10 REPORTS ON HALIBUT iammission Will Hear Halibut y.tn Before Taking any Ac tion Kays Hancock rii ioria. fiept iherise unn.inded that 'cmporaiiljr I "Taw Intarna- kw lats hlWjilSt akl . rt to the United State or i riUMPnU " John P. Bab-nan. aald. In reply to il fixnit saying uch '.on would be made. "In :ter thr cljaed season be- md Seattle. A digest of ri.. ,. "nected will be submitted commission will Hstcn to the mi. who care to talk and sat. .'(- in conunlaalon will draw reports to the Canadian t t :i : Statea Oovemmanta." PRINCE SAYS HISFAREWELL ul0ci7.es Canada at Canadian Club dathering in Montreal IKVJTRKAI... Sept. a. The Prince of iincir farewell to Oanada in an txiorc the Canadian Club here H" drew a metaphor from his '" ue mines in the Rocky Moun-:ri said: "Canada, tbc heart and ! Cunada and the poastbUitles of fnrm a reef of dtscIouk metals, in extent that no man living I'Uie It The deeper you go the nMounded you become at the i mauiial and wealth of whu'h you find. The effect on v l in loves Canada Is the feeling : "re Ik at any rut a great coun-v.-M!hy of fulltllmg a very great 'LANE STARTED TURNED BACK M'E BOUROET. France. Bept. 2.- l.C'Ui n Eld Pierre Corbu Ui the bl-olane pit.-i.,rdl started westward on a trans- lli-ili ' I, tli,,.t Mrl Kilt '''i after encountcrtiig fog about P" liiuitlred milea from Paris. :hinese steamer is TAKEN BY PIRATES HONO KONO. Sent 3 Plratn. seized '' Chinese steamer Koochow on West 1 cr The captain and chief engineer "er Nltot and one hundred Chinese ' tnken prisoners. SHANGHAI. Sept. 2. British naval yesterday conduct a .nwuful ur.Mive expedition against the pirate srr"""Knoia at Blas Bay near Hong "Ml C Ol NTIty HIOTIIAIX KiieJMi league lllv. I. ; N 2. Sunderlsud A. her laat alfht. Ppggy coodtUooa pre vailed. The plane will probably remain here until tomorrow if the tog continue it ran into' bear; fog in the St Lawrence valley yesterday and In attempt - ommission win r pu mto Maine ,ng twjW lt m . Ketchikan. Prince Rupert. ! . ,. N B.-.,tBk rv nrnr,.hi. Prince Edward Island. It get thirty or I forty salles (to see In the, direction of I Newfoundland but the fogwa ao denae ; they feared they could not find Harbor race mo turned back, finally landing bare. UIMIMIK TO MIMIMIK ST. JOHN. Quebec. Sept. 2. The Wlndaor to Wtador plane which left Wlndaor. Ontario, yesterday morning, waa forced down near here In a atorm. The Royal Wirideor plans to hop off again today It pouetMc. The plane was rorced down by a friction fire which did no damage. The tall skid was loosened in landing but baa been fixed by a bteckemlth. "The plane bad been In the air nine hour." mil Waad aakt 'Everything waa pretty hoi. The first sign of trouble was a smoking In the left wing. It was a miracle we dtd not crash." NAM PLANK'S MUIITS HALIFAX, Sept. 2. The wireless (tation at Cape Race were advised today In a meaaaee from the Dutch steamer BL-JKENDIJK that at six a.m. yesterday tbey sighted a white light probably belongtog to an aeroplane In latitude thlrty-nlae twenty-eight north longitude sixty-lour forty-three west. The light was proceeding In an easter ly direction. If tbla were the St. Raphael she 'would ntwee her four bun- rirod and twenty miles EJB.E. New York, far south of ber oourse and ap parently lost her way as proceeding eastward TRAIN COMES FROM TELKWA TUESDAY The Canadian National Railways are arranging to attach a couple of paa-nenger coaches to the stock train which leaves Telkwa next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock far the Prince Rupert inhibition, arriving In the city that even ins at 9. This will enable kxssi people to go to Telkwa tomorrow morning for the week end and return home Tuesday. VANCOUVEK EXCHANGE Coast Copper