The
fisheries
convention
i,
u
aim
u
to
nftcijf
i.u
uv
nic
iuusu
hujjui
iuni
convention
Prince
Rupert
will
have
had.
While
possibly
the
numbe:
of
visitors
will
not
exceed
fifty
or
sixtv.
thev
will
be
tht
men
who
placed
Prince
Rupert
on
the
map
as
a
fisheries
centre
and
who
continue
to
handle
the
product
of
the
port.
At
a
meeting
last
night
presided
over
by
the
vice-president,
of
the
association,
T.
H.
Johnson
of
this
city,
it
was
decided
to
make
a
special
effort
in
connection
with
this
event
and
as
a
result
the
visitors
will
be
entertained
lavishly.
Also
it
is
asked
that
all
business
people
and
residents
co-operate
by
decorating
their
places
and
making
the
association
feel
that
the
mmbers
are
welcomed
and
that
the
holding
of
the
convention
in
the
city
is
appreciated.
Cannery
managers
Will
also
be
asked
to
take
part
A
tentative
program
was
drawn
up
at
the
meeting
as
follows:
Wednesday,
July
31
Visitors
arrive
and
will
be
met
by
committee
heade
by
T.
H.
Johnson
and
John
Dybhavn.
Evening
Preliminary
meeting
to
prepare
resolutions
Thursday,
Augustl
Morning
Convention
opens.
NoonLuncheon
at
Cold
Storage.
Afternoon
Convention
business.
7:30
p
.
m
.
Formal
dinner
.
Friday,
August
2
Boat
trip
up
Skeena
River.
Noon
Luncheon
at
Sunpyside
cannery
..
9p.m.
G
rand
ball
in
city
.
.
$
Saturday,
August3yfei
Morning
Drive
around
city.
Noon
Joint
luncheon
with
Board
of
Trade
anc
Women's
Canadian
Club,
Marler,
minister
of
Japan
.
Afternoon
Golf
game
arranged
by
Col.
J.
W.
NichoMs
While
the
vice-president
and
the
members
of
the
loca
branch
of
the
Fisheries
Association
will
have
general
charge
of
all
arrangements,
committees
have
been
appoint
ed
to
look
after
various
phases
of
the
entertainment
at
fo'lows:
Reception
T.
H.
Johnson
and
John
Dybhavn.
Trip
up
Skeena
George
Bushby.
Ball
J.
Morrison
and
John
Davoy.
Cars
Stanley
Parker.
'
Balloons
Jarvis
McLeod.
"
Refreshments
P.
Lorensen.
Finances
John
Dybhavn.
Ladies'
committee
Mrs.
T.
H.
Johnion
and
Mrs.
Fro
Mathers.
Luncheon
at
SunnysiderFrcd
Mathora.
Golf-Col.
J.
W.
Nichqlis,
For
thjs
event
money
will
bo
raised
by
voluntary
subscription
and
John
Dybhavn
will
co-operate
with
the
committee
of
the
Board
of
Trade
to
collect
the
funds
necessan
for
the
financing
of
the
event.
The
Canadian
Fish
&
CoW
Storage
Company
has
already
headed
the
list
with
a
con
tribution
of
$250.
KILLED
WHEN
PLANE
CRASHES
MONTREAL,
July
9.
Captain
A
E.
Golds,
chief
instructor
of
the
Montreal
Light
Aeroplane
Club,
and
C.
H.
Dowd,
flying.
stur
dent,
were
killed
yesterday
when
the
plane
Gypsy
Moth
went
into
a
nose
dive,
crashed
to
the
ground
and
broke
Into
flames.
EXPRESS
MAN
IS
HONORED
ON
EYE
OF
LEAVING
CITY
A
very
Interesting
affair
took
'ace
last
nlgh
at
five
o'clock
in
the
C.
N.
Express
office,
when
"lonzo
Haines
made
a
presenta-
"on
on
behalf
of
the
staff,
of
a
"eautirul
silver-
casserole
to
Mr.
aid
Mrs.
Jnm.
M..PKo...n
Mf
Mcpherson
has
been
transferred
lo
The
Pas
and
left
on
this
njornlng's
train
for
that
point.
Aiernerson
will
leave
later,
which
meets
here
on
August
addressed
by
Hon.
Herber"
OBJECTION
TAKEN
TO
FISHING
IN
LASKA
I
FOR
RUPERT
MARKET
KETCHIKAN,
July
'J
Complaint
has
been
made
here
that
some
fishermen
have
been
fishing
n
the
moutlo&i4vVsWtf
citeMt
for
fish
which
re
not
very
mar
ketable
here
and
are
shipping
the
product
to
Prince
Rupert.
