IH.
mund
off
cape
ureion,
n
is
re
Meanwhile
at
Madrid
It
'was
-t
hf.4
ihs
t-ono
nf
onfra-1
Monster
.Daeeant
narade.
full
Following
the
serious
reverses
stained
recentlv
In
the
Guada-
Tvr
unit
pva
t
nni
navp
nppn
.rrpi
i
nn
onn
i
lnsnropni
iiHiri
i
Anton
M
in
view
of
the
unrest
ana
Publicity
D
American
anermun
15,000,
Cold
Storage,
i
ana
5c
Canadian
Dundas.
2,500,
Cold
Storage,
7.3c
na
5c
J
R
7.000,
Atlin.
7.4c
and
5c.
A'eve
7,000,
Atlin.
7.3c
and
5c.
Taurur,
500.
Atlin,
7.1c
and
5c.
BAR
S1LVEU
j
i
N'EW
YORK,
March
30:
(CP)
I
silver
was
unchanged
at
45V4C
cr
ounce
on
the
New
York
metal
"let.
today.
Weather
Forecast
MjL
f
ill
coiirtosy
o
irturt.
.!
.
MioroIoglci1
nurcnu
.
.lll
1'rllVB
Till.
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irom
obwrvatloiia
t
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ria
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m
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i
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nil
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nil.
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l
u
nn
....
;
i
.
l,c
i
oil
iif
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it
mbia,
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fit
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v
jM
l.
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10
on
the
northern
!
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I
r
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'nlerior
of
British
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south
winds,
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v,ru
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,.,,,.1
,...
.
...
Ktro;
harlottt
Islands
Fresh
-""k
wuih
vvind,
Hhiftinir
to
cloudy
and
cbol
"with
'
Vancouver
Island-
ind
nl
,
"
"
"uin
anu
west
ana
cool
with
oc
G.
Borland,
Gyro
&fci3
Club.
Are
Not
Liable
Parade
C.
V.
Evltt,
Rotary
Club.
OTTAWA,
March
30:
It
was
Sports
S.
D.
Macdonald,
Trades
ans
reported
to
be
held
with
a
pert
Football
Association.
mber
of
Americans
In
France
af-
j
Refreshments
Mrs.
D.
Orchard
r
hovlriff
Aitnnnt
n
r
I
Tnl
furrier
riaittrhtrfi
"1
gc
into
Spain
are
not
liable
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American-
15,000
pounds.
:id
5c
Canadian
17.000
nounds.
r'J
5c
to
7.4r
and
5c.
Delegates
Present
The
delegates
at
last
night's
meeting
were:
Canadian
Legion
W.
M.
Brown,
Jack
Preece
and
J.
J.
Judge.
Women's
Auxiliary
to
Canadian
Legion
Mrs.
Jack
Preece.
Ladies'
Orange
Benevolent
Asso
Empire
Mrs.
D.
Orchard
MCLeoa,
jMrs.
H.
L.
Landry
and
Mrs.
A,
T.
I
Parkin.
1
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Com-
:
merce,
F.
A.
MacCallum.
!
!
Junior
Section
of
Prince
Rupert;
Chamber
of
Commerce.
Sam
Joy.
Sons
of
Norway,
E.
Evenson.
Toe
II.
P.
C.
Miller.
Women's
Canadian
Club
Mrs.
F.
N.
Oood.
I
prince
Rupert
Football
Association
O.
J.
Dawes.
Prince
Rupert
Japanese
Associa
tion
S.
Suga.
Prince
Rupert
Trades
and
Labor
Council,
S.
D,
Macdonald.
Pattullo
Back
In
Victoria
Kepnriri
Cheerful
i
ftunK
FollowInK
prince
r
Visit
i.iwnnil
.Mnrch
30
'.After
north.
.
wppk
for
a
visit
un
absence
,
,
pen,
i
reiuici
.
u
turned
to
Victoria
ye.
erda
y.
In
the
fi-eHi.g
reported
a
clu-erful
and
salaries
were
paid
to
the
end
of
the
year.
