At
Solemn
Hour
of
Midnight
Man
Who
Stabbed
To
Death
Dimitro
Smilevich
Receives
Own
Sentence
s
to
Hang
at
Okalla
on
January
3
Is
Order
of
Court
Following
Conviction
on
Charge
of
Murder
That
Stephen
Boljkovac,
convicted
by
a
jury
of
twelve
good
men
and
true,
should
hang
by
the
neck
or
January
3
unti!
dead,
or
words
to
that
effect,
was
the
sentence
of
Mr.
Justice
W.
A.
Macdonald
at
about
midnight,
when
a
verdict
of
guilty
of
murdering
Dimita-Smilevich
was
brought
in,
following
a
trial
which
lasted
all
day
during
which
the
killing
was
admitted,
but
an
effort
was
made
to
show
that
it
followed
a
serious
quarrel
and
was
done
in
the
heat
of
passion.
Manslaughter
Case
Now
On
parid
Lewi
Jones
of
Smithers
on
Trial
at
Assizes
in
Connection
With
Auto
Fatality
A
true
bill
having
been
returned
yesterday
by
the
Grand
Jury,
the
case
of
Hex
vs.
David
Lewis
Jones
of
Smlthers
Is
proceeding
at
the
i
et...
i-r
inHnv
fore
Mr
Justice
W
A
Macdonald.
j
a
jury
panel
being
selected
at
the
oriningPof
court
this
morning
af-
ter
accused
had
pleaded
not
eulltv.
He
is
charged
with
man
slaughter
in
connection
with
the
deaths
of
Isaak
Karlson
and
Uno
prr
in
a
Mr
rrah
nn
the
nihu
Min
mart
nr
Kmithprs
on
Juno.
29,
It
is
expected
that
the
case
wllL
be
completed
by
late
,
this
afternoon
or
early
this
eve-i
Tne
evening
session
was
features
nlng
A.
M.
Johnson
K.C.
is
act-
him
an
unsavory
name
and
hit
him
ing
as
crown
prosecutor
while
L.'with
his
fist.
Witness
hit
back.
W
Patmore
Is
defending.
i
Meta
then
grabbed
the
big
butcher
With
the
criminal
docket
com-
knife
which
was
on
the
table
and
pleted.
the
court
will
proceed
to-
witness
.took
itout
of
his
hand
dhd
morrow
witn
civil
worn,
inciuaingj-jn
doing
so
cut
his
own
thumb.
Meta
one
divorce
application
and
tour!nad
threatened
him
with
it
and
certiorari
appeals.
Dirigible
Picks
Up
Airplanes
in
Mid-Air
Latest
WASHINGTON,
DC.
Sept.
27.
The
experiments
carried
out
by
the
dirigible
Los
Angeles
in
launching
and
recovering
aeroplanes
in
midair
is
regarded
by
Rear
Admiral
William
A.
Moffett,
chief
of
the
naval
bureau
of
aeronautics,
as
a
great
step
toward
the
extension
of
the
usefulness
of
airships.
The
experiments,
made
at
the
naval
air
station
at
Lakehurst,
NJ..
with
different
planes
and
pilots,
showed
that
airplanes
could
hook
on,
to
an
apparatus
suspended
from
the
alr-shlD
while
in
flight
and
then
un
hook
and
resume
flight.
"Aside
frpm
the
military
values."
Admiral
Moffett
said,
"the
airship
can
serve
as
a
refuelling
and
repair
base
for
aeroplanes.
The
aeroplanes
can
be
used
for
delivering
and
discharging
mall
and
passengers
to
and
from
commercial
ships."
,
.
.
The
new
dirigibles,
each
of
6,500,-000
cubic
feet
capacity,
are
to
carry
a
small
squadron
of
fighting
planes.
nn
n
nlatfnrm
Inside
their
hUlIS.
Admiral
Moffett
said
a
special
type
a
plane
may
be
developed
to
be
carried
by
atrsnips.
ne
aaaeu,
i"-ever,
that
airships
would
never
be
in
fh
rin
nf
nircraft
carriers
on
tho
water,
because
of
limited
space
for
repair
shops
ana
reserve
ou
plies.
Rivetting
Works
Disturbs
Court
Itacket
Again
Interferes
With
Audibility
at
Asslics
Here
Tim
racket
of
a
Market
Place
rivetting
works
again
interrupted
the
session
of
the
Supreme
Court
AhI.
vnttorriav
ralltnlT
tOUtl
Mr
Justice
W.
