turd of Wcyburn and 'nhurk of' Khedive, ' reman, were Instantly '-(Jay at Khedive when a smajl rti'inocfiupc airplane pllatW F.iil smashed into the bunk h"iisc of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The plane burat into iimts burning the men. Ford was formerly In the P. "aj Air Force. i ANOTHFR fl.IIF. LONDON, April 4: The Evening News in a Melbourne det patch says that a morse cede tmaira has tiAon nicked UM Inc 1'lant and Grant for Airport Facilities ft'TrillLMIl.' An.il A- M .1 MICCIMf DI AMI? EARLBALFOUR lUiJJiiiu i Limiu. y,'l",""iV.f"iM- f:i nmhfe Mi .fey was W,. Keichikan wejIto rF, iT?e,jby a vow I u 'ne cwen- sLlcllmen selected were E. W. Urown, Hugh M. Sawyer, Percy G. Charles. The votera approved an ordinance granting the central iteara heating plant franchise to L. . 1 Fisher and by referendum' an-i proved of the expenditure of the I necessary money for airport I facilities. IS RETIRING LONDON. April 4: ThV Karl f Ilalfour haa decided to sell which may have bearing on thVhla London house and settle in search for Captain Klngsford, the country, uociom Smith and the missing Southern this step which is generally eon-I'ross fliers. The message wasistrued to mean that the Earl is w.w n.i fmifm.ntjirv. comlnff ' Quitting nubile life. He is eighty from a distance. A set In Aus- , years of age awl his throat haa! 1 1 alia reported receiving the ! been a persistent source message. ' trouble. Air Line to Alaska Through Prince Rupert Planned After of Successful Suivey Expedition SEATTLE, April 4. With survey work completed by a round trip flight to Juneau which was completed last night, P. T. McCartv. president and general manager of the In ternational Airways, announced today that the company will start a passenger service froni Seattle to British Columbia and Alaska this summer. Eight; 10-passcngor seaplanes will be operated, Mr. McCarty said. Stops were made in the survey flight at Vancouver I'rince Rupert, Ketchikan and Juneau. The same points are scheduled for .. 11 . ! ... . imi' itmitn. service. A branch line may be extended from Juneau 'td Sitka and IF ITS 1UK A ."""" j'ussioiy poinis mnner wpsi m "Can you A'aska. nnnmlMl" get your wife to The conpsrn Intends seeking "Sometlmea. All depends on mall contracts from the United how we are going to blow in the states and Canadian governments., money wo wv"-TrnJM LONDON, April 4: The health of General H ram well Booth deponed commander of the Salvation Army la failing fast, hia daughter Catherine Booth siid today. She aaid that there waa no immediate cause for anxiety. 4 STOCK QUOTATIONS (Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co.) The following quotation were did and kd: 4 BC. Silver. 1.00, NU Srk Province;. 19, , " ' Cotton BelU TO.-'TS. '. Dunwell, la, 20. S, IMII, 41 Golconda. LI 7, 1.20. Orandvlew, 5ffr; "51 OFFER MADE BY ALDERMAN PRUDHOMME X Alderman i'rudhomme dropped in this morning to clarify the offer which he made at the. council meeting Tuesday night. He Bays he is reat'y to supervise one or two pieces of .work in order to show that J he was right in his contention that the cement sidewalk work was not being doneconomically. 'If it costs more then half of what tbc cosinccr estimate he will ps.y -anything over that amount out of his own pocket. Alderman P ru,dhommc hnyti he had nir intention of offcrinR to takti a contract to do the wort himself. All he wants is for the city to get value for tfic money MINEUSTKIUSH nnussi-iLS: April Lgtipewt. perished today in a lire Ad explosion at a. colliery near Pat u rages. CLASSIFIED HARP Boston Grill gverjon retell th CluMtl LARGE CABARET if ou Iom. sdvertlM for ' o. Speoltl Dinner Thundijr and 4 Saturdajr nu find, locate " th o Dancing erjr Saturday night " ... A '?, from 9 to 12. Oanc Hall for Hire . PRINCE RUPERT Accccnmodatlona Partlea ,for tTTfit r. r Pbone 457 V, Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper my-. Vol. XX., No. 77. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1029 PRICE FfVE CENTS FLEET OF NEW CHARGES AUTOMOBILE INDICTMENTS I VANCOUVER, April 4: Alternative counts of "causing grievous bodily harm" and "furious driving so as to cause bodilv harm' have been added by the Attorney General of JJrit- ish Columbia to the manslaugh-; ter indictments in automobile , case. This was explained at the present assizes yesterday by Mr. Justice Gregory in the manslaughter indictments to the Grand Jury. The addition follows the recent decision of EXWA--ilncrease in-School Population Intern. Coal & Coke, 83, Nil. Kootenay Florence, 17, 18. Kootenay King, 48, AO. L. & L., Nil, 4! !a. . Lucky Jim, SO. 21. i k Mohawk, 6, G. Morton Wooleey. 