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i § Co. lath 450 per cent; an yahsaged on an order for per cent, = © ; tons of reinforcing Winnipeg, Man.--With a record at-| to be used, ¢ di for construction work Sendance, include buyers from a A Montreal. It is the frst time thal tho, principal fur centres of the ; c of this glee ption has been gov. He ur auction a ! * out at the local mill. ugust, were the most : yet rience Pim ls hey g the were Gisposes utin days of rs Le Ww ading. ex , r the New Brunswick Sheep Bros. $558,000 ns' Association. has been completed three sale the Livestock Branch of the Pro-| Regina, Sask.--Creamery butter al Dept. of Agriculture. The total production in the Province of Saskat- amount of wool graded this year am- chewan during the month of July am- sgunted '25,000 pounds. The quality, «uanted to 2,284,609 pounds, according is declared to be the best ever handled to the report of the Provincial Dairy der the co-operative arrangements,| Commissioner. This is the first time "Quebec, Que.--Tourist traffic in the. in the history cf Saskatchewan that it - Province of Quebec in the past yearjhas been possible to record an output or two has developed into one of the of over two millin pounds in a single province's 'most important industries,' month. Compared wit ~ and inl order to make better known the this is an inc attractions which this province has to, Edmonton, ! offer the tourist, the Provincial Gov- new well at Wainwright, Alta,, which ernment has authorized the expendi- will produce more than 500 barrels of ture of some $60,000 for advertising oil a day, wes announced by the sup- And publicity purposes. The money erintendent and geologist of the Brit- will be spent in conjunction with the ish Petroleums, Ltd, at the ann ial Quebec Tourists' Association. | general meeting of the company held "North Bay, Ont.--Exports--of the at Vancouver, products of Northern Ontario to thei Vancouver, B.C.--Tarzan Second, United States for the first six months the largest wooden scow in the world, of the present year show an increase, was launched recently at the Wallace: . of approximately 46 per cent. Over| Shipyards. She is one thousand fous ose of the same period of last year.) burden and has 300,000 feet of Eritish The total value of the exports for the Columbia lumber in her make-up. The period was $24,937,570 in comparison scow is to be used as. a carrier for a; with $17,292,808. Gold bullion exports great pile-driver for the Sydney E; show an increase of more than 100 per Junkins Co. MAJOR FIGHTING NEAR |U.S. ARMY FLIERS SHANGHAI COAST| COMPLETE WORLD TRIP All Sectors Engage in Civil Forced to Descend in Casco Warfare--Wild Firing Rea- | Bay, Maine, by Heavy Fog. son for Few Casualties. A despatch from Portland, Maine, Shanghai, Sept. 7.--Engagements! says: --Lieut. Lowell H. Smith, Com- were reported to-day in all sectors, mander of the United States Army. SHANGHAI FOREIGN: SETTLEMENT fncluding Changhing, in Chekiang pro-| world flight, and his two companions, PROTECTED BY CORDON OF SAILORS vince, about 100 miles southwest of! 1 jeut. Erik H. Nelson .and Lieut.' , h ------ a a of Taina | Leigh Wade, were forced down by tok Fight for Control of Port Waged in Fields of Growing Grain Lake, 75 mifés west of Shanghai. But in Casco Bay on Friday in their fight = Warieh yt Material Progress Being Made by Either Army. the major struggle centred on the from Pictou, N.S. Their planes were : small town of Lieuho, on the seacoast not damaged, and the flight to Bagion, A despatch from Washington barely 30 miles northwest of Shanghai, thus interrupted will be Sonely oy says:--A protective cordon, composed Saturday if the weather is favorabie. Shanghai. ve unteer copy and Brit- ish, United States, Late night reports confirmed the The fliers came ashore at Mere French sailors, will be thrown about from Shanghai at its nearest point outbreak of fighting Sunday at Tsing- x i | Point, near Brunswick, and arranged pu, east of Taihu Lake, where the ob- to spend the night at summer cottages. : : out the foreign settlement in Shanghai to and about 25 miles at the most distant. prevent the entry of armed Chinese] There was no evidence that the getive of the Kisngau troops is Sum. The flight started at