The
city
carried
on
throughout
the
year
on
a
cash
ba-
'
.u.-.t
-
,nrtA
Uiviru
nrrwmm
tun
dances
In
the
wimoui
any
loan
euner
irom
.
oe
i
pvenlnir
and.
nosslb
v.
a
barbecue
"lc
ua
"r
"um
"lc
Buveumreiiw
mpnappd
insurcent
d
vl-.WM
teature
rrince
Kupervs
ceie-
-
"-
-
onal
headquarters
at
Avlla.
Na-
bratlon
of
Coronation
Day
on
May
purposes.
,'peral
is
the
peak
of
the
salient
12,
It
was
decided
at
a
meeting
h"
.
nncd
by
the
swift
government
!
last
night
of
delegates
from
var-
the
"Prince
Rupert
Enabling
Act,"
4n,.
cnrt
it
fall
u,m
mpan
.
ious
organizations
which
will
as-
ws
assented
to.
This
act
provided
the
Canadian
Legion
in
stag-
r
the
consolidation
of
the
arrears!
3
to
the
insurgents
of
their
nor-'slst
em
concentrations
point
to
the
lng
the
celebration.
A
souvenir
of
oi
vaxes
ana
me
extension
oi
ume
ostof
Madrid.
I
the
day
win
be
presemea
M)
eacn
vj""
u"
school
child
in
the
city.
1
yea-
ini
act
wa5
OI
ereai
Deneuti
W.
M.
Brown,
who
was
In
the
to
manV
Property
holders
and
will
ara
sector,
there
have
been
a
'chair
at
last
night's
meeting,
was
"c
u
"lu"4
a,uc
"
"lc
aber
of
uprisings
in
Insurgent
named
chairman
of
the
general
w,
"
hnth
fn
Snlri
nnH
Mnnvrn
rplphratlnn
committee
Of
Which'
UIC
gCHCiai
WJl
revj
1UI
moo
"
rnrir
J
11
.
.
1
A
it
reported
Principal
cause
of
George
,J.
.Dawes
Is
secretary,
pro.,
ano,
vac
current
uix
e
It
is
said,
has
been
the
tern.
It
was
ieit
to
wr.
urown
mi
:n
of
authority
of
Italian
of-1
appoint
the
general
committee
over
Snaniard
fighting
which,
ne
named
uway
as
iouows:
Finance
Jack
Preece,
Canadian
rate
was
fifty
mills
on
one
hundred
percent
of
the
assessed
value
of
land
and
twenty-five
percent
of
the
assessed
value
of
Improvements.
The
general
taies
collected
for
the
current
year
amounted
to
$116,-259.16,
being
seventy
percent
of
the
levy.
The
collection
of
arrears
of
taxes
amounted
to
$20,438.58.
The
city
Is
efficiently
policed
by
the
provincial
police
department.
There
was
no
major
crime
during
the
year.
The
fire
department
responded
to
68
calls,
mostly
from
grass
fires,
chimney
fires
and
false
alarms.
The
total
loss
from
fire
and
water
on
buildings
and
contents
amounted
to
$2,291.00.
The
telephone
department
carried
on
efficiently
during
the
year,
again
showing
a
substantial
profit.
At
the
close
of
the
year
1.328
tele-
8.5cL,,,,onMrs.
E-
A.
Evans
and
Mrs.
phones
were
connected
j
ous
Krause.
The
water
department,
during
'lcl
Rotary
Club
S.
C.
Thomson.
'the
year,
suffered
a
break
In
the
!
Gyro
Club
C.
C.
Mills
and
D.
G.
submarine
main
and
a
break
of
81
Borland.
I
feet
in
the
45-lnch
main
above
.
.
.....
...j.
Moose
Lodge-B.
J.
Bacon.
I
Lake
tsnawauans,
cue
10
suae.
Rebckah,
Lodge-Mrs.
S.
V.
Coxt!
However,
continuous
service
war
Tmrwrinl
Order.
Daughters
of
the.
maintained
tnrougnout
me
year.
STATEMENT
ON
STRIKE
Text
of
Official
Joint
Announcement
of
Hallway
Companies
And
Employees
MONTREAL.
