PAGE SEC QUAKER p'yil PUFFED WHEAT Wfa-Mg, J QUAKER ffljf-, yfi jV PUFFED R,CLpJw mmH i w ..rrp fas' rc3e 2HS I fa ar v - we. eri.T .nva i i liSMT.iV.-i .-JSa ALMS i&'A4l 1 I BOLSTERING sSM ORDER f t ' UP DEFENCE OF CANADA OTTAWA, Aug. 25: (CP) There Is considerable improvement In Canada'c defence position. The Dominion is steadily acquiring more aircraft and other equipment, while at the same time pushing aheadher coastal fortifications. "Nearly M.000 members of the nenpermanent militia the force which corresponds to the British Territorials received training in summer cam us. PiarVaily all units were at fui; ce tune strength, and, re p.iruve tj appeals from the defence authorities, employers of labor In Canada co-operated generously in allowing the citizen-soldiers to undergo camp training without loss of pay. A problem which has to be faced :r the weakness in personnel Qf th Permanent Force Canacias small regular army. Next parliamentary session legislation will be Introduced to Increase it, with most of the Increase probably taken up by artillery. The- Permant Farce also work-- as the instructional cadre for the militia. Sea Defences Canada is giving thought to the arming of her merchantile marine in the event of war. A start will be made v.ith the government's own -hiT a fiet cf passenger and tvelsh : artier? which ply between C.r.y x Atlantic parts and the I West Indies. Arrangements are be-jlng made to equip these vessels .with gun mountings and to train officers of the mercantile marine' in those duties whxh would have to be performed in the event of' 1 war. - Royal Canadian Navy will be strengthened at th end of SeDte n- ber when the British Admiralty de- ivers a destroyer flitiih i n. H.M5. Kempenfelt. to the Canadian r nment. The ship will mi u. T .eased until the naval manoeuvres in September are ended. It will ,be employed on the Pa:lflc station, based at Esquimau. There is a shortage of niva' if" -,cers and the government Is offer-ling temporary romm'yioiia to of-' i ticers of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. ( ew Aircraft i Aircraft deliveries to the Royal: canaaian Air Kcrce nave begun In fsi'brtantial numbers. For the oast two years the aircraft factorie have been undergoing the necessary I preparatory period; but they are now turning out standard machin es. In a few months Canada will have 150 first line fighting plane, exclusive of a considerable number t trainers. Deliveries of heavv cuns ar alow 'Th--e are made In the United . K"ndom and the Mother Conntrv emicentratmg on her own needr iirsL I DOO CATCHER BITTEN j KINGSTON. Jamaica, Aug. 25: CP When Dog Catcher SUnlcy Brvan was bitten in line of durv 'it was not by a dog. When he attempted to catch a stray dog. a 'group of men hanging around -street corner Jumped upon him and beat him. one of them biting him on the neck. DOUBLE TROUBLE YARMOUTH. N. S.. Aug. 25: jCP A bluefin tuia had doubl? 'trouble when it was caught bv ;Sam LeBlanc off Yarmouth. A We shark bit the fish in halves a? LeBlanc was playing It A few cat lennfb- arvay another fisherman caught the shark wh'ra weighed 500 pounds after its meal of tuna. THE DAILY NEWS wr Asian ROYAL AIR FORCE PILOTS BECOME ARTISTIC I Pilote Jrom the Duxford, Cambrldeshlre Eng. Royal Air Force Ut::n became artlsUc while prartUlng smoke-screen creation duri.u a rehearral for the Hendon. Middlesex, air dUplay recently, a may be seen above. Thousands of persons, lnclud-ln King Oeorge. witreased the display of speed and skill climaxed by a massed flight of 250 aeroplanes. QUICK COLLECTION ST. ANDREWS. N. B.. August 25 iCPIn a ten day periodfor a ten percent discount rite tfie town zt St Andrews collected $30,431 or ") percent o! a total warrant o S37S23. Last jfar when the war-i mt a tl - 72 percent was collected in a -m.iar period. This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia Q. C. CITY Mra. Gordon JoUffe. accompanied by Mrs. B. T. Munro. left lest Saturday for Sandsplt. where they will spend a holiday. They will occupy the house of Oust Skog who has moved to Queen Charlotte City with hU family. Dr. R. Johnston of Knox Presbyterian Church. Ottawa, was the preacher at the evening service at the United Church here lift Sunday. He gave an Inspiring and much appreciated sermon In which the needs of the present day world were discussed and the great necessity for brotherly love stressed. Mrs. 'Bert Roberts and family were the home goeatr of Mr. and Mr. O. Turner at Skidegate Ollery for several days last week. On Thursday evening Mrs. Turner entertained with a few table of bridge In honor of her gueat. The gratifying sum of fifteen dollar was raised by the Ladle' Auxiliary to the United Church here on Saturday when the evening was rpent enjoying amateur movies shown by Dr. D. T. McOoU. There was a good attendance and refreshmentr were served at the close of the program by members of the Aid. The money will go toward purchailng shingle stain for the church. The service boat Mary Roberta, belonging to the (T. A. Kelley Logging Comnany. was In port this week having brought up a paUent suffering from burns to the hospital here. A few thousand salmon have been caught recently at