Dunwell Glacier Gladstone . . Indian L. and L- Leadamtth . Premier Porter Idaho Richmond Silversmith . Surf Inlet . . Suuloch Bid. AskeS 14.50 15.00 .74 0 .04 MVl .15 20 .07V4 -09 ,07i .0814 .04 3,39 3.40 01, .21 .16 30 jo .01 .o-H .00 -72 BOAT DASHED TO PIECES ON I ROCKY coast; Two Fishermen Saved Through Coolne of Light Keeper at Cape Hcale BANFIELD. Vancouver Island. Sept. 2. C. J. Frank and W. . Dud worthy, Neah Bay fishermen, ware saved yesterday as thetr boat, thr Bra Wolf, waa flash m to pieces on the surf of Oepe Beets, through the ool-hsaarda of the light keeper. P. C. Oo. who got a line to them. ...MYNTtKV WHEAT HKVOU THIMK (lltAIN IKItVlN( aOMONTON. Sept. 2. Trails, the world ebaasswon wheat and oat grower. Is ooaductlng ei perlasrata which are described as suoowiful with "mystery wheat" from the Dominion experuMB-tal farm, which may ' cause a revolution in wheat growing In western Canada It cau be sown later and will ripen eighteen days earlier than present verJe- Hon. , Dr, King asasaleed ssaplas' of ttn .'Heat dO&g-ht " recent tour. A , . . : AFTER PIRATES NEAR HONG KONG Punitive Expedition Destroys Village With fiun Fire at Itias Hay LONDON. Sept. 2 The Westminster Oasette Hong Kong correapondent said: The eapcdltlon consisted of the crul- er Dans, the stoop Foxglove, the destroyer Sidar and an aircraft carrier. He reported several villages destroyed by Run fire and dynamite but no trace of the pirates was found. FISHERIES PATROLMAN ! KILLED IN LAUNCH ON ISLAND WEST COAST VICTORIA. Sept. 3. Pawengers arriving here last night on the Princess Mary from the west coast of Vancouver Island confirm a previous report that A. E. Leach, Dominion fisheries patrolman, was murdered in the vicinity of Clayoquot. They aald Leach was attacked at midnight and killed. The body was found In the launch eight hours after his death. Two or three Indians are suspected of the crime but up to the time the iteamer left no arrests had been made. BENTLYTO FLY FAR AS SOUTH AFRICA LONDON. Sept. 2 Lieut. R. R. Bentley left Hendon today to fly to Capetown. He hopes to make the 7.000 miles in 18 days. FLOODS IN POLAND WARSAW. Sept. 3. More tjian 180 perbraed and ten thousand people are homeless and destitute aa a result of floods In southern Poland. PRINCE CUAKI-KtvLATK Delave 'aecquh.' of hariig a heavy freight cargo to discharge at . Ocean Palls. C-N.R. steamer Prince Charles, Capt. Nell McLean, which was due from Vancouver at 10:30 this morning, will not arrive until 4 o'clock this after' noon. The train for the East Is await, lng the arrival of the Charles. NANA1MO MAN IIIKS. NANAIMO, Sept. 3. James Pro v In. resident of Nanalmo, Ladysmtth and Extension for the past 35 years, died at Ladysmlth. .425; .360 ruent was fully merited but when In addition to a fine a man was deprived of bis boat or car which he required to earn his living, he frequently took the matter up with Ottawa. FISH ARRIVALS Only 3IMMMI Pound of Halibut hold at Kkclisnge Till Morning Halibut landings were again light today, only 59.000 pounds being offered at the Ftah Exchsnge this morning. The sole Canadian boat received a much better price than two Americans. Arrival and aales: Ainrrlran Brunvoll, 33.000 pounds, Booth Fisheries, 10.6c and 6c. Imperial, 23.000 pounds, Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co, 10.Bc and 6c. Canadian Royal, 3,000 pounds, Atlln Fisheries, 13c and 7.5c LAWN IKJWLIMl VANCOUVER. Sept. 34rThe Vancouver lswn bowlers yeKterdayi defeated the touring British bowlers byr eight points 144 to 136. Advertise In The Dally News 25 TAXI Ambulance and Boston Grill Large Upstair Dining Halt, Srvlcs with newly laid dancing Anywhere at Anytime floor, for hire. Stand; Echanjre Hulldlng NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. MATT VIDECK. Prop, PRINCE RUPERT The latest and best for the leaat I'hone 457. