Today's
Weather
.
tt.f
i
f
ditlons
in
Newfoundland
Through
Government
Department
Co
ordination
Plans
rpartment
of
Natural
Resources
Takes
Active
Interest
In
All
Phases
of
Life
In
Colony
ST
JOHN'S,
Nfld.,
July
2a:
P)
What
was
formerly
a
liltle
tion
of
the
Department
of
Na.
ral
Resources
in
Newfound-
nd
commission
oi
uovcrnmcni
i
suddenly
become
a
full-flcdg-Department
of
Rural
Recon-uctlon,
larger
in
its
scope
ami
tlay
than
the
parent
body.
Mimaied
expenditure
of
the
partmcnt
of
Natural
Resources
I..
I
..
1t
A
V
Uol-uS
w''a
piuccu
at
floi,
'J.
a
decrease
of
$128,001
from
u
newly
formed
Department
of
a
inp
I
lrKivt:!
r
nixi.
fii
mi
:wui
n
and
rehabilitation
desigmo.
lead
Britain's
Oldest
Colonv
i
Fisheries
lovicallv
enouirh.
imorovenieiil
the
fisheries
ranks
as
the
nuuv
r
one
task
of
the
new
depart
nt
The
work
includes
Improve-
ffnt
in
the
grading
nlid
classiff-
tion
of
the
products
of
the
iheries-.
the
development
of
types
of
fish
products,
par-ularly
IJV
fresh
fish
In
various
tms.
and
better
organization
,a
market
for
the
produce
of
an!
iuflty
that
employs
more
tlwii
J
e-'ifth
of
the
ftimilv
heads
of1
k
Island.
Aires:
Uie
fl'hlng
imlusti.
I
been
nl-Jed
by
u
series
o!
her
measures.
1
litre
is
a
ful
te
reb,:le
on
the
duty
on
ga;
Be
u?eil
by
fishermen
and
unly
of
$1
a
hogshead
on
salt;
special
motor
vessel
has
beeii
artercd
to
assist
all
those
who
p
along
the
Labrador
coast
fill
a
reduction
has
been
made
m
the
duly
on
dlesel
oil
used
In
lining
vessels.
The
percentage,
w
the
total
reconstruction
grant
be
used
In
aiding
the
fishing
W'lustry
will
bo
decided
aftei
tabling
of
the
report
of
a
spc-wd
investigating
commission,
Co-ordination
of
Occunatlons
(The
movement
will
be
linked
Jj'th
the
plans
for
the
eo-ordlin-
Jj"n
of
occupations.
Attempts
aru
Dc
made
lo
link
fishing
witn
Mrming,
as
done
in
man'.
g'astal
sections
at
the
present
tjmc.
Co-ordination
will
also
be
"tempted
between
fishing
and
IpWintf
or
logging
and
farming,
that
families
will
not
have
to
i'
pend
entirely
on
a
single
seas-
P
occupation,
H
"In
m.lnv
man.
whnrit
f
ll
fill
I
los
fn
barely
make,
n
living
out
of
,"e
industry
alone,
the
position
"uiu
be
Immediately
improved
If
"7
were
able
to
add
one,
and
rhaps
tw0,
occupations
as
sub-diary
to
tin.
first.
Willi
this
in
find,
village
life
will
be
reor-finized
with
n
view
to
securing
Jherever
practicable
that
the
ople
are
not
wholly
dependent
11
the
fluctuating
fortunes
of
"v
one
industry
.'
gald
Coinmi.-
for
Finance
J.
H.
Penson.
J'orier
Experiments
In
land
reclanri-
n
are
to
be
carried
out
for
men
I
'Cont'nMnd
on
l'njp
Four)
Admiral
of
Fleet
Died
In
England
'JYDK,
lHle
of
Wlirh.
July
27:
-Adm'r.
1
f
,h
FiL.t
Sll.
..,,.
Winn
r:,.....u
r..in
Tomorrow's
Tides
(8
AM.)
..
.
'J
1
t
.....
