load
300.000
bushels
of
lent
t
for
the
United
Kingdom
or
con-
mutual
trade
treat
jr
(or
forest
product
and
fish
and
a
custom
tariff
pa
eoal.
-!
"Our
policy
leenatn
ot
of
rkin.
advance
aa
opportunity
afford
mutual
trade
trmneati
In
natural
products."
i
aaJd
the
premier
in
regard
to
the
trade
treatjr
proposal.
UhUiux
aa
the
ruHcens
tariff
on
I
coal,
Mr.
King
aald:
"the
recommend.
tton
of
the
cotrtrdWloo
that
tbe
tariff
advisory
board
be
asked
to
give
immediate
consideration
to
the
customs
tartft
Ui
regard
to
eoal,
astbrmotte
and
coke
baa
been
met.
Tbe
matter
Is
now
before
tbe
tariff
board."
Owing
to
the"
existing
uncertainty
of
conditions
surrounding
the
Iron
and
steel
industry
In
the
mari
time
tbe
government
doea
not
feel
that
it
is
In
a
po-JUon
to
make
any
pronouncement
in
regird
to
the
commission's
recommendation
for
a
removal
of
tbe
system
of
granting
bounties
in
regard
to
elect
when
Canadian
coal
la
used
in
Its
manufacture.
ritOVINCIAL
MDMDIE
In
the
matter
of
provincial
subsidies,
the
premier
stated:
'Revision
or
readjustment
of
financial
arrangements
be
tween
the
Dominion
and
the
maritime
prortncei
will
be
placed
on
the
agenda
of
a
Dominion-provincial
conference
to
be
held
during
the
present
year.
We
believe
with
the
commission
that
tbe
tone
is
opportune
for
a
readjustment
of
financial
arrangements."
"Aa
an
evidence
of
the
desire
of
the
government
to
go
Just
aa
far
&s
may
be
possible
In
relieving
any
feeling
of
suspense
pending
a
final
revision
we
are
prepared,
without
prejudice
as
to
the
amount
to
be
arrived
at
at
a
final
solution,
to
recommend
to
Parliament
at
the
present
session
tbe
making
of
apootal
grants,
to
Nova
Sootla.
New
Brunswick
and
Prince
Edward
Island
of
1371.000,
aoooooo
and
I12S.O0
respectively,"
said
Mr.
King
on
the
question
of
money
grants.
WOMEN
IN
PARLIAMENT
WILL
INCREASE,
SAID
.Mix
Agues
MiTlmlt
l
oil
Jul)
htl
Montreal
Member
In
Address
MONTREAL.
March
19
(Canadian
Prcssi
-
"There
la
no
doubt
that
with
each
auccecdlng
parliament
the
number
of
women
in
the
Legislature,
will
Increase."
said
R.
8.
White.
MP..
In
his
address
to
the
Montreal
West
Women's
Club.
Referring
to
Agnes
MacPhall.
he
said:
"She
is
on
the
Job
and
she
makes
nn
excellent
speech."
NINE
KILLED
WHEN
GASOLINE
.EXPLODED
I
'it
tul
Areldqpit
jOi
,Tn,mil,
Ut
in
.
Harbor
of
lH
Alcvarti,
tlruzll
PORT
ALEVARO.
Braill.
March
19.
Nine
were
killed
and
considerable
damage
was
caused
here
yesterday
when
a
quantity
of
gasoline
exploded
aboard
a
email
boat
In
the
harbor.
A
.French
male
modiste
asserts
the
well-dressed
man
needs
80
suits
of
clothes.
An
American
with
that
many
would
open
a
store.
i
i.mmmj:iim;i.mi
scwtained
ihao
THUD
AKM.
ANKI.E
AM
NOsK
in
mysteimoi
IlLOH-t
I
AT
IHTEDALE
150AT
RAD1A
DAMAGED
InjMriil
Mail
ISruus'it
t
1mtiI
llltal
mid
IVwt
Is
llrarlird
Pending
LV-iiij;
Totted
Here
STEWART
WAY
NOT
FAVORED
wot
u
not
in;
M!r.ni:i
in
-
HIKI
T.UKNCU
TO
OTIIKltS
AS
I'EAt'K
KIVEK
H
11.HT
OTTAWA,
Man-li
111.