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper N.. 2or, PRINCE Rl'PERT. B.r.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 1927 Prie Five Cents MI FLIGHTS PROVE FAILURES HAJ0R M ACL AREN MAKES FEW INTERESTING PREDICTIONS Three Transatlantic Fly, ers Have Trouble; St Raphael is Lost gl.MHJN' TO LONDON PLANE LANDS IN MAINE, AND WIND I SOU TO WINDSOR AT ST. JOHN. O.UEHEC NONE MOVING THIS MORNING f Flyers this week have been farinjr badly. The Saint Raphael h Iff t Bristol Wednesday morn i ok carrying Prineeas Lowenstein, mamier of the expedition, Captain Leslie Hamilton and Colonel inn has not arrived on this continent and is supoed vo be The London to London plane which left early yesterday for fit-' "!' '". England, was forced by foj to land in Maine and the 3:' v t Windsor machine which left about ten o'clock for Wind- l urland, had to land in Quebec province, after being forced -'down by friction fire. HUNT KAI'IIAIL OTTAWA. Sept 2. The opinion here L. that the Saint Raphael never readied U iiborea of North America. There l.- a remote possibility of the fUera betas picked up at tea tout twitting has been heard of them alnce they were reported in mid-Atlantic Wednesday night. Tbc Fusker monopiaoe Old Olory at planning to give up the Rome flight and bop off Joea New York to search for the Batrtt Raphael If no "news of bef Is received. I.IIMION TO MINIMIS OAlilB&H. Majaeir Sept 2VabeIiO PIRATESLEAD TOLMIE WILL LEAGUE AGAIN NOT CONTEST Displaced Chicago Cub From MC flN R lOl INIIti National Ixaaehhip by Itcat j llLUJUVn 1V1UI11U if rain. Detroit ing Them Thurhday - ; , TAKCOUVER. Sept 3 - Hon Simon XtrW TOSK. Sefft. 2 - Plttaaura Tr, m lulmie. leader of the Cobserva. Ptr's rasusneel National League OMbe 4-t in the tcrday In that le In the Americas Washington Chicago Cleveland . . St. Louis . . . Boston tbeVaadersh br - t tr-rj Effort 1 CHICAGO. Sept 3. Walter Kirk. mU- .707 lioaalre soap manufacturer, is surround .568 ed In his home by armed guards Xol- .559 lowing receipts of s threat of death .540 before Saturday night unless ten thou- .47 aand dollars was paid the extortionists. .444 The missive demanding the money wa 492 signed "Sympathizers of Sacco and J14 Vanrettl." Member of Parliament Defends Self Before Customs Commission But Admits Interceding for Men OTTAWA, September 2. "I was never interested in the of liquor, never smuggled liquor in my life, never bought or sold ariy smuggled liquor in my life although my Tory friends In Nova Scotia have stated I was a smuggler and bootlegger." Thus William -Duff, 51. P., declared to the Royal Commission during the course of an examination yesterday afternoon. On the question of intervention, Mr. Duff declared frankly that he interceded on behalf of a number of persons who had been guilty of infractions of the law. As a member of parliament he thought It his duty to lay before the . minister of customs the facta In regard to a large number of cases. He did not Intervene when the cases were in the courts or when he thought the punlsh- AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE OF ROAD WILL LIKELY TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK It Is expected that the aerial reconnaissance of a route for the Skeena River highway between Prince Rupert and Terrace will be undertaken by Major D. R. MacLaren, DBO., during next week or the next spell of fine weather. Thi engineer of the public works department who will go with Major MacLaren is not yet named. DIED FROM BULLET WOUND IN HEAD NORTH VANCXMJVER, Sept.