Today's
Weather
v.
U-
inadequate,
network
of
rnil-ays
and
other
means
of
com-Biunication.
It
proverbially
move?
nlfication
within
the
lat
year
as
been
both
striking
and
ap-reciable.
Two
main
centres
sf
isunion,
the
virtually
independ-nt
Southwest
and
the
wandering
ommunist
rebels,
have
disai-
.1
As
late
as
the
summer
of
193G
,e
two
Southwestern
I'rovincefl,
wangtung
and
Kwangsi,
were
.;r
lff
I
.L..II
i
ie
central
government
at
Nam
ing
Troops
were
being
mobillz-
1
on
both
sides:
serious
civil
ar
seemed
imminent.
Hut
nt
the
st
moment
the
resistance
of
,
-
"
"
V
V
V
V-
S
4
llll
t
movement
and
the
metropolis
South
China,
collapsed.
i
Minaen
i-nanjre-,,
Gen
Chen
Chl-tang,
who
had
11
.
.
.
....
...
en
minx
Lanion
awl
ftwantf
ng
Province
as
an
independent
tentate
vanished
from
tht
we
and
this
important
part
of
una
was
lirniiilit
under
dit-pi-t
Nanking
administration.
Moth
the
military
and
the
eco
nomic
f
ntrnlinll,...
f
il...
..,
i.
......WUii
u4
iiiv
,U
benefitted.
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in.
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ii
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n
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t
osa
and
is
Htrulftrieallv
1orutpl
4
r
;
wip
in
inti'aatAim
at
-
1
nina.
The
customs
revenue
of
Canton,
ui'h
of
whini,
o.,H-..)ii:,.,,
vii
null
1
1
1'miuu.i
f
been
i.ocketed
by
Chen
Chi-uinu
anil
hi.
..i..
1
ri
-
firertly
inln
th
rnffra
,.r
ntral
Government.
A
still
more
serious
obstacle
to
"ity
was
removed
hv
the
cessa-
nn
i
U
1
.
...
.
1
wit
iiiiiv
r
vi
wiir
w
in
,J,ng
on
with
varying
degrees
of
ueiwiiy
for
the
last
decade.
A
Piquant
featuro
of
a
recent
"nventlon
of
Young
Communists
tne
election
of
Chiang
Kai-ielc
and
some
other
Kuomintang
aders
'without
their
consent,
to
11
on
.
.
"uiui
as
hnnnrnrv
momliprs
ill
presiding
committee.
,f
this
change
of
heart
is
ier-
?
can
consider
Itself
well
rid
a
civil
war
thnt
was
drairidnc
"
without
any
definite
issue
"1
that
represented
a
heavy
rin
on
the
country's
resources.
,
'he
success,
u
to
the
nrescnt
nu'-
of
China's
currency
reform
S
Ueen
nnothor
hit
nf
rnmont
the
edlflfo
""fronted
wlti,
"eflatlon
and
with
a
big
drain
niivn.
t
.
11
,
it.
rui
mc
country,
mr
(mr
"..VIVO
111
IXUVI'IJIUCI,
went
over
from
a
silver
to
manad
paper
currency,
the
note
ssUfi
lie
n
ir
vpsfp(
three
leading
banks.
The
rc-
1,8
Of
this
Sfen
an
fill-
lm.
en
more
successful
than
many
-wn
ucueveu
possible,
at
the
'c
tvnpn
inn
.
in
i..
1
.
c
''v
wna
nmur.
'e
thlnese
dollar
has
remained
"t
n
value
of
n
lit
tin
l-n
n
.10
American
cents
and
'Per
hna
..
1
.
.
n.
wntlnued
on
I'age
Two)
,
!
Che
Underground
Workers
Are
All
Examined
Over
a.
Score
of
Men
Came
to
City
From
I'orrher
Island
Mines
for
Silicosis
Test
While
Dr.
Lamb
was
in
the
city
holding
a
clinic
this
week
the
whole
underground
staff
of
the
Surf
Point
and
Eddye
Pass
mines
were
brought
to
the
city
to
undergo
an
examlna-tion
for
silicosis.
This
was
more
convenient
for
the
doctor
than
to
visit
the
mines
in
view
of
the
fact
that
he
was
holding
a
clinic
at
the
hospital
In
any
event.
The
men
were
brought
to
the
city,
examined
and
returned
the
same
day.
This,
Li
a
routine
examination
to
conform
with
government
regulations.
Truck
Carries
21
For
Holiday
Trip
REGINA.
