fVTt. .rinTr;: ti J AirkJMC hew Zea- .n.Mit vt II. Drapard ' i tiMhwi of the ' '.gUUit coram U-Mr Twfw aaked At- M.iKni if he hum pr-' " letter tmn J. S. .:;.oum to pmghafi a:3 Jaauanr l. 1921. foermet tjOOa Dew wlilakcf al lit' v iicout. Ttte emmv ' ti ult. aiao rrtrrred to : t) i be garrraianl of I3M Mr aaae fob ' he did Ml have the ) mm aid not recall It ;er?ip Mr Patteraon ' fiiiething about It " " aaiu however, tbst be ' of ! GRAIN LOADING AT VANCOUVER st''t- i:mi.h iiiiiL' ii v . in kino riti.M NT m:k at mhiih:u itiitT vrn Apni 1 The followirtt 1 -"K gram at thla port durtngi ' ' week are: '4 Buihels ' i for Avoumouih .. 38J13 ft .it-., tor 6eandlanrlan SSftjOOO ' rontinenUI port .. 8J.513 ' ' Colon for order . . .S37.403 r . M i for Japane poru. .304 507 ' ' Maru. for Talngtao . . 8JJSJ Maru, for Mojl 00,000 Pun of Bpain 1.118 tor cmotaBii 12.000 ESTIMATES FOR RAILWAYSPASS '"""K COMMITTKK AT OTTAWA 'tnntiiAv i'i'it(ni:ii aipiui. I'ltlATIO.VH TOTALLING f2,AH,IMI0 A. April 1.- apeelal House . Cunirnonj coiumltleo on iiatlontl ' ,v and shipping yesterday op report for 1030 and main ea for the system lor tlie fiscal '"''-38 toUlllng 823.500.000. unn't have to nurse a grouch '"'HIT to make It grow. MUKtMIUW, Mil) SUNSHINE IN MARCH MomIIiI Ilrinr1 of iNtmlnlun Vlrtnww ltll Indicate I akae CandKInn fur Here Otartac th month of March Prince Runrrt eoloveai biA hour u faruht la Ute aame motrtn the jptwr nrevloua. The anowfall. however, for the pat month amotanted to TlJt Uteht. bringing the total prretr4UUo lor tar month to 10.04 taebe. In the month of February this year there were M.t hours of brsgnt ausMhlne and the rainfall totalled A, including 5 Inches of snow. Th following are the flgwrea for th. month a furnished by H. D. Tee. dominion meteeologsat. Dlby Island. Hour of brteht auiwhlnr. GO o. Hlgheat temperature. M oil March SI. Lowest temperature, 30 on March It and IS Highest barometer reading at sea level SO J4 on Marth 38. Lowest barometer reading at aea. level. 79 J 7 on March 11. Halnfall. 10 04 Irtetirt, JiieJudluc Ittohea of snow Oreateat dally rainfall. S Inch on March 3. Oreateat dally snowfall 4.4 inohrs on March 9. Mean temperature. 9. TOUl wind mileage, 0530 of which. the most was from the eoutheast. j Greatest wind velocity. S3 miles from the southeast on March and 0. I t NTOM I tll LI I'TION" Customs and esq,' collections for the port of Prince Rupert amounted n "ulh 01 to 030.oau.7B during with 88397.83 lor March a compared the same month lst yr VANCOUVER EXCII ANCli . , ; iU . ..'U, n i A whc.t ,;riM B.C. Sliver I-63 Oonaolldated '-w Dunwcll ' Olacler Gladstone Howe Bound Independence Indian . . . Marmot .... Premier ' Porter Idaho 159 .08', 38 39.00 .09" i .03 'v 10 2.17 .1S'4 10 00 Coast Copper Asked 1.07 303.00 1.31 .09 J4 .38 41.00 0974 .07 .12 3.19 u1; mil EDMONTON. April 1 - EooiomUii; Oaaancrdal Ored won thrtr aecono victory hurt alglK over the Vancouver Liberal Oanuefc la the eerie for Weat-ara Oaaada UdW baaketoail chm- laairHp The leoal agruon had thr beat of the etMemet ihrouhout. the eeore betaf 90 to IB In their faror Taking the round of two game from the Canucka bjr an aareaate aoore f 64 to 8. the Oommerclal Orada won the rlfht to repreaent Wc'ern Canada In the play-offs against the Eastern Ulte-bolden tar the Cndl" ladles - - awnshtne a cmnpared wtth S3 hour Ibaaketbaai championship ruri the same month laat year. The I irr rjn tr r;usT nichfs games IN HOCKEY PLAY-OFFS twnailleii iH-fratrd Monlrrul I l N-llilng and lltlon and ('lilsf Tied It.ur All MONTREAL. April 1. As a mult of gam) laat night, the Oanadlens ha-e earned the