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The Seaforth News, 1925-04-23, Page 6GIANT BRITISH AIRSHIP DRIVEN SROM MOORINGS BY 50-MILE,GALE A despatch from Louden says:— The R-88, Great Britaie's giant air- ship, broke away Thursday morning 'from the mast to which h was moored ' at Pulham, Norfolk, and was carried out to sea. Fortunately nearly a com- plete crew and two' days' fuel Were aboard. Late,„ Thursday night the airship wirelessecl it was under control off the Dutch coast, and would endeavor tp return to. the -hese at Pelham. A gale of 50 miles an hour was ,blowing all night, and the airship had been straining heavily at the mast .to which it was moored. Neverthe- ;1ess7a ere* of 20, under Lieut. F. N. Booth,. first officer, were aboard pre- (paring for an experimental cruise. Suddenly at 9,50 o'clock -there carne 0 fierce gust from the west, and the air- ship broke adrift. An arm of the mast had snapped, but the wreckage hang- ing from the bow seemed to show the airship's nese was badly Tent: At first it was evident the R-33 was out of control. She was swinging broadside to the wind, rapidly turning from side to side and belng rushed at a great pace through the air. It was some time before she found an e'en keel, first her nose pointing upward, then her tail. She had at the start of her" flight plenty of height, but spectators were .alarmed to see her settling, down as she drifted over the flat country between Pulham and the Sas, Intense excitement wee9 caused at Lowestoft as she drifted over die town about half an hour after she broke loose. Hundreds of people rushed into the streets and watched spell -bound, the gallant struggle, Several attempts appeared to be trade to swing her around toward the land. These failed and the 1R-33 was 'carr•idd out over the sea. Relief came lltursclay night with a report which reached the Air Odin- istry that the airship had sueoessfully ridden out the storm and wasstarting• on her homeward journey to, Pulliam from Holland, The' aircraft Was mak- ing from five 'to ten knots an hour, the report said, and expected to reach the aerodrome some tiute-tT riday'morn- ing. A later • despatch from London says :—The 11-88 vas snftely housed at Pulham 'aerodrome shortly before 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, just 80 hours after she broke loose. During the whole time she had been fighting for life against the most adverse weather conditions, and the success of Flight Lieut. Ralph Sleigh Booth, her Nom nlander, in handling her is enormous- ly enhancedwhen her crippled condi- tion is considered. When site tore away from the arm of the mooring Toast she broke completely the first and damaged ,seeerely the second of eight sections in which her framework is built, The outer envelope was sent badly for one-sixth of the distance along the hull and hung in great folds as far aft as the beginning; of the Setters painted on her 'hull. 'Moreover, as the airship Weft adrift she . carried with her two. pairs of artillery wheels used to ballast her as she swung at anchor, each of which Weighed half a tan. Yet with all these handicaps Booth had the R-33 under some sort of control within two min- utes of her breaking away. He kept her going in the wind that. sometimes drove her backward, and -'lie finally brought here safely across the North Sea to her own home. No wonder Air Vice•Itlarshah Sir Geoffrey H. Sahriond wirelen ed Booth: "Your efforts are splendid. They re'- dound to the credit of you all," 'AIRPLANE TO EXPLORE "TROPICAL VALLEY" Virgin Area of the North Said to be Rich in Precious Metals. • A despatch front Vancouver says:— A. second expedition into the unknown region of British Columbia lying north or the Stikine River, included' within which is the mysterious "tropical valley" of the far north, will leave here the; latter part of this month: At its head will he Geo' ge Platezer, a prospector acquainted with the area. He will be backed by Americans of wealth, one of whom is expected to reach Vancouver shortly to accom- pany the first supplies and the explor- ers by aeroplane, it Is said. It is planned to fly from Prince Rupert in a high-powered all -metal aeroplane,. said to be capable of a pas- senger capacity