-' 3. Henry Pendergast. son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pendergast of Cepflaho died ' to day from a bullet wound In the head, apparently self-inflicted. He had been Ul from rheumatic fever. CONVENTION OPENS MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 OTTAWA. 6ept. 2. The Conservative convention will open at Winnipeg on Monday. October 10, Instead of October 11 !t ii iiuicuaced. Air Mail Service May Be Established Between Rupert and Vancouver faattns CMcsso Msiid If he would accept the nomas-1 niim-oiiu. ..i-v-.. ...u.-......, game ptsyed yes- t:-n In Kotson and thus seek to enter 1 I.U.M lir-u. Ullir.li i.ur.ur.on.ni .uuuwi iu.'j i lng sxtn-wrs of tbs Dubs' staff. Trie say's aoorea weie as follows: .NATIONAL 1.111 (i 1 1; Oilcago . P1ttabu4 Brooklyn-Bton. rats. AtltUICANiUilOt E Cleveland S. ChtoaflS S. Detroit 8. St. Lottft 4. B:itcn-New York ind Wasbltsgton-Pblladelphla. rain. l.iatllE MTAMIINtIS Natlnalftgague . Pituburg 73 Chicago 73 3t Louis 60 r.'ew Tork 70 Cincinnati 4 . . . M Brooklyn M Boston St Phlladetfehla v... 45 Ainrrlran league New York . PhUadelphla 69 71 69 ' 67 59 56 49 39 50 1 SO 3 66 70 69 B0 37 54 55 57 66 70 '6 85 the B.C laclslature sad take bis atace Dhltil.UI'JIIS.M 1 iu. nil ijue. Cleveland ai Reuse leader, replied that he had! beat Chicago sad Delrvlt took Boston .lit? camp. Other Earns were ut off on account no tntont.on of d-jlug m. I: La uuderstood that Dr. TofjtUe will The chances of ta Chicago Cubs to fU U elr-tion election whan when he he win win probably probably rapture the Wittsnaj league pennant randlate for Vict arts City or Saaaiob. are not thought now to be very good rbe New York CManSk. In fourth stsoe. ire only two game atom the lead after i seven-game wtnjjlng stroak from ' ... western snfxMIUss. ii:m;ki. ri n( iii ItLOCK IN VANCOlMilt leMWsws won be game for the Ptras bom Garlsosu CarlaoaJ ow of the lead- VAflOOOVHR. Sept. 3-Oen- eral F. A. Sutton, former right hand an an of lung Tu Lin. j Chinese general, has bouiht the 1 ten storey Rogers Block at the ) corner of Gran r tile and Pender j Street from Jonathan Rogers ! at a price said to exceed II.- 000.000. MILLIONAIRE THREATENED J14 Walter Kirk Surrounded by 431 Hlinrrla Knllnulnrr Priori l.n - - -. m - . Possibly by next spring or at any rate in the near future, the British Columbia coast will be linked with New York and other rot re. gr, member for Victoria -n - eaBtern points by an air mall service, probably flying from Prince !T: Hupert to Vancouver. Victoria and SeatUe and connoting with the -tL'Zl be ' . a , , .. i n r i tt United slates airman until sucn tune an uii-uiusuiau airman is possible, according to Major D. R. C. MacLaren, D.S.O., head of the Pacific Airways Ltd., who addressed the Rotary Club yesterday on the subject of aviation. Tbe major further said that before very long there should be a dally air serrloe between Prince Ru-s pert and Vancouver, leaving the- north-! irn pert at abcut ten o cl.ck and re ! turning the same day. This would be quite feasible. j The major also announced that the! Domlalon Oavernment was securing slxl light planes for the purpose of popu-j la rising these with the people of the; country. Two of them, he understood were coming to British Columbia. He would like to see an organization formed In Prince Rupert tor the pur pose of using one of ibsm bare. The! would soon be using planes In connec tion with their services and the malls would be practically all carried by air planes before long. Explaining the suggested light air- place scheme of the Government, the major said light airplane clubs would be formed. The Government would buy the plane and half the coat would De VJ WUWtl WIII.J. mw would be a sort of flying school. The address dealt at length with de RELIEF BOATS Princess Alice