IMO CAHMiW-nAI IIIIMt is been appointed to invesll-i jw-Osuthter charge pce- uature by II. D. Twlgg. c; .winced today There ' - hearinga. the Carlow I at Victoria on April 31. 't." allegation on April ex, m-ted. will be brief. i charge 6al principal! i x iieme whereby Frank he government, uirhf - - for Liberal party work, large concern an alleged t -rrt it wa to buy liquor In t. .J the coramualon with - ? cabinet - x:30 will direct an en-- -.' aer or not public bull ae r.operly transected and C-r-rernmcv or any mem- rr - im... roper method to . - J ; fund muiiiiiLin i l im Ul.iVr.Y N.AYr.Itt l f in n ! luwiiiv i i:v. Il.l.lll lull I III' lllll IIITTIMi KM 1.1(1 K OTIII.K till: IINKIt ! Lailamme alter Wednesday' C ip hockey game. Prealdent cf the National Hockey League " .'d Billy Coutu. Boston defence for life Oliver of Boston was 3 tJOO and Smith of Ottawa was 'ed for one month, commencing t ODrnlnv nf mil iriinn and was f ied 1100 for rough play Hitch- work HEAT SHIP, SEDGE POOL, WILL ARRIVE MONDAY FOR LOADING ' is f Js t a tu aw K.ln In that - - "wwa w IV sruv Wl V n 'he Old Country on Monday. Be- loading very soon arter arrival. l J. ft Elfert harbor maater. will out 'to Triple Island to pilot the ves- in. TT 1 t nnnn. mmai K I HI lLUUI I'll V ii Hi.nriiiii OFFICIAL CHARGED VNAIMn Anrll 1 . ntimrA with tid In Connection with the admlnls- lon of the finances of the city of t nioerni, rnillip Bayilss, tor me municipsllty, wa arrested near here Friday and taken to Port AlbenU. In duration, ahook Los Angeles and rt7 luburb last night. Although tremblor was felt by few In the "i district, It waa more pro oawtelle a ahaklng, rattling win ' and setting chandelier swinging I awavawawSawawawawavaiaW awKanawBawav Governor-General of Canada, who u r.;;ng hi rrlmre Rupert tsuay I-ULL PROGRAM IS MAPPED OUT FOR VISIT OF FIRST GENTLEMAN AND LADY OF LAND VICEROY EXPRESSES OITIMISM FOR PORT Though a bleak southwest wind did blow and an unaeasonal snow flurry made weather conditions somewhat frigid. Their Excel lencies Lord and Lady Willingdon found a warm welcome awaiting them when they arrived in the city this morning at 10.80 aboard the steamer Prince George. Capt. Harry Ntdden, to pay their first visit to. Canada's most northerly and westerly seaport of importance. The Governor-General who is on the first of what he hopes will be annual tours of Western Canada, has a full program booked out for him during his visit here and arrangements have been made to ade quately entertain him and his isdy on a their two-dsy stopover In Prince Rupert. rt)0BJibie for much of the oort ac- The vice-regal aulte wUl proceed East by UrUT ,t wu tru, that regular apeclal train leaving tne city ai i w , trans-Paelflc service had aa yet not morrow afternoon. matertlk-cd but III Excellency expres- In spite of weather condition, an ex- : tFd b,,, tbt the port" trade pectant throng of hundreds of men. ; woutd lncrcAe with Use development of women and children gathered at la the hinterland and transportation. He Canadian National Railway docks and coniratlilated t etUi en the ards to greet Thetr Excellencies as they bjevemenu during the brief hUtory arrived from the south. Wind, rain and lhr citT ,nd Mid that he would look anow did not a whit dampen their en-. forTa with a great deal of pleasure thuslaam and determination to give . ,notntr Tlslt to the cHy the prominent statesman of Empire, to- M lhe cotiduslon of the address. His gether with the first lady of the land an Wonknlp Mayor Newton caUed for three adequate reception. , hearty cheers which were given with After Msyor Newton had gone on i enlnU4Uvn 0, the assembled cHteens. board the aleamer to formally receive ( part lhtn prooeeded to the Their Exeelleocle. the vlce-rcal party headquarters of the Rojrt4 Canadian came ashore and treaded over carpet to Navl, volunteer