!
High
4:41
a.m.
17.0
ft.
tii
i
r
ii
nariwiu
ririRrii
I
n
viiri
1
rillve
"!'-
'
able
winds,
mostly
cloudy
and
17:12
p.m.
19.6
ft.
cool
with
showers.
Low
10:56
ajn.
53.
ft.
23:50
p.m.
5.6
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXVI.,
No.
174.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JULY
28,
1937
PHICE:
5
CENTS
ctaal
War
Conditions
In
China
y
,
INDUSTRIES
cJVlon
IJo,),)ics
firab
Anti-Fascist
Demonstrator
t
ii
i
ma.
Thu
demonstrator
is
be.ng
arreUep.
by
police
n
uaf-lgar
Squaie,
London,
as
about
3000
British
Fascists
heard
Sir
Oswald
Mo!ey.
their
leaterad&c$s
Fascist
groups
who
oppota'd
the-gathering.
The
blacksnfrts
had
marched
from
Kentish
town
In
north
London
ta
Trafalgar.
In
their
first
procession
since
the
passage
of
the
Public
Order
Act.
The
Public
Order
Act
forbids
the
use
of
political
uniforms.
Sir
Oswald,
who
marched
at
the
head
of
his
followers,
was
the
only
marcher
who
wore
the
semblance
of
a
uniform.
He
wore
a
black
shirt
and
black
tie
with
his
light
grey
suit.
Terrorism
In
Ireland
'
During
Visit
Of
King
Belfast
This
Morning
Tremendous
Gas
Explosion
Near
'Where
Royal
Party
Was
Traveling
in
City
and
Hridgc
Mown
Up
Near
Free
State
Border
BELFAST,
Northern
Ireland,
July
28:
A
wide
area
of
Belfast
was
rocked
by
the
explosion
of
a
gas
main
only
half
a
mile
from
where
the
King
and
Queen
were
travel
ing
to
the
citV
hall
today
on
a
coronation
visit.
The
sove
reigns
heard
the
blast.
The
customs
building
near
the
main
was
badly
damaged.
The
explosion,
whether
accidental
or
planned,
came
as
i.
i
i...
it.,
t
...i
!
r
i
:
...t.:i.
a
enmax
to
a
careiuuy
lam
campaign
ui
turrunsm
wiwui
flared
along
the
Irish
Free
State
frontier
a
tew
hours
be
fore
the
arrival
of
the
Royal
Party
in
Belfast.
The
out
rages
included
the
dynamiting
of
the
railroad
bridge
a
few
minutes
after
the
passage
of
a
crowded
excursion
train
Belfast
bound.
The
span
was
partly
wrecked.
Native
Drowned
Mouth
Of
Naas
Moses
Leaon.
22,
son
of
Char
He
Leason
of
Greenville,
Nan
River,
was
drowned
nt
Mill
Hav
last
week,
according
to
newt,
reaching
the
provincial
police
to
day.
He
wns
hauling
In
the
an
rlini-
to
his
bout
at
th
dock
whi
PRICE
OF
WHEAT
Weather
Forecast
(FurnlKhed
throtiie:
the
caurteaj
t
tvnnini"n
Mriroloeic)
Ilurfflii
irtorU
utifl
Trine
Runr
Thl
f"r
it
x
rompllKl
from
observation
t'
n
ft
em
today
unri
covem
the
SI
u
iriml
riullne
6
pm
tomorrow).
Synopsis
Pressure
remains
high
on
Hie
coast
while
showprs
IA(
w"1"
,M
lllOnC.
fi
years
"
'11'
....
'n.
Kt.
...
,,.,-lnllon
In
f
tivt
vni
ht.i.i
,ir.i
l.i.
....!
K7
lift
nt.
wn.i
nuiiLL'Li
iimi
w.
iuuiiir
.
tik,
i.
mia.
nun
uu
...
,
al
Woodlands,
Vale
nearby.
.