3'i, 4. Marmot River Gold, 7, 7tt. Marmot Metals, 5Vi, 0. Net. Sil. G. S., 17. 17. Noble Five, 77, 78. Oregon Copper, fi, 07. ' ; Pend Orefll. 0M, 10.00. Premier, 1.68, 1.87. Porter-Idaho, Nil, 00. Reeves Macdonald, 3.15, 3.20. Rufus-Arge'nta, SO, 31. Ruth-Hope, 4G, 48. Silver Crest, 8, 9. Silvercup. 73. 75. Silversmith, 12, Nil. Stocan Rambler, Nil, 11. Snowflake, Nil. S7. Sunloch. 2.60, NU. Terminus, Nil. 12. TossT Richfield, U, XG. t Wellington, 16, 17'A. Whitewater, 1.06, 1.10. Oils Advance. 7.85, 8.00. A. P. Consolldatwl, SilO, 5.15. Calmont, 3.50, 3.60. Iilhousie, 5.20, 5.25. Devenlsh, 2.06, 2.10! Fahyon Pete. 14Vi, 15. Home Oil, 17.75, 18.35. Mayland, 5.75. G.00. McI-od. 5.90, .G.O0. Turner Valley. 1.10, 1.20. United, 11.00. 11.50. Freehold, 1.70, 1.75. CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF B. C. HIGH SCHOOLS VICTORIA, April 4: An order in council has been passed under which J. Wesley Gibson, formerly In charge of the agricultural branch of the educational department, has been appointed officer in charge of the correspondence course for the vfliitrh schools. and Necessity for New teachers Causes Added 3 Mills to Tax Increased school population and the necessity for new vpnrc? $72,000. it is exDlained by J. O. Williamson, secretary 1 - . I . . . . . ' t r r 1 il 1 AIO of the school board. At tne ena oi iviarcn mere were iuio pupils enrolled in the schools, or an increase ot more man 100 from the 970 at a similar date last year. Extraordinary estimates of the school board this year amount to $5900,' fter the Easter holidays.1 These will be an assistant in the do- The nronosal rnestic science department and an buildinff. assisiani in me commercial cio of the high school . There are now GOVERNOR-GENERAL REACHESYANCOUVER VANCOUVER, April 4. Governor-General Willingdon, Lady Willingdon and party arrived in Vancouver last night on their" way to Victoria to attend the opening session of the National Council of education. After spending the day quietly here they leave tonight for the capital. :eachers is largely responsible for the increase in general II N 1 1 Ml V I A I U U111 1 LI U I n I uu MtimntPs nf the school board this year to $80,000 from last IS WEAKENING FARM TARIFFS now amount to some JC00O per A. Pierce in the commercial class tne proaucis mnnth It will also be necessary at the high school alter J. C. BRADY, M.P. WILL ADDRESS A Public Meeting in Moose Hall, Tonight at 8.15 ALL CITIZENS CORDIALLY INVITED of the farm may the not be greatly increased at the In September to put on even more Easter holiday. Miss Margaret special session of congress wnicn . i it i vr.aM.wi i Ppfn nf Winnltipir has been an- onens here shortly. inis sums llrtlieio, lb to ;jj'vv.. . .... . 1 n II 1 Owing to congestion in the hlgn'potntea assistant io miss uogera up a series oi newsiici iuu school, it is expected that it will j in the domestic science aepan! which have oeen pnniea in me soon be necessary to fit up the mcnt. Miss Peto's duties mean-; leading American newspapers of .., n vtn PHwnrfl uphnnl aii time will also include assisting all nolitlcs and partisanship, ...... " i . - n t 1 elawi room. Borden Street , the school doctor in connection during the last two days.- . Quotl school is leaking badly and repairs will be necessary this year. with the medical examination ofijng high authority the Washing- school children. ton Star, which generally speaks EIGHT PASSENGER SEAPLANES ARE TO SERVE THIS PORT Tenders Asked for Three Fine New Steamers for C.N.R. Alaska Service Ready for 1930 Tourist Season MONTREAL, April 4. Announcement is made here by officials of the Canadian National Steamships that ten- ders have been asked from Canadian and British shipbuild-, ing firms for one, two or three steamships for service be- tween Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Alaska. TUa i-nccols will Kn nf tlna vorv lnfoaf tvnn SfiS fpAT. in ! length, and in accommodation will resemble somewhat the two C. P. R. vessels