Phas

World Endurance Flight

Ends After Grind Of
23 Days In The Air

Sky Harbor Airport, Chicago. —
Twenty-three days from the Juno
afternoon when they roared out of
the dust at Sky Harbor—just a

Diamond Jubilee Celebration

Great Interest Shown In Event To Be
Held In on July 15

couple more would be
flyers, unnoticed by anyone but a few
mechanics—two Sparta, IL, farm
boys skimmed down into that same

Winnipeg, Man.—One of the most
interesting features of the Diamond
Jubliee celebrations to be held
on July 15, will

dust to hear hail them
champions.

John and Kenneth Hunter had been
in the air for 23 days, one hour, 41%
minutes, and even then they were
willing to-go on, but a clogged screen
filter prevented their getting oil and
they had to make a hurried landing,
touching earth at 5:21:30, Central
Standard Time—more than 133 hours:
longer than the “St. Louis Robin’s”
previous record.

Their second-hand monoplane still
was serving them well at the end,
and the motor was still droning out
the monotone it had kept all through
the long days and nights of flying
in darkness and light, in fair
weather, in wind and rain, but the
frequent pouring of oil into the @n-
gine had clogged up the screen and,
when the last contact was made five
minutes before the landing, no oil
would enter. There was no choice
but to come down and they - pulled
away from the faithful “Big Ben,”
the refuelling ship piloted by brothers
Albert and Walter, and swung down
to the field.

The holiday thousatids who packed
the grounds back to the ropes, be-
came excited, as the sturdy “City of
Chicago” whirred to the hangar.
Ropes fell before their onrush and
Police were helpless before them.
So dense was the rushing mob that
John, at the controls had to do a
ground loop to avoid hitting them.
He taxied off again toward the
hangar, with the milling thousands
in pursuit. All around the ship they
crushed, nile epaen ass for the
National
battered ee way ne to get
the barograph.

be the social re-unions among the
early settlers. There will be general
recognition of the fact that this proy-
ince would never have amounted to
much if it had not been for the efforts
of the men and women who came
first. Appropriately enough these men
and women, or at least those of them
who are taking part in the celebra-
tions, will “come first’ in public es-
teem. They will be honored accord-
ing to their merit, which means that
everyone will be a witness to their
achievements.

Some of the towns and villages are
making a feature of the “home-com-
ing” idea, and there is much to be
said for that phase of the demon-
stration. If all the Manitoba people
who left to make their homes in other
parts of the world were to come back
for the “doings” on July 15, a new
and brighter chapter in our history
would be written. As many as do
come back will arouse enthusiasm of
a special sort. Manitoba men and wo-
men carry with them wherever they
go the distinct stamp of their satis-
factory experiences in the province,
and their welcome back will include
more than the usual flavor of that
western hospitality which is a theme
for poets and writers. In addition
to the rejotcing over our material ad-
vancement there will be the whole-
souled gratification at meeting once
more those who were largely respon-
sible for that advancement.

It is a moot question whether the
men and women of today have the
same “stuff” that was apparent in the
Pioneers. A well-known western pol-
iticlan whose name is almost a house-
hold word in thousands of homes on
the prairies, uses an intense brand of
his long suit—in declaring

A radio man to shove
through the pack and hand a micro-
phone into the ’plane, where the erst-
while coal miners called their,
“Hello, world — sorry we couldn't
have stayed longer.”

Kenneth, oil spattered, unshaven,
but smiling, said it was a keen dis-
appointment to have been forced
down, but added that it would have
been too risky to attempt staying
up any longer,

Sailors Leave For England
Montreal, Que.—On their way to
England to take over the two new
destroyers, H.M.S. Skeena, and
H.M.S. Saguenay, shortly to be com-
missioned by the Canadian navy, 45
nayal ratings in the charge of Chief
Petty Officer Aaven, sailed for
Southampton, on the Canadian Pacific
liner “Metagama. Others, all from
the western base at Esquimalt, B.C.,

are to leave in the near future,

Win Championship
* Winnipeg, Man.—Canadian Nation-
al Railways No. 1 revolver team,
Winnipeg, has been advised of win-
ning the Dominion of Canada open
thus

that this age is soft and spineless.
He points out how many and how
long were the struggles of the early
settlers, and there is no doubt that
he knows what he is talking about,
for he was one of them. The debate
will not be decided this year; dis-
cussion is likely to be carried on un-
til the “discussers” run out of ma-
terial. A diplomatic judgment on the
matter would admit that there was a
great deal to be said on both sides.
The men and women’ of the 60's and
70's—the real ploneers—undoubtedly
faced and overcame great hardships.
Their resources, except in determina-
tion and intelligent application, were
few, while their difficulties and dis-
appointments were numerous. Their
spirit carried them through and help-
ed them to establish a new civiliza-
tion on the banks of the Red River.