"I
dim't
think
nnjmie
Mould
rmiMdrr
the
Mrurt
run
I
r
In
pirfMrmr
to
ullirro,"
drilarril
IV.
,.
Jainrs,
n-hMant
rhlrf
enelnrrr
for
the
Can-udtun
I'uclflc
Itallwiir,
(rvljljliit
licfiirr
the
rullwuy
MilM'miiinlttre
.trMrrilj)
In
rropeet
tti
a
Miccrstloit
t
u
t'eiiee
Klirr
iIMrltt
outlet
Ala
IVacr
l'a
to
the
HrltMi
OOiimlilii
in
1
it
I
ii
C
town.
.He
lalil,
liourvrr,
I
lull
lie
IiiiiI
not
lii-en
in
it
the
wliule
of
Hie
Mir.Er-.trd
route.
The
hr:irliiK
u,ih
Mtljtxil'ni-d
until
Mu
nil
S3
ultlioiicli
un
Interim
sitting
muy
be
eiillril.
THIRTY
DIE
E.-trtrx-cr
E.
Nelson
sustained
palnlu)
''rica
Including
brotcn
arm.
fractured
tnavle.
broken
ncwe
and
other
conius-ins
and
bruises
and
tbe
uppcrworks
ol
.:t
i,ew
lores
Lry
but
Alpine
Fir
was
adly
doBkagcd
aa
result
T
en
explcs-cn
of
a
my:triou
origin
which
occurred
yes'cdsy
afternoon
about
3
o
-feck
as
tba
vessel
was
moored
at
the
half
at
BtHd4l.
-sojnc
sixty
miles
loan
the
coast
from
here.
Tbe
injured
nan
was
brought
to
the
city
aborrd
the
rtacess
Destrier
this
morning
by
Sanger
Benson,
who
as
In
charge
of
tbe
boat
and
who.
not
being
aboard
at
tbe
time,
waa
not
Injured.
Ife
has
been
placed
In
tbe
Prince
Hupert
Gen
eral
Hospital
where
It
was
thought
this
morning)
that
he
had
sustained
no
in-
XTaal
injuries.
The
Alpine
Fir
had
Just
compietctl'
taking
on
gas
when
the
explosion
oc
curred
The
whole
upperworka
was
ibatered
and
tbe
deck
wis
lifted.
Engineer
Kelson
waa
In
the
cabin
while
Ranger
Benson
waa
ashore.
The
engine
a
stopccd.
there
was
no
fires
aboard
and
the
oil
hone
was
disconnected
ac
cording
to
the
men
who
state
that
the
engine
aad
hull
la
Intact.
The
boat
was
toacbvl
after
tbe
aceddent
and
arrangement
are
being
made
to
tow
her
here
lor
repairs.
The
Alpine
Fir.
which
was
launched
from
the
local
dry
deck
last
October
has
been
in
the
service
of
the
depart-
meat
enly
alnce
November.
Bhe
la
4C
feet
long
and
ia
powered
with
a
16
hp.
Vivian
engine.
IN
TORNADO
I'.Kl
WINII
VIMIi;i
AKKANKAM
LAST
NKIIIT
WITH
KISAKTItOlS
ltlll.T
ST.
LOUIS,
March
19.
Approximately
thirty
were
killed
and
acventy-flve
In
Jured
by
a
tornado
which
struck
Oreen
Forest,
Arkansas,
and
vicinity
lest
night
according
to
reporta
received
by
the
P.ed
Cross
here,
If
something
must
be
hugged,
let
It
Americanism:
Demanding
the
finest;
be
the
curve.
'
puylng
for
It
oa
the
Installment
plan.
TAXI
Boston
Grill
Oand'
Ambulance
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
Service
with
newly
laid
dancing
Anywhere
at
Anytime
floor,
for
hire.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN.
Stand:
Exchange
Building
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
latest
and
best
for
the
MATT
VIDECK.
Prop.
least.
l'hone
457.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
fOL.
XVII.,
No.
CO.