March
30:
(CP)
Following
a
conference
yesterday
afternoon
of
representatives
of
the
two
Canadian
railways
and
of
the
men
who
had
given
union
officials
the
power
to
call
a
strike
If
their
demands
for
a
restoration
of
the
ten
nercent
wage
cut
were
not
made,
the
following
Joint
state
ment
'was
'Issued:
"The
parties
to
the
railway
wage
dispute
reached
an
amicable
settle
ment
today.
An
agreement
between
the
eighteen
labor
organizations
and
the
railways
provides
for
removal
by
progressive
steps
of
the
entire
ten
percent
wage
deduction
within
a
period
of
twelve
months
from
April
1,
1937.
The
ten
percent
wage
cut
will,
It
is
expected,
be
restored
two
percent
at
two
month
Intervals
Until
LIBRARY
victoria,
ac
1
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
(8
A.M.)
Ik
prince
Rupert
l
Overcast,
.
Un.M.
north
main
High
3:15
a.m.
20.1
ft.
ind
2
miies
per
uuui,
uaiuuiaci,
16:03
pjn.
17.1
It.
29.76
(steady);
temperature,
44;
Low
10:01
a.m.
5.0
ft.
Sea
smooth.
21:58
p.m.
8.2
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MARCH
30,
1937
FEARFUL
OF
BIGJjTRIKE
British
Defence
Officials
Keeping
Close
Watch
on
Glasgow
Situation
LONDON,
March
30:
(CD-British
defence
officials
were
reported
to
be
anxious
today
lest
a
two
thousand
Scottish
steel
workers
mushroom
into
a
nationwide
work
stoppage
by
120,000
persons
and
cripple
Great
Britain's
vast
five
year
rearmament
program.
Government
observers-
are
keeping
a
close
watch
on
a
strike
by
workers
of
Barrhead
Forge
of
the
William
Beardmore
Co.
at
Glaseow
to
determine
whether
to
intervene
to
prevent
a
halt
in
admiralty
work.
Late
Telegraphs
PIECE
OF
PLANE
LONDON
A
piece
of
wood,
be-
!
licved
to
be
part
of
the
wreckage
of
the
plane
of
the
Uuchcss
of
Bedford,
who
has
been
missing
for
over
a
week
on
a
solo
flight,
has
been
washed
up
on
the
Norfolk
coast.
TO
PROROGUE
SOON
OTTAWA
After
a
record
brief
Easter
recess,,
Parliament
resumed
sessions
today.
Prorogation
may
come
next
week,
it
is
expected
in
some
quarters.
AIDING
John
L.
Lewis
Turns
Mis
Attention
From
Auto
Workers
For
Time
Being
WASHINGTON,
D.C..
March
30:
ICft
John
L.
Lewis,
key
figure
in
.he
Chrysler
Automobile
Corporation
strike,
swung
to
another
front
yesterday
In
the
campaign
to
Im
pel
the
growth
of
his
Committee
of
industrial
Organization
In
the
Jnlted
States.
While
negotiations
for
a
settle-nent
of
Detroit's
three
week
old
Oitomotive
tie-up
were
scheduled
o
proceed
without
him,
the
port
I.
O.
leader
took
up
the
cause
of
100,000
soft
coal
miners
In
New
York.
The
miners
seek
a
fifteen
ercent
pay
increase
and
a
reduc-lon
of
the
work
week
from
thirty-
j
five
to
thirty
hours.
Operators
j
uand
Tor
the
present
wage
scale
and
an
Increase
In
the
work
week
to
forty
hours.
It
is
felt
that
Lewis,
who
was
president
of
the
United
Mine
Workers
for
eighteen
years,
will
help
to
compose
the
difference.
Windsor
Plant
Closes
WINDSOR.
Ont..
March
30:
The
Windsor
plant
of
the
Chrysler
Mo
tor
Corporation,
employing
some
2000
men,
closed
today
on
account
of
shortage
of
materials
supplied
from
the
strike-tied
plants
of
the
company
In
Detroit.
