ritl -lll.lt IX RAILWAY TUIX. T.U1I.E AT INIOX HAV URTENAT. March lS-WTUJe play- !fn a railway turntable t'T1? Caff adan Colle les Wharf at Union Bay. Griffin McColten. aaed nine, aeeldmt. (airy released the mechanism which awuagjaoout and fatally crushed him. ThCfboy wss pulled from between the track by his playmatea who carried hint a quarter of a mile to a house where first aid waa secured, the Isd being brought to the hospital where he died. c . - . TELEPHONE LINE IN PEACE RIVER Snstiu ciion i I'I.nm:ii stated MINISTER or fl Itl.lC HOICKS in SIMM MI 01' COMMONS vEsiEit- RAy afternoon IWWA, March 18. Answering a les .! questions by H. E. spencer, ilted Farmer member for Battle Klver. in. J C Elliott, minister or public rks, stated In the House of Commons terdsy afternoon that the government : inside ;ng building a telephone le Into the Peace River valley. IADY ASKS ABOUT TELEGRAPH PENSIONS . C Brady MP for Skeena, aaked following questions In the House of femmon lias the government taken any ateps include under tbe revised civil er- (tenalon scheme, those government Uegreph employer who have not given yenty year's service or moret If lot la it the Intention of the gov- invent to place such government tele aph employees under the revised civil rvlee pension scheme? If not la It the intention of the gov- mmeiit to place auch government tele- arh employee under the revised civil Hce pension scheme? , lllon, J. O Elliott, minister of public lores, answered aa follow: (The telegraph employees are paid at evading rates, and it such do not come Ithln the Civil Service Superannua- Ion Act of 1934. Answered by No. 1. )RTHWEST Bill GETS THIRD READING LAST NIGHT IN COMMONS OTTAWA. March IB. - Third l-eadlnu la given by the House of Pnmmona last light to the bill amending the North- rv -erritonei Act and empowering fcmmlssloner-ln-councll to enact an or- finance providing for a tax on the ex-ort of fura, Advertise la the Dnily New. CLAsll OCCIRs CHUNO KINO. Msrch U - Cool'e belonging to the "Avenging BoclcVy" dashed with British mstines yesterday near here and aeUed jural atores being convoyed aahore from a British gunboat. The marines, who were armed, soon recovered the stores but were forced to abandon them when volleys of atones were atarted at them. More than one hundred Chinese sol diers were drowned .last night In tbe Tangtae River when a motor ' launch capsized nesr Lucbow. TORNADO DEVASTATES TOWNS IX AliKANSAS BENTON. Ark.. Msreh 18. A tornado devastated several small communities near here' last night and left a wake of eighteen known to be dead and fifteen to twenty Injured, several seriously. BULL HARBOR. Clear, light aouth- cast wind; barometer 30.20; temperature 43; moderate swell. VANCOUVER EXCHANGE Bid. Asked Wheat .43 B.C. Silver 1.00 1.70 Dunwell 1.27 159 Olacler 08 .08 't Oladstolie 2S1 Mi Independence .0?S4 09 li Indian 03Vi Premier 3S a Porter Idaho 1'4 n eilvercrest .07 .07ii Surf Inlet 01 U .00 Richmond .14 .18 COMt COrpcr 8.00 8.23 ! MIIUXK.S KI'.POKT. ' H a.m. ! DIQBY ISLAND. Clesr, calm: buro-mclcr 30J0; temperature. 33; sea smooth; 7 p m. spoke steamer Alameda, Anaoortca for Oeorge Inlet, S8 miles 1 from Oeorge Inlet; 8 pro, spoke tug Cape Scott, In Massett Inlet; 7:45 pjn. spoke steamer Cardcna In Orenvllle channel, northbound. DEAD TREE POINT. Barometer 29.-78; temperature. 57. BULL HARBOR. Clear. V:alm: barometer, 30.28; temperature. 33: mod-rate well; 0 p.m. spoke steamer Laklna. Nanalmo for Ketchikan. 