A.
Macdonald's
request
that
the
noise
be
dlscontin-
imt
Tkn
nviA
rilanf
h&S
DCCH
rnii.lnf,
.Hatiirtinnrn
in
tne
COUfl
in
most
of
Its
sessions
In
recent
years,
seriously
aiiecung
huuimu
Hy
in
the
chamber.
APPREHENSION
FELT
FOR
ALASKA
FLYER
AMPtmrriff
Rnt
27.
Apnre
henslon
is
felt
here
for
the
safety
nf.
ni.n
i.wwii
it
i.
xrorrllt
,..
who
left
.
An-
.
,
chorage
eleven
days
ago
on
a
liignt
to
the
lower
Kuskokwln
River
with
a
piece
of
machinery
f
$r
the
dredging
company.
by
two
outstanding
events.
Before
the
Jury
took
their
seats
the
pre
siding
Judge
gave
his
decision
that
the
dying
words
of
the
victim
should
not
be
allowed
as
material
evidence,
because
there
was
doubt
whether
the
man
who
uttered
them
knew
at
the
time
that
he
was
dying
This
was
one
of
the
big
features
of
the
evidence
for
the
crown
and
weakened
their
case
considerably.
The
other
was
what
amounted
to
a
confession
by
the
guilty
man.
The
accused,
giving
evidence
on
his
own
behalf,
said
that
on
the
nufei'"
SI
Lt
im
nt
'L
"H,1"
,ffl?Pat
7
clock,
put
on
a
fire,
and
then
he
changed
his
underclothes,
when
Smilevich,
generally
known
them
i
as
to
d
t
Ing
his
breakfast.
Witness
asked
him
If
he
had
come
to
see
whether
he
was
writing
a
letter.
Explain
ing
m
is,
witness
saia
ftieia
was
ai-
ways
watching
him.
He
had
ex-
pected
a
transfer
to
Prince
Rupert
w
act
as
assistant
lurcmau.
Witness
said
Meta
then
called
witness
showed
how
he
had
held
it
and
threatened
to
stab
him.
After
that
he
did
not
remember
what
haorjened.
He
did
remember
put
ting
his
things
in
the
suitcase
after
the
stabbing,
picking
up
his
boots,
the
suitcase
and
knife,
and
walking
off
up
the
track,
throwing
the
knife
away,
changing
his
clothes,
which
were
covered
with
blood,
and
throwing
the
stained
clothes
into
the
water.
Cross-examined
by
Mr.
Johnson
witness
admitted
that
he
was
a
much
bigger
and
stronger
man
than
his
victim
and
could
have
pushed
him
off
when
he
had
no
knife.
It
was
onlv
the
knife
he
was
afraid
of.
When
the
train
passed
him
two
hours
later
he
hid
on
the
river
bank,
as
he
felt
guilty
of
having
stabbed
the
man.
He
had
admitted
that
at
an
earlier
date
he
had
stated
that
before
leaving
havwas
going
to
give
Smilevich
a
licfclng,
,In
Celling
about
the
fight
afterwards
ne
said
he
had
licked
Meta.
."It
was
the
knife
that
olaved
the
game."
He
had
known
Meta
for
a
year,
but
there
had
never
been
blows
Between
ttiem.
althougn
mey
were
not
on
ipeaking
terms.
Pleas
of
Lawyers
in
hi
nla
for
his
client
L-
W.
Patmore
claimed
that
as
there
was
no
premeditation
the
accused
could
not
De
gumy
oi
munwi
uuv
"?
if
manslaughter.
There
was
111-
oAiincr
htuwn
them
and
the
ac
used
was
suffering
from
illusions
ibout
Mta.
When
they
quarrelled
mri
hirim
followed
the
accused
saw
red
and
did
not
know
what
he
was
loing.
There
naa
oeen
a
ngnw
auu
.trimaip
so
it
could
not
be
murder.
For
the
crown,
A.
M.
Johnson
drew
attention
to
the
evidence
of
Mrs.
Stoynoff.
who
said
she
heard
niiorral
nnrl
no
Sounds
Of
a
struggle.
All
she
heard
was
the
scream
of
the
victim
and
the
man
pleading
in
his
own
language,
nu
attempt
was
made
to
make-the
Jury
believe
that
the
accused
had
aken
the
knife
aWK
&9iH?f.r
6f
this.
man.