right to meet Ottawa in the group play-off while Boston will mee' New York Rangera. the winners to play tor the Stanley Cup In the post-season play-orr Isst night. Canadians defeated Montreal I to nU and Bwnon and Chicago tied 4 all. WOMAN IN SOUTH IS BELIEVED SUICIDED llml.t of Mr. (Irtirge Krlr I'ound Near Metr-loii ttllli llullt-t Through. Head and I'M I Nearhj VANCOUVER. April 1 With a bullet wound through her head which the police believe was clf-infllcted. the body of Mrs. Oeorge Kelr. residing near Sleveaton, was found last night on a bed H her home. A revolver was lying 1 beside Uie body. LIEN ClWgRANTED IN COUNTY COURT FOR WAGES FROM SAWMILL Some twenty Hen claims against th Canadian Lumber Yards of Port Clements, which recently went bankrupt. were presented In- County Court this morning before Judge Young and an order waa made lor their consolidation, formal Judgment being then given. S. W. Taylor appeared on behalf of the men. Those In the one-a-mluute class never object to having their Imagination taxed, v . Btrang 'how happy a little apprecla- 11.00 itlon wUl make a dog and a woman. ..aWr 1 aT IffaK l GENERAL CARMONA, Portuguese president premier end military dictator, phot ograp ted after the termination of 'le rer-tutton which he suppressed SPRING IS HERE AND ELSEWHERE (Ot EKVMK.VT TELKUKAI'IIS KEItllCT SHOWS I1NE n.KAIt WKATHKII (il'.NLKAL TMItOl (illOl T IIHTKICT Spring has at last arrived throughout Central Brltlah Columbia and the north. Since Wednesday Prince Rupert ha been basking in warm sunshine Issu'ug from beautiful clear skies. Similar conditions are reported from most all other points covered In the Government Telegraphs 8 aan. weather report. Conditions are favorable fir a continuation of the fine weather with light winds lor some dsys. The weather report today was as follow: Temperature Prince Rupert Clear, calm 40 Terrace Clear, calm Rosswood Clear, culm AlyanshClear, calm Alice ArmC!ear, calm 32 Anyox Clear, calm Stewart Clear, calm Haseltou Clear, calm Telegraph Creek Cloudy, calm . . Smlthers Clear, calm Burns Lake Clear, calm Whltehorse Cloudy, south wind Dawson Clear, calm I'OLK E ('(H UT UN EM 33 30 30 34 31 33 30 37 23 33a 38a Curing the mouth of March police court fines collected at a result of the work of the city detachment of the provincial police amounted to 1997. Th-'.rust of Idleness destroys life, while the friction of activity strengthen and enlarges It TAXI Boston Grill 25 Ambulance and? Large Upstair Dining Hall, Servic with newly laid dancing Anywhere at Anytime floor, for hire. Sland: Exchange Building NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. MATT VI DECK. Prop. PRINCE RUPERT The latest and ijest for the least. l'hone 457. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper XVH-. No- 77. 1., VuL f PRINCE RUPERT. B.C.. FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1027 Circulation 1500 8le 423 Price Five On is ,G"E4 1 BRITAIN HAS LARGE DEFICIT PRIME MINISTER BITTERLY ATTACKED BY CONSERVATIVE Wmston Churchill is Unfortunate Keeper of His Country's Finances mis estimated surplus of $4,000,000 turns out to be loss of more than $14,000,000 reason for going behind S. April I. -Winston Churchill ha proven an unfor- llor of the exchequer. When he presented the 1920 Granted a urplui-of 1.000.000 but he now find hlm-tead with a deficit of more than 14.000.000. Thua In daring hi chancellorship, the country has fallen behind ioO.000.000. . ar the coal atrlke Interfered wllh trade tuid there woi !, income tax. v :i,c new budget is presented on April 11 it is expected n announcement of frtwh taxation