of several persons, in addition to approximately a ton of freight, The first expedition is already on the outskirts of the unexplored terri- tory, and isheaded by Frank Perry, a Vancouver mining engineer. The Perry expedition fs backed by Hon. Charles H. Maclntoshriformer Gover- nor of the Canadian Northwest Terri- tories during the days of the rush to the Klondike and Yukon. Associated with him is itis son, Charles Macin- tosh, who was his father's assistant in the Yukon administration, Col. Philip P. Longergan; pioneer engineer of . Seattle, and other Amer- icans are backing the trial expedition. According to reports, it is to be a race of rival expeditions, each heavily backed by capital: The virgin area to be penetrated is reported by both par- ties to be rich in placer gold and plat- inum as well as copper, iron and lead. It is also said, that confined in the area is an oil lake and visible coal seams, making the great expanse one of great potential natural wealth, whose development would require a great outlay of capital and years to develop. MOISTURE AMPLE IN WESTERN PROVINCES Land in Good Shape for Early Progress With Seeding Operations. Winnipeg, April 18.—Three weeks of clear, sunny, drying weather in Western Canada were broken on Sat- urday, when a drizzling rain set in over the Prairie Provinces. Seeding is general and records are being made for earliness in getting the crop into the ground. From Elkhorn, Man- itoba, came a report on Saturday that Joseph B. Freer had completed seeding of 125 acres of wheat.' Calgary, April 19.—The first tele- graphic, crop report for the present season makes exceedingly pleasant reading. The general condition in the south country are stated by the company's agent to be either "splendid," "fins" or "good," and in every case itis men- tioned that there is plenty of moisture in the ground. Mitch more progress has been made "with seeding than was generally. anti- cipated. At High River 15 per cent, of the wheat is now in the ground: In the eastern. section of the Prov- ince conditions in every district are stated to. he "good,' and seeding is rapidly becoming general. The land. is to be in splendid shape owing. to ample moisture. TRAPPER SHOT IN. LONE NORTHERN SHACK Saved by Partner's Heroism After Terrific Struggle. A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., says:—Jack Chaisson is lying in a serious condition in a little secluded trapper's shad: four miles from the track at `Tatnall, Mile 215, on the A.C.R. Nick Dominick, a naturalized Rus- sian, who, it is charged, put three out of four shots from a high-powered .32 -calibre rifle into Chaissbn, is in tlte custody of the Chapleau Provin dial Police, according to word which came down the A.C.R. on Thursday. S. E. Thompson, an American trapper, well known in the Sault, who was the only other witness of the shooting,, which took place in his camp on Wed- nesday at daybreak, is suffering from a broken hand which he received when he knocked Dominick out with his 'fist. Shots were fired at Thompson also, but the latter was too quick and he inade a heroic rescue, He went into a clinch with,,Dominick and took the gun away from him, He then knock- ed him out with his fist; breaking his hand. While Dominick was unconscious, Thompson tied him to the bed with chains, dressed his partner's wounds 'as best he could, and handing him the Trifle with orders to shoot Dominick • if he started anything, walked four miles over a difficult trail to the railway to send out word. Thompson and Chaisson were trap- ping partners. Dominick was another trapper not far from them. A week ago Thompson and his partner were leaving camp and they left some flour in Nick's shack. When they returned for the flour it was apparently as they had Left it, but when they ate sone bannocks they detected a peculiar taste and tried out the flcur on a dog. The dog died and Thompson was knocked out for half a day as a re- sult of the quantity he had eaten. They suspected Dominick. of putting strychnine in the flour, but inade up ultimately and all stayed in Thotnp-1 son's shack together. Prince Views Nigeria Mount Scene of Sacrifices A despatch front Jebba, Nigeria, says:—The train of the Prince of Wales, en