'la
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.'0,
SATURDAY,
T
MARCH
19,
1927
Circulation
1500
Sales
423
Price
five
Cent
TA
IMENT
IS
GIVEN
ON
MARITIMES
rAR
BETWEEN
NEGROES
AND
WHITES
OCCURS
IN
KANSAS
any
Concessions
Are
Offered
Nova
Scotia
and
New
Brunswick
in
Premier
King's
Announcement
light
rate
reduction
to
be
effected-mutual
EXPLOSION
ON
iraae
agreements
piannea
reaajustment
of
financial
arrangements
and
money
grants
favored
OTTAWA,
March
19.
Taking
up
various
recommendations
in
Premier
King
yesterday
afternoon
made
a
long
awaited
an-
FORESTRY
BOAT
.
L
I
'
PIWSSSSSl
!
I
I
Northern
Army
Breaks
'if
LARGEST
LAND
LIGHTHOUSE
in
the
world
has
just
been
completed
at
Mont
VaJerian,
outside
of
Paris,
to
be
used
by
night
flyers.
Down
and
Route
Clear
for
Shanghai
Advance
NORTHERN
TROOPS
HURRIEDLY
RETREAT
TOWARD
CITY
INTO
WHICH
PANIC-STRICKEN
HORDES
OF
CHINESE
POUR
22,000
UNEMPLOYED
SHANGHAI,
March
19.
The
left
winir
of
the
Shantunire'c
army
defending
the
Sunkiang
front
to
the
southwest
crumbled
and
the
northern
troops
are
hurriedly
retreating
toward
Shanghai,
leav
ing
the
way
open
for
theCantonese
to
gain
possession
of
the
city.
This
morning,
hordes
of
panic-stricken
Chinese
continued
to
pour
into
Mianghai
from
banking
where
the
Cantonese
armies
are
re
ported
to
be
within
a
few
miles.
The
general
strike
did
not
materialize
according
to
schedule
but
the
unemployed
now
number
22,000
through
workers
leaving
various
industries.
Apparently
the
union
leaders
are
not
pressing
trie
strike
call
but
are
awaiting
further
military
developments.
BOAT
COMING
M'DONALDIS
TO
DRY
DOCK
NOTGUILTY
CANAWAN
Or.M:Ui:il
MILL
:
ItF.HK
I
OK.MI:l(l):i'lTY
ATTORNEY
liKNKiai.
NEXT
MONTH
Hilt
ANSl'AL
OVER-
Ol
Al.ltUtTA
LET
(HI
ON
(
HAIHIE
ll.tt'li
PKI'NCE
ItlTKUT
IN
j
of
WOl'MUMi
AT
WILD
MI.ANTI.Mb
EDMONTON
NEW
VEAU
The
COMM.
freighter
Canadian
Ob-
acn-er
of
the
wMtwlsc
paper
carrying
service
wul
come
to
Prince
Rupert
about
April
9
to
enter
the
local
dry
dock
for
annual
overhaul
according
to
word
received
at
the
company's
local
offices.
It
is
expected
that
the
Obierver
will
be
here
about
two
weeks.
In
the
meantime,
the
coastal
steamer
Prince
Rupert
will
arrive
from
Vancouver
next
week,
with
a.
skeleton
crew
and
carrying
no
pasnengers,
to
o
In
dock
for
her
annual
overhaul,
part
of
the
work
having
already,
been
done
In
the
south.
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
4
Bid.
Asked
Wheat
1.431a
Coast
Copper
8.15
8.50
Dun
well
;1.27
138
Glacier
1
;,.08$4
.09
Gladstone
'
'
,29
,
jl
Independence
.09'-
.10
Indian
.OS
.06
Porter
Idaho
let
Silver
Crest
01
'
.07
i
PARTY
EDMONTON.
March
19.
Hugh
Mac
donald.
K.C..
former
deputy
attorney-
general
of
the
province,
who
was
Jointly
charged
with
Margaret
Adilck
with
wounding
the
tatter's
husband,
Veko
Adrlck.
at
a
New
Year's
party,
was
ysierday
found
not
gutlty
by
Judge
Taylor
and
discharged
from
custody.
Mra.
Peggy
Adtick
was
found
guilty
this
morning
and
was
sentenced
to
a
200
fine
or
three
months
In
)aU.