July
24:
(CI')
On
the
last
lap
of
a
novel
community
holiday
which
took
them
over
2,-100
miles
of
highway,
21
Douk-hobors
passed
through
Jtegina
Ir.
U
large
covered
farm
truck.
They
returned
lo
their
homes
Jr.
Kamsack,
Sask.,
having
left
there
June
21
for
IJritish
Columbia
"It's
much
cheaper
to
travel
this
way,"
said
Mike
Chermankoff.
owner
and
driver
of
the
truck.
Costs
figured
at
one-half
cent
a
mile
per
person.
Today's
Baseball
National
League
Pittsburgh
0,
Boston
0.
Cincinnati
11.
Philadelphia
13.
St.
Louis
20,
Brooklyn
2.
American
League
Washington
6,
St.
Louis
5.
Philadelphia-Detroit
postponed,
train.
Tomorrow's
Tides
(I
AM.)
mmln
Plnce
Rupert
Barometer
,
30.04;
H8h,
1:58
a.m.
21.0
ft.
Northerly
wind,
4
miles
an
hour;
r
14:40
p.m.
19.7
ft.
fair,
Low
8:32
a.m.
2.2
ft.
'
20:45
p.m.
5.5'
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Tibley
Tennis
Sensation
3-
m
China
KaDidlv
?.
vine:
Unitv
c
v
:?'
n
1
.
oays
newsL
orresponaent
I
Now
Visf
6
m
That
Country
.
a
p
a,
Largely
'lnrough
Japanese
Action
in
Pressing
Demands
China
is
rapidly
achieving
national
unitv
and
the
ac
ion
of
Japan
in
pressing
demands
against
that
country;
s
an
important
element
in
bringing
about
that
unitv.!
ccording
to
an
article-in
the
Christian
Science
Monitor
rom
its
staff
correspondent,
William
Henrv
Chamber-1
a
1
"
4.1
L
L
ill
.
.
1
m
nin
wn
v
visiiuiir
:
.
im
nrrv
nr
rnn
nvocnnt
timn
nwi
ndinj?
first
nana
iniormation
to
!..
iis
paper.
I
Mr
fhamberlaln
says:
China
Is
a
huge
country
with
a'
AIR
SURVEY
I
OF
TIMBER
Work
Being
Carried
Out
on
Skccna
Klver
Today
By
Photographers
From
Victoria
,
G.
J.
Andrews
and
H.
J.
Hodgson
of
the
Forestry
Department
In
Victoria,
left
this
morning
on
the
Waco
plane
piloted
by
C.
C.
W.
Dobbin
to
photograph
timber
limits
In
the
Skeena
valley,
having
par-1
tlcular
reference
to
the
Islands
on:
which
cottonwood
Ls
located.
This
photography
ls
routine
work
of
the
department
and
is
for
the1,
purpose
of
tying
in
ground
surveys
but
particularly
in
connection
withj
the
cottonwood
stands.
j
When
the
work
on
the
Skeena
is
completed"
the
piane
and
photo-j
graphers
will
leave
for
the
Queen!
Charlotte
Islands
for
the
purpose
of
helping
In
the
completion
of
timber
surveys
being
made
there.
BRITISH
SAILORS
FIRE
SALUTE
FOR
GERMAN
SAILORS
.Sailors
from
the
British
wanhip
H.M.S.
Despatch,
are
shown
firing
a
last
volley
over
thei
graves
of
the
25
German
sailors
who
lost
their
lives
when
a
Spanish
loyalist
alrplarie
bombed
the
battleship,
Deutschland,
off
the
Balearic
Isles
recently
Although
-
'ncldent
plunged
Europe
into
new
war
fears,
they
have'
since
diminished.
Francisco
Franco
Claims
A
.Brilliant
Victory
For
His
v
Insurgent
Army
Af
Madrid
HENDAYE,
on
the
Franco-Spanish
Frontier,
July
24:
General
Francisco
Franco
claimed
a
"brilliant
victory"
today
on
Madrid's
western
front.
A
communique
issued
from
the
insurgent
army
headquarters
asserted
that
Franco's
army
was
victorious
in
a
counter-drive
against
charge
which
was
said
to
have
been
uovernment
troops
in
the
Brunete
sector.
Spanish
Government
reports
from
Madrid
admit
that
there
had
been
rebel
pressure
on
the
flanks
of
the
Government
army
but
claim,
cd
that
this
pressure
had
now
weakened.