and also a recommencing fund. 1ELV1NG INTO I PAST HISTORY,: iu:t us or: w - iom ami; iumukiu Til . - --Ion o UllVAL COM- VICTOttlA it- 1 That he would r"rldf a ho aouM "i: CaltMsM govern 4 HON. MtM -T LtrolXTE LI. t tils I OK AlsTltM.ll OTTAWA. Api 1 -Ho. Em4 Upeurte. minister of juHtc. Mt thu morning far Vancouver en rauie to Australia to reyrernt Canada mi the opening by toe Duke of Tork le M cam-motK.h capital l Oanbeer Mr La pott) l expect la return ui O'uvi id June ! FISH OFFICIAL OFFERED BRIBE K. II. Willi K. I IMI (II AlIDl tN AT smith's inlet last witk. (iivi.h evidemi: to com. MISSION VANCOUVER. April 1. H. B. White, fish guardian lalerated te VliKrnzle com pilation yswterdsy that be was twice offered bribe to allow fuhermen to operate la rblddeo water. Two In-dlant offend blm one salmon If h; aouM allow tfcem to fish In Wycleae Lagoon lie uM: 'Alter luring lived on IMt lor tc weeks, however. I didn't Mt. White explained that he had been emptor a a rHM officer when Overseer CMMIaiMen had trouMe with a aupartor o.liter lie Mld that he had told Jack Moadel.. a white fiahrmiin. to "go u, Miimh- wjx-o the latter aaked about Chance to "aquare blm " It la undenlood that aeveral cannery ataaaera. who hare left for the north durlr.f the week, hare been aunv nnaed to appear before tte coatmla-; ataa when it holda 1U hellral! up be ODfaat. COMMERCIAL GRADS DEFEAT YANCOUYER Mmtn Trum Had Kt J8 U IX ttrlwrl Oirr lt.C. t'tuiiiplii Lt Mtlil REPARATIONS ARE DEMANDED llltlTAIN' WILL PI-IT MINK HAMi WITH CAXTONEsE IE 1-S. AMI JAPAN MONT JOIN' h LONDON. April J, The a bluet mel this afternoon and gale formal it Bmlth Inlet lat "Pl'nil l the goriimenf r- IHM-d clriiiuiid on tllr t'antunrite fur rriaratln for llipj Nunilnj out- irrl and and 4a 1 rllnl Miiti 4wn mat ln nllh IUc Hrltmi artlun hut It it autlxH-IUtlirlv M-ilnl that Cirrat llrttaln lutrnd In plar a lour lund If nreenMirj. PREMIER MINE Cahan, Montreal Conservative, PARTNERS SUE' LlkeflS KinS t0 Mussolini and It. W. WOOII lflKs Wit IT AtJ.tlXHT iu k. m;iii, to i:i;coi;i: moncv VANCOUVER, April 1-Echo of the early day of the celebrated Premier J Mine, one o; the greatest gsld prri-iatn in the tilatcry of mining In British Columbia, was heard at the courchTUoC here when P.. W. Wooa. formerly o? Penile, one ol the four men whs broujht the projjcrty into prjductlcn after many ether tud failed. Issued a writ against R. K. Kelll. Spokane mining engineer, .me of hi partners. Mr. Wocd allege that under agreement with bis partners he paid Pat Daly, who formerly had a stake In Itl property, (he ram of 115.000 In 1821. nd that he alto paid E. Hambleton li00 for hi cervices In settling the Duly claim. It was agreed, be claim, Uiat each of the partners Including Kell'.. abould pay oce-fourth of thH mm. The action which Mr. Wood, through tf. solicitor. R. L. Maltland. began against Mr. Nelll. Is tj reacver one-fourth of these two sums, with Intercut sln-e 1921. the total to date sir.ount:n to 3JC7. SEVERAL TRANSFERS AMONG PRIESTS IN NORTHERN DIOCESE Several transfers smoug priests to 1 4. this diocese are announced by Rt. Rev.J 3tshap E H. Bunor. O-Mi. 4. Rev. Falber Marcel Chartler. O.M J . ; ha ben mared from Terrace to Prince 4. Oeorge succeeding Rev. Father Charles Woife who Is transferred to Port St. James. The church at Terrace Is not filled in the meantime but a aucceasor to rather Chartlet wUI be named shortly. Rev. Father Emll Leray. OJiJ who waa formerly stationed at Prince Oeorge. will be returning to the district shcrlly after an extended visit to Prance and will take up the work at Stewart. MAPLE LEAF IS NAME OF