$IJ52Vi
lr
ousnei.
j
hi-.-,.,
Chinese
Claim
To
Have
Smashed
Japanese
Offensive
Against
Peiping
But
This
Is
Denied
By
Japan
And
Fighting
Continues
15
KILLED
IN
AIRCkASH
Dutch
Commercial
Air
Liner
Fell
And
all
Occupants
st
Lives
BRUSSELS,
July
-
Fifteen
persons
were
reported
killed
when
the
Dutch
commercial
air
liner
crashed
at
Hal,
near
here.
AH
the
occupants
of
the
plane
were
killed.
CROP
SLIM
IN
GERMANY
Farmers
Not
Allowed
t'p'lfee
Wheat
or
Hye
for
Any
Purpose
Except
Bread
July
28:
Tht;
grain
harvest
In
Germany
Is
so
slim
that
the
Gov
ernment
has
found
It
'necessary
to
restrict
the
use
of
wheat
and
rye
except
for
bread.
Undcrthc
latest
decree
the
governmenttakes
over
all
crops,
deductlntifflcfent
lo
allow
the
grower
food
for
himself
and
family.
RIOTING
IN
WEST
INDIES
Ilritish
Hattlcship
I
.amis
Marines
To
Enforce
Order
nt
Hrldgetown
HRIDGKTOWN,
I!
a
r
b
a
d
o
e
n,
July
28:
The
Ilritish
battleship
Appollo
landed
marines
here
today
to
enforce
order
in
the
quietened
city
where
0
hours
of
rioi-ing
left
a
known
toll
of
six
dead
and
21
injured.
Today
'a
Weather
(Ooveriuiieut
fMegrinUt
Terrace
Raining,
calm,
temperature
58.
Alice
Arm
Cloudy,
calm,
GO.
Stewart
Cloudy,
calm,
60.
Hazelton
Cloudy,
calm,
59.
Smlthers
Cloudy,
calm,
cool.
Bums
Lake
Clear,
calm,
57.
Victoria
Cloudy,
southwe.U
wind,
22
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
r0.08.
Estevan
Fair,
southeast
wind.
8
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
150.12.
Dlgby
Island
Cloudy,
cut
wind,
4
miles
per
hour,
barometer,
150.28.
Prince
George
Calm
and
clear;
barometer.
20.88.
Vancouver
Cloudy,
east
wind.
1
miles
per
hour;
baromettr,
'
30.10.
i
Alert
Bay
Overcast,
cnlm,
bar-onieter,
"0.21;
temperature,
C".
)ca
smooth.
Bull
Harbor
Overcast,
light
'.nve
occurred
in
northern
B.C.
westerly
winds,
barometer.
30.11:
Th
interior
continues
fine
nnd
temperxtnr.
54;
l'?h
wftl.
it
is
hot
and
dangerously
dry
in.
Triple
Island
Overcast,
north-
:
.
...
.
i
.
i
i.
.
t
i
.
tt-
i
he
fell
jwerbonrd
ami
his.
lniyth
f)kanagan
nim
ivootenay.
wpt
wnm,
z
nines
ynr
nour.
was
recovered
half
nn
hour
nfle
i
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
light
swell.
wurds.
iChrrlolto
Islands-Moderate
vari-1
L"mr
nrn
MMd
Overcast,
rl'
vtnU.
mostly
cloudy
and
'nvthwM
wind,
1"
wiles
tr
cool
with
showers.
hour:
barometer,
30.12;
.
moder-
r'-.o
nf
Vn
ttf-mi
tot
Tal.tnfn
a.n
j
tvm
w.ni,
-
-.
,
v
vrnilVMR
.In
V
28:
anil--!-'ronh
wemoriy
vnns.
mo?i.
I'enu
iree
i
oiiu
uvercast,
v
v
.
.
a
..'..
A
..
...
!
-
i
,
,
fpm....nlm.
I
1
ifil
111
.
smooth.
naromeier,
ov.i;
Spokesman
For
China
Says
Hostilities
Will
be
on
Major!
