i
it.
it!
t
Pr
nglo-ltalian
Conference
Comma
Siting
To
Britain?
Tomorrow's
Tides
mmln
High
11:40
ajn.
105
It.
Low
5:50
a.m.
8.4
It.
18:20
p.m.
4.8
It.
NOItTHEKN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMIUVS
NKWSIAIKK
THE
MODERN
C
A
ESAU
MUSSOLINI
UtMAINUi)
MAY
RAISE
DIFFICULTIES
FOR
NEGOTIATING
AGREEMENT
like
Seeking
Loan
of
$125,000,000,
Share
in
Suez
Wtnsc,
Reduction
of
British
Naval
Strength,
Ethiopia-Libya
Corridor
lur
;
he
Earl
of
Perth,
and
i'lcmier
wenito
auks-,u
:
ier
within
a
few
(lays
on
terms
of
a
possible
-r.it
n
between
the
two
countries.
If
weil-found-u
to
the
terms
to
be
asked
by
Mussolini
are
cor--,
i
,i)
i,n
fiiffifiiltv
in
negotiations.
II
Duce
is
1
1
1
-
V
"J
li
"
'
r
...:;:u
s::
.uoo.ooo.
defense
of
Suez
IJ.
Itlsh
naval
Miiilterranean.
-
i
rn
Kthlla
and
-
-
-
v.
o
II
I
ibor
Parly
is
mar-i
for
a
broad
at-
Sda
Not
iTllC
Popu-11
w
lOln
n,
Great
t,-iii..
.1..
CITIES
ON
HIND
LEGS
Kevolvc
to
Ft.sht
Against
Addcti
Uclicf
Durdens
Ileing
Imposed
Upon
Them
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
2G:
(CPt
executive
of
the
Union
of
Drl-
KaUonal
government
y,
Columbia
Municipalities
last
,
j
'
From
a
score
night
passed
a.
motion
to
carry
llsj
auacK
win
ne
ce-
ft
against
added
renei
cosw.
u.
arn.
d
by
the
Labor-
the
provincial
and
even
the
Dom-'
inmenV
surrend-
Inion
government.
This
was
don-;
Bcnlto
Mussolini.
nrtPr
deleirates
were
heard
declar-
ClP'
Aut.ionv
Eden,
who
re-
ths
that
their
administrations
wen
W
f
;..
h
n.
iinnhin
tn
t.md
further
financial
aL
HpssIhr
his
constttu-
strain.
'
Lcamm-ton,
Warwickshire,
'
'i
Ik
would
take
no
ST()CK
MAUKnTS
-i
-r
1;
upon
the
govern-
Nt..
tat
lts
courje
had
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
20:
(CP
I
-
tni3r.:cri
h
nriiin,nt
.i.
.
,ntt
M-t
c
H
tah'tv
ves-
,
-
BWVft
......
;
sc.k
to
put
further
dlffl-
terday
with
prices
down.
Steer
a
1
vi
in
t
ti
in
tl!)0
anr!
v"
v
-
were
aciiiiiB
ment
Alice.
Labor
leader,
said
heifers
at
$3.50
to
$4.40.
At
Ca
fc
part-,
would
make
a
con-
gary
good
steers
were
selling
wr
JtUOnal
t
ni,.
nl
lh.
S4.25.
.
-
QHt"""
V
M
LDrd
Hn1!f.1V
1.
Vr.r-0nn
.
tary
Th:,h
ih,
e
Ji-v
,:,..
.
CI
"
'u
c,6".'r
frlendlv
neEotlatlons
with
Italy
ana
-commons
was
contended
u"manyJ
Yesterday
was
a
stormy
one
in
rhimhi-r
nf
Denutles.
A
near
i
riot
ensued
after
a
Communist
had
1
called
a
Rightist
deputy
a
"spy
and
1
traitor."
,
.
Ottaht.
rremier
uammc
wUU
"IWA.
V,
h
0(1.
inn,
In.l
'
jj
iu
tU.icn
tnrtnV
and
by
,nistw
VfiiUnm
t...
...
,
...in
if
u
vnected.
have
been
7'u'
answer
to
a
question
by
J
i
accorded
a
vote
of
confidence.
