VANCoWSTJu1y 12:-A6cord-lng to ah announcement Issued by George A- McNlcholI, general passenger agent, Canadian National Railways yesterday, the trl-city steamship service connecting the ports of Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle, will be Inaugurated' on Tuesday, August 12. This service will be operated by the latest arrival In the passenger and freight service along the Pacific Coast, ss. Prince David. j The Prince David already has started for this port leaving Blrken-. head on July 10 for Vancouver via1 the Azores and Panama Canal. The ; trip Is expected to take In the neighborhood of 24 days. Captain; H. E. Nedden, well known In Pacific Coastal navigation circles, is in command of the vessel. The new trl-city service will commence each day at 2 o'clock In tho afternoon arriving at Victoria at 5:45 o'clock. Departure at Victoria Is at 7 o'clock arriving at Seattle at 10:30. Tho return Journey leaves Seattle at 1 o'clock fn the morning arriving at Victorli lit 7 'o'clock. Departure from Victoria Is' 8:30 ajil. arriving at Vancouver at 12:15 noon. . SS. Prince David Is, a sister ship to sc. Prince Henry now In the Al askan service and has the same magnificent appointments NEW ROAD IS BEING BUILT Power Corporation Has' 15 Men Eincloved Just on' Outskirts" M of Cftyl,lWl rurctoi . II. ri r--v bull in fu; The Power Corporation laspcnd lng a lot of money on'Kaien-Islartd Just now In connection with the power line Into the city. There are about 75 men employed Just near the city limits building a,. tractor road so that the company,. may. gej In 1U potes and .strliia ts 'iwlre.1. This road is planked part of the way and beyond TKat it Is rough corduroy. The fcaterplllar tractor pastes over it wiHbntntrirriculty with a load btit It woMJfl Be much too rough for cars. It is very interesting to see the work in progress. Some men arc blowing out stumps and clearing the right-of-way. Others are splitting togs and laying the corduroy, while behind them come the men working oh the poles. The whole job is in charge of A. C. Cooper with P. W. Anderson under him and John Murray also one of the foremen. A mile of the road has already been built and the work will be continued right through to OaUoway Rapids, a distance of six mites.. The new road Is very Interesting for an evening orJSuhday afternoon walk and doubyes will become very popular with Prince Rupert people. UNION FREIGHTER IN POUT Union frelahtex Chilkoot. Capt W. W. Mourtce, arrived in port at 11 o'clock test night from the south and. after discharging a cargo of cement for the Powei Corporation of Canada, sailed to day on her. return south. M M Baby's Own J Zest TELEPHONE 657 VALENTIN DAIRY FOR SKEENA BRAND Creamery Butter & Cottage Cheese FRESH PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM DADLY Early Delivery Throughout the City S ! Above are the Canadian Pacific's four entries in the international race for shipping supremacy between North America and ths Fax East, th.; fleet of white Empresses which aggregates 81.600 tons of the fastest tonnage on the Pacific, carrying the company's house flag and th Canadian ensign from Vancouver and Victoria to Yokohoma, Kobe. Shanghai, Hong Kong. Manila and Honolulu. Top, left shows the 16,800 Empr ss of Russia with ( Insert her commander Capt. A. J. Hosken, R.N.R. Top. right, is the new 22,000-ton Empress of Canada, former flagship of Uv fleet built for the Canadian Pacific in 1922, with her commander Capt. A. J. Hailey R.N.R. insert. Lower left, is the 16300-ton Empress of Asia with a close-up of her new commander Capt. L. D. Douglas. R.N.R. centre, Oapt. Edmund Alkman, general superintendent of CPU. Steamsh phlps. Pa- cific fleet, and lower right, the ne v 26.000-ton flagship of the fleet, the Empress of Japan whleh makes her first trip out of Vancouver i nd