Henry
O'Malley,
commissioner
of
fish-cries,
In
addressing
the
Commercial
Club
gave
a
warning
that
such
action
must
stop
and
that
next
year
there
would
be
a
tightening
up
of
the
regulation
ip
this
regard.
Mr-
0'Malleye.lso
warned
trap
owners
and
fishermen
that
offenders
against
any
of
the
regulations
would
be
severely
punished.
Union
steamer
Catala,
Capt.
A.
E.
Dickson,
returned
to
port
at
10:30
this
morninir
from
Anvox,
Stewart
and
other
northern
points
of
call
and
will
sail
at
3:30
this
afternoon
for
Vancou-
ver
nnd
wayports.
t
TOMORROW'S
VES
Wednesday,
Boston
Grill
nigh
.,.
...
3:36
h
LARGE
CAMAKET
16:37
p.m.
'
flpeclat
Dlnneri
Thursdays
and
Saturday!
Low
10:12
l)anrJn(.
Every
Saturday
Night,
9
to
It
a.m.
Dance
Hall
for
Hire
22:33
p.m.
AccommodaUona
fur
Private
Partite
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISirCOLUMBLVS
NEWSPAPER
PHONE
457
''0
Vol
XX.,
No.
157.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
JULY
9,
1929
pmr.E
five
r.EKTs
Extensive
Plans
Made
for
Big
Fisheries
Convention
to
Open
Here
Last
Day
of
This
Month
4
COW
HAY
FILLING
IS
GIVEN
ASSENT
,
On
recommendation
of
the
finance
committee,
the
city
council
last
niKht
gave
its
final
assent
to
the
filling
in
of
Cow
Bay
by
the
railway
company.
In
return
for
its
assent
the
city
will
receive
,
a
parcel
of
wattrfrontage
from
the
provincial
govern-
ment
which
will
turn
over
the
land
inside
Cow
Bay
to
the
railway
company
In
ex-
change
for
waterfront
out-
aide.
The
deal,
ai
far
as
the
',
city
is
concerned,
was
rati-
fled
with
the
ratepayers
at
the
polls
over
a
year
ago.
Tt
Is
the
understanding
tht
the
railway
company
will
eventually
fill
in
all
of
Cow
Bay
inside
the
bridge
al-
though
the
immediate
Inten-
Hon
is
only
to
fill
In
the
j
bridge
span.
The
city
solicit-
,
or
presented
a
lengthy
re-
port
to
the
council
on
the
:
matter.
4
4
4
FIRES
RAGING
VANCOUVERISD.
Slashings
Near
Cowlchan
Lake
Cause
of
Trouble
and
i5oT:
Men
Fighting
It
VICTORIA,
Jirty
9.
A?
fire
Is
raging
in
the
slashings
tf
the
Victoria
Lumber
Company
at
Cowichan
Lake
and
ia
being
fought
by
130
men.
The
flames
ire
gradually
spreading
to
the
green
timber.
Other
ft
es
are
being
fought
at
-nany
points
on
Vancouver
Island.
The
barn
and
contents
of
Sylvester
Brothers
farm,
near
Shawnlkan
Lake,
destroyed
Monday,
the
loss
being
$8000
The
''ome
of
Ankete!
Anderson,
near
Chemainus.
was
destroyed.
NEW
CHANCELLOR
Sir
John
Sankey,
new
British
Lord
Chancellor,
who
has
just
been
raised
to
the
Peerage
by
His
Majesty.
Sir
Johns
new
title
is
Baron
Sankey
of
Moreton.
ELEVENTH
AVE.
REPAIRS
The
city
couVcfl-lasi
'night
accepted
a
report
from
tho
.Board
of
Works
recommending
that
the
city
engineer
repair
a
bad
hole
on
the
paved
portion
of
Eleventh
Avenue
and
also
that
repalis
which
have
been
made
to
the
plank
road
section
be
ratified.
G.
R.
Bancroft,
consulting
en
gineer
of
the
Marmot
Gold
and
Northern
Light
mines
at
Stewart,
Is
a
passenger
aboard
the
Catala
today
bound
for
Vancouver.
Australian
Flyers
Near
End
Long
Flight
Lie-it.