The
charge
was"
yit
of
.Inrifctlng
grevlous
bodily
harm
upon
her
'husband
whom
she
knifed.'
C.
N.
It,
KA
UN
IN
(IS.
The
gross
earnings
of
the
Canadian
National
Railwaya
for
the
week
ended
March
7.
1927.
were
I4.987J37.O0,
as
compared
with
t4.948.S20.68
for
the
some
week
of
1928,
an
increase
of
1431,738.42
or
nine
and
one
halt
per
cent.
Look
what
balloon
pants
have
done
for
the
bow-leggvd
boy.
Attempt
Made
by
Angry
People
of
Coffeyville
to
Seize
Three
Colored
Men
by
Sieging
Jail
COFFEYVILLE,
Kansas,
March
19.
Race
war
broke
out
here
last
night
when
a
mob
of
whke
persons
who
besieged
a
jail
in
the
attempt
to
seize
three
negroes
who
had
been
arrested
in
connection
with
an
assault
on
two
white
girls
attempted
to
invade
the
negro
juarter
of
the
town.
The
whites
were
repulsed
aud
at
le3t
three
er30iis
were
shot,
An
armed
clash
.cclne
after
a
group
of
white
youths
hid
kic'Ked
n
the
door
of
a
hardware
3tore
and
obtained
arm
and
ammunition.
About
one
hundred
shcta
were
exchanged.
vm
vir
is
in
j
KUUTION
AliAIN
NAPLES.
March
1.
Mouni
VesurtusJn
enjptlon
again.
Is
cs.u:r.g
alarm
to
the
residents
of
the
district.
Many
tourists
steyed
up
all
night
to
watch
the
spectacle.
CM1LISII
LEAGl'E
IHvlxJon
I.
Arsenal
1,
Everton
3.
Aston
Villa
4,
Birmingham
2.
Bolton
Wanderers
2.
Tottenham
2.
Burnley
2,
West
Bromwlch
1.
Cardiff
City
2,
Bury
I.
Derby
County
8.
The
Wednesday
0.
Leeds
I.
Iluddersfleld'
Town
1.
Liverpool
2.
Blackburn
2.
Manchester
United
0.
West
Ham
3.
Newcastle
I.
Sunderland
0.
Sheffield
United
0,
Leicester
3.
Division
II.
Bradford
City
1,
Fulham
0.
Chelsea
2.
Ortmsby
0.
Clapton
3,
Manchester
City
4.
Hull
2.
Swansea
1.
Mlddlesboro
4,
Darlington
1.
Notts
County
1,
Barns'.ey
1,
Port
Vale
2.
Portsmouth
3.
Preston
4.
D!tikpxl
1.
Southampton
07
Oldham
1.
South
Shields
3.
Reading
0.
y,"clrerhrs:pt':a
2,
Notts
Forest
0.
bCUTTIMI
LEA
O
IE
t)h
Won
1.
Ccltlc-Alrdrlonlans
not
played.
Cowdenbeath-Rangers
not
played.
Dundee
Halted
1.
St.
Johnstone
2.
Falkirk
0.
Kilmarnock
1.
Hibernians
0.
Dundee
1.
Morton
3,
Hamilton
0.
Motherwell
2,
Dunfermline
I.,
Partlck
4.
Aberdeen
0.
queen's
Park
4,
Clyde
0.
St.
Mtrren
0.
Hearts
1
hopeshEdoutfor
recovery
of
harvey
i
1
OLD
COUNTRY
FOOTBALL
SCOTLANII
I1EATS
ENtJL.NI
EDINBURGH.
March
19.
Scotland
de
FRASER
IN
VANCOUVER
M.-re
reassuring
advice
aa
to
the
con
dition
of
Harvey
Fraser
of
this
city.
who
is
seriously
ill
In'
Vancouver,
came
this
morning
in
a
telegram
received
by
W.
E.
WUllscroft
from
J.
C.
Knlsht.
JAPANESE
AND
HALIBUT
FISH
13.
TOI.MIK
TIXI.S
COMMON'S
THAT
Will
I
E
I
ISIIEKMEN
AUK
tVOUUIKl)
t'AKUIX
M1I.I,
CIVE
UEI'LY
OTTAWA,
March
19
In
the
House
cf
Commons
on
Friday.