Pictou Friday forces there. Kiangsu had any co-operation from iang, a city only about 20 miles south-' z ¢ morning with good weather, but as west of Shanghai. Late reports from the planes came down fi the Bay A despatch from Shanghai says:-- naval forces.on thé. Yangtse River. In- A'though only one of the three arnties dications were that the Chekiang the Hwangtu sector, northwest of : i indi : | of Fundy and headed along the Maine Shanghai, indicated that the Cheliang, ast the fog began to bother them. : of General Lu Yung Hshian, Tuchun troops would be able to hold that sec- of Chekiang, who is fighting to retain tor unless the attacking forces were advance had reached Liutuchiao, | They were forced to fly low most of control of Shanghai against the as- heavily reinforced. y pe fiona rgrning Sepigh, oS ine no mor than 160 : | feet ove the water. Xiahg troops Were Nithsianding all at Over the telephone Lieut. Smith saulfs of General Che Shich-Yuan of = At several points the opposing fight- advanced A a mile just south. of gave" to the press a brief account of Kiangsu 'Was (ngaged in the battle ers were hidden, {pore each other by fotiho.. The deserted town was under the experiences of the fliers. which'continued throughout Thursday, fields of growing grain through which = 0 hell' fire" and ti "We ran into fog most of the way the Chekiang headquarters assert it the rifle and machine-gun bullets cut eavy shell fire and continuous ma-|, .. the coast," he said. "When we was able-to more than hold its own. [their way, Eye-witnesses said that Despite: the fact that its life from! undoubtedly the fighters were wasting the Shanghai-Nanking Railway tol large amounts. of ammunition in the chine gun and rifle fire of both sides. + . reached Casco Bay it was dense, but General Ho Fang-Ling, Defence Com. | hoped we could make. our way the Yangtse River was lightly held,! characteristic manner. of Chinese the Chekiang leader reported thats troops firing wildly, one ot a aguab wuder 1a {along a little farther, in the thought army held their positions in the centre| General Lu Yung-Hsiang, command- and made = some progress. in the °F Of the defending forces, styles his {that we might strike clear weather. Ey oN his Jer WT It could not be done, and we looked Hwangtu sector, on the railway and command the "Chekiang-Shanghai in the vicinity of Liuho on the river. force." ~The defenders are divided d for a landing place." 1 The wounded there numbered per- "or 5 haps 200. The number of casualties' _-o%ton: Sept. 7.--With a national Both 'sides are said to be rushing into three armies, only: one of which up reinforcements. Men and women has thus far actually been engaged in A The Prince of Wales is shown in polo costume in England, a costume which he wore at Meadowbrook during the international polo matches. The prince is a known player of ability. : ' neither side had made any material | gain in the fighting. | The battlefront extended from the | line of the Shanghai Nanking Railway : : . 'continues out of proportion to the tre-, presidential osm BRE 7 un in of rin 8: dh + round-the-world fliers floated down on of The front Ties ay Re that bid pic Boston Harbor at 2 o'clock yesterday in the affected area are being con- the fighting. etd Word discharging fies and evon | 2TETTOON, completing their last jump scripted, causing a further influx of rir field 'pieces utterly regardless of aim- Eo ia Wahi ot Jy refugees inte Shanghai, she Chinges Prize Money for Prince ey arrived after a flight o quarter of which is aiready crowded i y Saska Ine: often simply poiyting them at the miles in little less than two hours from with people * fleeing to escape the is Sent from < toon sy. ° Casco Bay, Me, where a thick fog fighting. forced them down Friday, They set-] General Lu has two further lines of g; i 1,519,000 VISITORS tled in sheltered water off Noddle Is- defence. The second, held. by 20,000 Ha RB oysl, Highness whe. Pri ine af AT CANADA'S FAIR land, the army's airport in East Bos-! men, the same number as engaged in ,¢ his ranch in Alberts. Among the = La ton, at 2.10 o'clock. | Thursday's battle, extends from near many letters which he Will receive on Increase of 26,000 Over 1923' Although Maine toil was the first the boundary, of Northern Chekiang 10 big arrival will be one. from the Sas- Att x ce Gives Evid nee. {in the United States they touched a point west of Woo Sung, the outer coon Industrial Board, enclosing a en : | after their epochal circumterrestrial port of Shanghai.. The third army, cheque for $501, this amount being of Prosperity. : | fight, their arrival here was their some 8,000 strong, is stationed in the prize money "won by the Prince's Toronto, Sept. 8.