He
expressed-dlsbelief
There
was
no
question
but
that
ne
had
lusea
tne
aeaio
unu
mat
there
had
been
no
serious
quunti
or
struggle.
His
lordship
in
his
charge
to
the
jury
explained
the
law
in
such
cascr
and
then
icu
u
uu
w
h.
retired.
at
10:40
and
three-quarters
v"
V7.
rr-j
ii..j
hot
lhpv
found
the
man
ana
ne
was
khkikcu
uj
?ulltv
udge.
On
hearing
the
sentence
of
death
explained
to
him
by
the
ln-?ir
RtPnhen
E.
Raymer.
he
(Continued
on
page
six.)
OIMIN
LOADINGS
A
total
of
something
more
than
...
nf
urnin
are
reported
to
be
bound
from
the
prairies
to
uuy
day
?ayti
i.w
,
iai
,
elevator
.i.,,tnr
with
with
about
about
of
thMP
dn
the
railway
ter
-
r?9r?
weltSe0t
Red
PaS
Junction,
latla
NO
GRAIN
FOR
LAKES
Congestion
In
Elevators
at
Port
Arthur
and
Fort
William
WINNIPEG,
Sept.
27-Ra-tloning
of
grain
cars
at
prairie
points
goes
into
effect
on
the
Canadian
National
Railways
at
midnight
September
30.
An-nouncemcnt
today
states
that
restrictions
will
be
exercised
against
acceptance
of
grain
consigned
to
the
head
of
the
lakes.
The
move
is
the
result
of
heavy
storage
in
elevators
at
Port
Arthur
and
Fort
William.
TORONTO
STOCKS:
(McOaffery.
Olbbotu
it
Collart,
Ltd.)
Amulet.
3.19,
3.20.
Falconbridge,
9.85,
10.00.
Mandy,
55,
60.
Holllnger.
5.40,
5.50.
Hudson
Bay.
17.05,
17.20.
Lakeshore,
20.60.
21.00.
Mclntyre,
14.00.
1455.
Nlplssing,
2.30,
2.35.
Noranda.
55.10.
55.50.
of
Sherritt
Gordon.
6.40.
1.45.
Sudbury
Basin.
7.30,
7.35.
Teck
Hughes.
555.
Nil.
Treadwell
Yukon,
8.0O.
9.00.
Mining
Corporation.
4.00,
4.05.
Home
Oil,
18.25,
18.40.
PKICE
OF
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
Sept.
27.
An
other
drop
In
the
price
of
wheat
was
shown
here
this
morning
when
NumDor
one
Northern
sold
at
$1.40-
two
cents
lower
than
yesterday
morning.'"
FUNERAL
OF
M.
HUGGINS
Ball
Players
and
.Coarhni
Pall
bearers
at
Funeral
of
Baseball
Manager
NEW
YORK.
Sept.
27.
The
fu
neral
services
of
Miller
Husglns.
manager
of
the
New
York
Yankees,
was
held
this
afternoon
from
the
Church
of
the
Transfiguration.
known
as
the
Little
Church
awnd
the
Corner.
The
pallbearers
were
Arthur
Fletcher
and
Chirles
OXeary.
coaches;
Babe
Ruth.
Lou
Gehrig.
Tonv
Latwrl
and
F,arle
Combs.
Immediately
after
the
service.
the
body
was
taken
aboard
the
train
for
Cincinnati
where
Interment
will
take
place
Sunday.
Ai!
American
Leatrue
Daseoaii
games
were
po'tooned
today
out
of
respect
for
the
veteran
mana
ger
and
player.
CENSUS
IN
ALASKA1
BEGINNING
OCTOBER
KETCHIKAN.
Sept.
27.
A
census
of
Alaska
is
taking
place
the
first
two
weeks
of
October
ana
iisner
make
the
count
complete.
Every
effort
Is
to
be
made
to
have
no
one
overlooked
on
this
occasion.
SUPERINTENDENT
OF
MOUNTIES
RETIRES
EDMONTON,
Sept.
27.
Superintendent
James
Ritchie
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
at
Edmonton
Is
retiring
on
a
pension
after
38
years'
service.
NEW
DOCK
ENTRANCE
AT
LONDON
Port
Can
Now
Accomodate
largest
LONDON,
Sept.