Sawdust
Ring
Hoboes
Haven
Itluc
Wood
Judging
Ground
llj
Day
Hecomes
Transient
Hoost
At
Night
CALGARY,
July
21:
(CP)
To
most
of
the
people
attending
tht
recent
Calgary
exhibition,
tht
slock
rings,
piled
deep
with
straw
nnd
sawdust,
may
just
have
meant
a
place
to
watch
blue-blooded
cattle
weave
their
way
before
judge
and
farmer,
but
to
hedless
'boes,
they
meant
moie
than
that.
Nightly,
after
the
public
filler
ed
from
the
exhibition
ground,
transients
gathered
in
the
bul'
rings,
most
of
them
in
rags,
and
bedded
dowii
in
the
warm
flooring.
"They
do
no
harm
and
we
know
where
they
arc,"
commented
police
as
they
walked
through
the
bum
"boudoir,"
flicking
their
flashlights
over
the
slumberers.
OTTAWA.
July
24:
Thanks-giving
Day
this
year
will
be
held
on
Monday,
October
11.
the
Dominion
Government
has
decreed
by
order
in
council.
Last
year
it
took
place
on
October
12.
Today's
Weather
(Oovertvmnt
TMijTMh
Terrace
Clear,
calm,
69.
Stewart
Part
cloudy,
calm,
5C.
Hazelton
Clear,
calm,
GO.
Smithers
Clear,
calm,
warm.
Bums
Lake
Clear,
calm,
CO.
CHINESE
WITHDRAW
Tension
Eased
in
North
China
Hut
Influx
of
Japanese
War
Supplies
Continues
TIENTSIN,
China,
July
21:
Tension
in
North
China
was
eased
today
although
the
influx
of
Japanese
supplies
continued
and
observers
pointed
to
danger
spots
where
friction
might
renew
the
dispute
between
the
Chinese
and
Japanese
forces.
The
Chinese
withdrew
the
thirty-seventh
division
of
troops
from
the
Peiping
area
and
this
withdrawal
met
Japan's
first
condition
for
settling
the
trouble
that
broke
out
on
July
7
during
Japanese
manoeuvres
west
of
Peip-Ing
which
touched
oft
movements
that
causes
a
crisis.
Little
Damage
From
Big
Quake
FAIRBANKS,
Alaska.
July
21:iern
In
spite
of
the
tremendous
real
damage
.was
done.
The
series
of
tremors
continued
for
nine
hours.
In
some
cases
telephone
and
telegraph
wires
were
broken.
The
total
damage
is
estimated
nt
five
thousand
dollars.
WILL
DIAGNOSE
FRUIT
SHOT
FIRED
AT
PICKETS
Truck
Drivers
Wounded
and
Truce
Arranged
at
Akron,
Ohio
Today
AKRON,
Ohio,
July
24:
Three
men
on
the
picket
line
of
the
striking
truck
drivers
were
wounded
today
by
a
mysterious
gunshot
dis-
fired
by
a
man
in
an
automobile.
After
the
shooting
the
police
said
the
drivers
and
operators
agreed
to
a
truce
and
called
the
pickets
from
the
highway
while
they
arranged
a
meeting.
The
owner-operators
had
been
deadlocked
with
the
drivers
In
a
week-old
strike
for
J
signed
agreements.
VISITORS
AT
JASPER
Lady
'
Tweedsmuir
and
Party
Broke
Journey
at
C.N.R.
Fashionable
Resort
on
Way
To
Coast
JASPER
PARK
LODGE.
Alf.,
July
24:
Lady
Tweedsmuir
and
her
son,
Hon.
Alastalr
Buchan,
accompanied
by
several
members
of
the
Governor
General's
partj,
broke
their
journey
at
Jasper
today
enroute
to
the
Pacific
coast.
Lady
Tweedsmuir
spent
some
time
around
the
beautiful
Lodge
gardens
and
grounds
and
walked
along
the
shores
of
Lac
Beauvert.
Her
excellency
and
parly
left
later
in
the
day
for
the
coast
where
I
hey
will
remain
until
his
excellency
and
party
return
from
their
visit
to
Aklavik
and
North-
British
Columbia.
Thanksgiving
Day
Si"?
b!;dqa,iS
Join
American
Labor
Federation
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
July
24
1
Musical
artists
in
the
United
States
have
decided
to
affiliate'
with,
the
American
Federation
o.'
I
Ijilmr.