FIRST
fIR
A
IN
Scale
and
W
ill
Encompass
all
of
China
i
1
lAXU
1
VJAA
1
japan
a
i
uinidi
Lrciididuuu
Nipponese
Declare
Their
Intention
to
Resort
to
Arms
to
Punish
China
For
Acts
of
Provocation
NANKING,
July
28:
The
Chinese
ninth
army
re-ported
it
had
smashed
the
Japanese
offensive
against
Peiping
in
the
first
major
clash
of
the
informal
war
in
North
China.
The
Japanese
attacked
Peiping's
envir
An
attempt
was
made
Monday
May
be
Necessary
to
Revert
to
City
night
to
enter
the
back
door
of
the
Council
in
Order
to
Have
Sub.
Overwaitea
store.
The
burglars!
ject
Properly
Ventilated
made
some
progress
toward
effect-'
ing
an
entrance
but
found
that
lron
bars
had
been
installed
and
it
wasl
Thta
morning
the
editors
of
the
those.
1(al
newspapers
and
Staff
Sergent
impossible
to
get
past
about
the!
Greenwood
met
in
the
police
The
police
kept
quiet
discovery,
hoping
that
the
thieves
station
and
discussed
the
qucs-uonlri
rptuni
to
romnlete
the
lob
,
"on
of
cats.
It
seems
that
the
but
this
hope
was
not
fulfilled.
So!
chief
has
had
little
opportunity
for
far
none
of
the
clues
followed
have
s,eeu
owln8
to
worry
over
the
at-led
to
the
arrest
of
the
burglar.
tempted
breaking
Into
the
Over-Thls
same
store
was
burglarized.
waltea
store
and
when
he
tried
to
about
six
months
ago
and
cash
satch
a
few
the
cats
would
not
let
taken.
1
nlm
wlnk
but
Insisted
on
singing
CANADIAN
CASUALTIES
Seven
More
Reported
by
Friends
of
MackrnzleI'apineau
Battalion
In
Toronto
TORONTO,
July
28:
The
death
of
seven
Canadians
hi
the
fierce
fighting
on
the
Spanish
fronts
4s
reported
by
friends
or
the
Macken-zle-Pa'ilneati
battalion,
the
Toronto
Leftist
organization.
Another
Canadian
Is
missing.
The
latest
casualties
bring
the
toll
of
Canadian
lives
to
over
thirty
In
nil
since
the
struggle
commenced.
All
the
latest
casualties
are
from
sea
nc
piuvim.es
vn
unmuu
anu
!
in
nis
back
yam.
Each
of
the
newspaper
editors
had
a
similar
story
to
tell
and
after
mature
consideration
It
was
decided
to
await
the
return
of
the
city
commissioner
and
lav
the
case
before
Manitoba
Sent
First
Car
of
Rye
From
Letellicr
WINNIPEG,
July
28:
The
first
car
of
new
grain
rye
was
shlppc4
I
by
Canadian
National
from
Letel-lier,
Manitoba,
to
the
United
Grain
i
Growers
elevator
at
Fort
William.
The
shipper
was
Alex
Cadleux,
of
I
the
Letelller
district.
The
yelld
Is
ons
at
dawn,
after
the
expiration
of
their
final
ultima-
j
reported
as
thirty
bushels
to
the
turn
r
fMtmnrl
nir
i
ii
w
thr
rausi
nf
f
ho
C.U
nosn
armv
acre,
ana
tne
graae
gooa.
divisions
from
Peiping
area.
The
Japanese
high
command
at
Tientsin,
base
of
the
Japanese
army
in
North
China,
denied
the
Chinese
reports
and
asserted
that
Pciping's
defenders
were
being
hurled
back
on
the
city
walls.
Both
capitals
made
declarations
of
open
hostilities.
Japan
formally
declared
her
intention
of
resorting
to
arms
to
punish
China,
charging
repeated
acts
of
provocation
against
Japan.