305 mllca from Ketchikan; 8 p.m. spoke steamer Cana dian Rover, Powell River for Ocean Palls, 80 mile from Ocean Falls; 11 p.m. spoke stesmer Rochelle, left Port Alice at 8 am. NOOX DIOBY ISLAND Clear, west wind: barometer 30.30; temperature, 47; sea smooth. DEAD' TREE POINT. Barometer 29.- 78: temperature, 44. MAY INFER BOOTLEGGER dm iion or iNTi:itir kkndkk- Kll 11V Mi'UKMl; C'OL'KT Jt J'dK ix cam: or' rit i m i; ci.oikh; MAX VAM Ol W:it. Murrh IKMr. Ju-lire II. A. .Mrlluiiulil In the Supreme Citurt ilUmUsrd the appeal of Mike llortmrtkl nf I'rlmr tlrvrge ugalnt a ronl tlon and fine of X'UMI fur keelng lk)inr fur hule. Ill Lordship held that Mutlstnile Mnrait uf,Prhue Oeorge hud the right to Infer that llorlmrskl, who purrhaed llUur uorlli l(il during lo inunthi while tenUil,v unriiiilurU, u a iHMtt-Irster. Ilorlmrxkl Imtl elrttrd to go to Jail Inslrud of alii I lie fine and the M-ntetiee li as )ft undeleriulneil. FISH ARRIVALS mil PARIS, March 18. Two scarred veterans or the great war wilt soon attempt the most difficult and dangerous feat remaining undone In aviation the 4,' 333 mile flight across the Atlantic. They , are Paul Tart scon, who has only one leg. end Roger Coll. who lot an eye , n the conflict. ! Le Dourget. Paris will be tbe stsrtlng , po.nt. with Mitchell Field. New York. ', the deslicstlsn. The date has not been ( definitely settled. "The full moon." said Tarsacon, "It what we wsnt. If any bookmaker will give you odds, just bet we will tske oft at three am. May 14. We would 41 longer dayugtt. or, rather moonlight' hours by starling 2 hours earlier, but that voukf.be Friday. "May 13. though wt are not sipertltloi V, RTrlloi!R's'ANI TTaI-I' " Th duration of the flight Is ex-preted to be 30 hours. 30- minutes aet-utl flying time, or MV hours at the sun travels Carrying 1XXX) gallons of gasoline ma 300 gallons of oil and other lubricants the big Poles monoplane which they will fly la expected, to nuke alow progress for the first six hours. "At one hunderd and twenty mile an hour." says Tarascon, "we should be losing the west coast of Ireland shout eight In the morning. We expect to pass Montauk point a little after six the next morning and If luck holds, to lsnd at Mitchell Field about 750. "The plane will gain five hours In actual flying time from the time It takes oft until It lands. We are not worrying about that however, as w can stay In the air for 33 hours. We are concerned about taking off. but once In the air nothing should stop us." There Is a prlise of 425.000 to be given by Raymond Ortelg for the first flyers to mske the non-stop trip. Tviii AinrrUuii lUuttu RefHe to .Wrrpt I'rltiHi Offrrrd Two CuiiadUn Vewl r-ell t'atiir Though two boats offered catches, the Star with 8,400 pounds .and Actor, 3,500 pounds, no American halibut was sold at the Fish Exchange thla morning. Two Canadian boats sold their catches as follows: Point. May, 2,000 pounds, to Royal Fish Co., 15.2c and Be. W.FH 4,500 pounds, to Cold Btorage, 16.7c and 10.5c. The American boats refused to ac cept bids of 15c and 8c and 13.2c and Bo jwpscUvely. AFTER POKING FUN at the English telephone for a number of years New York has turned round and adopted it. The one-piece variety is being supplied by the New York Telephone Co., and is finding great popularity with its users. Lee Armstrong and Mabel King are shown trying it out The new telephone leaves one hand free to take notes. Premier Oliver and Minister Leave for East to Fight for B.C. Outlet to Peace River VICTORIA, March 18. In order to present the views of the British Columbia government regarding the provision of railway fa cilities for the Peace Kiver before the special committee