McWilliam,
left,
radio
operator,
Litchfield
navigator,
Bt;-e,
and
Captain
Kingsford-Smith,
famous
Australian
aviators
hr.
were
rescued
from
the
wilds
of
Australia
whi-n
forced
down
In
their
plane
"Southern
Cross"
while
on
a
flight
to
Engiard
are
well
or.
tiieir
way
on
the
second
attempt
to
break
th
flight
record
f
fifteen
days
from
Australia
to
England.
BtfUam,
Irft,
is
Lieut.
K.
V.
Anderson,
with
a
heroic
companion,
Robert
ifltchcock,
oat
their
lives
whife
searching
for
the
"Southern
Cross"
af
tar
'it
had.
cr&shad.
Thi
fly
are
in
-
British
Labor
Leaders
Will
Visit
Canada
This
Summer
to
Deal
with
Important
Matters
TORONTO,
July
9.
Separate
conferences
with
President
Hoover
of
the
United
States
and
Premier
Mackenzie
King
of
Canada
are
contemplatd
by
Premier
Ramsay
Macdonald
of
Great
Britain,
according
to
James
Simpson,
vice-president
of
the
Canadian
Trades
and
Labor
Congress,
vi
ho
returned
to
Toronto
last
night
from
attending
the
Labor
Congress
at
Geneva.
Mr.
Simpson
visited
Premier
Macdonald
while
in
England
and
he
said
the
British
premier
was
determi
ned
to
make
a
real
contribution
to
world
peace
through
the
process
of
disarmament
if
he
gets
a
real
opportunity.
The
returned
de'egate
also
stated
that
Mr.
Macdonald
anticipated
a
visit
to
Cahada
in
September.
Rt,
Hon.
J.
H
Thomas,
minister
of
unemployment,
had
accepted
an
invitation
to
address
the
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
of
Canada
at
St.
John
on
August
25
during
his
visit
to
Canada.
EARTHQUAKE
CALIFORNIA
LOS
ANGELES,
July
8.
Four
persons,
two
men
and
two
children
were
Injured
In
an
earthquake
which
severely
shook
Los
Angeles
and
communities
within
"miles
radius
yesterday
The
injuries
were
reported
from
Sante
Fe
Springs,
an
oil
town
15
miles
uth
of
hurc.
A
.MILLION
DOLLAR
OPIUM
HAUL
FOUND
!
IN
WOMAN'S
LUGGAGE
j
SAN
FRANCISCO,
July
0:
Approximately
three
thou-
.
sand
tins
of
opium
declared
to
be
worth
a
million
dol-
lars
at
retail,
were
found
by
customs
officials
late
vester-
day
in
the
luggage
of
Mrs.
i
Ylng
Kao,
wlfo
of
tho
Chi-
nese
vice-consul
here.
Mrs.
Kao
returned
Friday
from
a
visit
to
China.
4
1
4l4.44.
4444i4.4
Ttnm
tnriav.
-ofc-aftjfc
mm.r.m
itr4
SNOWDON
OPPOSED
TO
PREFERENCE
AS
UNSOUND
POLICY
LONDON,
July
9:-KISht
Hon.
Phillip
Snowdon,
chan-cellor
of
the
exchequer,
replying
to
a
question
In
(he
House
it
Commons
to.lay,
chnrnctericd
Imperial
Preference
an
fallacious
nnd
unsound.
KING
PASSED
GOODNIGHT
Is
Up
and
About
In
Spite
of
Set
back
in
Connection
With
Lung
LONDON,
July
9.
Tho
King.
suffering
from
a
setback
In
the
condition
or
the
old
leu
lung
in
cision,
was
said
authoritatively
at
Buckingham
PalMe
today
to
have
passed
a
comfortable
night.
His
Majesty
was
up
at
the
usual
hour
lnnd
carried
out
the
usual
routine.
Twenty-One
Members
Submarine
Crew
May
Have
Been
Drowned
Only
Captain
and
Telegrapher
Saved
When
Vessel
Was
Struck
by
Larger
Sub
Near
Fisguard,
Off
Coast
of
Pembrokeshire,
Wales
LONDON,
July
9.
British
submarine
H-47
with
21
members
of
her
crew
are
believed
to
be
dead',
trapped
within
her
when
she
sank
today
in
270
feet
of
water
in
St.
George's
Channel
off
the
Pembroke
coast
to
the
west
of
Fisguard.
The
vessel
was
struck
by
submarine
112,
a
larger
ves
sel,
and
sank
so
quickly
that
only'
two
of
her
crew
were
saved,
Lieutenant
R.
J.