Victor ' ria Sept. 4. Insert is her commander and commodore of the fleet Cipt Samuel Robinson, R.N.R.. CJJ.E. WATERFRONT WHIFFS Sockeye Fishing Keeps Up Well Halibut Landings For Week Rather Light Visit of Destroyer Squadron Wras Quite an Event Here Sockeye fishiner kept up well pn the Skeena and Naas River the number of licences is stilL well below 1100 and on the Naas there are not nearly 400. If these limits should be exceeded, the weekly close season will be ex-, tenedd by the department. I While there hare been so far ex cellent returns on the Naas and tow 103c and 6c received by Chelsea for 55,000 pounds. the The Fleet Was In The event of the past week in marine affairs, If not for the whele Skeena Rivers, the run of sockeye commUnUy of Prlnce Rupert was lias oecn very aiaapuwiiuiiK at , u. i-i w-r.o of tar. Smith's and Rivera Inlet where1 noon until early Friday morning of large runs were expected. Fishery. u3illTon oi six trlm American officlaU are at a loss to account for' ,m lt rj,. the failure of the there unless run fnr th. to rec.lve ftnd enter. feeding conditions. Poor weather may also be accountable to some extent for the situation. The total pack on the Skeena River to July S was 18,100 cases of which 12,371 cases were sockeye, 4.481 cases sprints and 1.219 cases cohoes. On the Naas River a total of 8.171 cases had been canned Including 6.245 sockeye and 1836 springs. On Rivers Inlet 2735 eases taut vttv wvn v hundred gobs on board these boats and they u ww featurea The crait were by no cases were sockeye. !mi,n, ni fniiv im-tn-date tvoe. j having been commissioned towards Halibut landing at the port of i the close of the war, but the tidy Prince Runert un:io and lncludlna manner in which hey are kept yesterday totalled 11,518,400 paunds consisting of 3.476,200. jDjdCa nadlan fish and 8,04200 ' pnds. was the subject. for much favorable comment. Some of the boats saw ftiaval service durlng-the Great War American. For the 'wkiSfJu1y'Bv-n1 including the flagship. U. S. S. Inclusive the landinas totalled 584.- Twiggs, which was Dasea aunng uie 600 pounds of which 226.000 pounds last year or so of the conflict at fmm fninn hmtj anri Oueenstown. Ireland, in transport disembarked, he squadron then returning to it .base in San Diego. It was not since the war that so many ware raft had been here at one time and it is to be hoped that Prince Rupert will not have to wait so long again to entertain such a large and fine bunch of sailors. Those people of Prince Rupert who are Interested In naval at- f.lu will n.A,4 t V A lng to Industrial conditions in the Old .Country. The White Hope carries a crew of five men besides the skipper. Karl Dybhavn, well known Prince Rupert halibut fisherman. Is one of the members of the crew. Capt. Tom Smith has gone trolling for the summer with the Prince Rupert halibut boat Ringleader which. IncldentaUy, has Just been renamed Caroline S. Skipper Smith -f tt a n.,-v, t ,u. lor service agauj wnnui a lew aays. others. Quite a few coho are now Very considerable work which has 'comenclng to appear althoufh the been done on he Blrnie included 'springe are also holding out well, potting in of a new stem, decking ; On the whole, the trolling season and guards as, well as some pilot house rebuilding. The Catherine B One of the American trolling boats which was seised last year for Illegal fishing in Canadian - waters, has been in service during the past week 'relieving .the Blrnie on the lighthouse run, The Hyde Transfer is having a new coal and wood shed built at Its fuel yard on the railway track east of Cow Bay. Amide spaee will be proved a happy, If hilarious, lot who! nrorided by Uie'new building to won the affection of most every-; keep large quantities of fuel un-one they met here. The wareraft, att cover during the rainy winter themselves were quite an attraction ' seasons. and many people took advantage of the half holiday and good weather to inspect the vessels when they were thrown open to the public at the ocean dock on Thursday alter - inoon. pfflcers and men courteous To Operate Foster Capt. Dave Ritchie, owner of the hallbu boat Unome, has been chosen by the Canadian Fish St of sockeye had been canned and on showcd visitors about the 'cold Storage Cov to iall a skipper iT7. 