route to Kano, stopped at the Jebba south oath station, where the Prince alighted for a bit of exercise. Clad M a khaki suit and shirt he walk- ed about the station grounds uncon- ventionally. There are only two Euro- pean women in this out of the way place. They were at the station and the Prince struck ttuck`u up a conversation • ersatiou with them—but neither of them recognized the Royal visitor until after they had been talking with him' for five minutes. The Prince found Jebba intoreeling because here he` crossed the Niger River for the first: time and"saw the great Juju Moun-' lain, where twenty years ago the na-, tives of?erfd human eacr•.ifices by, carrying 'victims to the top of the, mountain' and flinging them down, I Bliss Carman, Noted Canadian • Poet, Marks 64th Birthday I A despatch front Winnipeg sal s P Y Congratulations from aP parts of : the world were received here on April 15 by Bliss Carman; noted CanadianP oet on the occasion of his sixty-fourth birthday. Mr. Carman stopped off CROSS -WORD PU,JZ L ©THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE. SUGGESTIONS 'FOR SOLVING- CROSS -WORD PUZZLES Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a cite to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white • space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both, HORIZONTAL 1—To rub dry 6—Otherwise 8—To strike flat•handed 12—Perfect 13—Preposltion 14 -Extra 15—Sallors 16—To Ignore rudely , 18—A water container 19—Tightness 20—Also 21—To depend 22—Sprite 24—At present 27—Famous bail player (nickname) 28—Nominal value 30-Exciamatlon 32—Joyous 34—To harass 35—Otherwise 36—Pronoun 37—Recline 38 -Anger 39—Point of compass (abbr.) 40—Encountdred 41-c.Part of verb "to ba" 43—Uttllze 46—To place 46—To-make ilquors 48—Contradictory 49—Acknowledged 52—A Mohammedan prince 64—A vegetable 65—Double 68—To cauterize (pl.) 69-A southern State (abbr.) 60-A funeral hymn - 51—Limits '~ 62—To cook 63—Placed In .position for play (Golf) VERTICAL 1—A humorist 2—Feminine .name 3 -Individual '4 -Orient 6—A bird 7—Cozily • 8 --Gambling purchase (slang-- abbr.) 9 --Counselor 10—Exist 11—Through (prefix) 16—A term of respect. 17—Turkish governor 20—Workman's implement 23 -Woodland 25—Side glance. 26 --LC» ger 28 -South American 'country 29—Central lines 31—Pronoun 33—Plural pronoun 34—Roman numeral 35—Preposition 40—Innumerable 41—Silvery 42-A threat 44 -Tolerate 48—To cut short 47—To achieve victory 60—Does wrong (pl.) 61—To prepare for publication 62 -Point of oompass (abbr.) '53—Males 56—To grow old -57—Conducted INFANT MORTALITY CANADA'S UNEMPLOYED STILL ON DECREASE REDUCED IN• NUMBER Vital Statistics for Canada in Month of March Shows Slight November, 1924, Are Improvement in Economic Published. Situation. A despatch from Ottawa says: A despatch from Ottawa. says:— The birth-rate in Canada in Novem- Employment in Canada indicated a ber, 1924, was almost identical with slightly upward trend in February as that of November, 1928. Last Novem- compared with the previous month. ber there were 11,478 living births in The average number of vacancies and the Dominion, not counting Quebec, placements, according to reports from which is not in the registration area. the Employment Service of Canada, In November, 1923, there were '11,492 rose slightly during the first half of living births. In the same months of that month, but again declined during 1922 and 1921, however, the rate was the latter half: - about a thousand greater. At the beginning of March the per - Last November, 5,845 boys and 5,- ventage of unemployment among the 628 girls survived birth, There were members of trade unions throughout 110 pairs of twins, and no• triplets. Canada was 9,5 as contrasted with Nth- percentages of 10.2 at the beginning There were 367 still -births. The equ I_ P g g rig valent annual birth rate per thousand of February, and 7.8 ott March -1, of population was 20,5, unchanged 1924, This calculation was based on from the previous November but four statements from 1,642 local unions, per thousand less than .in 1921. with a membership of 164,367 persons. Infant mortality continues to de- Reports from 6,696 firms shoed crease. The infant death -Tate per thou- that they