--For the first tme official return to this country, and it, Hang Chow and Ningpo in Northern exhibit at the 1924 Saskatoon Fair. in the history of the Canadian Nation.' W288 sttended with pomp, ceremony, Chekiang. wef ul Eohibition the million-and-a-half 2nd & tremendous display of enthusi-| Though troops estimated to number; If you don't know what you want, rk has been passed, and as a resu't {asm that indelibly imprinted itself| 40,000 battled throughout the day, | others will dell you 'what you don't Be yor 1924 will go down In the upon those who witnessed it. competent eye-witnesses declared that want. records of the Fair as one of the peaks a ---- optimism; and, owing to the fine irit displayed by the citizens in gen- «eral, the opinion has been strengthen- ed that the era of depression has pass- ed its lowest point and the country is once more on the up grade towards : y. The grand total of at- tendance at the end of the two weeks pod at 1,619,000, compared with the cord figure of 1,498,000 of the ar previous, and while there were fluctuations in the attendance during the two weeks, the temper of the ple was an and the majority 'of the days showed increases over the uk '| past few years has not offered United! | Heart will incline her to come in, she Japanese and , tho Yangtse River, about 18 miles' A despatch from Saskatoon says: --|. Russia must come into th th likewise London ish-Soviet treaty was a fi for the! ward bringing Russia into | The French delegation, 'States a very attractive companion-; Thursday afternoon fo ship, but when the United State's own' Donald's Ipsec, decided on s general The Week's Markets | RONTO. a tates for its help in the settlement, and said: "Europe : Cena tion of whest--No. 1 Ntth,, $1.44% ; and inc oh Wh Corin 080% No. 4 North. sisted (01 189- cars, of which - a lowing grades were represented, Be) ITE : Man, Na. 2 $1.86% the beginning Ee Ee Toad, he 1 ing of a large e above c.if., bay ports. influx of Canadians from the United! Am. corn, track, Toronto--No, 2 Cars, and mut, pots States is seen in the monthly figures Yellow, $1.36. or car of' o 0 inspected p tment for August, , Millfeed--Del, Montreal f , graded No. 8 CW. The total number issued by the depa th 852 per. bags included: Bran, per ton, $20; of cars of barley inspected was 187, ~~ which show that last mon 2 PET- ghorts, per ton, $31; middlings, $37; of which 82 were No. 8 CW, 17 No, 4 x lieve ed, 6 cars, and smutty, 1 car. One odd - sons entered Canada at the Port of good feed flour, per bag, $2.10. ? a : Windsor. Of that mumber 410 were ® Ont. oats No.3 whits, 50 to 52c; CW: 13 to rads. 13 feed, 1 ejectud, Canadians returning home after years' Ont. wheat--No. 2 winter, $1.12 ; Top of sojourning in the United States. $117; No. § winter, $110 to $1.16; TE haaTal) Shared the deaviest persons refused ad- NO. 1 commerc 07 to $1.12, f.o.b. "FF *s : 2 There ware 380 9 a4 shipping points, according to Troights. grades were: No. 1 CW, 30; No. 2 mission. le sat. of 88 pes |" Barley--Malfing, 75 to Tae. CW, 808; No. 8 CW, 5; no grade, 136, Ab Walkerville out of B6 persons; frye "a7 to she. | and' rejected, 5 cars. nT) admitted 45 were Cana ang rebaviitng; Ont. 