New Liquor Board Ruling

Soldiers’ Clubs In British Columbia
May Sell Beer

Victoria, B.C.—Sale of beer by the

Soldiers’ Clubs, the most important

departure undertaken by the govern-

ment in the handling of the liquor

ig the
Dominion Cartridge Company cup.
This team, of which R. C. Pickrell is
captain, made a total of 1414, as

against their contestants, the
R.CMP., Lethbridge, who scored
1339 points.

since the of

beer by the glass in licensed premises
will commence almost immediately.

An order-in-council passed by the

cabinet formally allows the Hquor

board to license Soldiers’ Clubs to

sell beer under the Liquor Act

Discuss Indian Situation
London, Eng.—Leaders of all Bri-
tish political parties conferred re-
cently on the the situation fn India.
It is understood they were mainly

passed by the legislature
in March.

Decrease In Wheat Acreage

Shows Three Per Cent

with Yy arrange-
ments for the Indian Conference, in
London, next October. No statement
was issued. e
a
Peo ~ase Wolfe Relics
London, Eng.—Quebec House, at
Westerham, tegether with the relics
of the famous General Wolfe which
it contains, has been y by a

Drop On Prairies

Winnipeg, Man.—Decrease of .03
per cent. in the wheat acreage this
year in the three prairie provinces is
shown in the estimate released by
the Northwest Grain Dealers’ Asso-
ciation, There ‘s an increase
show for Alberta of 3.4 per cent., but

Saikatchewan’s Coal

Production Higher

But All Canadian Output This Year
Shows Decrease

Ottawa, Ont.—Coal mined in Can-
ada during the first quarter of 1930
amounted to 3,971,808 tons, a de-
crease of 14 per cent. from the out-
pr’ of 4,622,728 tons for the first
three months in 1929, Compared with
the first quarter five-year average,
there was a decrease of approxi-
mately two per cent. during the per-
fod under review. Bituminous coal
produced during January, February,
and March, totalled 2,704,147 tons,
sub-bituminous 162,612 tons, and lig-
nite 1,105,049 tons. Saskatchewan was
the only province to record an in-
crease in output over the first quar-
ter of last year. Figures were pub-
Ushed at the Dominion Bureau of
Statistics.

Alberta's output of 1,639,324 tons
was 41 per cent. of the total Cana-
dian production and recorded a de-
crease of 9.5 per cent. from the first
quarter five-year average. Nova
Scotia’s total of 1,513,415 tons and
Saskatchewan's total of 174,531 tons
were respectively, 11 per cent. and 17
per cent. higher than the quarterly
five-year average. British Columbia
m‘nes produced 581,880 tons, a de-
crease of 14 per cent. from the 1925-
1929 first-quarter average. New
Brunswick's production was slightly
higher than the five-year average.

Canadians Given
US. Citizenship

District Court Of Appeal Reverses
Decision Of Lower Court

New York.—Douglas Clyde Mac-
Intosh, theology professor at Yale,
and Marie Averill Bland, Canadian
world war nurse, both of whom re-
fused to take the oath to bear arms
in defense of the United States, won
a reversal in the U.S. district court
of appeal of the decision of the lower

Mrs. F. B. Reilly, who has been ap-
pointed to the Saskatchewan Civil
Service Commission, is the first wo-
man in Canada to hold such a posi-
tion. Mrs. Reilly has taker an active
part in western public affairg for
many y'

to bring his pontoon-equipped ‘plane
to a
again, back-fired, and the ofl on the
exhaust pipe ignited.

Pilot Lands On Lake and Swims To
Shore

Sioux Lookout, Ont.—Al Cheese-
man, famed as air pilot on Sir Hu-
bert Wilkins Antarctic expedition,
missed death by only a moment when
his ‘plane took fire over northwest
Ontario's forest country, according to
word reaching here. The flyer, who
is planning a flight to Tokyo, brought
his burning ship to the surface of a
lake, dived into the water and swam
to shore, uninjured.