27.
The
port
of
London
for
the
first
time
today
was
able
to
accomodate
the
larg
est
liners
afloat
with
the
opening
of
the
new
entrance
to
the
Tilbury
docks.
The
new
lock
is
1.000
feet
long
and
110
feet
wide.
To-
witn
tne
vast
new
ary
oock
f;etner
t
cost
approximately
twelve
ana
a
half
minion
dollars.
A
new
landing
staee
to
acoomo
date
the
largest
liners
will
be
complete
oy
spring
The
port
authorities
have
spent
forty
million
dollars
in
the
past'
1
20
years
on
its
plans
to
modernize
the
port.
,
day
at
the
supreme
court
TOMORROW'S
Boston
Grill
Saturday,
Septemuv.
LARGE
CAHARET
Special
Dlnncn
Thursdays
ind
Baturd7
iwgn
iu;u
a.m.
17.0
v:'0
Panclnf
Zttrf
Saturday
Mght,
9
to
It
21:54
p.m.
19.6
ft.
j
Dance
Hall
lor
Hire
Low
3:28
a.m.
5.1
ft.
.
AccomnuxHUont
for
Private
Partlea
15:52
p.m.
9.0
ft.
PHONE
4S1
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XX.,
No.
225.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
SEPT.
27,
1929
PKICE
FIVE
CENTS
REPRESENTATIVE
OF
AMERICAN
SHIPBUILDERS
REAL
INFLUENCE
AGAINST
ANGLO-AMERICANISM
WASHINGTON,
Sept.
27.
Drew
Pearson,
newspaper
correspondent
at
the
unsuccessful
1927
Geneva
naval
limitations
conference,
told
the
senate
investigating:
committee
today
that
William
B.
Shearer
"observer
and
reporter"
of
the
American
shipbuilders
at
the
parley,
"appeared
to
be
a
real
influence
against
Anglo-American
good
will
and
was
with
the
nava'
experts
on
many
occasions.
Premier
Tolmie
Hears
Delegation
McGill
Dismissal
VICTORIA.
Sent.
27.
Premier
Tolmie
and
other
members
.of
the
executive
council
heard
a
delega
tion
ot
Vancouver
women
in
regard
to
the
dismissal
of
Mrs.
J.
R.
Med
111
from
the
position
of
judge
the
Juvenile
court
at
Vancouver
a
year
ago.
The
reply
of
the
government
10
a
request
ior
reinstatement
had
been
delayed
pending
the
filing
of
a
documentary
plea
which
will
be
submitted.
Will
Curtail
I
Lumber
Output,
VAMrmiUfB
Onnf
it
iri..n
tnrv
riirtallmiTi.
nf
nrnriitHnn
In
meet
market
conditions
has
been
decided
on
by
the
D.
C.
Lumber
&
Shingle
Manufacturers'
Association.
JUDGE
RULEp
OUT
BY
THE
AGE
LIMIT-OF
-75
OTTAWA,
Sept.
27.
Mr.
Justice
Migneault
yesterday
attended
his
last
sitting
of
the
supreme
court,
Reaching
the
age
limit
of
75
years
Monaay,
ne
automatically
ceases
to
be
a
member
of
the
court.
Much
Drinking
Preceded
Death
Drive
Near
Smithers
When
Two
Men
Were
Killed
In
June
Last
According
to
evidence
of
crown
witnesses,
much
drinking
of
liquor
preceded
the
fatality
on
the
Duthie
mine
road,
three
and
a
half
miles
from
Smithers,
which
resulted
in
Uno
Ferner
and
Isaak
Karlson
bein?
killed
on
June
29
in
the
crash
of
an
auto
driven
by
David
Lewis
Jones,
whose
trial
on
a
charge
of
manslaughter
is
proceeding
to
slaughter
is
in
connection
on'y
with
the
death
of
Ferner,
Karlson
being
brougnt
into
tne
trial
incidentally.
Jhejury
hearing
the
case
consists
of
J.
T.
Ballinger,
fore
man,
J.
B.
Agar.
H.
W.
Affleck
W.
J.
E.
Barrie,
A.
J.
Colllson,
HI
M.
D.
Lambe,
John
P.
Hunt,
E.
F.
Read,
The
principal
witness
for
the
crown
tnis
morning
was
Aioen
BJornhofe,
boiler
maker
in
the
C.
N.