7 TV Bella .. Ooola the Z ships and were patient in explaln- divislon including lng all interesting and intricate of the Canadian Fish & Cold Stor ave Co.Vi steam trawler O. E. Foster which In to be again engaged In flat fishing for the company on the Hecate Strait flats this summer. The O. E. Foster will leave Prince . Rupert about next Wednesday for her first trip. While Capt. Ritchie Is on the Foster, Henry Belloch is taking over command of the Unome. Capt. George Cook will put out to sea about the middle of next 358000 pounds from American. convoy service. Incidentally. Prince week with his new 54-foot halibut The top price of the week for Ca- Rupert was the only port on the iboat White Hope, built during the nadlan fish was 151c and 8c pald.BriUsh Columbia coast which is to past winter and spring by Y. Sue-nrii. fAr 15 wmi nonnds be favored with a visit by the.hlro. Prince Rupert boatbuilder. this year may be said to be better than for some years past allhougt there is still plenty of room for lm provement. A Japanese trawler and 20 smaller boats are reported to have appeared in Behring Sea waters tt fish for salmon and crabs. It Is said that this new development of thr Japanese is an Indication that they may very possibly come across to this side and fish In. the deepsea halibut areas which are closed to Canadian and American fishermen through the international halibut treaty. This would be a very serious blow to the industry on this coast. It is said that the deepsea salmon fishermen of Japan take remarkably heavy catches. They trawl at ftyery, depth with mighty trawl booms almost as heavy ,as the yardi on a freight steamer. 'The trawls are weighted for shallow and deep fishing, some of the lines carrying 80-pound leads. The salmon and crab catches of the Japanese and the low 10c and 6c received by squadron. After their Alaskan The White Hope Is equipped with a Hanalmo and New Westminster. uin.i. t i. ,.,4 Th cruise the destroyers will Droceed 54 h.D. Oardn'er dlesel engine Eleven hundred power boats are hi.), nri ih. fnr Amnripn down the outside oassage from which was brought out flh wan 14 0- and 7e nald the bllKa U Mremerwn, wasii.. wuerc irum miKiana boats now operating in Behring Sea are taken to a 6,000 ton steamer Talhoyu Maru whleh has been anchored 30 miles off Nelson Lagoon in the Behring Sea' since June 30. ' A Big Industry British Columbia fishing Industry provides employment for 20,000 Rainier for 5,000 pounds and the a number of the reservists will be of which there was some delay ow-1 million dollars, The Letter Box RADIO BEACONS Digby Island Radio, 11 July. 1930 The Editor, Daily Newsr. tarding direction finding equip May I again ask a little of your valuable space In which to ac- Rivers during the week endine; The on;" visit of m H. M. S. Despatch of the( to halibut filing r,n yesterday. average A"--L zTnA MuadJexpecu resume .knowledge the courteous reply to me axaas juver ltseu was oo usn to me uuat wiuie in out- ran this Heht cruiser belne due " side waters contiguous to the river it was somewhat lower, here on July 23 for a four-day visit. On the Skeena River the average was 50 fish to the boat ; : I There has been a considerable Which was considered Very satisfactory. During the per- lighthouse tender Blrnie. improvement In trolling during the lod fine, sunny weather prevailed which, no doubt, hadrr ,1 t