Delbos
to
W
:
oodttW,tl
r,
7
.
-Foreign
Minister
Yvon
"c
Houe
n
t
n:Zf-
ieaacV
Ta
I
the
Chamber
of
Deputies
today
uw
ther,:
,,T"u,muns
esier.aay,the
French
government
is
wiim
b
mi
.
"
Uid.Il
FnVPHimont
linrt
.....
.ntirni-
Cernment
hadj
recognl-
y
lhC
BrlUSh
of
Etn-
i0Vetnnieni
"
7
,
Ion
of
the
Italian
conquest
l
P
C
rd"eIorentS
1Cad"
op
a
present
difficulties
can
be
AnthoS
lgnaUon
of
Cap"
He
declared
also
that
nrned
out."
y
rEfdenas
pM
Foreign
Sec-
0"t.
falthfully
fulfil
all
ob-
m
been
'
my
otttelal
opln-
.
:,i:V,on,
"to
Czecho-Slovakla
In
case
mw"
"Preyed
bv
t
ho
rn
the
""mcnt
Manrl,
Asked
la;r..20:
-will
'uiu
(CP).
Franco-Soviet
mutual
assistance
pact.
l":,u
.,,,
ihnt
Paris
will
folio
the
forthcoming
.de;d
'
vfrsntlnhs
With
SW"
,u
o
"
rf"
.
.
....
.niitpn
win'
"WnfeL
'""""raent
will
seek
seek
n
a
will
remain
closciy
-
(Britain
i
in
Great
Britain.
Vol.
XXVII.,
No.
48,
RF.PHRTS
'over
Nanchang
Air
Fight
Opposl-'
tion
Leader
Cheered
in
Japanese
Diet
Battle
Today
China
Still
Resists
AdvanceNip
pon
Not
Entering
Naval
Race,
Th
Said
SHANGHAI,
Feb.
20:
(CP)-Jap-
anese
claim
that
thirty
Chinese
planes
were
brought
down
In
yesterday's
air
battle
over
Nanchans
I
In
Kiartssl
Province.
They
admit
,
ted
loss
of
two
of
their
own
planes
'The
Chinese
claimed
that
eight
I
Japanese
planes
had
been
brousV
down.
i
A
battle
developed
today
a"
iTimsshin
In
Shansl
Provlnct
where
one
hundred
thousand
Ch;
nese
troops
struggled
to
halt
th
Japanese
offensive
along
the
extreme
Western
flank
of
the
central
China
front.
Jap
Critic
Cheered
TOKYO,
Feb.
20:
(CPi
Th'
Leader
of
the
Opposition
In
tht
Japanese
Diet
was
cheered
yesterday
when
he
attacked
the
gov
ernment's
drastic
war
measures
Foreisn
Minister
Hlrota
toK
(Parliament
today
that
Japan
will
inot
engage
In
a
naval
building
race
and,
In
fact,
hopes
to
fore
stall
such
a
frace
among
worlc
powers
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Oourtcay
8
U.
Joluulou
Co.)
Vancouver
B.
C.
Nickel,
.14.
Big
Missouri,
.41.
Bralorne,
8.90.
Aztec,
.09.
Dcntohla,
;12.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.10.
Oolconda,
.042-Mlnto,
.03
Vi.
Falrvlcw,
.04.
Noble
Five.
.03.
Pend
Ortcllc,
2.00.
Pioneer,
3.10.
Porter
Idaho,
.03.
Premier,
2.30.
Reeves
McDonald,
.42.
Reno,
.01.
Relief
Arlington,
.22.
Reward,
.05.
Salmon
Gold,
.00
li.
Taylor
Bridge,
.05!i.
Hedley
Amalgamated,
.05',i.
Premier
Border,
.OHi.
Sllbek
Premier,
2.10.
Home
Gold,
.01
Vi-Grand
view.
.08
Indian.
.02
Vj.
Quatslno
Copper,
.03.
Haida
Gold,
.004.
Oils
A.
P.
Con..
.25.
Calmont,
i45,
C.
&
E.,
2.85.
Freehold,
ii052.
Ilargal,
.20.
McDougal
Se'gur,
.22.
Mercury,
.15.