Reserve for a brief in- the reception tUa& 00 the OHM. tennis pKl)on court where one of Hla BxceUertoya j Udjr willingdon addreesed the duties waa to Inapeet the three guards-. Wwljen', Canadian Club this afternoon of-honor one conitlng of offlcera and whl)e Bcei:enejr open the new men from the First North B C. Regiment . tru,,! p,,,, r ,yitem at the plant of under Major S. D. Johnatone. another ) lne CaIwtjlan ,nd storage from the Royal Canadian Naval Reaerve under Lieut. R. P. Ponder, and ue miro , ln ... EroUD of visitors arc Lord and consisting of members of the Canadian Udy wjjnngdon. Mra. Osborne, lady-ln-legion under President Sidney Bird a ( ,tngi capt. tne viivount Hirdinje, detachment of Bca CadeU under Lieut. 'lCtipU thc Hon j c JfrvUi cnpt. c Robert Blance and patrol of Bay Scouta i prlee.DavlC8 Major SH. Wlllls-O Connor. under Scout Master Ben Ferguson, Aldermen Jo Oreer. Q. P. Tinker, and P. H. Lltwey. as members of the committee, were then clvl reception presented to Their Excellencies, as were also Mrs. J. C Brady. Mrs. S. P. MtMor-dle and Mrs. R who occupied scats on the plattorm. IOIIMAI. H I M OMi: The Mayor, in hi address of welcome, which the distln-gulahed referred to the part guest hsd plsyed In various sections if the. Empire and expressed, on behalf of the citlrena. hla great shared, in wel-coming pleasure, in which all to the city Canada's Osvernor-General and Lady Willingdon. - In a very happy speech. His Excellency ..f.,ri to the history of the city and in accordance with Information which ... u.j .ihri believed that his arrl- mi.M h. tailed a "coming of age Darty" a a It It wss wss in in th tne . . the first plies were im.. and James F. Crowdy. Excellency. 1 irst i.sil to Lord Willingdon and Lady Arrive and Are Given Warm Reception secretary to Ills BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL Aiiierlmu liRiie nosum 1, Washington 7. Chicago 6, Cleveland 1. Philadelphia 3. New York 0.' Nil I lima I U'iisiif Pittsburg 10, Cincinnati 8. Brooklyn 1, Boston 3. New York 8. Philadelphia 3. St. Loula,0. CliTciitfo 1.' ' tfr!drjWjtinpv"A vliV. Parent-Teachers AcyuuonaaiWVit' candy were held on Thursday afternoon at the Booth, Borden and Seal Cove schools. Various members of the as sociation assisted by some of the . innx ... V. -n arhntara nnriiitft th ofTalM wVilK " - -...v.. r , along tne were vrrj surcesiiui ana nice sum waterfront for the elru?'n f with the city, familiarity He showed a hlatory and referred to the growth .nd which had taken pUc development !nn,Pth.t period. The U .nndu. Urgely to the try had contributed growth of the port hM " was realUed soclation. for the work of the as- VANCOUVER. April 18. Charles Doer-lng, pioneer rancher and brewer. Is dead at the age of 7. Charles Dunbler. pioneer realtor, died on Friday. UII.KINS AS1 t:llIIN MiKxi.Mi two i:i:kh. .NO Tn AC" VF.T tOl.M) NOME. Apl. 18-Aljer Craham aviator, connected with the De- , trolt News-WUklns Arctic ex- 1 pedltlon. left Point Barrow yes- terdsy earoute back to Fair- banks presumably without find- lng trace of Capt.' C-rje Wll kin and Carl Ekison who have been missing since they left Point Barrow on a flight over the Arctic and. North Alaikfc. T V SPEAKER TODAY aimihi:nhi:ii ttoMi.i.s f.sAi)i. (1,1 II Uiril JIKS. Mi MDKMlt; iv niAiu La1y VIlllnsdM, f '.he Qov-n r -General ol OiDadk, 1 jrcwd a litrje aateinbUge of lacal wmen at a iun-cbem t xlay u4ir atupites of the ! Vomen's Canadian Club Mrs. 3. P. i 14 -H-.rtlle i-restded In mrt capable ' n..irer over the Sveat' which w held at the Prince Rupert talel and lntro- 'du"ed the guest cf hor?r. J Thr n-.etCni opened with the sing- ( log -it "O Csnida" a J there was a ' vo al blessing before itncheon J Mr. MeHnrdle iulrOrtu d Ily WU- llngdi'B as follows: I td.es tf the Canadian Club and ! guctts from the Imperlsl Order of