t J 1 .-I 8 F Si If I J n it i -j ft Phone IS Sri-Li 5fsr aj&i2; vAss!3Jai3IDEI?f 3 Awoke at last to the inadequate state of her r force a compared to the aeriai flnniin (trength of European nation tm r. u.lrhl figure as potential enemies in any new war. Great Britain i tnuiding at a frantic rate in an effort to lessen the gap of inferiortty in first line figntiDe; aircraft. Doeem of factories all over Efcatand are worfcing at emergency speed to complete war office contracts, so much so that commercial aircraft forBritlxh firms must now be purchased abfoad. Sir Thomas Inskip. minister of defence co-ordination, estimates that a total of 160 squadrons 1500 machines will be completed by the end of March. Stop .at the- Frazer hotel when Tistttag Stewart or Hyder. The only steam heated hotel m Portiand Canal district. tf HERE IS GOOD NEWS! P. 0. Vox 575 , COAL TO PLEASE EVEKVPX)D. Satulactton Ouaranteeo FA510US f:i)ON ALBERT A COAL BULKLfcV VALLEY COAL YAJSCOL'VEB ISI-AND COAL PKINCB UUI'ERT FEED COMPANY PHONE: 5S and &S8 The Central Hotel ROOMS and CAPE Phone SI Pur Best Household Coal IRS. C E. I5IACK TRAPPERS! Attention! Hrintf Your Heaver to Frank Lockwood Phone Illue 729 P.O. IKx 200 ; .. i i BsssnnBBsnnafflnsa6ansMBn, NEW ROYAL HOTEL J. ZarelK Proprl-lor "A HOME AWAY I ROM HOME" Rates $1.00 up 50 Rooms; Hot & Cold Water Prince Rupert, B.C. PkAn. Ml P.O. BOX 106 TERRACE Mild fair weather is fat melt- - - - fiinjr away the nw banks here imiMZMimxUXMSMtMSJltmtMJiMSU which have impeded prognaw for week. The iublie worV lepartment ha otice up prohibiting heavy traffic until the oa?U nettle down after the loes Oar store k a store you can can frot. M-n hKmw it i& ooented en ' IV1U " ' " -r a co-opera Ute system whereby we hare the profits with you. WTieo Several v-end is paid you receive tokens which rd Kev . E. tollison of Prince-entitle you to FR2E PREMIUWS te Rupert. i return. j So make oar store your store. . (;wrre LittU Mt Friday MU55ALLLM o 317-313 Third Arenoe West for a bu fines trip to Alberta. Reduced Fares 1 1 lit lor EASTER between all Stat ons in Canada Single Fare and One-Quarter for Round Trip (Minimum Fae 2Sc) GOING Mar. 25 to 2 D.m. Mar. 29 RETURNING! Leave dettination up to midniiht, March 30th Full Information from emu Atfnl W.J7.IS Britain plans to Increase htr iir strength to a lonu oi 1.T30 first-ltne fighting aircraft in addition to the n aerial arm. Criticism ha been voiced damning lack of speed in the expansion program. Two Tiews of factories -corking at top speed are shown here. A view in the Fairey Artation Works at Hayes is shown left and at right a floor or the Handley-Page plant at Cricklewood. One of Britain's most formidable single neater fighUng machines, a Gloster Gladiator, is pictured in flight. This machine mounts four guns and has tremendous speed and climbing ability. WHIFFLETS From the Waterfront C P. B steamer Ptuaress Norah. Capt. Vi'iiUam Palmer, in port from 9 to 10:30 this morning on her way ; from Vancouver to Skagway, was a crowded ship with 159 passengers viiUr' at Terrace Urf w ntomhw t Korthern included orman wau . pim. .k- vnVnn Norah here while ten went north aboard her from this port. Armour Salvage Co.'s power tug i Aigie. Capt. Henry Hansen, is aue back in port on Sunday after having made a trip to Vancouver after delivering a large scow laden with logging equipment from Green Bay near Bella Ooola to Camshewa Inlet. Queen Charlotte Islands, for the A. P Allison Logging Co. The Daly made a trip yesterday to Port Edward with H. V. Morehouse, dis trict manager of the B. C. Packers from Kama, who wfll sail tonight by the Prince George on his return down the coast. The Pachena got back late last night from Porcher Iiland after delivering gravel Tor a float building job the company has at Jap Inlet. , C. U. R. steamer Prince Rupert. according to present plans, will have finished annual-overhaul at the local dry dock by April 5 when it is expected she will be leaving for Vancouver. If you wish to swap something classifier' MacKENZIE'S FURNITURE Gut rid of that tired feeling. Sleen on a SIMMONS Beauty Heat Mattress. They are built for sleep. All lied Sizes Priced Phone 775 $42.50 UNION STEAMSHIPS LTD. Steamers leave Prince Rupert for Vancouver: T.S.8. CAT A LA EVERY TUESDAY, 1:30 VAl Due Vancouver, Thursday pjn. ;' v T.S.S. CARUENA FRIDAY, 10:30 P.M. : . Due Var ouver, Monday am . - v If convenient p'easc purchase tickets at office.. Further Information regarding reservations and tickets from A. W. NEWMAN, Prince Rupert Agent, Third Ave. Phone 5G8 TODAY'S STOCKS Couimj S. U. JftU-'-ag Oo l Vancouver B C. NiekeL an. Big Misscurt. JI. Bratorae, Sit. B. R. C3ln , M. Aztec, M. Cariboo Quartz. 1.8t,' Dentonia, .19. DonweU, JB. Oolcon .14. Minto. il -Mornina Star. JS for the season. Only one passenger Noble Fire. .12. (isembarked disembarked from from the the Princess Pend Oreille. 