The accident occurred in the
vicinity of Millidge, Ont. 40 miles
west of Sioux Lookout, on the Cana-
dian National Railways. En route
from Sioux Lookout to The Pas,
Man., Cheeseman's ‘plane developed
engine trouble while he was speeding
along at 1,000 feet. As he prepared

landing, the engine started

Flames spread in a flash to the
ay. of the Fairchild machine and
nosed to a perfect land-

Dates For Musical
Festivals Next Year

So Arranged That Same Judges Will
q Officiate At Each

Edmonton, Alberta. — Dates for
musical festivals in the west in 1931
were arranged at the annual confer-
ence of the Western Canada Musical
Festivals Association, held in Edmon-
ton. Delegates were present from all
parts of western Canada. George
Mathieson, of Winnipeg, presided.

Dates for the 1931 festivals are:
Manitoba, at Winnipeg, April 20 to
May 2; Victoria, May 5 to May 9;
Vancouver, May 12 to May 23; Al-
berta, at Lethbridge, May 25 to May
30, and Saskatchewan, June 1 to
June 6. _

These dates have been arranged to
allow the same judges to officiate at
each of the festivals.

A

were: H.

courts which denied them

Dr. MacIntosh, applying for citi-
zenship in the federal district court
in Connecticut, refused to make the
oath because, he said, he would not
bear arms if he believed the war
to be for an unjust cause.

Miss Bland, who cared for shell-
shocked soldiers inFrance, declared
that under no circumstances, would
s*- bear arms in any war. She said
she could not do so because she did
not believe it would be consistent
with Christianity. Miss Bland, ‘the
daughter of a Canadian Episcopal
clergyman, now lives:-in New York.

HOUSE OF LORDS
HAS APPROVED
RESOURCES ACT

London, Eng.—The British North
America Bill, an amendemnt to the
British North America Act embody-
ing the agreements entered into be-
tween the Canadian government and
the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatch-
ewan and Alberta, for the return of
the natural resources to those proy-
inces, as well as the agreement for
the return of certain crown lands to
British Columbia, passed through all
stages of the House of Lords without
opposition.

The British Government is hasten-
ing passage of the bill in view of
the celebration of the 60th anniver-
sary of Manitoba's entry into con-
federation on July 15 next.

In moving passage of the Dill,
Lord Parmoor, Lord President of
the council, explained the bill was
merely intended to place the young-

‘er provinces of Canada on the

same footing as the older ones.

Lord Parmoor said he wished to
convey .the government’s very
best wishes to the Province of Mani-
toba on the forthcoming happy
anniversary, expressing the hope that
Manitoba would have continued pros-
perity.

Winnipeg, Man.—Proclamation of
@ public holiday in Manitoba, July 15,

S. Robertson, of Glasgow, Herbert
Samuels and H. Plunkett-Green, of
London.

Airplane Crash

ee on the surface of a nearby lake.

«| Escapes From Barning Plane

Air Service Discussed

Develop Civil

Aviation

British Minister Urges Dominions To

London, Eng.—The office of the

secretary of state for the colonies
was one of the busiest spots in Lon-
don recently, with colonist represen-
tatives and officials of the depart-
ment gathered to hear and discuss
the views of Lord Thomson, secretary
of state for air.

Dealing with the subject of civil

aviation, Lord Thomson urged the
colonies to develop light areoplane
clubs and also advocated the estab-
lishment of aerodromes under the
control of the governments.

Frederick Montague, under-secre-

Start Thirty-Five Day Tour

tary for air, emphasized the import-
ance of recognizing the West Indies
as a link between Canada and South
America. If there was a possibility
of starting a service between Canada
and the West Indies it would be an
Jmportant part of the direct route to
South America.

Pilot cE,
Escapes Death In Accident At ‘Treaty Money Garried To Northern
Prince Albert Indians By ’Plane

Prince Albert.—D. W. Moir, Saska-
toon instructor pilot, narrowly es-
caped death here when a Moth ‘plane
crashed on the exhibition grounds
while being demonstrated to direc-

far north, two

Ottawa, Ont—Carrying $25,000 in

treaty money to the Indians of the

cabin monoplanes,

piloted by officers of the Department-

of National Defence, took off July
A

Review Work Of
Labor Government ~
In Great Britain

US. House Approves
: Unified Border Patrol

Measure Passed By Large Majority
Goes To Senate

Washington, D.C.—Overriding stub-
born opposition from Great Lakes
states representatives, the House ap-
proved another law enforcement pro-
posal of President Hoover in passing
a bill creating a unified border patrol.
The vote was 181 to 56.