Princess Marguerite and Princess Kathleen. They will have a speed of over 20 knots and will be the very last word in coast steamship travel. The vessels have to be rushed through to completion in order to be ready for the 1930 tourist season. PLANE CRASHED, IBUCEY MAYOR TWO KILLED,: OF KETCHIKAN NEAR REG1NA' RKGINA. April 4: Role 1 Jpbu JjPilW 4 HEALTH OF GENERAL ' IIRAMWELL HOOTH IS FAILING FAST Victoria Man, Resident Now of Tacoma, Plans to Fly Tacoma-Tokio (Lieutenant Brownley Has Secured Wilkin's Antarctic Plane and Will Travel About 150 Miles an Hour TACOMA, Wash., April 4. A Canadian is planning to fly across the Pacific Ocean. The monster solo flight from Tacoma to Tokio as soon as wind and weather are favorable was announced todav bv Lieutenant Harold Bromlev presenting ! of Tacoma and a group of Tacoma capitalists. Lieutenant Bromley is a native of Victoria, B.C., and served with the Canadian forces overseas and in the Royal the supreme court of Canada. ! Air r orce. ne is going io i-ios Angeies 10 supervise me "it haa baen found that juries i completion of the Lougheed-Vega monoplane designed for are loath to .find an accused Sir George Hubert Wilkins for use in the Antarctic which guilty of manslaughter because , nas fceen purchased for the flight. He ia a qualified navi- thcy think It savors of moral tor an radio operator an(fa 29 year 0f age. He has satd. Jur- 5 , turP!tud," the judge tumiontlfl hXnr nf rnsl flvW 0vnor!0n,0 ies can now act on the lesser 1 """ " vw"""""r -IT. mTV .. unt, The motor in the plane t will be capable u 1 of r driving .1 it irn 150 1 WILKIXS SUBMARINE 'submorine to be used by Sir ITi.hAt-i UMIHtin for his (North Polar experition is being 4i Eight .fitted for the voyage at Bridge port, Connecticut. Commander Sloan Danenhowever is . to command the vessel. miles an nour, tnus cutting down tne nying time tor the 4700 miles to about 35 '"-. hours, leaving a safety margin of 1000 mile's.- ' , The radio to be used oh the flight will be the same used 1 by Martin Jansen on the Dole Hawaiian flight UNEMPLOYED FROM BRITAIN MAY NOT COME TORONTO, April 4. "I cannot see my way clear to open the door to hundreds and thousands of unemployed who come from Great Britain to flood the labor market," Hon. Robert Forke, minister of immigration, sad here, in an address at the anftyal rating of the I Travellers' Aid Society. He re-I futed the statement that the immigration to Canada was fulling off I and quoted statistics for 1928 as I proving that more British immigrants came to Canada than mi- as COmpaml With $5000 last year. Newspapers Say No Advance grated to all the other dominions Two aaamonai teacners win jum me stuuui siaua, jiay iJe mue it m. ijiw- rence Scheme Goes is to shingle the I Through I WASHINGTON. April 4: "If Miss Annie D. Hurrison of Canada will assure us that the aver 5G pupils In the commercial ! Vancouver has received the ap- St. Lawrence joint waterway will class. School teachers salaries ; pointment of assistant to Miss A. jbe commenced soon the duties on PRICES CRASH AT VANCOUVER Pend Oreille and Other Stocks Sold Lower Late VANCOUVER, April 4: Prices crashed downward on the stock exchange this afternoon I after a strong morning session. 9- . K4.2i. t ... rena'wreiue mu ueevea .uac-donald despite optimistic an nouncement fell sharply, the for- for administration, saya that the Inter touching a low of 85 and ! increase of the tariff duty on closing at $3.80 lower while certain farm products may do-! Reeves sold down to $2.25 and pend to a considerable extent i on the attitude of the Canadian i government towards the, propos-'ed waterway connection of trie Great Lakes with the Atlantic byi ,way of the St Lawrenee River. PROVIDENCE, R.I.. April 4: The girl students of Pembroke College, Brown University's co- ed branch, have voted that all i dormitory students be permitted to smoke in their rooms. In addition the college authorities have opened a special smoking finished $1.10 lower. Big Missouri lost 18 cents and Grand-view 10. Oil stocks all closed lower. Scottish Humor Imported direct from the . ' Aberdeen Joke Factory CRASHED! Two Aberdonlans simultaneously saw a threepenny bit ini Union Street. They vera both room for students in one of the j taken to hospital suffering from Nilltm lmililinu-s concussion.