R.
shops
at
Smithers,
and
one
of
the
four
men
who
was
riding
in
the
death
car.
He
told
of
incidents
leading
up
to
the
fatal
ride.
According
to
BJornhofe,
Ferner,
Karlson,
accused
and
himself
had
drunk
beer
and
rum
in
Smithers
before
leaving
on
the
drive
to
Du
thie
mine.
Witness
himself
had
gone
to
the
liquor
store
Just
before
they
started
for
the
mine
and
bought
a
bottle
of
whisky.
On
the
wav
ud
the
hllL
he
testified,
they
stopped
twice
and
had
drinks.
Then
tncy
aranic
again
at
tne
mine,
cawi
taklntf
two
drinks
at
a
time,
iney
started
down
the
hill
after
supper.
.i
Driving
Badly
On
the
way
down
the
hill,
witness
declared
accused
was
driving
so
badly
and
so
rapidly
that
he.
witness,
asked
him
to
stop
the
car
so
he
could
exchange
seats
with
Ferner,
who
was
sitting
In
the
front
with
Jones
and
arguing
with
him
so
COSTES
IS
OFF
ON
MYSTERY
FLIGHT
LEBOUROET,
France.
Sent.
27
Dleudonne
Costes.
fa-
;.
rrpnrh
fivor
took
of
t
this
morning
on
a
mysterious
flight.
It
was
announced
as
being
toward
Siberia,
In
an
attempt
to
crack
the
world's
lonir
distance
record,
but
is
believed
by
some
to
be
an
ef-
fort
to
cross
the
Atlantic.
:
.,
Troller
Olimpos
Confiscated
by
Admiralty
Court
Was
Fishinff
Mile
and
Half
From
-
Shore
When
Ticked
Up
by
Givcnchy
VICTORIA,
Sept.
27.
Before
Mr.
Justice
Archer
Martin
in
the
ad-,
miralty
division
of
the
exchequer
court,
the
trial
opened
yesterday
in
the
action
of
the
King
vs.
the
salmon
tro'Jer
Olkmos
of
Seattle
owned
by
John
Fclones
and
James
Irakusis
of
Port
Angeles
and
Seattle.
Cant.
A
M.
H?nHirsnn
mutter
nf
the
Canadian
government
steamer
ed
$
the
oilrapos
off
Pachcna
Point
wnuc
her
lines
were
out
on
August
1
A
l-.f
Um
1
1
...4
wi
within
anproxinutely
one
and
a
Uall
.IlilCS
Oil
SilorO
i?
EMfif
iuiet"11lto
i:d
tiia.ywbcl.fpl-feitcd
to
the
'lwn
MUCH
LUMBER
FROM
-VICTORIA
LOADED
VICTORIA,
Sept
27.
About
three
mllll?n
.feet
of
lumber
has
been
loaded
fterdMhW
week
Into
several
vessels,
partly
for
California
ana
partly
ior
tne
uricnt.
Tne
larger
part
crosses
'the
Pacific.
;
assizes.
The
charge
of
man
that
Jones
was
not
m
atten
tion
to
his
armn?.
it
was
soon
after
the
change
of
seating
that
the
car
went
over
the
bank.
Witness
remembered
nothing
until
a
couple
of
days
later
when
he
woke
up
in
the
Smithers
jail.
He
had
been
stunned
and
slightly
hurt
himself.
Cross
Examination
L.
V.
Patmore.
defence
counsel,
engaged
in
a
lengthy
cross-examination
of
BJornhofe
as
a
result
of
which
witness
did
not
seem
sure
about
certain
times
and
events.
Indeed
there
was
considerable
dlufference
on
certain
points
on
evidence
given
by
wit-
aii
n
f
InmiAct
rrAllm1nti
tv
trial
and
at
this
trial.
Witness
had
ad
mitted
in
examination
in
chief
that
he
had
been
under
the
In
fluence
of
liquor,
as
well
as
was
accused,
on
the
drive
,
down
tho
hill.
Nevertheless,
he
declared
ho
was
quite
clear
about
the
more
important
points
and
insisted
he
was
telling
the
truth
on
this
occasion.
Mr.
Patmore
asked
witness
it
(continued
jr.
pug
(our)
Great
Search
Is
Beiiif
Made
For
Eight
Lost
Men
WINNIPEG.
Sept.
27.