The measure now goes to the sen-
ate, where it is doubtful if favorable
action can be secured gt this session.

It is d to prevent

——

London, Eng —England’s second
Labor Government has completed a
trifle more than one year in office.
In that period it has kept parliament
working long hours turning out legis-
lation embodied in a wide social pro-

6.

Protection of the consumer against —
profiteering, the removal of certain
injustices under the Widows Pensions
Acts, an improvement in the unem-
ployment insurance (dole) scheme,
the raising of the school-leaying age
to 15 years—with the right to go im-

on the dole, if
1s not readily obtained—the shorten-
ing of the miner’s working day, and

of aliens, liquor and merchandise by
making entry illegal except at points
to be di by the

of the mining indus-
try, are a few of the domestic issues
which have been the target for the

Under another amendment the civil
service status of the 1,500 men in the
existing patrols would not be lost in
the new organization, which is to be
increased to 2,500.

The belief that the border patrol

league was expressed by Representa-
tive Mead, Democratic, New York, in
an attack on the measure.

He said that passage of the bill
meant an “additional army of a
thousand armed men” and said resi-
dents on the border had appealed to
the government against “murders”
by border patrolmen.

The New Yorker said the Canadian
Government had told the state de-
partment that shooting across the
border by patrolmen must stop.

New Ruling Is Welcomed

Bonded Grain In United States May
Be Held Over For One Year

New York.—The port of New York
authorities recently pointed out that
“a serious threat to the grain com-
‘merce” of the port of New York has
been removed by a new administra-
tive provision in the tariff law per-
mitting Canadian grain to remain in
transit one year before exportation.

General concern was manifested
by port officials and the grain trade
over a ruling in November by the

of customs q)

railroads to dispose of all bonded
grain in transit within ninety days
after receipt.

of this decision, it was

tors of the local light
club.

Moir was stunting at a low eleva-
tion before about 50 persons, and in
zooming towards the ground, the tip
of the right wing hit the earth and
sent the machine plowing up the field
at terrific speed. After swerving un-
certainly for about 75 feet, the ‘plane
turned to the right suddenly and
nosed into the ground, throwing the
pilot clear.

The impact was heard for a num-
ber of blocks, and the ‘plane was
badly wrecked. Moir sustained only
an ugly gash over the left eye as the
souvenir of his miraculous escape
from death.

Kingsford-Smith Honored

Given Rank Of Wing Commander By | tent of the

Australian Government

Canberra, Australia. — Announce- |
ment has been made in the House of
Representatives that Squadron Lead-
er Kingsford-Smith had been promot-
ed to the rank of wing commander in
recognition of his westward trans-At-
lantic flight.

Premier Sculling sald that the gov-
ernment was anxious to give him
some greater honor to mark his
achievement, but that the conferring
of titles clashed with Labor policies.

School Board Probe

Vancouver, B.C.—Charges that the
city had suffered a loss of $20,000
through short deliveries of supplies

coke paid for by the board had been |

will be made shortly by an order-i
council by the provincial government.
The day marks the celebration of the

decreases of 1.9 and 1.8 for

committee headed by Sir Campbell
Stuart and will henceforth be held in
trust as national property.

Pool Bill Defeated

Canberra, Australia—The senate
of the Commonwealth rejected by 15
votes to 12 the bill which would es-
tablish a compulsory wheat pool in
an endeavor to stabilize the position
of the wheat industry in this coun-
try.

French Consular Agent
Saskatoon, Sask—Dr. J. P. Des-

and respectively.
There is estimated a total of 23,-

989,900 acres in wheat this year

against 23,997,800 acres last year.

Announce Promotion

Ottawa.—Promotion of Liecut.-Col.
W. G. MacFarlane, V.D., to the rank
of colonel, to command the Fifth
Mounted Brigade, of Calgary, Alber-
te, was announced recently at the
Department of National Defence. He
succeeds Col. H. C. A. Hervey,
V.G.M.D., who has been transferred to
the reserve of officers.

rosiers, S. phy , has re-
ceived official not from the

Pp Jumper Claims Record
— Charles Collins, of

Department of External Affairs, of
the Republic of France, Appointing
him consular agent of that country

for Northern Saskatchewan,

a ae

Crowd At Alr Circus

Saskatoon, Sask. — Birdmen of
Moose Jaw Aero Club Swept the sky
of prizes when they annexed all four
first awards in the Dominion Day
air circus staged by the Saskatoon
Aero Club. It 1s estimated that 20,000
people witnessed the show.