MAY
CLEAR
UP
KIDNAP
Significant
Statement
Made'
By
New
Mexico
Sheriff
Follow-
;
Inff
Arrest
TUCUMCARI,
New
Mexico,,
Mar.
30:
(CP)
Sheriff
Fred
White,
af
ter
arresting
and
holding
Vern
Chalton
of
Washington
State
here
ln
connection
with
the
kldnap-slaylng
of
Charles
Mattson
at
Ta-coma
last
December,
said:
"We
expect
this
thing
will
clear
up
by
tonight."
White
would
not
amplify.,
the
statement
but
It
was
taken
to
mean
that
outside
development.-were
awaited.
vy-
Production
Fails
To
Reach
Mark
Expected
In
Anniversary
Year
First
Quarter
of
1937
is
Proving
Disappointment
to
Gov-j
eminent
Backwardness
in
Spring
Planting
'
Campaign
scale
designed
as
a
celebration
of
the
first
tyventy
years
of
Soviet
rule.
Jyseph
Stalin,
Soviet
dictator,
in
a
statement
last
night,
described
capitalism.
Trotskyism
and
conceit
as
the
three
major
enemies
of
j
Russia.
1
Today's
Weather
lOovrrnuient
TMegrnpha
t
Triple
Island
Cloudy,
east
wind,
G
miles
per
hour;
sea
1
smooth.
I
Langara
Island
Overcast,
east
wind,
8
miles
per
liour;
baro
meter,
29.04;
temperature.
se&i.smooth
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.7.
,
temperature,
4.1;
ea
choppy.
Bull
Harbor
Cloudy,
southeast
wind,
10
miles
per
hour;
baro
,ipp
20.08;
temperature,
44
ijrht
swell.
Hnzelton
Raininjr,
calm,
38
Snilthers
FoirKyvcn!m,
cool
Hums
Lake
SnowJnir,
calm.
"0
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm,
38.
Aijansh
Cloudy,
calm.
38,
-Alice
Arm
Partly
cloudy
aim,
38.
Anyox
Cloudy,
calm,
37.
Stewart
Raining,
calm,
38.
Prince
Georjre
Cloudy,
north-
-ast
wind.
4
miles
per
hour;
hr
ometer,
29.G0.
Vancouver
Cloudy,
enst
winrj
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29,-
Victoria
Cloudy,
north
wind
y
miies
per
hour;
barometer,
Winnipeg
Wheat
Touches
Seven-Year
High
Mark
VANCOUVER.
March
30:
(CP)
Wheat
was
quoted
at
$1.48'8
on
the
Vancouver
market
today.
The
Winnipeg
price
touched
a
new
seven-year
high
mark
yesterday
but
fell
off
towards
the
close,
May
finishing
at
$1.47',8.
TO
STAND
Alberta
Political
Crisis
Will
Have
To
Be
Settled
on
Floor
Of
House
Aberhart
EDMONTON,
March
30:
tCP)
The
Aberhart
government
will
j
roinced
the
Dead
Tree
Point
Cloudy,
Hirh'
during
a
press
interview
yesterday.
t
"This
matter
will
have
tp
be
settled
on
the
floor
of
the
House,"
the
Premier
said.
If
the
motion
to
pass
the
provisional
estimates
as
presented
yes
terday
afternoon
by
Hon.
Solon
Low.
Drovlnclal
treasurer,
was
de
feated,
the
debate
would
continue.
"We
would
go
to
vote
on
the
budget,"
Premier
Aberhart
declared.
The
House
last
night
refused
j
leave
to
withdraw
the
budget
for
the
time
being
and
proceed
with
provisional
estimates
Instead.
This
was
a
reverse
for
Premier
Aberhart.
The
budget
debate
will
now
go
ahead.
Insurgent
Plan
Provision
for
a
monthly
"consumer's"
dividend
Is
provided
for
In
a
proposed
Provincial
Income
and
Credt
Issue
Act
sponsored
by
the
insurgent
group
of
Social
Cre-dlters
in
the
Legislature.
The
plan
calls
for
a
commission
to
admlnls-
ter
Sochi
Credit
and
the
establish
ment
of
a
credit
house
in
Edmon
ton
with
branches
throughout
the
j
province
CHINAMAN
DIES
Wong
Dong
Soon,
61,
Chinaman,
died
last
night
ln
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital.