Copper Bay, Moresby Island but so far there have been no big runs. The West Coast showed promise but latest reports are not encouraging. The ielncr Zcnardl, Capt. Charles Haan, made a hurried trip from the mainland at thp-beglnnlng of August, bringing-one of the crew, Ous Skog, home to attend the funeral of his young daughter who passed away August 8 in the Skidegate Inlet Ocneral Hospital after an operation for acute appendicitis. : Joseph Marrcau, proprietor of the local machine shop has returned aboard the "B.C. Packer 45" from ;Boswell cannery on the mainland after an absence of several months. He has been' employed as machinist . at the tannery. On his return he saw for the first time his baby daughter who was born this July. : , Mrs. Charles Haan, wife of the i owner and skipper of the Zehardl. left on the last south-bound trip of j the Prince Charles for Pacofl Can-jnery where she will act as forelady. Several local girls left on the same boat for work at the cannery. Some Piinoe Rupert people have b-tn - u:g o.un interesting hybrl-dian. Artfcu; Byne the Court' Hause gardener, has developed a' number of new semi-double dwarf dahlias by making crosses with Baby Royal. While seeds from these would not be exneeted to come true at f!rt tt should be oulte pauible.j c.v rarerui selection, iq gei some new hvbrld gems that will be verr. valuable. Frank Dibb last season crnued a; Baby Royal with a Tiny, that de light ful little apricot dahlia, and ha; produced a rather shafty new type, quite different from anything seen before in Prince Rupert The mother of the dahlia was Tiny and the proteny rather favors the mother. I hew Mr. Dlbb will be able to continue with thl flower until he has It fixed and. named Mi and Mrs. Dibb hare a splen did garden and It It lonklng rerr well )ut now with Baby Royal dahlia? at the outstanding feUure Th- bontas have b-en nartlcularlv fine this year. AUo he hit some of the finest as'ers I hve sen any where. They are large and tU and well colored. Thev my be. too fat gone to enter In the show. Entrtas for garden competition are coming In but a great many more are expected to enter rWore S-tardajr evening The diflcurt weather ha made It Impossible to forecast what the show will be like. Judging from the Inquiries there should be a great many entries. Thoee Interested In flowers are asked to remember that the how U to b held Wednesday nd that It is t be unsUIra in the Metropol Hall over Dyhhavn and Hanson's office. The hall 1, spacious and well lighted Those paying, the membership fee of fin cent do nm. tuie to rwv entrr fe lthrr lor vardenr. l-m or for trw rbw-er entries. Mot oeotfe mill find It cheaper to become nurnbers. Ticket for the dinner next Thursday evening to Professor Bu-tr n from pt -im ft th ronr-ltl.. ThfV e- -venty people a the dinner H TP. FINE COLOR FILM HERE Shirley Trmple In "The Little Prln-ces.O Showing at Capitol Theatre Hailed ar Shirley Temple"j greatest Jriumph. "The Little Princess-adapted from France Hodgron Burnett's beloved classic of the I same name. Is the feature offering at the Capitol Theatre, having opened last night. It Is a technicolor production and the cast Includes such favorites as Richard Greene. Anita Louise. Ian Hunter. Cesar Romero. Arthur Treacher! Sybil Jason and Beryl Mercer. Set In one of the most colorful periods of English history as Queen Victoria's reign was drawing to a close and the Empire was engaged In the Boer War. Shirley Is cast as the little daughter of a devoted and wealthy father, an officer In the Boer War. who leaves the happy child in a girls' school. When the father Is reported dead-a bank-rupt-the little girl Is turned Into! a nine slavey. The 'Little Princess" till firmly believes her father is alive and she determines to search for him. Unwinding of the tangled u.reaar oi tne story lead up to a Mlrrlng climax in which Shirley, meets none other than the august ruler, Queen Victoria. 1 II -I I I LJ El I AS! TIMES Tiiv,, ,7. Two Shomi, 7;QQ ,nA , ;J) ,n G,or,0" Technics! vi r.iiiiind SIIIKLEV TEMPLE "The Little ALWAYS IX TROI'RLt f.. PI 1 .. uccn v,nanoite City Girl Dies . I Princess" M'Hh Richard (itttnt tJ isn ln)p IM ?:Jf and 9 II ALSO COMINO ST ONI Jane Withers h Many Allendtd r0ntra r.l i trralne hkoj nry t ..QUEEN CHARI'Ti; Auust to: Fmvera, fdrralne Skog. Mr. and Mrs. Oiui u qf Sandsplt took , home of Oeorge Nf of the child, at Qv Oily. JA very firge numix and friends were pr-floral tribute wrre Rer. Ban Hartv Krvlce. PaO-bearrr ChrHUnsen. Claud' erold 8tevens an: mien el Interment was -Queen Charlotte C Deceased Is surviv-enti and a young' Kkog U a member nudge family and I., Uvea on the Island T.M) oui srtL BADDECK. N A A wax seal on a , has been tornrd u. tori County ei-rk 'hire town The tember 2, 1810. sh w raclni on the Bras ' " - TIRED FW 'A THE SEAL QUALITY & (J01J) SKAL Fancy Red Sockeye I'INK si: AL Finest IMnk Salmon Psckfd hy Ihf nlf "'"""J ' canning rompsny "h Ihe year round psi"'11 frlnr Knprl MacKenzies Furniture KAl'TYil2ST .MATTRESS Over 800 hplral spring. 42,50 Built for sleep, 4-8 and 4-0 sites. Each ? 8LU.MllF.lt KINO SI'UINfS-AlI slies, 14.25 I IXT MATTRLSSES-All sizes. 7,50 ' " Bach , riHI.K-775