Okalta,
2.00.
Pacalta,
.11.
Home
Oil,
1.22.
'
Toronto
Beattle,
1.36.
Central
Patricia,
2.58.
Gods
Lake,
.51.
Little
Long
Lac,
5.05.
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
.90.
pickle
Crow,
4.65.
Red
Lake
Gold,.
.27.
San
Antonio,
1.39.
Shcrrit
Gordon,
1.50.
Smelters
Gold,
.02.
Mcleod
Cockshutt,
3.45.
Oklend,
.3
Hi.
Mosher,
.23.
Madscn
Red
Lake,
.39.
Stadacona,
.25.
Frontier
Red
Lake,
.05.
Francoeur,
.50.
Moneta,
2.17,
Bouscadlllac.
.12.
.
Bankfleld,
.92,
East
Malartlc.
1.65.
Preston.
R.
Dome,
1.30.
Hutchison
Lake,
'.11
'i.
Da
wsorf
White,
.02.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY
26,
1938.
i
CONFLICT
:AggiwStsrrp
IT
IUI
'
OTTAWA.
Feb.
20:
(CPi
Miss
Agnes
McPhall.
United
Farmer
of
Ontario
member
of
Parliament
for
Grey
Southeast,
who
has
not
attended
any
party
caucuses
tlnce'the
clec-
tion
of
1935.
decided
.last
night
to
sit
In
with
the
Co-operative
'
Commonwealth
Federation
group
although
she-announced
,
she
would
not
Join
the
party.
irMve
Career
For
Canadian
National
Steamship
Official
Ends
VANCOUVER,
Feb:
20;
An
active
marine
career
of
more
than
half
a
century
which
began
at
tre
age
of
14
years
comes,
to
an
enc!
Monday
next
for
Thomas
Louder
superintendent,
Canadian
Nation-''
Steamships.
His
fellow
officers
will
mark
the
occasion
wlthii
luncheon
1
board
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert
with
W.
T.
Moodle,
general
superintendent.
Canadian
National
Railways
and
Steamships,
as
chair-:
man.
in
fermline.
Scotland,
Mr.
Louden
fol
lowed
with
shipyard
experience
with
Clyde
and
Barrow
In
the
Fur-ness
shipyards
and
then
proceeded
to
sea.
After
working
up
through
the
various
grades
he
sailed
foi
twelve
years
as
a
chief
engineer.
He
came
to
Canada
for
his
first
shore
post
in
1910
with
A.
and
R
toggle's
dredging
plant
at
Loggie-villc.
New
Brunswick,
afterwards
taken
over
by
the
Northern
Dredge
Co.
of
Saint
John.
He
was
chief
engineer
for
the
company.
During
the
Great
War
years
up
to
1917.
Mr.
Louden
supervised
the
building
of
marine
engines
in
Tor
onto
and
then
was
appointed
superintendent
engineer
of
the
Canada
Car
and
Foundry's
ship
building
plant
at
Fort
William
Ont.
When
the
Great
Lakes
yarc'
closed
tn
1920
he
Joined
the
Ca
nadian
Government
Merchant
Marine
In
Vancouver
as
asslstan
superintendent
engineer
In
char'
of
the
Pacific
Const
fleet.
When
!r-January.
1923.
the
C.
G.
M.
M
took
over
the
management
of
thr
Canadian
National
coastal
service?
he
was
made
superintendent
en
gineer
of
the
combined
services.
In
1927
he
was
transferred
to
Mont
real
as
eeneral
superintendent
engineer
In
charge
of
the
engine
dn
Dartment
of
the
entire
eastern
fleet
and
stayed
there
until
June
1932,
when
he
returned
to
Vancouver
as
acting
general
superintendent'
in
charge
of
both
deel
and
engine
departments.
In
Sep-
placed
In
full
charze
of
all
steam
ship
operations
on
this
coast.
When
the
Canadian
National
Steamships
was
placed
under
the
Jurisdiction
of
the
railway
In
1933
he
was
made
superintendent
of
steamships
from
which
position
he
now
retires.
It
Is
his
intention
to
continue
living
on
the
coast
where
his
family
now
resides.