Hon.
Dr.
S.
F.
I
Tolmle.
Conservative
member
for
Vlc-
tcrli.
brought
up
the
question
of
a
newspaper
despatch
to
the
e.Tect
that
,
white
halibut
fUhennen
In
British
Col
umbia
were
alarmed
over
the
reports
feated
England
la
International
Rugby
;
tht,
nurafce
of
Japaae,e.
tgrm-rly
en-
10
!
gaged
In
salmon
tiehlng
and
now
barred
from
thaOnduetrf
bytnealSrAlDh-W
LE.(U
E
INTtKNATIONAL
tj,c
qujta
tinder
federal
regulations,
LEICESTER.
Marsh
19.-Team
repre-
u.ere
turalng
their
attenUon
to
the
hall-jenting
football
leagues
of
England
and
,
j,ut
bgnk,.
Scotland,
played
a
two-all
draw.
.
H;n.
J.
P.
A.
Cardtn.
minister
of
j
marine
and
fisheries,
said
he
had
,
not
I
seen
tbe
report
and
could
not
at
the
i
time
give
any
definite
Information.
Ke
j
announced
that
he
would
reply
to
the
queitlon
cn
Monday.
IevidMhas
BEENFINISHED
I.ENUTIIY
HEAKINO
Of
lt.ILtV.Y
UOAK1I
Ol'
(iENEKAL
KATES
IS
.NOW
M'AIUMl
COMPLETION
ITALIANS
TO
SETTLE
HERE
ACUEKMENT
REACHED
.IIKTWKKN
TWO
OOVEIIN.MENT8
WITH
VIEW
TO
UKIM1I.NU
COLONISTS
TO
CANADA
OTTAWA.
March
19.
While
an
om-elal
announcement
is
not
available.
It
la
understood
that
the
Canadian
and
Italian
governments
have
agreed
to
cooperate
in
settling
Italian
families
on
Canadian
farm
lands.
The
terms
tjf
the1
'
agreement
are
believed
to
provide
for
the
appointment
of
a
Canadian
repre-
latter
suted
snUUve
ln
IMV
n1
n
,u,Utt
The
had
seen
Harvey
and
that
hopes
were
held
cut
for
hU
re-
PrwenUUTe
tn
to
wlln
covery.
He
U
Buffering
from
what
i
lon!aUon.
physicians
dlagncze
as
tub-acute
cerebrospinal
meningitis
.
GREATER
VANCOUVER
BONDS
EXCEED
PAR
Clint
lue
if
New
Stock
was
Nought
In
Yesterday
by
IVmbrrtoii
.V
Sons
at
Healthy
figure
VANCOUVER.
March
19.
Ths
first
bond
Issue
of
Oreater
Vancouver
district
to
the
amount
of
11,000.000
was
sold
yesterday
to
Fvmberton
&
Sons
whose
bid
waa
11,009.000,
the
highest
of
nine
tenders,
seven
of
which
were
over
par.
A
healthy
glow
in
the
old
daya
never
came
ln
ruasett
and
terra
eotta
shades
OTTAWA.
March
19.
All
evidence
ln
the
general
freight
rates
Investigation
which
has
monopolized
the
attention
Cf
the
board
of
railway
commissioners
for
months
was
completed
on
Friday
-afternoon
and
the
board
adjourned
until
March
29
when
counsel
will
present
their
arguments.
This,
It
is
estimated.
wUl
take
approximately
three
weeks
and
it
is
expected
that
the
case
will
be
finally
ln
the
hands
of
the
board
for
judgment
before
Easter.
DIED
WHILE
TAKING
BATH
THOMAS
SHAW",
(iO-YKAU
OLD
STATION
AGENT,
DIES
AT
SAVO.VA
N
tit
It
KAMLOOI'S
SAVON
A.
B.C.,
March
19.
-Investigation
of
the
fact
that
the
Canadian
National
r.allway
station
here
did
bot
open
for
business
yesterday
revealed
that
Thomas
Bhaw.
sixty
year
old
station
agent,
had
died
apparently
from
natural
cautea
while
taking
a
bath.
Advertise
in
tbt
Dally
Newt.