of the House of Commons investigating the problem, Premier John Oliver and Hon. Dr. V. II. Sutherland, minister of railways, are leaving here today for Ottawa. Premier Oliver said that a strenuous effort would be made to oppose the proposal that the line be built via Obcd. He said that. while explaining the practical need for a new western outlet, he would present a new aipect of the casca. and inform the committee of the pro- mice's moral claim for consideration on account of the agreement made between the federal authorities and the Orand Trunk In former years covering the handling of freight from the latter road over the Pacific Oreat Eastern Railway from Prince Oeorge to Vancouver. While In Ottawa, the Premier also expects to investigate the claims of the Allied Indian Tribes of .British Columbia fpr more generous treatment In connection with their lands. OTTAWA, Msrch 18. Premier Oliver of British Columbia will be heard here on March 25 respecting the question Of a western outlet, on the Pacific Coast for the Peace River district. The com mittee of the house considering the Joint report of C.P.R. and C.N.R. engineers on the matter so decided this morning. "C. Z. Crowskl, chief construction engineer for the Canadian National, told the committee that a freight rate of S6.4 cent on grain going to Vancouver from the Peace River district via Obed would be required for ths railways to handle grain and break even. COUNCIL TALKS OF RAILWAY TAXATION City Fathers Were III Private Session Mglit City Solicitor does Smith as Result There waa a special and private of the city council last evening at which, though no statement was given out by the mayor or aldermen. It is understood there was a discussion of railway taxation matters. As a result of the meeting. City Solicitor E. F: Jones wiled for Vancouver tMl'nralng. HEALTH BILL IS PROPOSED LAIM1K I.M K.MHTl ItE ritOPOSEII TO ADVANCE CANADA IX DISEASE PREVENTION OTTAWA, Marr 18. A bill pro. tiding for the emlirstloii of health principles and life conservation by a representative group of outstanding Canadians will he I lie lirt result of a inrrtlng of .the honorary advisory hoard of the CanudUit MM-lal lit -Ir nc council here. The tiaard made a stmrn of Canadian health condition and lad ilonn a suggested plan of action for future work. This calls for the expenditure or S.1I3.U00 during the net three ear to advance Canada In the cause of disease prevention. WEATHER ItEI'OIIT. Prince Rupcrt.Clcar. calm, temperature, 33. Terrace. Clear, 'calm, temp. 30. RosswoodnrClear, .calm, temp. 28. ' Alyansh. Clear, calm. temp. 85. Alice 'Arm. Clear, calm, temp, 39. Anyox. Clear, calm, letup. 32. Stewart. Clear, calm, temp. 30. Har.elton. Clear, calm. temp. 30. Telegraph Creek. Cloudy, calm, temp. 17. Smither. Clear, cwlm. temp. 13. Bums Lake. Clear, calm, temp, 10; , Whltehorse, Clear, south wind, temp. . 25. Dawaoa-Oear, . trjlni, 3 bejcy ijro, I 1 TAXI Boston Grill 25 Ambulance and' ml Large Upstair Dining Hall, Service with newly laid dancing Anywhere at Anytime floor, for hire. Stand: Exchange llulldinjc NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. MATT VIDKCK. Prop. PRINCE RUPERT The latest and best -for the least. Phone 457. :1st - Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper VOL. XVII., No. 65. PRIKCE'T.UPERT, B.G. FlULUY, MARCH 18. 