NEW TRAIN FROM CHICAGO TO TORONTO MONTREAL. April 1. A , new train carrying the distinctively Canadian title "The Maple Lear will be placed In I Cc. service between Chicago and Toronto, commencing May 15 as part of the Canadian National RaUway service, to care Icr the increasing tourist traffic from the United States to Ontario and Quebec this year. KILLED IN ROCKSUDE ON CARIBOO HIGHWAY lllrliard Hamilton, Aged n. Siituln ratal Injuries on .New Itimtl Near Lar lot I hit-he LAC LA HACHE. April 1. Caught in a rocksllde on the new Cariboo highway. Richard Hamilton, aged 55. sustained injuries which resulted in his death a few hours later. WIKEI.EsS IIEI'OItT 8 a.m. OIOBY ISLAND Clear, calm; barometer. 29.98: temperature. 40: aea smooth. BULL HARBOR Clear, fresh south, east wind: barometer. 29.80: tempera- steamer Admiral Watson. Seattle for Ketchikan. 255 miles front Ketchikan; 8 pjn., spoke steamer Catherine D- 344 miles from Ketchikan, southbound; 8 pjn.. spoke ateamer Amur. Blubber Bay for Auypx, 430 miles from Anyox; 8 pjn. spoke stesmer Imbrecsrla, abeam Polnter'a Island, bounu for Ocean Falls; 8 ajn. spoke tug Cape Scott, left Ocean Falls, southbound. DEAD TREE POINT Barometer. 29.54; temperature, 30. Noon DIOBY ISLANDClear. calm: Urometer, 39.93; temperature, 81; sea amooth. BULL HARBOR Clear, fresh southeast wind; barometer, 28.7); temperature, 47; moderate swell; 10.45 ton, tpoke steamer Prince Oeorge lu MiUbank Sound, bound for Ocean lulls. DEAD TREE POINT Barometer. 29.54; temperature. 50. Pilsudski in Vitriolic Speech ! MONTREAL, April 1. C. H. Cahan, Conservative member for I St. Lawrence-St. Ceorge (Montreal) on Thursday continued his at-j tacks upon Premier King. On Thursday afternoon in th Houseof Common?, Mr. Cahan drew a parallel between King, Mussolini and Pilstldiky. On Thursday, in continuing the debate on the Imperial Conference. Mr. Cahan declared of the Prime Minister: "He now seeks by tacit approval of this House, not having the courage to present a report of his own work for approval and consideration, to proceed to disrupt every one of those ties which bind arid con nect us with Great Britain and Ireland a- and wtth the Dominions beyond the '.cas and. v.hile he Is endorsing and propose to carry out a policy of dls-ftiptlLh and destruction, be has net one sUigle positive Idea to present to the House as to the formatlcn of a new connection and as to new alignments if the position of Canada Is to be .naimalned In the while." KIMl ir.lllllNAM) IS SINKING INTO DEATH BUCHAREST. Aprtl 1. ler-dinand 1.. King of Roumacla. has suffered a relapse and his desth Is reported to be Imminent. The monarch, who has been 111 for some time. Is approaching his sixty-second birthday. He acceded to the throne on October II. 1914. His wife. Queen JMarle. and children, except Prince Carol, the heir, are at hi bedside. PRICES FOR HALIBUT WERE LOWER AT FISH EXCHANGE THIS MORN Halibut catches marketed throusn the Fish Exchange this morning totalled 102.400 pounds, four American vessels , ; selling 83.200 pounds at prices ranging from 12c and 6c to 12.5c and 6c while three Canadians scld 19.200 pounds for bids between of 12c and 0c and 12c and ; Tc. ! The day's arrival were as follows: ' AMt'KICAN , Constitution. 53.000 pounds, tot Cans-' dlan ruh St CJd Storage Co.. 13.4c and' Mildred II.. 18.000 pounds, Fisheries. 12-c and 6c. Wlre'ewt. 10.000 pounds, to Royal Fish Co.. 13.6c and Cc. Wireless. 10.000 pounds to Royal Fish Co.. 12.5c and 6c. CANAKIAX Pair of Jacks. 