Toduy's
Weather
Prince
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
southeast
wind,
16
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
30.04;
temperature,
52;
fairly
choppy
sea.
:l
MIliETINQ
I
RETIREMENT
FOR
LOUDEN
I
UULiLLiUHJ
CITY
BLOCK
SOLI)
TODAY
It.
E.
Benson
of
the
Benson
Studio
has
purchased
the
business
property
owned
by
F.
W.
Allen
on
Third
Avenue
and
will
be
moving:
in
there
April
1.
He
has
already
rented
out
the
store
formerly
occupied
by
M.M.
Ste-pliens
and
lie
will
live
upstairs
lor
for
the
studio.
SCOTLAND
WINS
EDINBURGH
StollamI
went
nto
the
lead
in
international
'..igby
tournament
today
by
defeating
Ireland
23
to
11
at
Murray
Field.
It
was
the
Green
Shirts'
vecond
successive
defeat,
England
winnin;
38
to
11
at
Dublin
iwo
weeks
ago.
ALLEGED
SIMES
AltKESTED
NEW
YOKK
rTwo
men
and
a
woman,
arrested
as
spy
suspects
Conciuded
late
yesterday
afternoon
by
federal
agents,
were
taken
be
f(.xe
United
States
Commissioner
on
$25,000
bonds
each
on
espion
?
charges.
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigation
heads
announce
that
more
arrests
are
in
prospect.
NORTH
HAS
IT
VERY
MILD
WNINITEG
Throughout
the
West
unusually
mild
weather
p-e-
'
.
,
,,
Northwest
Northwest
Term
t.i
.i
v.t
Ben
serving,
his
full
:
aprenUcxsh
esterd,
rmalneerl.wrrTR,n.
.
;
r
than
N
Big
Rally
Of
Veterans
Hears
Colonel
Foster
tomoer
the
same
yenr
he
was
stubborn
VANCOUVER
Feb.
26:
(CP)
-"hlcf
Constable
W.
W.
Foster
of
nnti
lir
nltnrf
nrpxidoilt
and
the
delegates
have
since
left
Amona
those
extending
entertain
-
Charles
Cotter
today
and
arc
held
mcnt
and
hospitality
to
the
dele
gates
during
their
stay
were
m
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co
Royal
Fish
Co.,
Dr.
J.
H.
Carson
and
others.
George
Anderson,
agent
of
th.
at
the
close
of
the
1937
season
Quota
Limits
Limits
will
be
as
follows:
Area
33500
pounds
per
man
per
trip,
both
American
and
Ca
nadlan
vessels.
Area
2
2500
pounds
per
mar.
per
trip
when
landed
at
Seattle
American;
2800
pounds
per
mai.
per
trip
when
landed
In
British
r
'
ZnH
Columbia
or
Alaska
by
both
Am-
of
,
the
Dominion
T
Command
or
nf
il
ire
r
J
"
.
crlcan
and
Canadian
vessels,
"anadlan
j.
Legion,
'
was
the
nrinoi
pnnci-
-
,
Lay-up
All
vessels
shall
lay
up
oal
speaker
,
at
a
rally
,,
oi
f
hip
the
pro-
nm.
...
'
.
.
.
,
vinclal
,
7v
command
,,
.
,
in
,h.
the
Moort
1nr,lt
thirteen
.,',,
days
between
.,
first
rf
an?
k
Hall
here
last
night.
One
thousand
,
-
";
-
second
and
third
veterans
were
In
attendance.
Montreal
Has
Stubborn
Fire
.twecn
trips
and
(tcn
days
between
remaining
trips
Overages
All
vessels
will
be
permitted
to
weigh
out
and
retain
without
pen
alty
n
leeway
of
100
pounds'
p-i
man
per
trip
above
the
norma'
!?
limits.
Vessels
weighing
out
ovei
MONTREAL,
Feb.
20:
(CP)
An
this
leeway
shall
have
added
lo
martment
block
and
two
othci
their
lay-up
one
day
for
each
50C:
nildlngs
were
destroyed
by
a
pounds
or
part
thereof
of
such
ex
fire
last
night,
it
tool,
cess
not
to
exceea
iuu
pounas
pc
the
fire
department
two
hours
tC'man.