The
spokesman
for
the
Chinese
Gi)Vcrnmcnt
here
declared
that
a
formal
declaration
of
war
was
"impossible
i
pincp
the-'Kcllocrr
Pact"
but
cleared
"actual
hostilities'
v-'tH
bo
on
a
major
scale
and
will
rncompass
all
China."
Fi'tort
ooiintrv
is
blaming
tho
of
hp
for
having
brought
ibniitlbo
rommrnccmcnt
of
hostilities.
TIENTSIN,
July
2S:
The
Japanese
air
fleet
roared
over
the
count
rvside
about
Prining
earlv
Thursday
morning,
rlropning
leaflets
warning
the
Chinese
popu-nrice
to
evacuate.
(Differences
v1
t.'mc
between
here
and
the
Orient
will
Tfomit
for
rotv-
hoing
published
seemingly
before
they
happen
EDITOR.)
Attempt
To
Enter
;
'Cats'
Discussed
Overwaitea
By
Burglars
Monday
At
Meeting
Today
In
Police
Station
CLIPPERIII
IS
CROSSING
Left
New
Brunswick
This
Morning
for
Newfoundland,
Enroute
To
England
SHEDIAC,
N.D.,
July
28:
The
pan-American
Clipper
III
continued
toward
Boxwood,
Newfpuridjfc.,
land,
after
a
brief
stop
here
today.
She
will
hop
over
the
Atlantic
probably
tomorrow
evening
on
another
experimental
flight.
REDUCTION
PLANT
BUSY
Twenty
Men
Employed
at
Port
Edward
Where
Double
Shift
Is
Being
Worked
George
Gray,
who
was
a
visitor
to
the
city
yesterday,
said
the
H.
C.
Packers
reduction
plant
at
Port
Edward
was
workint
steadi
ly.
He
took
with
him
to
Port
reward
several
men
In
order
to
start
running
double
shift
in
order
to
handle
all
the
fish
offal
and
herring
offered.
As
soon
aS
I
hey
got
full
under
way
with
their
double
shift
they
would
have
twenty
men
employed,
all
from
Prince
Rupert
except
two.
Halibut
Sales
American
Yabutat,
38,000,
8.5c
and
7c,
Colt
Storage.
Tatoosh,
23,000,
8.9c
and
7c,
Booth
Alkl,
10,000,
8.6c
and
6.5c,
Pacific.
Canadian
Covenant,
20,000,
8.4c
and
6c,
Cold
Storage.
K.
Lipsett,
17,000,
7.6c
and
5.5c,
Cold
Storage.
Flnella,
16,500,
8.4c
and
6c,
him.
Should
he
fall
to
do
anything
j
I
Jn!.pfl
Qffoc
ubotit
It.
the
npwsnaners
and
the
UIHICU
JlUlLO
police
depart
infnt
may
ack
to
have
a
mayor
and
council
replace
the
commissioner
so
that
there
can
be
a.
public
debate
on
the
subject
and
a
by-law
Introduced
curbing
the
activities
of
the
cat?
of
the
city.
Poslblv
a
cit
curfew
mljht
be
ar
ranged
so
that
cats
may
ai:
retire
Naval
Reserve
Is
Announced
WASHINGTON.
D.C.,
July
23:
President
Roosevelt
announced
yesterday
that
a
naval
reserve
ai
a
nr,u,
i,n.,r
ovrpnf
rwvwihiv
..ii
Sundav
evenings
while
the
people
are
out
at
picnics.
FIRE
HAZARD
force
would
be
establlshsd
in
that
country
for
the
purpose
of
Iralnlng
young
men
for
the
senior
service.
VICTORIA.
July
28:
The
For-!
WELBOURNE.
July
28:
(CP)
pstry
department
lnre
de,claica
Stamps
worth
$60
at
face
value
th"r
the
fire
hnrflnl
is
dangerous
were
affixed
to
the.
package
re.
in
Southern
British
Columbia
es-!celved
by
a
philatelist
here,
con-peclally
on
Vancouver
Island.
talnlng
stamps
worth
about
$1250,