9.000 pounds to Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co.. 1 2c and 7c. AUl. 9.000 pounds, to Atlln Fisheries, 13c and 6c. Birdie B.. 1500 pounds, to Royal Fish Co.. 13c and 6c. E. E GREGG IS NEW ASSISTANT DISTRICT ttons. He Is succeeded at Prince Oeorge by C. D. Orchard, assistant district forester at Nelson, whose post goes to T. A. Clarke, former assistant district forester at Prince Rupert. Mr. Clarke's place at Prince Rupert Is to be filled by E. E. CI regit of Vancouver. BIG NARCOTIC HAUL N FROMEMPRESS SHIP Drugs Valurtl at MO.000 Taken tit lultl by SpetUI 'u(oiii Officers at VaiK-oinrr VANCOUVER, April 1 Nsrcotlcs valued at tlO.000 were aelxed from the engine room of the steamer Empress of Ails during, a raid yesterday by special customs officers. No arrest have as yet been rasde BIG MIGRATION IS CONTINUING SIX IHIATS AKUIVt; OVCK WLKK-C.MI AT HALIFAX WITH 4,111 SETTLE It WINNIPSG. April 1. Six steamers due 4 at Halifax during Friday. Saturday and 1 Sunday -with 4441 Immigrants from , Great Britain and the continent, lndl-!cate that the heavy Influx of settlers : which marked the month of .March as jthe heaviest since be!ore the .war will ; prevail throughout April. . The first steamer, the Mucncben. ; docks today with 380 settler. The E- tonla cf the Baltic-American Line, the ' Cunarder Athenla and the White Star Liner Cedrle. arrive aturdav wtth 024. all i" .ilveJ..4.iTh -Cunartera Ascsnla and Auranl the errant ,lth 1,737 complete the Hat. - The Athenla with a passenger list of 838 comprised .eatlrely ct British, re- presents the largest single grcupjjf new- , ccmers. Among them will be 110 farm I workers. Organlred by the colonization depart-! meat of the Canadian National Railways, i there are alto groups of families coming to Canada under the 3.000 family plan. It will be necessary tor the Canadian National Railways to operate nine special trains cr mere than 120 cars to bring these Immigrants to Winnipeg where they will be distributed to their destinations. FOURTH HOCKEY MATCH TONIGHT to Booth 1 1 HANliE OE OI I1CIAI.S MADE AT lOltT WILLIAM HE.MANH FORESTER AT RUPERT; CMEI TED AT VICTORIA. April 1. Following I changes In the organization of the provincial forestry service. It is offlclaUy announced that J. M. Olbson. district forester at Prince Oeorge, comes to headquarters here as assistant forester ture. 40; moderate swell: 8 pjn. spoke j,or th provlnce ta eh,rg 0f opera VANCOUVER. Aprtl 1. The fourth and possibly final game of the Allan Cup series for the amateur bockoy championship' of Canada win be played tonight with a change of oHlclals. Frank. Patrick of Vancouver and Bcatty Ramsay of' Regina replacing Marptes of Winnipeg and Mcliityre of Trail. Fort William flatly refused last night to put a ' team on the Ice unless the change was made. Advance ticket offerings were snapped ! up this morning and a crowd of 2.500 I faced the wicket when the "sold out" sign was displayed. LADYSMITH FINANCIAL IIACKINU SKCI UEII ANI PLANT WILL KEOreX .VNNOl.NCEs VANCOl'VER PROVINCE VANCOUVER. April 1 Financial backing has been secured In London by Herbert Carmlibael, general manager Of the Ladysmlth Smelting Co.. which wUI result tn the reopening of the concern' smelter at Ladysmlth. according to authentic .Information received here says the Vancouver Province. ."It I, proboble.contlnues the news- papr,.."triat,j'Oi(cusiC'ra mai wui operated In conjunction there with handle low grade complex ores. I IKE IN MAKClf be to During the month of March the fire department responded to two calls, one to the Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Ctmpany on March 17 and the; other to Sixth Avenue East on March 18 where grass hnrt become Ignited