were employing 715,158 per - sand of population has dropped from sons in March, or 0,921 more than in 80,2 in 1921 to 71.3 in 1924. Of last February 1. The empibynient index November's infant mortality, nearly number, which is based On the number one-quarter died because of premature employed in January, 1920, as 100, birth. Maternal mortality fast Nov- rose, to 87.0 on i Larch 1, from 86.1 in ember totalled 64. the precedi4 month. In the same month there were 4,741 . - 4-=---- marriages and. 1,249 deaths. The "Summer Time" m Vogue equivalent annual death rate shows a slight and steady decrease. Last Nov in Great Britain either it was 10 per thousand of pope- hoodoo, April 19.—"Summer time" lation; inNovember, 1921, it was nine became operative in Great Britain at per thousand. 2 o'clock this morning.. WIFEMOUNTED I IPL OF ��PIILII;EA Kit ILLS BY SAVAGE DOGS � IN NORTH Ottawa, April 19.—Following a sav- age attack by dogs, Mrs. S. G. Clay, wife of. Staff Sergeant Clay of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, died, despite all efforts to save her life. News of the tragedy, which occurred last ;September at Chesterfield Inlet, on the northwest coast of Hudson Bay, has just' reached the Mounted Police Headquarters.. On Sept. 19 Mrs, Clay was walkiug Clone near the houses of the Post on when she was set upon by the dogs. It is surmised that one of them snap- ped at her in pray and drew blood, and at that the others set upon her. Hearing the barking, Corporal Petty and Constable Stallworthy of the R.C. M.P: detachment ran to the spot and beat off the. dogs. A had . an 'lairs. Clay e leg so badly y lacerated that two metnbks of the missionary, and Norman Snow of the T _Iudson's Bay Company amputated it at her own request. The nearest sur- geon was nearly a thusand, utiles away, at The Pas. The operation re- lieved Mrs. Clay to some extent of pain, hut she died on Sept. 21 from shodk and less of blood. The reports' and statements forwarded to police headquarters recoauit the amazing bravery and endurance of Mrs. Clay throughout terrible pain. At the time, Staff Sergeant Clay, who was in charge of the detachment ,at Chesterfield Inlet, was abseut from the post on a long patrol up the inlet to Baker Lake and Thelon River. Des- perate but :unsuccesoful efforts were made by Constable Sta'l5vorthy, twb employees of the' Hudson's Bay ;Co., and two Eskimos to reach Staff Ser- geant Clay.. A severo storminade their 'attempt to take a boat up the bare els route east from the Coast.- Mounted Police; 1athee' Duplain the Inlet impossible. 'IZZARD SWEEPS 0 T. i, IIS WITH jELECTRIC; STORM AND SNOW Toronto, April 19.—Winter, strange- ly accompaniedby t etelent• thenclet- storm, staged a berated revival in Old Ontario yesterday. R infill changed to •gleet; sleet to hail, and hail to enow so 'rapidly, that within, 12 hems in more, than one Ontario town snow- p'ows, sere ordered out. In Eastern and Northern Ontario the snowfall Was heaviest, twelve inch- es being reported in Belleville and eight in Orillia—almost a record for this season of the year, In Hamilton the storm developed into- a near-bliz- zaict Near London and Chatham the snowfall was light, but t1ie lightning much more violent, and several build- ing's'were destroyed. In Toronto 1.0 inches.of.snow fell. But while the cities shivered, the chalige was iyelcomed in the country So little rain had 'fallen this spring that the farmers gratefully welcomed the blanket of snow to the fields, SIidland, April. 1.9. IMiclwinter con -1 ditious- are prevailing here to -day, eight Mches of snow having fallen last night. A strange feature of the storm was that the snow fell while lightning was' flashing and thunder 'roiling, the latter being, particularly heavy.' , Hainilton, April 19.