Trench Warfare in Mexico The revolution in Mexico was productive of a number of swift fa ids. but there was some trench warfare, a shown by this plc-tuiv of Federal soldiers in trenches along the Naeo front. General fallen seems to have the rebels on the run and little remains of tin; movcrm-nt which at first loomed as a serious threat to the -i ui ify of the Government. SIR CLIFFORD SIFTON DIES Capitalist, Politician and News, paper Owner PaM Away From Heart Trouble Lady Siftofl died four a-'". years TEN KILLED IN TRAIN ACCIDENT BELGIUM TODAY HAL. Belgium. April 17. Ten were killed and a score seriously injured when the Paris-Amsterdam express collided with a freight train near here this morning. cp.rTssues more stock to shareholders Employee Jet Chance to Purchase On Instalment Plan , MONTREAL. tAprll li-frlV j Canadian Pncifli Railway ia offering to shareholders of 'it ordl-; n ay capital stock, on record May i:. 1029, the right to subscribe to '0,000,000 additional ordinary fapital stock. cemprlsinK 800,000 pharos, at par value of $100 each,;' proportion of one share of the tirw for each 10 shares, held at the tM. of record at the price of $lVo, payable In four instalments. Thr right to subscribe expires on Jurm 17. I The company will also offer Its officers and employees the right, UNIFORMITY IN ELECTIONS IS DESIRABLE OTTAWA. April 17: By estab lishing uniformity in Municipal, NEW ORh. April 17: 8lr Provincial and Federal polling Clifford Slfton, long prominent AirUktM of a remanent nature i. i Canadian political and buai- wJth nvis,loa ot onc( jD ii. hs affaire, dropped dead this ffteen tBJ CMt of elections morning in Roosevelt Hospital. wouM juged ,t least one II. had cnine from hie winter rd, thae affecting a saving of home in Florida to consult Ifoaay juilUoP'' to the nation, oe- , - -ciBreq nnf iigm, rrein oi inei Death was due to heart lvxertKeWnfr1 of Atberta,tandf r ...li.l ai. mitt, l .. f l . ..... . .v. . ' .! ii .m wok; ii air wiimu nun" hif eecnrsl officer ot that for the past two year. fnrnvim. whan address! air a nue- ir Clifford was born in Mid-.cial committee in the d). s.'X County. Ont. in 1862. He Corn icon in reviewinir u man of great wealth w.tn uin.-, varied intereets. During his minion Elections Act. House of the Do- Mr. Keill. independent, of Com- political career in Manitoba,-hea-Ami, hari- sevvrsl -mggeat !.iuired the ownership of thejtions which would allow loggers Manitoba Free Press and more and fishermen of B. C. a better' r. i. nily with his sons he pur- opportunity to cast their baiota. har(i u group of Saskatchewan He advocated a hulf holiday on daily newspapers, the Regina election day. Leader and Post and the Sas kutoon Post a ad the Saskatoon Star and Phoenix. PLANEHERE TODAY FROM SEATTLE, WASH. Amphibian Plan Several Slop on Way to Juneau The Gorst Air Transport's biplane reached Prince Hup. er( at 2:10 thi afternoon, tying up at the Union Oil Co.'h station for fuel after circling over the harbor. It is possible that the ship will proceed to Ketiliikan immediately after she has been refuelled. SEATTLE. April 17. -On a survey of a route for opera-lion of an air pnwenRcr mtv-ice U'twecn Seattle and southeastern Alaska, a Cort air transport eight pa.senRcr amphibian plane took off from I-nklton, ilrly today. She li.i'flJwnV Clayton L. Scolt wllh Verne V. (irmd, head of the transport company, as the company pilot, (iordori (irah-am. mechanic and A. C. Iver-bon, passenger, are also in the plane. Stops are scheduled for,'' Alert llayj PJnre Hmwju Ketchikan, Peternburg and Juneau. The plane will fly back to Seattle within the next 10 days. LABOR IeADER DIES to subscribe to an additional $5,- . 