He
was
a
laundryman
and
lived
on
Third
Avenuee.
He
had
been
40
years
ln
Canada,
15
of
which
were
spent
in
Prince
Rupert.
The
Is
a
widow
ln
China.
Native
Merchant
Prince
And
Noted
French
Business
Man
Are
Expelled
From
Ethiopia
ROME,
March
30:
(CP)
Gironale
d'ltalia
disclosed
today
that
the
Mohammed
Ali,
head
of
Ethiopia's
largest
merchandising
organization,
has
been
expelled
from
the
country
by
the
Italian
Viceroy,
Rodolfo
Graziani,
on
charges
of
spying
for
the
British
Intelligence
Service.
At
the
same
time
the
French
merchant
Cesse,
director
of
Besse
&
Co.,
also
a
large
commercial
house
with
many
branches,
has
been
fined
about
$76,000,
placed
in
jail
and
then
expelled
for
allegedly
having
engaged
in
arms
trade
during
the
Italo-Ethiopian
war.
TRICE:
5
CENT?
LARillNG
LAG
IN
SOVIET
RUSSIA
U
P
WAN
W
.
A
ATTACKED
I
C
nnn
I
nff
f
liOVCm-I
ment
vessel
jigiuuuu
Continue
Land
Advance
Rebel
Revolt
Not
Harmony
in
Hanks
Insurgents
Resent
Italian
Control
Of
BAYONNE,
France.
March
30:1
P).
The
3U8U-ion
opam&u
guv-
nment
steamer
Mar
Casplo
oi
ihna
was
attached
In
French
I
rritorial
waters
by
two
armed
ln-
Refunding
of
City's
Bonded
Indebtedness
Near
Complete;
Commissioner's
Annual
Report
At
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
1936,
under
the
"Consolidated
Refunding
Act,"
$1,699,693.63
of
the
old
outstanding
bonds
had
been
exchanged
for
the
new
4
issue,
thus
leaving
only
$35,900.00
unreported,
announces
City
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder
in
the
annual
report
of
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert
for
1936
which
has
just
been
issued.
The
rgent
sloops
yesieraay
ana
rujStreet
Paecant,
Full
Sport
Pro-
gram,
Two
Dances
and
Possibly
Barbecue
on
May
12
-
.-
sinking
fund
has
been
substantially
BIG
DAY
PLANNED
increased
during
the
year.
At
December
31,
1936,
the
debenture
debt
of
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert
amounted
to
$1,735,593.63,
and
the
sinking
fund
to
$245,460.87
at
par,
as
against
$188,675.32
at
par
on
December
31,
1935.
All
Interest
on
refunded
bonds
has
been
paid
when
due
and
wages!
PRINCE
IN
VANCOUVER
Brother
of
Japanese
Emperor
Way
to
London
to
Attend
Coronation
Day
on
Coast
Royal
Visitor
to
be
Honored
Compatriots
Across
Canada
On
By
MOSCOW,
March
30:
(CP)
The
Russian
government!
Vancouver,
March
so
-.-Prince
rliclncoc
an
o
1
n
5
rr
,V,rl,ie
nA
o
;Ho1
lo
I
Chlchlbu,
bromer
oi
me
tunperor
faj.
?
Pan,
and
his
suite
arrived
In
i-
e
irio-7
j
A.
uie
nisi
quaiiei
ui
mot
in
a
piugrani
uesigiieu
iu
lurce
production
even
beyond
the
point
fixed
by
the
second
five
year
plan.
Backwardness
of
the
spring
planting
campaign
:
has
alarmed
the
government
and
raised
fears
that
the
plan
will
not
be
completed
on
the
Vancouver
at
6:30
last
evening
at
Pier
B-C
aboard
the
Japanese
liner
Helan
Maru
which
passed
quarantine
at
William
Head
at
10
o'clock
In
the
morning.
The
Prince
is
on
his
way
to
London
to
personally
represent
the
Emperor
at
the
Coro-
I
nation
of
King
George
VT
and
Queen
Ehzabeth.