Lawrence
Tibbetts.
thi
LONDON:
(CP)-There
will
be
a
famous
basso,
Is
president
of
the
cnnic
ior
sick
inms
irom
the
.organization
uomimons
at
covent
uaraeu,
where
samples
of
fruit
showing
wastage
or
abnormal
features
will
be
brought
for
examination
.
by
PRICE
OF
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
July
24:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
exchange
here
today
at
$1.33.
vol.
xxvi.,
no.
ni,
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JULY
24,
1937
pkice
5
cents
w
Today
Brilliant
Action
Of
English
Tennis
Player
1
Puzzles
.
Don
Budge
Hudfc
Won
First
Set
After
Being
Behind
in
Third
Game
With
Twenty-year-old
English
Youngster,
Charles
Hare.
Austin
Won
His
Game
l
WIMBLEDON,
July
24:
Don
Budge,
United
States
ace,
defeated
Charles
Hare
of
England
here-
today
15-13,
6-1,
6-2
in
the
challenge,
round
for
the
Davis
Cup
,
the
tennis
trophy
after
H.
W.
"Bunny"
Austin
in
the
opening
match
turned
back
Frank
Parker
6-3,
6-2,
7-5.
Hare,
a
twenty-year-old
newcomer
to
cup
competition
--
-
-
furnished
all
the
fireworks
in
the
TODAY'S
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Missouri,
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v
'
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it;
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uiec,
.oS.
caiiooo
Quartz,
1.50.
'
ucnionla,
.15.
uunwell,
.02y2.
uolconda,
.06
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meridian,
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.052.
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.
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.04'2.
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.75.
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.22.
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.08.
Salmon
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.07
Y2.
raylor
Bridge,
nil.
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nil.
Hedley
Amalgamated,
.05U.
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.02.
Silbak
Premier,
2.07.
Congress,
.03.
Sllvercrest,
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.18.
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.03.
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.04.
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.38.
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.75.
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.23.
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.34.
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.11.
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.80.
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1.66,
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Rubec,
.03.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.59.
Bailor,
.02.
Bankfield,
.82.
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Malartic,
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Preston
E.
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1.03.
Hutchison
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.17.
Dawson
White,
.13.
McQulag
Red
Lake.
nil.
Rajah
Red
Lake,
.11.
Aldermac,
1.11.
Kerr
Addison,
2.72.
first
day's
competition.
Cast
in
the
role
of
a
sacrifice
to
Budge's
vaunted
tennis
powers,
the
left-handed
youngster
fought
the
American
tooth
and
nail
in
the
first
set.
He
broke
through
the
red
head
In
the
third
game
but
Budge
came
back
to
smear
Hare's
service
In
the
sixth
to
stay
level.
The
first
set
ranked
with
the
longest
In
the
history
of
singles
competition
in
a
challenge
i
round.
I
The
final
two
singles
matches
to
be
played
Tuesday
will
send
Parker
against
Hare
and
Budge
against
Austin.
Experts
predict
the
United
States
,5111
regain
the,
cup
for
the.flrst,
time,,
since
France
won
It
In
1927
at
Ger
i
mantown,
Pennsylvannia.
I
BUFFALO
EMBARGO
Quick
Conferences
Being
Held
Attempt
to
Settle
Four-Day
Strike
in
BUFFALO,
New
York,
July
24:
The
International
Longshoreman's
Association
clamped
a
great
embargo
on
Buffalo
as
Dr.
John
P.
Boland,
state
labor
board
chairman,
called
quick
conferences
in
an
attempt
to
settle
the
four-day
strike
of
two
thousand
food
handlers.
Is
Charged
With
Murder
Young
Metcalf,
Who
Admitted
Shooting
Ills
Father
Near
Coquitlam
to
be
Tried
VANCOUVER,
July
24:
The
!
gixteen-year
old
son
of
the
late
Samuel
Metcalf,
who
.
admitted
having
shot
his
father
two
days
ago
in
defence
of
his
mother
and
sister,
was
yesterday
committed
for
trial
on
a
charge
of
murder.
Milton
Gonzales
is
defending.
Thousands
Attend
Marconi
Funeral
ROME.
July
24:
Thirty
thousand
people
attended
the
funeral
of
the
late
Guiglielmo
Marconi,
Italy's
outstanding
scientist,
who
died
earlier
in
the
week.
His
estate
is
said
to
be
valued
at
be-twpen
twenty
an
dthirly
million
dollars.
Halibut
Sales
American
.
Sherman,
19,000,
9c
and
7c,
Cold
Storage.
Canadian
Lois
M.
19,000,
8c
and(
6c,
Booth.
Balsac,
12,000.
8c
and
6c,
'AtHn.
I
Unome,
7,000,
7c
and
5.3e7
Cold
Storage.
.'
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