000.000, ordinary capital stock at LONDON, April 17: - Josepn "o per share on the rnonthly Havelock Wllaon, Labor iMjgr instalment plan in pursuance of and a former member of Prl'a the policy inaugurated in 1927. ment. died yesterday, aged ol. XX., No. 88. T SNOW Finances of Stewartiim- Railway is Shown in Report Filed Today VICTORIA, April 17. Nothing to confirm the current supposition that the Canadian Pacific Railway is behind the Canadian Northeastern promotion, chartered at the late session of the legislature to build from Stewart eastward to Fort Graham, is disclosed in the first annual re-nni-t nf MiP pnmnflnv filed in accordance with letral re quirements with the registrar . of companies today. This a fi 1.1 1.1.1... report is to April lo instani. uy it, u appears inai me normal share cttpital is ten millions in one hundred dollar shares, of which 10,000 have been issued as fully paid up, apparently in connection with the original Portland Canal short line incorporated in 1909, as the report notes that the new company has no information of record showing what proportion of these shares was issued for cash and what for other considerations. It also is noted that the new company has not yet appointed an auditor and the balance sheet and financial statoment are signed by W. II. Stevens, as secretary of the Canadian Northeastern Company. Those show a mortgage indebtedness of $-172,500. Ab assets the cost of the present road and franchises i a inn Tfk r are pinced at $i,i;VJyi.iz. Expenditures by the present proprietors, $11,902.27. Cash in hand, $119.28. , Deficit, $7.18,731.00. . ... , , t '. Capital stock as in liability, $1,000,000. . Bonds, $47Z,ouu.uu. Accrued interest, $710,342.00. Owing to Vancouver Holdings, Ltd., $41,902.27. The directors of the Canadian Northeastern are named as Hon. H. H. Stevens, A. H. Douglas, W. H. Stevens, A. B. Ttnhnrtson. and Miss Mav A. Cowner. stenocrfanhen,. The shareholders with their respective holdings are: Vancouver Holdings, Ltd., ollU shares. Captain John Irving, Victoria, GOO. ; William Spurck, Victoria, 562. Senator J. H. Ross, Victoria, 50Q. J. H. Silverman, address unknown, 87. M. I. Stewart, New York, one share. Hon. H. H. Stevens, W. H. Stevens, A. H Doiyjlas, A. B. Robertson and Miss May Agnes Cowpor, 20 shards each. PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Centra British Columbia's Newspaper '" ' PRINCE RUPERT, B. C , WEDNESDAY, AP1TL 17, I29 HYDRO-ELECTRIC ENGINEERS i i. rowing ut i o- ttj.iiwun-merit f !'r!tii' (LiC")' t" a $1000-a year ; m.-i;:.ui in thr Foreign Office,! there tt frao' . tnat the Prinee is befog. prepate)ijrt become the next Governor-General of Canada. This 's a splendid new picture of H.R.II. NEW HANK DIRECTOR ' MONTRKAL. April 17: -vThe Royal Bank of Canada annotces the appointment of J. Blake Wilson, Vancouver, as director. DORICWILL BE REPAIRED AT DRYDOCK Local Yards Intruded to Proceed with Reconditioning of Schooner The local dry dock has been instructed to proceed with re pair of the American halibut schooner Doric which bus talncd extensive damage re cently when she piled up'on Klnahan Island, it was Un nounml this morning. A sub-sequent otder had been 'Jo merely patch the vecwel'ii'p temporarily mj she could ,be taken to Seattle. The iob of repairing the Doric will run into $9,000 or $10,000, it is estimated. TORONTO STOCKS Johnsl Johnston Co.) (Courtesy 8. D. ,!PJtth nrWik iwffi Holllnger. 7.26. Intl. Nickel, 4R.26. Hudson Hay. 18.75. Mandy, 1.60. Mclntyre. 18.76. Noranda, 62.00. Pend Oreille. 6.25. Sudbury Basin. 