Dr.
Hugh
L.
nm
i
II
N
P
I
I
III
hi
I
Keenleyslde,
first
secretary
'of
the
Jl
UKJXJyJLi
1
Department
of
External
Affairs
at
Ottawa
was
here
to
extend
an
of-
.
ficlal
welcome
on
behalf
of
Canada
Jo
the
Prince
and
will
accompany
the
party
east,
representing
the
Canadian
government.
When
their
Royal
Highnesses
Prince
and
Princess
Chlchlbu
leave
Vnncnnvpr
nvpp
Hanadian
National
stand
or
fall
by
the
budget
now
be-1
,.vs
thL,
enlnB
on
the
,e.
fore
the
Legislature
and
opposed
id
of
Joumey
to
Lon.
by
insurgent
groups
of
Social
Cre-jdon
u
wm
be
5lgnal
or
Jupan.
dlt
members.
'
ese
across
Canada
to
meet
the
premier
wunam
ADernan
an-1
'
I
snpplal
train
r.arrvlne
the
emner-
government's
-stand
i
hrnth
-
'--
Leavlns
here
at
7:30
pjn.
the
special
Is
scheduled
to
make
stops
of
from
five
to
ten
minutes
at
New
Westminster,
Port
Mann,
MatsquI
and
Fort
Langley
ln
order
that
Japanese
farmers
In
the
lower
val-
jley
may
pay
their
respects
to
Prince
and
Princess
Chlchlbu.
Further
east
the
Japanese
residents
of
Winnipeg,
Toronto,
Ottawa
and
Montreal
will
mass
on
railway
platforms
for
similar
greetings.
Day
in
Vancouver
Due
to
the
late
arrival
of
motor-ship
Helan
Maru
last
night,
several
hours
behind
schedule,
the
Itinerary
of
the
royal
party
has
been
changed.
A
visit
to
Niagara
Falls
Is
now
cancelled
thus
saving
a
day
for
the
extensive
Japanese
colony
In
Vancouver
to
carry
out
Its
plans
for
celebrations
which
otherwise
would
have
been
cancelled.
zToday
Prince
Yasuhlto
Chlchlbu
and
the
Princess
were
taken
on
a
tour
of
Vancouver
and
received
delegations
of
Japanese
residents.
In
the
west
the
special
train
will
stop
at
Jasper
for
30
minutes
Wed-.
nesday
afternoon
while
the
party
drives
to
Jasper
Park
Lodge
for
a
glimpse
of
the
mountain
resort.
Arriving
In
Winnipeg
at
6
p.m,
Thursday
It
spends
a
half
hour
there
and
reaches
Toronto
Saturday
morning
at
7:15
a.m.
and
departs
two
hours
later
for
Ottawa.
After
a
day's
stay
ln
Ottawa'
the
party
will
leave
for
New
York
via
Montreal
to
embark
for
England.
On
board
the
train
will
be
a
royal
suite
of
eight.
Its
members
are
Viscount
Mataudalra,
Grand
Master
of
Ceremonies
to
the
Emperor;
Baron
Tomll,
Counsellor
of
the
Japanese
Embassy
In
London;
Major
General
Masaharu
Homma,
M.
C;
Rear
Admiral
Masalchl
Nllml;
Captain
Sadao
Yamagucht.
Equerry
to
Prince
Chlchlbu:
Baron
Klk-kawa,
Master
of
Ceremonies
to
the
Emperor;
Madame
Shlsuka
Yam-asa.
Lady
in
Waiting
to
Princess
Chlchlbu.
Five
Japanese
newspaper
correspondents
are
reporting
the
movements
of
the
royal
party,
following
them
from
Ogoka
and
Tokyo.
A
squadron
of
seaplanes
and
numerous;
gaily
decorated
Japanese
fishing
boats
met
the
Helan
Maru
off
the
mouth
of
the
Fraser
River
as
the
vessel
approached
Vancouver
with
the
royal
party
on
board.
Prince's
Statement
Following
his
arrival
here
Prince
(Continued
on
Page
Two)