Such
excess
may
be
turned
ring
the
conflagration
under
con
trol.
There
.were
no
injuries.
Weather
forecast
tlsh
Columbia
and
rain
has
occur
red
over
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
accompanied
by
mild
weather.
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Fresh
southeast
wtndsi
mostly
cloudy
and
with
showers.
over
to
the
halibut
overage
fund.
The
remainder
mu.u
be
served
for
at
the
prescribed
rate,
i
Shortages
and
Delays
All
vessels
fishing
In
Area
3
hav
ing
trips
of
less
than
the
limit
General
Synopsis
The
pressure
will
receive
credit
on
the
lay-un
continues
high
over
Southern
Brl
PRICK:
5
CIYI
Complete
Agreement
Reached
By
Entire
Halibut
Fleet
On
Curtailment
Plans
For
Year
At
the
three-day
conference
which
concluded
yesterday
afternoon,
representatives
of
halibut
boat
owners
and
fishermen
of
Seattle,
Vancouver,
Prince
Rupert,
Ketchikan,
Petersburg
and
Juneau,
principal
halibut
fishing
norts
of
the
Pacific
Coast,
unanimously
arrived
at
a
mis
using
what
is
now
a
beauty
par-
uaj
agreement
on
voluntary
curtailment
measures
for
the
1938
season
m
tne
interests
oi
fish
conservation
and
price
stabilization.
Arrangements
agreed
upon
oy
the
conference
Included
distribution
of
departure
of
vessels
for
lie
banks
immediately
after
the
opening
of
the
season
In
order
to
v
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UiinflVilnrr
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Via
1
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If-rtVOr
nor.
LISTING
OF
ORIENTALS
f
.
.
,
.
,
.
Captain
Macgrcgor
Macintosh
lias
tods
between
trips
and
,h
the
quotas
'
.
.
.
.
Vmmntm
for
-Keeping
'
-u.
ntnini,,no..
Anolhcr
Suggestion
pui
Ulan
pel
uuab.
utibaui
wcie
made
from
the
regulations
of
ol
last
year.
The
conference,
which
had
com
menced
on
Wednesday
afternoon
Track
of
Japanese
Activities
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
26:
(CP!
As
a
solution
of
British
Columbia'
"urgent
Japanese
problem,"
Captain
Macgregor
Macintosh,
Conservative
M.
L.
A.
for
the
Islands
last
night
recommendedithat
ever
alien
in
Canada
be
compelled
to
carry
on
his
or
her
person
at
all
times
registration
papers
listing
name,
residence
and
occupation
Cantain
Macintosh
said
that
the
province's
new
Department
bf
ueep
oca
nautiuici
o
u.uuu
.
T
Tnf,,.strv
wnn,rt
i1Istifv
Prince
presided
over
th-.
Rupert,
(ltsel
Jf
u
made
a
lete
survpy
conference
and
H.
M,
Daggett
.,,,.,
u0
-Pn
vails
and
everywhere
It
feels
like
secretary
of
the
Canadian
Halibut
cmc
Coast
spring.
.At
Fort
Smith
In
the
Vessel
Owners'
Association,
acted
'
Territories
It
was
48
as
secretary.
lour
ueRTees
,.;ine
-principa4-,volunuirycur.
ew
uneans.
tallment
regulations
ior
tne
sea
BIG
FISH
TAKEN
.MOUNT
LEHMAN
A
767-pound
sturgeon,
the
largest
to
be
landed
in
ten
years,
was
taken
Trom
the
Fraser
River
near
here
yesterday.
It
had
become
entangled
in
a
salmon
net.
The
biggest
sturgeon
ever
taken
from
the
river
was
one
weighing
more
than
1000
pounds
over
a
decade
ago.
son,
summarized,
are
as
follows.
Spreading
Departures
'GenerahPefshinif
Is
Sinking
Fast
i
Departure
of
Area
2
vessels
wil
j
be
on
the
alphabetical
system,
,
Uke
Elld
is
Near
For
Am
ine
fleet
will
be
split
up
into
four.
trican
SoIdier
Suffering
From
groups
over
a
period
of
ten
day.-'
Cardiac
Rheaumatism
The
first
group
will
leave
so
as
to
be
on
the
banks
by
April
1.
open-
TUCSON,
Arizon,
Feb.