8.k. Sherritt-Gordon. S.lB., Teck Hughes, O.H.V Boston Grill LA RUB CABAKET Special Dl liner Thursday! and Saturday! Daurlng etrrj Haturdajr nlfht from 9 to 12. Danc Hall for Ilirs ' Accommodation tor rarate PartlM bonr 457 PRICE FIVE CENTS' ARE HERE TO MAKE FIRST PRELIMINARY SURVEY East Coast Strewn with Wreckage Result of Storm Accompanied by Snow NEW YORK, April 17. The Atlantic coast from Maine to Virginia is strewn with wreckage today, piled up under the battering of a nprtheast storm, while wind and waves sunk small craft; demoralized shipping and damaged shore structures. The storm svept inland, carrying rain and pnow as far as western New York and Pennsylvania. Terr inches of snow fell in places, disrupting traffic. In New York the harbor tug and two barges were Sunk. The crew of 18 was rescued from the tug. One of the barges had a cargo of a quarter qf mijlitm dollars of whale oil pumped out of the whaler Sir5 James Clark Rops, recently arrived from the Antarctic. I'ranlarcey, f aCtdtys orker at Stamftjrd, Conn., wasJdllwLwlienihe Avastruokbv a j&eJliloh of a llfllLli. ' :.j'f t ''Montreal Men TRAINING FOR GOVER- NORSHIP a,-. I k' 444 Decide Where Fust Installation Will le Made Several Powers to Chvose From To make the necessary examinations which will lead to the selection of a water power site for the hydro-itciric development which will be taking over the locaj i'ranchisc, G. H. Kohl of Montreal, one of the consulting ngineers for the company, arrived in the city this morn-'nri from the iouth aboard the steamer Prince George. He was accompanied by G. R. Henderson of Montreal, who will be in charge of field parties during the preliminary reconnaissance, as well as during construction work. Mr. Kohl, in an interview with The Daily News soon after his arrival this morning, stated that the first thing to do will be to carry out a general reconnaissance to determine where the work shall commence. He is making arrangements to get the reconnaissance started as soon as possible. Thulme river, on the north arm of Warke Canal ; Union Bay, a tributary of the .Warke Canal to the north near its mouth; Khtada, a tributary of the Skeena River; and Big Falls River, draining into the Ecstall River, will be examined arid one of them will probably be selected. It ' will be several weeks before anything definite can be decided upon. Surveys are also to be made by Mr. Kohl or Mr. Henderson of the Stewart power development. NOLIQUORFOR AMENDMENT LEGISLATORS WAS BEATEN OTTAWA. April 17. The order which was recently issued by Speaker Lemieux for policing the upper floors of the house of commons and prohibiting government tneecengers from carrying liquor for members from the liquor stores, it is understood, was approved at a session of the house held in camera yesterday. ! CARD OF THANKS Mrs. John Clark and family de-: sire to thank their friends for .the kind expressions of sympathy and floral tributes received in their bereavement. OTTAWA, April 17. The first attempt of the government at the present session to consider the departmental estimates met with a check in the house of commons yesterday. The motion of Hon. W. R. Robb, minister of finance, for the house to go into committee on supply mat with an mont hv Itfph fliithri. Conserva tive, calling for increased remuneration for the rural mail carriers. Mr. Guthrie informed the house that as an amendment in supply the motion implied want of confidence in the government. The house divided on the amendment and it was defeated by 36 votes, 106 I against and 70 for. Air Mail Route Across Canada is Planned by Postmaster General OTTAWA, April 17. Postmaster-General Voniot outlined an ambitious program for a trans-Canada air mail route last night in the house of commons when considering t Vin.mitaiflA nnstnl sorvif-p. Thr? vote of the nost office de- !rmrrmrtit service includes all airmail routes of the Domin- jion, the total vote including salaries and airway costs be-! ing a little less than $34,000,000. Progress was reported, he said, on tne airman service to the Pacific coast, but it is not contemplated for the present year, because surveys of the air mail routes have not yet been completed. As soon as these have been completed the feasibility of the far western link in the trans-Canada service will be reported upon, if it can be determined when and how a complete sorvice could be given.