More
than
a
dozen
camn
airplanes
were
banded
together
today
In
a
search
!
for
the
eight
lost
explorers,
whose
.
i
flying
machines
were
presumably
"down1
in
the
midst
of
Canada's,
!
Northwest
Territories.
As
six
ot
,
the
planes
soared
over
the
snowy'
wastes,
seven
others
were
either
?tandlnj
Drie
or
tne
nunt
at
Btoney.
Rapids,
Sask.
1
Immigration
From
Europe
to
Be
Restricted
by
Another
Twenty-
m
v
w
tivp.
rer
OTTAWA,
Sept.
27.
The
number
of
farm
laborers
which
the
railway
companies
will
be
permitted
to
bring
into
Canada
from
non-preferred
countries
of
Europe
will
for
the
next
year
be
further
reduced
by
25
per
cent.
The
iresenf
provisions
to
encourage
immigration
from
the
British
Isles
wi'l
be
continued,
including
two-pound
assisted
passages.
This
was
the
gist
of
a
statement
issued
after
representatives
of
the
C.P.R.,
the
Canadian
Na-
.tionai,
tne
Hudson
Bay
cc.,
ana
several
ocean
shipping
companies
!
spent
yesterday
in
a
conference
t!with
th
minister
of
immigration,
LOW
RECORD
IN
Hon.
Robert
Forkc,
and
officials
of
HOSPITAL
COSTS
!hls
department
in
connection
with
!
next
vear's
movem?r.t.
x
ine
ranee
nuoen.
uenerai
f
x
Hqppltal
set
up
a
new
record
for
low
cost
of
treatment
during
the
month
of
August
when
the
average
cost
of
a
"T
total
of
1735
hospital
days
was
but
$2.72
per
day.
It
was
r
reported
to
the
board
at
its
regular
mommy
meeting
last
r-
night
by
O.
P.
Tinker,
chair-
man
of
the
finance
commit-
tec.
During
the
month,
col-
lections
amounted
to
$5,038.44
and
disbursements,
$4,951.34,
leaving
a
credit
balance
of
$137.10.
Alberta
Priest
Held
Up,
Chicago
tlobbed
of
Sixty
Dollars
But
Given
Back
His
Ticket
Home
CHICAGO,
Sept.
28:
Father
J.
vRulllvan,
Vermilion,
Alta.,
and
his
brother.
Timothy
O'Sulllvan
ot
Chicago,
with
whom
he
was
VlslU
Ing.
were
robbed
early
today
up
on
their
return
from
a
visit
to
friends.
The
robbers
followed
hern
Into
the"
vestibule
of
Tlmo
thy
O'Sulllvan's
home,
taking
$6Q
Tom
the
priest
and
$20
from
his
jrotner.
In
the
dim
light
the
robbers
apparently
noticed
one
victim
was
a
priest.
"I'm
sorry.
Father,
but
I
am
out
of
work
and
desperate,
said
one.
"I'm
a
poor
man
myself,"
the
.jrlest
retorted.
"I
need
it
worse
thar.-f
ju,"
was
:he
bandit's
reply.
The
priests
request
for
his
te
him
ticket
to
Edmonton
was
wll-!',
llngly
granted
by
the
robbers
who
nen
nea.
imai
last
night
from
gunshot
Father
J.
O'Sulllvan
Is
the
par-,
founds
received
earlier
In
the
day
h
priest
at
Vermilion,
Alta.
Heiwhon
her
playmate,
six-year-old
ten
tamomon
to
visit
nis
oroin-
er,
iimotny,
in
vnicago,
August
i.
and
is
to
return
this
week.
VENTURE
HIT
ROCK
Union
Steamer
Will
Be
in
Drydock
Two
Weeks-
Getting
Repairs
vMi
rTtwp
Rnt
97Th
ri
Steamship
Co.
suffered
a
serious
i
pmcials
ot
tse
depart-t
h
h..n
n,t.n
.h.
ment
ot
immigration
that
bids
tumuli,
mill"
n.v.
uuv
in
unchartered
ledce
of
rock
in
Surge
Narrows.
150
miles
north
of
Vancouver,
yesterday
morning.
She
arrived
here
safely
and
went
into
drydock.
The
repairs
on
the
vessel
will
require
two
weeks,
including
the
replacement
of
plates
from
the
bridge
to
the
engine
room
on
the
port
side
and
below
the
stokehold
on
the
starboard
side.