and Salvage King Both Outside Yesterday Afternoon lng. velopment of aeronautics. He explained . . l .... I . rvmr h I -P0' Wright brothers experimenting with vrnsll machines The war hurried thei cvo!cpraert, but It was not until The steamer Princess Alke, on Its r-AZire nngetl to pk;lc up and tak.e M.trZi mm that w.jwnijnr-mM priDfM Charlotte, and the salvage tug hould be used to a much greater ex- lZlD- wlUcn m tew th du tent by the forestry department. He tre"wl 10 Victoria for repairs. prophesied that veiy aoon the big fish- Hnt.li nun sa1 HaM-s Vsaavfrvl v lng companies would use them iori arxittlne flab and for transportation "" ' ' -" " with) -" st 5 In the afternoon and. by and other purposes In connection their business Instead of fast power;1"" anieu . boaU as at present. They would be '""8'r" ". "" The too -ou,nl or lar" mom- much more effective. railways , after the war that aeronautics became' WI"tu w" opuonea highly developed science. The Royal DS company by r. h. Taylor and Air Force took up the work and was - -" " uroppeu the moat effle'ent and best orsanlzed I recently, la now proposed to amalga- force In the world. The speaker told of the two different kinds of planes heavier than air and lighter than air. He did not look for the heavier than air machines being used to any large extent for long distance work, but air machines capable of carrying up to a thousand passea- gers -would be developed which would undertake that. . Heavier than s,lr planes would be used for short dis tances. The machine used here was the flying boat, which was found the most useful because there were no landing places except In the water. The use of war machines had been The Salvage King passed at 8 o'clock I last evening and. by this time, should also be at Wrangell. NEW COMPANY FOR TOPLEY to Amalgamate Two Properties to be Considered Next Week mate with the Topley Consolidated Company and a meeting Is to b" held next week for the purpose of considering the amalgamation proposal. If the amalgamation goes through the new concern will be known as the Topley Richfield Mining Company, Ltd. The capitalisation will be $1,000,000. AIR LEAGUE IS BEING FORMED somewhat of a handicap as tney were OTTAWA, Sept. a. Steps are being not suited to industrial purposes, inai taken here to form a Canadian Air 1 where Germany had the advan'ige i LeagUe similar in scope and function to as all her machines had been sur- tht air Leaiue of the British EmDlre. rendered so she had to start anew. In Canada the population was small so sir services had not developed as In the United States. However, he expected to see the services used for the development of mining districts Just as they hsd in the Red Lake country where regular service were maintained. this being the only service la Canada that made profits. THE WEATHER Terrae!-rRaln .qalnv tmp. .53, Rosewood.-.Rain, calm, temp. 52. Alytnsh. Rain. calm. temp. 50. Alice Arm. Rain. Calm, tempi 51. Anj-rjx. Rain, calm, temp. 52. Harelton. Cloudy, calm. temp. 50. Smltbers. Rain. calm. temp. 47. Burns Lake - -Clear, calm. temp. 42. Telegraph Creek -Cloudy, calm, temp 45. HL'ATIIKK ItKI'OKT. Prince Rupert. Raining. pc;a: ure, 53. calm, which was formed In Great Britain In 1909. Major General O'Brien U chairman of the provisional committee. TRAIN DERAILED IN FRANCE AT MIDNIGHT TOURS. France. Sept. 2. -The Parts-Bourdeaux express train was derailed at midnight. Five are known to have been killed and many other Uvea it Is feared were lost. TWO WOMEN FAIL TO SWIM ENGLISH CHANNEL LONDON. Sept. 2 Mrs. Jack Weldman and "Jane Darwin" failed to swim the English Channel yesterday. j I'KICK Of WHEAT I VANCOUVER. Sept. 2. What today tern! is quoted here at 1 43, for Number 1 Northern.