1927 Circulation 1500 Salei 422 Price Five Cent ,. '-"'fi, DRAW i A NET AROUND SHANGHAI UDGET TAXA TION REDUCTIONS HA VE PASSED COMMONS antonese Are Successful in Cutting Off Communications; . General Strike Now Ordered tage is being set for arrival of Nationalist DJggQ FLIGHT urn-no at gates or Key city sweeping . i rn nno nrr M down bank of Yangste River AlKOiS OltAN LONDON, March 18. There are ominous siirns that the Caif- ncse net around Nanking in being steadily drawn in savs Sir Per- tval Phillips, war correspondent, in a despatch to the Daily Mail om .Shanghai. "It seems certain," he says, "that the Cantonese ve occupied Lishui, twenty-five mflea to the southeast of Nanking, d have established a line that is apparently sweeping down the ht banK or the iangste toward Nanking. Persistent attacks on neral Chang Tsung Tsang's communications succeeded on Wed- day night in rutting the Shanghai-Nanking Railway off so ef- IUNG BOY'S TRAGIC DEATH 1 1 IX Mc(OI.(A WAS FATALLV sfeciively at Chow Chtng. 20 miles fjom Eoo Cnow, that Chang's command was unable to resume touch with Nanking oi. Thursday. Phillips says. SHANGHAI. March 18. The General Labor Union today issued a communique calling a general atrtke to begin tomorrow noon and continue until the Cantonese occupy Shanghai. The communique asks the workers to maintain order and avoid any mob action and notllles the public thai the atrtke Is purely political In nature and Is In-tended to show sympathy with tbe Nationalist caW against the nortfiernera? WITH I I.T I KAT TO UK ATTEMPTED II V TWO FRENCH WAR ETEItAN Two Divisions Are Recorded at Ottawa; Combined Opposition in One and Farmers Only in Other OTTAWA, JIarch 18. Budget reductions in taxation passed their final Rtage in the Mouse of Commons on Thursday and will now go to the Senate. There are two bills. One gives effect to reductions in sales tax, stamp tax and tax on matches. The other gives effect to a ten per cent reduction in the income. Neither bills were amended although, in an earlier stage, the income tax bill was amended to increase the age for exemption for children from 18 to 21 years. Yesterday attempts were made twice from the opposition side la aiend both bills and twice the- House divided, nisi heltO gwewafau llotue divided. On the sales tax bill. , Hon. Hugh Outbrle. leader cf the opp;-sitlon. moved that the sales tax be abolished on personal clothing and b;ot snd shoes. The asecdment was defeated by 101 to 84. Immedia'.ely afttr. 4 4 1 1 1 ; MrKLXV.Ii; MTlT.Ens JOl: MEURVriKLlI AS TORIES' OK(i.M7.Elt VICTORIA. Marc 18- The Victoria Tur.es said yesterday that W. A. McKenzle. Conservative member for SlmUkameen. Is to weeed. J. JS, Merryfleld ganirer for the Conservative party in British Columbia. Mr. Merr) field has relinquished the position which was held by him for many years. POLICE OFFICER HERE LEAVING Mr. and Mro. L. J. A. Andrrwn to Enter Private ltulnet on Wet ('oust of Vancouver Island The Ladles' Home League of the Sal- , vatlDn Army and many friends gathered this week at the home of Mrs. J. A. An- j dereon, Tatlow Street, to bid farewell on., the occasion of her departure tomorrow; fcr the west coast of Vancouver Island. 1 A fountain pen was presented as a mark of cstce.n. M.-. and Mrs. Anderson will engage In private bmlnej In the aouth. The former ha been a constable with the city detachment of the provincial police. DOUBLE SERVICE OF COAST STEAMERS TO with the .Prince Oeorge. WANTS YOUTHS "BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE COWARDS"! RUBY RUN OFF E. J. Oarland. United Farair member . for Bow Ulver. msved the abolition of I M'ALTr.ll XOI.LNEIt WINS TWENTY-the customs tart'f on clothing, boots i EICIIT MILK EVENT IX TWO and shces. This was defested by 169: HOURS AMI TWELVE to 18, a majority against of 151. Con-; MINl'TES r.tlvM anri T v-ttlnv t(rtVr ! RLEY, Alsska. Msrch 18. Waller Koilner of Ruby, heading a, field of nine entrants, won the 28-mUe Ruby dog derby on Thursday. His time waa two hour and twelve minutes. 