Gardner,
commanding
officer,
and
Sidney
Cloburne
of
Devonport,
telegraph
oporator,
who
were
presumably
in
the
conning
tower.
The
L-12
lost
one
man,
Charles
Edward
Bull,
chief
signaller,
who
is
missing,
whi'e
Arthur
Sampson,
a
seaman,
is
in
a
critical
condition
from
injuries
received
at
the
time
of
the
impact.
Both
vessels
were
built
under
the
emergency
war
program
of
1916.
The
admiralty
announced
in
the
House
of
Commons
this
afternoon
that
no
hope
could
be
entertained
for
the
remainder
of
the
crew
of
the
H-47Jteing
rescued
a
ive.
MAIN
OBJECT
J.H.
THOMAS
IN
CANADA
Would
Help
Canada
to
tUbe
British
Materials
and
Manufacture
LONDON,
July
9
The
main
point
in
the
mind
of
Rt.
Hon.
J.
II
.
Thomas
minister
of
employment,
as
he
prepares
for
his
forthcoming
visit
to
Canada
is
to
discover
whether
something
cannot
be
done
to
find
work
for
British
people,
not
by
wholesale
migration,
but
by
providing
more
work
for
them
in
England
through
the
development
of
Canadian
enterprises
which
would
require
British
materials
and
manufactures.
This
was
made
apparent
as
Mr.
Thomas
and
Lord
Passfield,
formerly
Sidney
Webb,
secretary
for
the
doHnions,
had
an
informal
t'k
nt
the
dominions
office
toJav
with
visiting
Canadian
newspaper
owners
and
editors.
On
the
matter
of
wheat
marketing
Mr.
Thomas
appears
to
have
an
Intention
of
inquiring
into
the
feasibility
of
establishing
grain
elevators
on
this
side
the
ocean.
WOULD
CONFER
ON
EXTENSION
EMPIRETRADE
LONDON.
July
9:
Right
Hon.
Philip
Snowdon
announced
in
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
the
government
was
communicating
with
the
other
countries
of
the
Empire
to
see
whether
It
was
possible
to
hold
an
Imperial
Economic
Conference,
the
object
of
which
would
be
to.
discover
ways
and
means
of
extending
Imperial
trade.
Scottish
Humor
ANOTHER
FAVORITE
HYMN
IN
ABERDEEN
"Were
the
whole
realm
of
nature
mine!"
BODY
OF
ANGUS
GILUS
ON
BOAT
"Well
Known
Diamond
Drill
Foreman
For
Boyle
Bros.
Succumbed
at
Premier
Following
Auto
Accident
.
ii
V.
-i
.
Accompanied
by
a
brother;
D:'
'
Gillls,
the
remains
of
Angus
Gfl-lis,
diamond
drill
foreman
for
Boyle
Bros,
and
Jessen
at
the
Premier
mine,
who
died
at
Premier
following
an
automobile
accident
last
week,
are
being
taken
south
aboard
the
steamer
Catala
.
i
today
to
Vancouver
where
burial
:
t
will
be
made.
In
the
accident
1
which
cost
his
life,
the
late
Mr.
!
j
Gillls
broke
his
back
and
also
had
-j
a
lung
punctured.
Nevertheless,
ihc
lived
for
a
few
days,
after
re-
'
jceiving
the
injuries.
He
was
well
i
known
in
mining
circles
through-
!
out
the
north.
SALARIES
TO
BE
INVESTIGATED
OTTAWA,
July
8.
All
govern
ment
employee,
whether
they
come
within
the
scope
of
the
Civil
Service
Act
or
not,
are
to
be
brought
within
the
investigations
of
the
royal
commission
appointed
some
time
ago
and
whose
function
was
to
inquire
into
the
salaries
of
technical
men
with
a
view
to
recommending
inci
eases.
SOUTHERN
CROSS
AT
ROME
TODAY,
READY
FLIGHT
TO
ENGLAND
ROME,
July
9.
The
Southern
Cross
from
Sydney,
Australia,
with
Captain
Klngsford
Smith
and
three
companions,
arrived
here
this
afternoon
and
planned
to
hop
off
for
London
later
in
the
day.
Klngsford
Smith
estimated
he
was
twu
days
ahead
of
his
schedule.
DUKE
OF
GLOUCESTER
ARRIVES
IN
ENGLAND
SOUTHAMPTON,
Eng.,
July
9
The
Duke
of
Gloucester
ar
ilved
here
this
afternoon.
Ho
has
discarded
the
arm
bandages
worn
since
the
polo
accident
at
Vancouver.