5JS. Pioneer. 5.40. . Porter idaho. .ML' Premier. 350. Reeves McDonald, 1X2 Reno113. Relief Arlington, 3.-Reward. 44. Salmon GofcL MV. .Taylor Brtdge. j&8Vz-Wayside. Hedley Amalgamated. .1794. Premier Border. .83. Sfibak Premier, 3.25, Congress, j07. Siher Creat .11. i Home OoW. v Orandview, .19. Indian. .04. Quatsino Copper,. S& Oil . - - A. P. Coo .60 , Calraonwl504 ; 1 C. & E.. 42&J j Freehold, 21. " :'h .- Mercury. ,4$, Merland. Jt. Okalta. 3Q. ' Home Oil, 2.4ft United. 39. , . Weymarn, 56.. Toronto Beattie. 1.49, . Central Patitcta, 455. God's Lake, .77. Lee Gold, .04. Little Long Lac, 7.00. McKenzie Reil Lake, 1.74. Pickle Crow,, 7.40. Red Lake Gold Shore, .70. San Antonio, -2X)5. Sherritt Gordon,' 30. Smelter Goldr JD3. McLeod Cockshutt, 2.C0. Oklend, 26. Mosher. 27. Gllbec. 04i. Madsen Red Lake, 1.15. Stadacona, 1.C5. Frontier Red Lake, .19. Francoeur, 1.00. Manitoba It Eastern, .07. Moneta Porcupine, 1.70. Bouscadillac, .75. Rubcc, MM- Thompson Cadillac, 1.43. Bailor, .07. Bankfield, U0. East Malartlc L'n. Preston East Dome, 1.01. Hutchison TLake'; .23. ' Dawson White M. McCualg Rcid Lake 17. Rajah Rod Lake .27 MEMBER i AT USK K. T Kenney Addrej-w Liberal Asn Uninterrupted Road Work i Requested USK, March 18: At a well at- ' tended uwotfng of the Usk !!-!era Association last Friday eve- ining the speaker was E. T. Kn-jney. M. L. A. for Skeena. In hi --! address the member pave an in j It-resting account of the progr- irnariu fit Virtftri.i durinsT the TC cent session. He warmly sun- ported the Health Insurance Ac,i if hriii? a very detailed and con-vieeiug explanation of the whele nlan. Credit wa. also due to tbo i Liberal administration in Ottawa for the increase in trade and bu i-aeaK. He commended Ihe trade agreements with the United States, Russia and Japan, At the clofe of his address there was a lengthy discussion on the work on the highway at were made In regard to the distr?-J . . . it 1 t rw f ? oution oi me woric. ine opimoi ef the meeling was strongly in favor of continuing the wort :ritfht through the spring and rummer months. To clo.e the camp on March 31. end of the fiscal year, would entail much ex tra expense as well as delay. It meant stopping work at the time when conditions were becoming moot favorable and cui table for I Voles of confidence in Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, and in Hon. T P. Pattullo were passed UBanimousIy, The following executive were elected for the ensuing year: I President. J. Hell. Vice-President, J. p. Mac Don- nell. Secretary, P, R. Skinner. Executive J. Gall. J. R. Wil- mn, W. II. Wilson and H. A. ; Dodd. I. Aldermac, 1.63. Kerr Addison, 335. Uchl Gold. .95. Federal Klrkland, 21. Upper Canada, .03. Try Our SPECIAL SUNDAY NIGHT DINNER Soup Chicken with two Vegetables Des&ert Tea or Coffee All For 50c KNOX HOTEL "IlanqurU a Specialty" v n Britain Building Frantically to Expand Fighting Air Force bkidegate rarty i Very Enjoyable Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stevens F.n-tertain in Honor of Mrs. A. J. Insrarum Mr and Mrs. E. C. Steven of Skidepate eatertained at a veiy enjtable party recently, the event being in ne natnre of ; farewell for Mr. and Mr. Stev esw' dagbter Mr. A. J. iBprv-ham. who will be leavwF shortly for Surf Inlet miae to rejoin hei hatband who i in the employ of the Princes Royal Mine Ltd., a swrveyfT and assayer. Mr. Ii. ' graham has been visiting- fo jtorae time at Skidegate. Dancin, and game were enjoyed unt; the eariv hours of the mernin, and sWighsful refreshment wer .erred. Those T"nt included Mi? !M Mafhrr. W Mather. Ted Kit ifti and Francis Kitaoa of Sano , ,pit; Mi" Irene Gladstone. Mi Alberta Jone. P. Gladftone an .Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Rum of Slide igate Mission; Mr. A Huband Service. Mr. and Mr. Fn---jAtkin. Miss Edna Beaven, Harrj i Heaven. Mr. H. Young. Arnold jPallant. E. Reimary and Mis A William. of Queen Charlotte; i Fremont Moiitor. Mr and Mrs (lutnat. A Chasteaae -Mr 0. G Mclntrre. J Melntyre. G Tamer. R. Trichler and D St !en of Skidepate. Naas River Celebration Easier Season to Re Observed Northern Villagers Tbe old time annual EauUr Festival i to be revived thi lyear on the aan luver. t;ooen (Stewart, chairman of the cekbra jtion committee at Kincolith. ha- ;jut received word from Captair Moore of the Church Army ot Canyon City that the whole vil lage will be present on EaMe? Sunday for the celebration of the event. Don't forset when visiting Port land Canal that the Frazer Hotel Is the best place to stop. U) 31 II O U R S E R V I C C 1 1 : ' fn HP 35 TAXI Cmr.:r J I'- i LEE DIXOjT CThe New Kiar 1 RUBY KEELER nearly, iHing & iu, with r Akuw!ri. razenda. 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