omething to do With the Size Of the run. On the bkeena i8jve reconditioning, should be ready the operators and not so good to ment applies only to passenger vessel, It is a significant fact that very large number of cargo ves 'eles have already voluntarily fit ted this new aid to navigation and the bulk of testimonials have been received, from - niastfrs of eargo steaTaei lhseai OLihls appara s being a chargp" against the shipowner. It actually pays him a good dividend in time saved whleh heretofore was lost In wait-1 lng for fogs to lift. Is it not Quite logical to suppose that, eventually. men In Prince Ruper, the world's! all cargo ships will be fitted? greatest halibut port, Vancouver, my article on Radio ueacons, oy "Master Mariner." . , As my friend says, I have shown no knowledge of being a seafaring man. for the very good reason that I am not one, notwithstand lng the six years I spent at sea as a radio telegraphist. I do not feel that this matter calls for expert knowledge of seamanship or navigation on my part, since I am dmply quoting the opinions of au -horttles on the subject, and, while hose opinions may not be strictly ppUcable to the British Columbia -oast, nevertheless, the fact regains that radio beacons are displacing a large number of lighthouses in those parts of the world vhere seagoing traffic is densest. ' stated that Mr. Brady was anticipating the future and I firmly be-leve that the very near future vill bear out this fact. I do not think onyone would lueetton me value of lights ana fog alarms along the Inside passage of the BriUsh Columbia vast, where the usual form of ra-'lo beacon would be quite useless. fact which probably accounts for the lack of direction finding ap paratus aboard the regular coast wise steamers. While the nev? regulations re Time win prove which of th two, lights or beacons, are the Saturday, July 12 1930 PAGE SEC THE DAILY NEWS TRI-CITY Canada's White Hopes on the Pacific I Fri. Si Sat. Two Shows. 7 & 9 p.i SERVICE New Steamer Prince David, Now on VyiPjrto -tart Run on August 12 George 0'Brien,and Sue Carol in "THE TONE STAR HANGER" Zanc Gray's All Talkinr Picture Adventure Song & Romance Thri Dance Hevue-wi Night in a snooting .mic tin leciinicolon Talking Comedy "The Stronger Sex' NoveltyFannie Ward ta "The Miracle Woman' g Scenic "Habitant Festival' n Admission 20 & i Sat. Mat. at 2.30 15c & t , URK1K1K1VI lUKE'l B. 8. r CAMPING SPECIALS ' For the unfit of those r ho ro cut I campingr6ur prices are right lobby's Pork & Beans r.s. 11 tins Libbys Pork it Bans 2's 0 tins .... Del Monte Apricot Talis 4 tins. Del Monte Deluxe Plums 2's, 5 tins Libby's Peaches 2 tfc's 3 tins Libby's Apricots 2fcs SlUlns Pears 2's Wns ik. Hff ujio ' i r PffKparraat Jam ) .iOLD .COUNTRY PICKLtS Pari' Van Pickles 20-02 Jars, per Jar C. it B. Princeton Pickles - per Jar . AsHcroft Ketchup 2-oz. boVhrfrripoiUe . FrrjhjJuit)i and Vegetables arrit inxjery.boat at lowest prices. Ocr best attention given to outside tr.-3 rdeVs! 1 SI 95c 95c 81 81 81 50c 23c 25c The Economy Cash & Carry "Where Dollars Have More Cent" Phone 360 319 Thin' A- LINDSAY'S Cartage and Storage .Thone 68 Cartage, Warehousing, anJ r .pistfibBtlng. Team oi ' Jlolor Service Coal, Sand and Gravel ft Specialize In Piano and Furniture Moving. stem COAL Buy the real Coal our fa mous Edson and Cassldj Wellington In any quantities. Also Bulkley Valley Ha?, Grain and Robin Hood Flour Prince Rupert Feed Co PHONES 68 AND S58 Dr Alexander X-RAY SERVICE PHONE 575 BESNER BLOCK DENTIST grind, being neither Liberal most vaiuame and meantime w cnnrvniv. specially employed. Involved in this industry are kept Interested and amused at! Ymir for r Prin.-n and in the delivery is an investment of thirty-three the antics of the political narlles W via h-,,,-,,.- jMay I say that I have no axe to' II. A. HOOPER