There
was
no
excitement
at
the
time
of
striking.
The
boat
was
bound
from
Klngcombe
Inlet
and
O'Brien
Bay.
She
will
be
replaced
by
the
Cheakamus.
Betrothal
of
Royalties
Is
Anticipated
BRUSSELS,
Sept.
25
The
sud
-
den
departure
of
King
Albert
for
Italy
has
revived
the
rumor
that
in
visit
is
connected
witn
tne
possibility
of
the
betrothal
ot
Crown
Prince
Umberto
of
Italy
and
Princess
Maria
Jo.sc
of
Belgium.
It'
was
announced
that
during
the
ten
days
stay
in
Italy
King
Albert
will
have
an
interview
with
the
royal
family.
.
and
despite
the
reticence
of
court
I
ofncinis
it
is
considered
certain
now
i
j-uhucvwu
;ihim
matrimonial
project
which
has
been
talked
ol
tor
some
years
past
(
It
is
even
expected
that
the
en-
gagement
of
the
Ita
lan
prince
and
Belgian
.princess
will
be
announced
officially
this
autumn
and
that
the
marriage
win
De
given
a
gorgeous
rope
nus
personally
win
penorm
we
religious
ceremony.
Lent
Over
Last
Year
-m
A
year
ago.
In
order
to
reduce
the
Immigrants
coming-
from
central
Europe,
the
number
of
farm
laborers
allowed
was
limited
to
one-third
of
the
previous
year's
total.
This
resulted
In
ten
th'iusanJ
fewer
entering
Canada.
Ths
restriction
In
the
coming
year
will
be
jreater.
STOCKS
ARE
ON
DECLINE
Drastic
Drop
in
Prices
Toward
Close
of
Muket
This
Afternoon
.
NEW
YORK,
Sept.
27-Stock,
prices
declined
drastically
undc'a
(lood
of
selling
toward
the
close
today.
Bullish
demonstrations
in
a
few
issues
were
unavailing."
.Toward
the
close
professional
support
cas
withdrawn
and
about
score
f
Issues
suffered
losses
of
tfpru
$3
.5
$35
a
share.
hr
cUne
was
in
reflection
of
an
unexpected
Increase
of
$192,-in
prokers'
loans.
LITTLE
BOY
i
KILLED
GIRJhid
Gun
With
Which
He
Was
Playfn
Went
oil
Accidentally
NELSON.
SeDt.
27:
Slx-vear-ola
Patricia
McDonald,
died
In
hos-
i
uavia
twine
acciaentauv
ais-
charged
a
12-gauge
shotgun.
IMMIGRATION
HALL
CITY
OF
EDMONTON
IS
TO
BE
ERECTED
EDMONTOK,
Sept.
27.
Tenders
for
the
construction
of
Edmonton's
new
$65,000
immigration
hall
will
be
called
tor
within
a
tew
days
by
the
federal
author-
lues,
according
to
wora
receivca
here.
It
has
been
definitely
learn-
.
.
.
..
.
-
i.
v,j
wui
ws
uivitcu
awii,
it.
uujvu
to
make
a
start
as
early
as
possible
with
actual
construction.
The
appropriation
was
passed
at
the
last
session
of
the
dominion
house,
and
it
was
then
understood
that
construction
would
be
undertaken
as
soon
as
possible
as
there
has
been
a
pressing
need
for
a
new
building
for
some
years.
Russian
Airplane
Left
Today
For
Seward)
Alaska
DUTCH
HARBOR.
Unalaska,
Sept.
27
Four
Russian
aviators,
f'ying
from
Moscow
to
New
York,
took
off
at
9:30
this
morning
for
Seward.
Alaska,
a
hop-off
of
700
lm!J;
......
.u..
u
1UC
W1I1U
I1UU
UUUKU
CJIUUKU
odav
to
permit
resumption
ot
the
flight.
4
.
WAS
MISTAKEN
TOR
'
DEER
AND
SHOT
BY
BROTHER
AT
SOOKE
VICTORIA.
Sept.
27:
Rich-
t
ara
uoveraaie
oi
oaanicn,
war
veteran
was
shot
and
instantly
k
lied
yesterday
morning
while
hunting
deer
In
the
Sooke
district
bv
his
brother.
Lynn
Coverdale
of
Victoria,
who
mistook
him
tor
a
deer
in
tne
ousnes
Q
yards
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