the , Daughters of the EmpJm tcday is tndred J .a lwpp day fer all Prince Rupert, having with us the Olvrrnor-Oeneral of I Canada and Her Excellency Lai 7 WU-iliufdon. V,c ere plewd to think eur little northern city was net fcrjetien ; during this wonderful tvor and we wel-j come thnn most heartily. ! "Our v,ueU of hrrcr and our speiker. Lady WUIlngdn. aesds no introduction from me. but 1 would like to aay that she was so esteemed In India that she Crown of India, and so 'beloved by the people that they arfe:Uantely called her. The Lady of the O olden Heart.' LAHV UILLIMIHOX Lady Willingdon aa:d 'Madam president ar.d ladies of the Prince Rupert Canadian Club: It gives me very great plea wire to .meet you all. The warmth cf ycur welcome and your generous hospitality to His Excel lency and myself on the occasion of this our first official visit haa touched us deeply. "I have been amazed since we arrived ln Canada at the energy and devotion of the women of this country. In the Canadian Clubs you have a ' great asset to the community. In a country of auch wide aparca as is this great Dominion of ours there Is always a danger of parochialism and I know of nothing better than the Canadian Club to sustain the Interest of one community ln another and to make members realize that, while thetr hometown means much to them, first of all. they are citizens of that Dominion that we all hope some day to see In the front rank of the nations of 11 world In Influence snd power. "It Is most Interesting to come to your City of Prince Rupert, named centuries Ister after the leader of one of those great trading companies that have made the British Empire 'the Company of Oentlemen Adventurer trading In the Hudson Bay.' Like those adventurers we have come to ycu through troubled waters. Yesterday they admitted they were very troubled and troublesome but we found a warmer. kindlier welcome than awaited those I 25 TAXI Ambulance tind Boston Grill Service Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing Anvuhpre nt Anytime " ' - - - floor, for hire. Sland: Exchange Huildlng NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. MATT VIDECK, Prop. PRINCE RUPERT The latest and Lest for the least. I'hotie 457. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper XVII., No. 8a.-" PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, APRIL 1C, 1927 Price Fivs Cents 1.1 llf tlt. '';.. . ill Ja iii. . w. i ii vh ii nim. i, rt. - i r-a iiiiiiiii. mi i t- X 1 1 A 1 1 v vuu "lit, ' IS PROROGUED tt Vlll HOt II ItltlMlS SKMHIOV HI close is time nut lasmt TTAW'A, April 18. Chief Justice in the absence of Oovcrnor-( . w ;,.:ina on Thursdsy night , pi rr.ucd the lint session of . itffi th parliament. The cud .; k. :n cnic trier a ten-day c ibe House litliig morning, i , 3d evening and. during tht re vell into the arly moir-Ifglt-Jstloii waa swept tr c T II: W I II; well aa many million of -ipr .priations which re-at '.ui anting dajra of the cd only fifty-four, vote on Thursdsy night, .drtl on an appropriation :iie Waahlngton legation Hugh Guthrie, leader of again moved an amend' i t waa introduced when the i. : imniitt'Ce of supply that :? f ie legation be reduced . t-: '30 to $15,000 but it was 1 t,' BO to 48. ' K ,M N l NAMED PROBE AkC ON TK III I.IMIhlNW LORD WILLINGDON LADY WILLINGDON SSSSKilsB Why iiccom;anics her husband and addressed the Women'a Canadian Club this afternoon. Chen Places Blame for Nanking Incident Upon Gt Britain and States ROMIIARDING OF "DEFENCELESS" PORT WAS CAUSE ANTI-FOREIGN DEMONSTRATION HE SAYS NEW NOTE RECOMMENDED FOR SHANGHAI, April 10. -Cantonese Foreign Minister Chen has rofltiu.'l tit flln flfa.nnurni. nntr. M,ff4.,llnn , V. n HnHAn4 V'.l:-.. X i dent. He blames Great Britain and United Statp fnr hnmh.inli slble for the trouble and asserts that such incidents are likely to occur