Aurora, Tils., claimed a new world's
record for a low parachute drop,
when he made a successful landing
from an altitude of 800 feet during
the Saskatoon air meet. Collins also
claimed the previous record of 900
feet.

Train Wreck In Russia,
Moscow, Russia—Twenty-two per-
sons were killed and 28 injured in the
terrific smashup of a train near Len-
ingrad. The accident followed the
switching of a pasenger train onto

the wrong track,
2 seed a

60th y of M 's_en-
try into Confederation, as well as
the date of return of natural resourc-
es to the province,

to an

2, from R

The

‘planes will take H. N. Awrey, of

Valuable Di

With G

The Pas, Man.—Copper mineraliza-

iscovery

old

th> Department of Indian Affairs and
W. S. Cain, Deputy Minister of the
Ontario Department of Lands

and

Forests, on a 5-day tour of the
North to carry out their duties as
Dominion and Provincial Commission-
ers of Indian treaty number 9.

Flin Flon Lake Bed Said To Be Rich

tion carrying high values of gold has
been found on the bed of Flin Flon
Lake, recently drained, according to
a statement issued by R. PB. Phelan,
vice-president of the Hudson au

Mining and Smelting Company. Ex.
mineralization is
| known, it is stated, but exploration |
work is going ahead.

.No definite date has been set for|
start of production at the mine, it
was announced.

London, Eng —Th

ie nayy’s

not

NAVAL TREATY
IS CRITICIZED BY,
EARL BEATTY

own
viewpoint of London's part in the re-
to the school board, and that coal and | cent naval conference was communi-
|eated by the admiral of the fleet,
's home were | Earl Beatty, and Lord Jellicoe, war-

made at a meeting of the select com- | time sea lord, to the House of Lords

mittee of the city council investigat-| in vigorous attacks upon the treaty

ing the affairs of the school board. | ©
Complete denial of the charges was |
made by those charged with benefit-
ing from them.

[New Canadian National ee

e

onclusions.
Earl Beatty, often

Above is shown SS. Prince Henry,
Canadian National fleet on the Pacific Coast.
has arrived at Vancouver, is a tribute to the shipbuilding art of British

yards.

passengers.
day passengers.
will start service this summer,

Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle.

The vessel is 884 feet in length and fitted in the most modern wa
The passenger accommodation, designed for
traffic, {s ultra modern with rooms for 334 first class and 70 second class
The vessel will have a Board of Trade license to carry 1500
§.8. Prince Henry is the first of three new ships which | the Admiralty for
She will ply between Vancouver and |
Skagway during the summer months, while her sister ships S.S. Prince | consideration the possibility, however
Robert and 8.8. Prince David will inaugurate a tri-city run between | remote, of a naval attack on the part

| 0}

|

b

the latest acquisition to the
S.S. Prince Henry, which | hi

the Pacific Coast tourist bi

cent.
being
whatever,

Is building three

recognized

as
Great Britain’s most prominent naval
| figure, assailed the tre:
Great Britain the
| made any reduction of disarmament
| and that the reduction made was so
it as to render her impotent and
of maintaining control over
| the various states of her farflung em-
pire.

declaring
nation that

They had overlooked the possibility |

f

said

a necessity for sending warships— |
| possibly a Heet—to India,
| Earl,

the

Earl Beatty said the London Na-

The United
eing 233,000 tons,

left without

France,
ad built three

the speake

ten others,

wilt 2,
zed one
Admiral Beatty severely criticized

of the United States.

of her strength

States
Japan's 10
and
any

r sald, alre

formulating

incre:

val Treaty had resulted in an in-
crease of armament for other coun-
tries,

per

France
restriction

ady |
10,000 ton cruisers, | advantages of crops in Manitoba and | southwest corner reports the need of
more and has au-
while Italy had

is building 4 and has author-

a

naval policy that did not take into

felt, would have been ruinous to the
grain trade and an accumulation of
bended grain would have been dump-
ed upon a market with no export de-
mand. A committee representing the
Port authority, the produce exchange,
trunk line railroads, elevator inter-
ects and others, protested to Wash-
ington and followihg conferences with
treasury officials enforcement of the
ruling was held in abeyance pending
legislative action.

Airmen Honor Comrade

Many Attend Funeral Of Major John
Leach

Toronto, Ont—Prominent Cana-
dian airmen with whom he had been
associated in war and peace, attend-
ed the funeral here of Major John
O. Leach, assistant director of the
Ontario Air Service, who was killed
when his 'plane crashed at Port
Arthur, Ont.