26:
(CP'.
lng
date.
Intervals
of
about
two
and
General
John
J.
Pershing,
war-a
half
days
will
elapse
between
time
commander-in-chief
of
the
groups.
United
States
Army
In
France,
was
Area
3
boats
will
be
spread
over
rapidly
sinking
last
night.
He
war.
a
fifteen
day
period
according
to
paced
in
an
oxygen
,
tent
and
the
order
in
which
they
tied
up0ther
emergency
measures
were
resorted
to.
Earlier
In
the
day
he
had
come
out
of
a
coma
and
had
rallied
somewhat,
However,
he
soon
began
to
lose
ground
again
General
Pershing
Is
suffering
from
a
heart
condition
complicated
by
rheumatism.
Old
Country
Soccer
Scottish
Learuc
First
Division
Arbroath,
2;
Morton,
2.
Celtic.
5:
St.
Mlrren,
1..
Dundee,
6:
St.
Johnstoncl.
Falkirk.
2;
Partick
Thistle,
1.
Hearts,
2:
Hamilton
Academicals
1
'
Kilmarnock,
2:
Clyde,4
1.
Motherwell,
1.
Hibernians.
0.
Queen
of
South,
1;
Queens
Park,
Rangers,
2;
Aberdeen,
2.
Third
Lanark,
2;
Ayr
United,
2
English
League
First
Division
Birmingham,
2;
Sunderland'yj
Charlton
Athletic,
1,
Brentford,
0.
)
Chelsea,
1:
Blackpool,
3.
Grimsby
Town,
4;
Huddcrsflc'.d
Town,
2.
Leeds
United,
4;
Everton,
4.
I
Wcrpool.
0;
Wolverhampton
Wanderers,
1.
Middlesbrough,
4;
Derby
County,
immediately
following
consisting
of
one
day
for
each
200
pound
I
Portsmouth.
0:
Arsenal;
.'0.
Preston
North
End,
2;
Bolton
ucr
man
per
trip
of
shortage,
i
Vessels
In
Area
2
will
receive
one
Wanderers.
2.
day
credit
for
each
150
pounds1
Stoke
City,
3;
Manchester
City,
per
man
per
trip
of
shortage.
2
These
credits
will
be
clvcn
onlv
'
West
Bromwlch
Albion,
1;
Lcic-
mlld
for
the
trips
that
the
shortage
,
ester
City.
3,
occurred
requiring
at
least
16
days
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Isl
for
Area
3
and
10
days
In
Area
2
,
higher
price
will
be
paid
for
liver
Mrs.
Sarah
Woods,
72,
widow
of
land
Moderate,
to
fresh
southeast
if
the
trips
required
less
than
i
than
was
received
In
1937.
the
late
Robert
J.
Woods,
pioneer
winds,
part
cloudy
and
continuing
this
time
the
credits
will
be
re-i
Delegates
Leave
canneryman
of
the
north,
passed
I
mild.
duced
by
the
number
of
trips
away
yesterday
afternoon
at
3:45
at
the
residence
of
her
son,
Richard
S.
Woods,
860
Summit,
Avenue.
She
had
been
in
111
health
for
some
time.
She
was
a
Princess
of
the
Nlshga
Nation.
-
'fewer
than
sixteen
days
in
Area
3
Seattle
and
Vancouver
delegates
sailed
by
the
Princess
Adelaide
Miss
Jane
Potts
R.N.
of
the
Prince
and
fewer
than
10
days
In
Area
2
1
last
night
on
their
return
south,
Rupert
Gciieral
Hospital
nursing
that
are
required.
I
Alaska
delegates
left
Immediately
staff
sailed
last
night
on
the
Prln-
Regarding
liver
prices,
It
Is
bv
after
the
conference
aboard
tl'.o
cess
Adelaide
for
a
trip
to
Vancou-
lng
recommended
to
organizations
halibut
schooners
Mlddlctwi
ami
ver
and
Vancouver
Island.
that
It
is
not
expected
that
a
-Atlas
oh
their
return
horthl-
v.