—Preceded by a keen wind from the northeast and an intermittent rain, which prevailed all day; a snowstorm which had all the cairmai•ks of a savage blizzard came upon Hamilton about G 20 o'cloc'k to-' night, but appeared to have spent itself within the next two hours. The temperature moderated somewhat, and the result was two or Mures Turtles of slush. • Kingston, April 19,—As a result of the,;big snowstorm which arrived -dur- ing the night' and abided most of the day, this city and district are covered with a mantle of white to the depth of several inches:. Traffic was consider- ably.interfered with; as it was almost impassible, for wheeled vehicles to get through The milk deliveries wore late, but, fortunately, this was a morn- ing of late breakfast. The oldest resi- dents are -unable to recall so heavy a tell at so late a date. There' was a stiff breeze, but, as the snow was soft, there was very little drifting, Farm- ers welcome the snowfall, as will. have the effect of enriching the soil, BISHOP OF NIAGARA, PASSES IN HAMILTON Fifty Years in Ministry, Cana-' edian prelate Closes Active Life. Hamilton, April 19,—Sinking since Friday morning, Bishop Clark of Ni- agara died here about midnight last night at his residence in the Herkimer Apartanents. Ito was in his seventy- seventh year, Bishop Clark was active in •the per- formance, of his dioceson duties until tyro weeks ago, when be suffered a chill and controgted a severe told which appeared to settle in one ear, and developed into a mastoid. While his Lordship's death was not unexpected during the past 48 hours, the graveness 8f his condition on Fri- day camel as a shock to his many friends, Last October Bishop Clarke cele- brated the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination its a priest, an event which `was appropriately observed ill the form of a largely attended diocesan reception, at which his Lordship was made the recipient of a purse a gold, He hill fondly !oot od forward to next month when the jubilee of Niagara Diocese w:1l be held, Right Rev. William Reid Clark, M.A., D.D„ D.C.L., ., wa. the fourth l.iiphop of Niagaia, and was born on t Palm in Carleton County, nes. Ot- o,va, on June 7, 1443. !lis father w ,t 3'Ocn Clark, born ever Glasgow, Scot- land, and his nriLL..: was a native orf Clones, Ireland, They came to Can - ads in 1839. As a boy of 15 Bishop Clark resolv- ed to become a clergyman. He- was early thrown upon his own resources, and was a teacher when 16 years of age, `He later attended a private school in Ottawa, and was a classmate of Sir Charles Ribbert Tupper. Bishop Clark was an' undergraduate of Bish- op's College, Lennoxville, Que., and graduated from Trinity College, To- ronto, in 1874. PRINCE ON PAYROLL ' AS ENGINE DRIVER H.R.H. Earns Tenpence for Half -Hour's Work on Special Train. A despatch from Zaria, Nigeria, says:—The Prince of Wales arrived here on Friday and became tenpence richer because of half an hour's work as engine driver of hist special train. During the run the prince went to the engine and handled the throttle under the direction of an engineer who had piloted the special train of the Prince's grandfather when he visited West Arica. Upon arriving here railway officials presented the Prince with a mileake sheet showing he had earned tonpence. The Prince smilingly signed the pay- roll and accepted] the -money. • The Prince and Itis party found cooler weather here, a welcome relief after the blistering tropical heat they have rec..rttly experienced. Zelda is the centre of a cotton -growing and stock -farming section, outside titin tsetse -fly belt through which' the Prince has been travelling, This fly close kin to the insect which is said. to spread sleepingsickness, causes a� si cattle disease which makes stock raising impossible in parte of Africa All local Et:wop can' residents," total-' LAKE LEVELS LOWER -THAN 10 YEARS AGO Canadian Engineers Reject. Arguanents of Chicago Ex- perts; Reglalation Works Fail .A despatch from Ottawa says:— The situation created 'by the lowering' of the water levels of the Great Lakes is becoming increasingly acute, accord- firg to -engineers of the Marine and Fithories Permian -Ont.' Tite Water 'o:[ Lake Superior in March wits three inches lower than a year ago, ftnd,ten and one-half inches lower than the average'level of the lake during the past ten years, Lake Huron was four inches lower last month than in Marcli e year ago,- and a foot and a heli Newer than the average fo'r the past ten years.,. Cargoes on the Great Lakes will' be approximately one -thirty-eighth less than a year ago. Canadian engineers entirely 'reject a report just issued by the Engineer big Board of the Sanitary District of Chicago. The report; which is by twenty-oight en$•ineers,.unclertakes to prove that lake levels can be main- tained effectively by the use of regu- Iating works, In endeavoring to e'eta4- lish their point the engineers claim that the dam and regulating works at MARKETS .