'flour--New, ninety per cent.' i from various parts of the United pat. in jute bags, Montreal, prompt Quick Sale of Canadian - | States, the' majority of them, however, shipment, $6.75; Toronto basis, $5.10; ev | being fram Detroit. There were 134 bulk seaboard, $5.65. Ph Tae Securities on N.Y. Market rejections: anitoba flour--First pats., in juts ' : The general trade outlook across Sacks, $7.90 per barrel; 2nd pats, "A despatch from New York saysi-- the line 1s believed responsible for the, 740. Extra No. 3 tiriothy. ton! The Domirion of Canada offering of swinging back of so many of those rath: Torro $17 50: No, J "oT: No, $26,000,000 30-year 4% - per cent. ' i»! » oy ' ' who left their own land for work in g $15: mixed, $18; lower grades, $10 bonds for the account of the Canadian Uncle Sam's country: "i dte $12) " : National Railways was oversubscribed, » ee Straw--Carlots, per ton, $9.50 to and the Books closed before. noon on " h * | Friday, according to an announcement Canada's Fruit Finds Market | Screenings--Standard, recleaned, by Dillon, Read & Co., head of sthe in England and Germany 55 bay ports, per fon, $82.60. {bask syndicate offering the bonds here. | 20%E; triplets, Blo; stiltons; 52 to 28. oo ie pink dion or the bonds was A despatch from London says: -- Old, a ae i] twins, 24 yield 084.75 per. a Tern 8 Hon. 8. F. Tolmie Rates that arrange-; ""5! D Finest. creamery prints, 38 The offering . contributed to the ee ave een ve dey Teer bo 3; Ne. 1 Steams ry, Set 8%¢; No. Strength of the Sansdiagy dolla, 'which if a 'milk 84 to 86¢; y, 28 to"80c." has been at paY or a" fraction above boges' of Canadian apples, if procur-| " Egge--Extras, fresh, in cartons, for the past week. The Canadian dol- able, Mr. Dettart, acting for their 45c; extra, loose, 43c; firsts, 87c; se¢- Jar commandéd a premium of 1-82 of agent, sails on Saturday on tHe Pitts- jonds, 30 10 ie otis. over ibe. Zoot I'1 per cenit: on Friday. A ve ry--Hens, ove 8. i . sen Noms" Soatian merchants there. before'd, 4 to 6 Ibs, Fic; do, 80 4 Is. 15; Eiclerid is THumdated h eeds. to: British: Columbia; vi spring chickens, 2 lbs. and over, 25¢; 4 8 e: proceeds. to: drat umbia, Vi&' roggters, 12; ducklings; 4 to b Iba, With Flood of Pennie Kootenay. Mr. Cosgrave, of the Dept.| ge. 3 of Trade and Commerce, has also con-| = Dressed v= Hens, over 5 Ibs 3 cluded 8 deal with & leading British' 26¢; do, ot Tou, 22; do.' to § Eo fespaish from, ndon gagaie firm prepared to take an unlimited Ibs., 18¢c; spring chickens, 2 Ibs. and vy or Ln n this quantity of first-class fruit and over, 80c; roosters, 15c; ducklings, 4 SOURYY, an royal mint, which has freight, Mr, Dettart is also this firm's | to 6 Ibs., 25¢ not struck off any since 1922, is unde- sole agent. The deal offérs Beans-- Canadian, rs 'exeeption Eas al opportunities to the Cansdian frujt *%4e; primes, be trade. : bo i , hand-picked, | cided whether to coin 'any next year. The London Gas Light Co., which is r imp.' proprietor of the largest number of : Igak; $2.50; per b-gal tin, $2.40 per ---- ii nl gals Jnaple oar, 5 Blo 26¢. . A oney- .~ tins, c per lb; Toi Inttest Couniliah Manu: | 10h. tins, 18%0; Sb. oh 14%; Te oh ae elt altoid lek 5 | factar 925 Expositi -Ib. tins, 14 to 1bc. + neanw a a Pa Shy pg = JF Sep { . : } €ool ams c; smoked as tated officially that a profit "A despatch. from London says:--F. \ oni "3g to 20c: cottage rolls, 21 to af 7,000,000 pounds was shown on the ¥, Bridags, he urganiate the ii 2c; breatast bacon 3.10 10s. Spe. silver coining last year, due to the use ping; engin ng and my nery trade ci rand-breakfast bacon ©: "of w- alloy iS * CUTTER ON Exhibition held: yearly since 1000 at Packs, boneless, 36 to 0c. =o. | hun new alloy in this'currency. Olympia, has sailed for 'Quebec, to in-' Cured meats--Long clea: : latantees terest' | noma rs: in i270. Ths, 17; 70 to 90 slot meters in this city, has an accum- ulation of 17,000,000 pennies which it is unable to unload. ~~ | establishing a Canadian section in the 90 lbs. ) exposition. in. November; 1925." Mr, rolls, in barrels, § Bridges, who is in touch with the high- ols, $27. nl : est class manufacturing concerns here, iA LPS, Herces, 17% to on Ji Reparation Commission wishes to arrange for Canadian agents : 173 ta 18%c; Jails, 18:0 18%¢; Thursday that, during the ints, to 20%ec; shortening, {for several of them. He last visited tierces; 16 to 16%c; tubs, 16% E | canada thirty-six years ago, Paris says:--The deci : applica { of the Dawes reparation plan, the Committee of Guarantees wotlld not. exercisé the 'attributions conferred it by thé Treaty of Verss upon raf of payments. 17¢; pails, 17 to 17%cy prints, 18 to 183ge. ePort steers; choice; $7.50 t6 $7.76: on : 6, $150 Soo, ; baby beaves, $7.50 to $10; steers, choice, $6 to Fini 33% R450, vateher neits med. 38 .26; butcher . 0; do, med.,! 'A $4 to. Duria of and by the schedule May, 1021. a SE