there so long as present "unequal treaties" exist The moderates Within the Cantonese regime yesterday defin itely broke with the Communist elemental that haa been ccntrslllng the civil gov-1 eminent cf Kanko. Resolutions of Impeachment against a score of the radical leaders hsve been adopted. Foreign Minister Chen was nbt mentioned ln the resolutions. PARIS, AprU 18. Representatives of the five powers have recommended that their governments authorize them to draw up a new and Identical note on the Nanking Incident In reply to Chen. They consider his answer unsatisfactory. LATE PREMIER OF ' NEWFOUNDLAND WILLS PROPERTY TO STATE 8T. JOHNS. NF . AprU 16. The Will of Sir Robert Bond, former premier of Newfoundland, who died on March 16. provided that his land and buildings nesr Whltbourne. 60 miles from this city, should become the property of tho Newfoundland government as the alte of a model farm. The terms of the will were made public today. To the colonial museum. Sir Robert I CHARGE AGAINST VANCOUVER MAN rnAvK rr"o:K .;rrr?Trn vr.OAi .HTKAMKR TAHITI Ol'TSIDE Ol" TKIMCO rOK LKJlOlt tO.NSPIKACV SAN FRANCISCO, April 16. Oovern-ment agents on Friday boarded the steamer Tahiti outside the Oold;n Gate and arrested Frank Parsons of KE'touvcr., B.C.. and held him on a charge cf conspiracy to violate the Cm ed States tariff and prohibition laws. Federal officials state they have evl cence connecting Parsons with an alleged million dollar liquor plot which, the officials allege, includes a shipment of liquor to Papeete Island. Tahiti, to te transferred to vessels bringing It ..directly to the Pacific Coast. j Parsons Is alleged to have declared ma i ne wrm to ianui oe:ause a client, enc o- the largest Insurance companies in Onada, put up a million dollar bond, guaranteeing delivery of a cargo there. DARING THEFT IN PORTLAND I1WIIITS 111)11 HANK MKSNKMiKUS OF $23,000 .T ENTRANCE Of ItKi STOKE Fit I DAY Al PORTLAND, April 16. With gallery of probably one hundred gaping on lookers gathered ln a circle about them. fcur gunmen robbed two United States National Bank messengers of $26,000 at the entrance of the Olds, Wortman and King store Friday afternoon. It was the most daring robbery In Portland's history. Waiting outside in a touring car. j was. mads, a etflrar-lw4- messenger, and George Bailey. commission to settle the responsibility for the anti-foreign outbreak i gusrd. Bigeicw dropped the money there. He refuses to admit that the Cantonese troops were respon- Mtchel hen bandits jumped left documents giving htm the freedom of various British cities. The residue of the estate waa bequeathed to a J nephew and niece, with the proviso that should they die without Issue, the hardy pioneer, and we hope to come t0 Mublhh an Indus, again before our five years areip. Once lr,.,vhoo, t whltbourne. The estate more let thank for wel- me you your , Mtlmatc, ,t ,90,003. Mima come. T I wI.H wish wm i all all tTia the I'.r. hj.-l best you very of a bright future tor yourselves, your city and your great country of Canada.' ' Mrs. McMcrdle thanked Lady Willing don as follows: "Lady Willingdon, we have listened with 'much pleasure to ycur most Interesting and instructive address and. on behalf or the club, I extend to you their hearty thanks." CHICAGO. April 16. Eight persons, members of two families, were killed this morning ln a terrific explosion which virtually demolished a block of shops and dwellings on the west side. Fire followed the explosion the cause of which la unknown. All polished dvd dont shine. Another Halibut Boat Lost in North; Majestic Strikes in Snowstorm and Founders JUNEAU, April 16. Eight men narrowly escaped death on Friday when the halibut vessel Majestic struck a rock in a driving snowstorm and sank. Capt. C, P. Peterson, better known as Peter Kaloo-gan, was master of the boat which also carried the owner, Karl Abrahamson.aJind six fishermen. The men swam for several hundred yards through a choppy sea to the north shore of Douglas Island. .The Majestic was built in Seattle in 1923 at a cost of $20,000. Continued storms ore hampering halibut fishing along the Alaskan coast. The tempests have been on since the season opened two months ago and wrecks have teen more numerous than in years. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL -V GOOD FRIDAY'S GAMES i:m:i.imi leaiu i: itu Mon i. Arsenal 2. Aston Villa 1. Blton 4. Sheffield United 1. Burnley 3, Leeds United a. Bury 0, Leicester City 0. Llverpco! S. Cardiff 0. Manchester United 3. Derby 3. Newcastle United 1. Huddersfleld 0. Tottenham 1, West Ham 3. UhMon II. Blackpool 6. South Shields 1. Clapton 1. Ssuthampton 0. Duilcgtsa 3. Manchester City 2. Fi lham 4, Swansea 3. Ortmsay 0, Reading 1. Kst.s 7-res. I. Oldham 1. Portsmouth 1. Barny 2. P:.'. Valo 3. M;jJlaorough 1, Preston Ncrth Sad 1. Hull City 0. TODAY'S GAMES EMil.lMI lum t DUMoti I. Arsenal 4, West Bromwich 1. Aston VUla 2. Leicester 0. Bolton Wanderers 8, Everton 0. Burnley 2. West Ham United 1. Cardiff 3, Wednesday 2. Derby County 4. Huddersfleld 4. Leeds United 2, Birmingham 1. Liverpool 2, Bury 2. Manchester United 2, Blackburn 0. Newcastle United 3, Tottenham 2. Sheffield United 3. Sunderland 0. IHilsion II Bradford City 9. Swansea 0. Chelsea 2, Notts Forest 0. Clapton Orient 2, Fulham 3. Hull City 2, Darlington 1. Middlesbrough 3, Grimsby 0. Notts County 1, Oldham 2. Port Vale 2. Blackpool 4. Preston 2, Barnsley 1. Southampton 1. Reading 1.-South Shields 2, Manchester City 2. Wolverhampton 0, Portsmouth 0. SCOTTISH LI . to I t III Won I. Aberdeen 1. Alrdrleonlans 1. Ccltlc-Molhcrwel! not played. Dundee I. Clyde 3. Dunfermline 4, St. Johnstone 0. Falkirk 2, Cowdenbeath 2. Hamilton 1, Rangers 1. " ' Heart 1. Dundee United 2. St. Mtrren 1, Partlck Thistles 3. CELTIC WON SCOTCH FOOTBALL CUP TODAY OLASOOW. April 16. Celtic won the final game for trie Scottish Football Association today, defeating East Fife by a score of three to one. into an auto and escaped. MAN DROWNED AT VANCOUVER LAWRENCE .M fit PHY LOSES HIS LIFE AMI JOHN KOUINSON IS HOSPITAL IOLLOWINU VANCOUVER, AprU 16. Lawrence Murphy was drowned and John Robinson is ln hospital auffertng from shock and exposure as a result of an accident on the waterfront Thursday night. The men were employed by the C.OJJAf. loading a vessel when Murphy missed his footing on the gang plank and plunged Into the water. Robinson being thrown overboard in the attempt to save him. The body of Murphy has been recovered. ANNUAL MEETING OF RIFLE ASSOCIATION The annual meeting of the First North B.C. Regiment Rifle Association was held Thursday evening ln the Armory when officers for the coming season were elected and reports presented covering the past year'a activities. It wa decided to close the Market Place miniature range, where shoots have been held during the winter, and to open the McNIcholl Creek range, up;n which the first weekly shoot will take place on May 1. Officers were elected as follows: Honorary President Col. S. P. Mc-Mordle, DSO. President R. W. Cameron. Secretary-Treasurer William Brass. Executive M. M Lamb. R. Wilson, A. Rlx, G. V . Wilkinson. A. Wylle aud Frank Russell. DROWNING OCCURS AT MILL BAY ON' NAAS RIVER FRIDAY Word was re.elved at provincial police headquarter this morning from Mill Bay that P. Pedersou, who comes from Alberta, was drowned there yesterday and that the body had been recovered. Details of the fatality are lacking at present ta to how the unfortunate Individual came to his death but Constable W. Smith of Anyox has been despatched to make an Inquiry. MONS, Belgium. Apl. 18. Tea miner were killed and twelve are missing as a result of an explosion In a coal mln cear here.