� �kLa A .. TORONTO. Man, wheat—No, 1 North, 31.68; No. 2 North., '$1:62; No, 3 North,, 3x.58; No 4 (Rhear, 31,50, 3 G Man. oats—No. 2 CW, 5Gyae; No. 1 , 59 4c; extra No. 1 feed, 53'4; No. 1 feed, 501dc; No, 2 feed, 48%t'. All the above c 1,8, bay ports.. American corn, track, Toronto—No, 2 yellow, 31,21. - Millfeed—Dei., Montreal freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $26; shorts, per tom. $28; middlings, $33; good feed flour, per bac;, 32.00, Otit, oats—No. 2 white, 43 to. 15x. Ont wheat—No, 2 winter, ,$$1,40 to 31.43; No. 0 winter, not quoted; No. 1 commercial, nominal, f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights, Barley—Malting, (19 to 740. Buckwheat—No. 2, nominal. Rye—No.. 8, 99e to . $1.03. Man. flour, first pat., $9,45, Tdt'onto; do, second pat., $8,95, Toronto. Ont. flour -90 per cenc.. pat., ,3 660, fn bags, 1Vlonti'eal or Toronto; do, bulk, seaboard; 36.25. Straw—Carlota, per ton, -$8. Screenings—Standard, recleaned, 1. o.b. bay ports, per ton, 324. Hay—No: 2, pel' ton, $13 to $14; No. 3 per ton,. $10 to $12mixed, per ton, $9 to $11;; lower grades, $6.to $9. Chease—New, large, 24x1i to 20e; twins, 25 to 2535o; triplets, 251/2 to 26c. Stiltons, 26c. Old, large, 27 to 28c; twins, 28 to 29c; triplets, 29 to 80e. Butter— :'inert creamery prints, 86 to 37e; Nu. 1 creamery, 35 to 36e; No. 2, 33 to 34c: Dairy prints, 28 -to 29s. Eggs—Fresh extras, in cartons, 35 to 36c; loose,' 33c;' fresh firsts, 31c; seconds, 28 to 29c. Live poultry—Hens, over 4 to 5 lbs„ 20c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 18c; spring chick- ens, 4 lbs. and over M,).!., 24e; do,•cprn fed, 22c; roosters, 15e; ducklings, 5 lbs. and up,' 22c, • Dressed poultry—Hens, over 4 to 5 lbs., 28e; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 22c• spring chickens, 4 lis. and over, M.F., 35c; do, corn fed, 32c; roosters, 20c; duck- lings, 5 lbs. and up, 27e; turkeys, 35e. Honey -60 -lb. tins. 132c per Ib; 10 -Ib. tins; 183ic; 5-1b. tins, 14e; 21/2 - ib. tins, 151/2 to 16c. Maple produces—Syrup, per imp. gal., $2.40; per 5 -gal. tin, $2,30 per gal.; maple sugar, lb., 25 to 26c. Smoked moats—Hams, cited,, 32 to 33c; cooked hams, 48 to 50c; smoked rolls, 22 to 240; cottage roils, 24 to 250; breakfast bacon, 28 to 30e; spe- cial brand breakfast bacon, 36 to 40e; backs, boneless, 38 to 44c. Cured meats—Long clear.. bacon, 50 to 70 lbs., 321,50; 70 to $0 lbs., $20.50; 90 Ths. and up, 319.50; lightweight rolls, •in* barrels, 344;.heavyweight rolls, 341. per bbl. Lard—Pure. tierces, L20 to 201; tubs, 20t�e to Ole; pails, 21 to 21eee; prints, 22'4 to 23e; ,shortening tierces, 14 Lo 14yfec;"tubs, 144 to 15c; pails, 151 to 16c; prints, 161 to 17e. Heavy' steers choice, 38 to 38.25; do, good, $7.25 to 37.75; butcher steers, choice, $7.25 to 37.75; do, good, 36.50 to $7; do, -Hied., $6 - to $6.50; do, com,, $5.50 to 30; butcher: heifers, choice .$7 to $7.50; do,'rated., $6 to 36.75; do, corn. $55.50 to $6; butchgt Cows,; choice, 3_0.50 to 36; do, fair To goad, 35.50 to $4.75.: canners and cut - fors,. 32.50 to 3? (5; butcher bulls, good, 34.50 to 35.50;:do, fair, $3.75 to 34; bologna, 32.50 id' $3.25; feeding steers, good, 86.30 to 37; do�, fair, $5 to $6.20; stockers, good, 85.50 to 36; do, fair,35 to 35.50; calves, elfoleo, 311, to 313; do, med., $7ibO to 310,50: do, gra sets, 5150 to $550; nuleh cows. (hone, 37(1 to 390; do,lair:, 940 to :$50 spritigers. choirs 375 to 3110; good light t sheep. 