1 Ilool Dayton, second, was seven mln- utes behind. Ee was followed by Rob- 'ert Damoska, one minute later. The race -was run In zero weather. ; A six-mile event for women Is be- ;lng held today. ,,U L.. : SEALING FLEET MEETS SUCCESS 1;I.IZ-IKI COMES IP OFF NEWFOUNDLAND, IIOV.EVF.lt. ANII ONE HALF OF 111(1 CATCH OF PELTS LOST ST. JOHJre. Newfoundland. Marsh 18. The Newfoundland, sealing fleet met with great success In the first three days of hunting, killing one hundred thousand. Only one half of them had been landed on the vessels, however, when a blizzard broke up the Ice floes. It Is feared that the balance of the pelt wUl be lest. IT MAY BE NICE SUMMER RESORT; ' NOT NICE NAME Llsnfairpwellgwyngyllgogerychwyrnoro- swellanddysUlongogoch, Wales. This little town on the Island of Angelsey U coming popular as a vacation resort. P0MMFNPF NFYT VVFFK nd the " ivvmmmuii ulai n iiL,i prcnuncUtlon of the natae of thc place. Startlug next week the Canadian Na- Uanfalr. the first two syllables, or tlonal Steamships will have two boats ij.nfjirjoch, the first two combined a week on the run between Vancouver wlth the last syllable, always has been and here. 'used, but with the growing Importance The Prince Oeorge wUl arive on Wed- of the town, the 100 per cent Llanfarl-nesday morning and sail that night for ana or Uanfalrgogochlan. who are Anyox, returning here Thursday and bursting with lvlc pride, and who .also sailing for the south that night at 11. have plenty of time to spare. Insist on The Prince Charles wlU arrive from running through the full gamut, the south on Saturday. March 26, and 1 . A literal translation of the village will sail for Stewart that evening, re- tame is "Church of St. Mary. In a hol-turnlng here on Sunday and sailing for liw of White Hazel, near ft rapid whirl-the south at It that night. pxl and near St. TysUlos Church, wltlcn On April 10 the Prince Charles will Is near a red cave.' be withdrawn here and the Prince Ru-j pert win sail for the aouth that night and continue on the spring schedule! YAYEMARU WILL BE HERE ON SATURDAY Progress Across aclrir tHruii to l.o,id (iruln Here lias Hern, Delayed Having encountered mor . heavy OUELPH, Ont Mar. 18. Expression of wetther In her crossing of the Pacific the hope that Canadian young meu Ocean, the "K' Line freighter, Yaye would be "brave enough to be cow-: Mam, cominz here to load zraln.for -the ards" In the .event of another war. was United Kingdom or continent, is naw made by Earl Lautenslager of Kitchener. boys premier of Ontario, In an address here recently, which has aroused considerable interest. The 21-year-old premier stated that It another war came, an entirely different kind of daring : might be necessary than that common to war a daring which would mean a refusal to fight. "In a atruggle, for world brotherhood," Mr, Lautenslager said. "It may be neces, sary for Canadian boys to refuse to Mghtt.tpf their country.- . expected j during the early ;i hour of tomorrow morning. In a Vlrelea 'message to the Northern Shipping Co. lol agents, the master of th hlp stated that he expected to arrive at Triple Island about ten o'clock tonight. The Yaye Mam left Muroran, Japan, cn March 1 and, being empty, her progress depended pretty well ort the nature of the elementa. v The great open space In Texas now tr.'-'ude must of the penitentiary 11. a' Si