Major Leach was buried in his fly-
a peti in a casket draped in the
mn Jack. Representatives were
ee from Camp Borden, and there

| Were wreaths from the Provincial Air| thing humanly possibly

bill was sponsored by the Anti-saloon

Labor G

In the international sphere there
has been a renewal of diplomatic re-
lations with Russia and the signing
of a preliminary trade agreement,
ratification of the government's sign-
ing of the optional clause with re-
spect to the League of Nations, with-
drawal of British troops from the
Rhineland, a near agreement on the
Anglo-Egyptian problem, the repara-
tions settlement at The Hague, and
finally the renewal of real friendship
with the United States and the sub-
sequent three power agreement for
the limitation of naval armaments.

All of these achievements and aims
show the first year of the second Mac-
Donald Government to have been one
of great activity over a wide front
despite its minority position in par-
Iiament which forces the Laborites
to depend upon Liberal votes to keep
them in power.

Only a vast problem of unemploy-
ment and the Indian troubles haye
ne* responded fully to the Labor gvo-
ernment’s. administration.

One suggestion has been made
that the government will introduce a
bill providing for extra borrowing to
the extent of $100,000,000 as an effort
to help the unemployment situation.
There is also the suggestion that the
number of contributions, now
amounting to about $7.30 over a
period of 30 weeks, before an insured
person can receive benefit of the dole
upon losing his job, may have to be
reduced.

These latter suggestions are, how-
ever, political talk, and may not ma-
terialize.

Find Radium-Bearing Ores

Impossible To Estimate Extent Of
Deposits In Manitoba
Winnipeg, Man.—Discovery of ra-
dium-bearing ores in the area east ~
; of Lac Du Bonnet fs stated to have
been made by employees of the Win-
nipeg River Tin Company. R. T.
Packard, president of the firm, states
that uraninite has been traced for
more than 100 feet in feldspar and
that examinations have proved the

product strongly radio-active. Owing
to irregular nature of the deposits,
he says, it is impossible to estimate
the extent of the deposits.

Will Recover Bodies
Brockville, Ont—As the represen-)
tative of the Minister of Public
Works and the Dominion Govern-
ment, Captain T. D. Caldfvell visited
the homes of Brockville men who
lost their lives in the “J. B. King”
drill boat disaster, assuring relatives
that the government would do every-
to bring

Service branches at Kenora and Sud- | about recovery of the bodies of the 28

bury, Ont., and from the Port Arthur
branch of the Canadian Legion.

Tenders Received

Ottawa, Ont.—Tenders have been
received for the construction of ad-|
ditions to the government elevators |
at Moose Jaw and Saskatoon. The
names of the successful tenderers for
the contracts will not be made public
by the Department of Trade and
c until an order-i il
aie the awards has been passed.

| men still missing.

Favor Empire Trade

London, England.—Representatives
of leading British banks, including
the Bank of England, and Morgan,
Grenfell and Company, at a meeting
here, passed a resolution in favor
of reciprocal trade agreements and
an open market between the nations
constituting the British Empire, They
advocated the placing of duties on

all imports from foreign countries.

Report States Crop >
Season Is Backward
Throughout Dominion

Ottawa, Ont.—Generally through- age, which has been the heaviest
out Canada the crop season is back- for some years, is now confined to
ward, and in many of the important | scattered late-sown crops. Hail has
agricultural regions moisture has|damaged crops in all three prov-

been limiting both stands and growth,
according to the weekly crop report
issued by the bureau of statistics.
Conditions have changed slightly for
the better in the prairies, but timely
soaking rains will be needed in July.

However, there Is still a strong
tendency for rainfall to heighten the

inces, but is less than usual up to
this date. The wheat crop, which
was seeded more than a week earlier
than last year, is now generally more
backward. Straw will be short.
Manitoba conditions are still fav-
orable, and good crops are almost
assured in most districts. Only the

the park belt, which have been most } rain.

favored throughout June, while the{ Saskatchewan conditions _ vary
specialized wheat-production regions} greatly, but an improvement [3
in Central Saskatchewan and South-| noted in some regions of the north
ern Alberta are not receiving enough } and east, while the central and
moisture to enable them to recover | southern districts, more specialized

from previous damage by drouth and
| wind and cutworms.

Moisture is needed at present to
fill the winter wheat, Cutworm dem-

in wheat production, are still com-
plaining of drouth. The rains are
barely able to keep the crop up