38,50 to 310; heavies and bucks, 35.50 to $7,50; good ewe lambs, $14.50 i.o 315; drra med,,"'313 to 6;14.00; du, culls, $1.1 to $1.2; spring lambs, each 310. to 31.5 ltog , thick smooths fed and watered 310.:0; do, f.o.b., 312.50'; do, country - points, 312;'25 dc,- off yarti, $1^S0; .elect premium, , 2.56. It rapidskept the head of the ban has P the Superior level at u uniformly high stage, and that the works could con- trol the other lake levels. Canadian engineers assert that Lake Superior has not been so low since 1860 as itis at .tire present titno. It is denied that the confrol-board has held the Superior'' level up- and sacri- ficed Lake Huron. It is pointed out that 'there would be no object in keep- ing. Superior levels up at' the expense of the lower lakes, Meanse ships which would carry capacity loads on duper, r would a unable to travel in the to v d b ab shallower' water. Unemployed Englishmen As- signed to Excavating Castle A despatch from Deal, Eng., says :-- Sone of England's unemployed recent- ly became seekers of hidden treasure. The first job to which several score of men was assigned was that of excava- tions at the Roman Richborough t Castle, near Deal, which work is de- signed partly to solve the -mystery of a great pile of a concrete substance within the;centre of the ruins. Bronze brooches and pins, believed to have been used by the women of those days for fixing up their hair, were unearthed recently, as well as parts • of bronze statues, chains, and an embossed geld ornament, also prob- ably ,;worn by women. About ninety Roman coins were also dug up by the , excavators, among them being. a gold piece of the' Emperor Arcadia., dat-t. • Mg from 388 A.D. to 395 A.D. 3- Safety of Vessels Imperilled Travellers' Demand for News 1 A despatch from Geneva says:—Tho demand of ocean travelers for news has become so insatiable that the safe- ty of vessels is imperilled, according to the Radio Telegraphic Committee of the' Transit and Communications Commission of the League of Nations. The committee reported that the con- stant flow of press despatches, daily and`nightly, to vessels at sea, is inter-. faring greatly with the reception of SOS messages. It urgers the Interna- ' Lionel Radio Telegraphic Union to act immediate* to clear the air sufficient- ly "to insure reasonable chances of picking up wireless calls far assis- tance. Duke'arid Duchess of York Retuha from' African Trip London, April .19.—Thr. Duke sand Duchess of York returned to London to -clay from their African tour. They had been absent since December 1. An exceptionally tumultuous we:eorue greeted them due to the.coincidence that the English cricket team return- ing front its Australian trip, hap)3eu- - ed to be traveling on the sante train. The assemblage at the station, num- bering .fully five Thousand, was COM- , posed largely of cricket fans, who cheered their :revert ,a crtits(icia anti the royal coon's, with equal •Ithe:e'.- a:,nt. Pouters ;Mary and her husband, 1. Viscount T.astr le},' earn CD meet the. Duke and l')ui.hsse with many other intimates.. The Ma •. :era looked bronzed and �ve11 mud d •laced they had had a remail ahiy Esc trip. They prtceeded straight 'o'ay Co their reel- , demo, '1Vhite r.odge, in Richmned. :tt ---__ Average Living 'Cost Sane as Last Year A despatch from Oit.wa-says:-- 1 Canadian. retail rood„pr r due ihreiiy 1:o seasonal derhnee, rho., c el a dst r e.ri?<a during the past month. Tho, cont per \reek of a list of '2.r staple roods for ori average a randy ti or five, in terms of the average eetail prices in some GO oitic;, was 810.74 for Match, as compared with, $10.9 for Februar:y, 1025, and 310.58 Toe 1Vlarch 1424. Including the co. r' 1 fuel and (tent with tlt t or fends, the total budget averaged $01.00 ti the beginning of March. Confiderrce.is the fathr.r OC acbie^re- stent. Fit re -enforces Wray, doubles teiiergy,`battresses tt'unLel fan'tlties, ltitert00ee” )?ower. ling 40, were,presented:to the Prince. MONTREAL. REAL. :,Oats,. Can. West„ : No. 2, 02c i dn, No. 8,extra o feed, 56110• extN . h d 53'=,c. 5olitUon of, last tveok's puzzle. `Flour, l'Iotn. �spriititi wltent pals., t sial Ft 1 0 5 "r" c 39.45; 2itds.,• 38,05; stron.g, bits s, 38.75; winter pats., choice, $720 Roiled oats, bag 90 lbs., 33.45. :Ban, $ur 95 Shorts, $28;25. Middlings, 334.26 Hay, No. 2, per ton. car los. 314 to 315. Butter, No, :1. pasteurized, 34 to 3411e; No. 1 creamery, 38 to 331 e; - seconds, 32 to 32r c. Eggs, fresh 'epe- chits, 86.to 37 fresh extras, 25c; fresh firsts, 83c, Potatoes, per hag, car lobs, 60 to 65,, • Calves,eu.fUtoF9^ , r tl ea picked, d 36.30 to $7; poorcr lots fro hogs, ed lois, fair quality, 3t4.25; selects, -'31160