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NEWS l-‘RQM BOSNN-The m- ’ vnual Moonlight Excursion of the 1n- wrggloniul Club of Boston was held l m, Wednesday evmlng. July l"- wm, a large attendance of member; , o, m. Club and cf the Lady M- gociates with their friends, A de- llghiilll trip down Boston harbor 0,, the Steamer Myrtle Second spell- mly chartered for the occasion was enigyed by all. Among those present, were: President Charles J. g, Klckham, Past Presidents Mast- ers, Ferguson, O'Hara, Munn, A. 1". Campbell; Secretary Kenneth Moore, Vice-President Wedell H. Gordon who was chairman of the outing committee; Daniel Keenan, “Murdock McDonald, John MacPhee, rneasurnr John Kiley, Dan wacColl, Joseph N. MCPhCIBOD, RlClIBId Ed- wards, Angus I-L MacDonald, G. D. , Boyntoil, Charles W. Mahoney, Thomas Welsh, C. E. Lowell, James p, chaisson, Supt. J. M. Kickham, pnn lvicEachern, and many others. Y superintendent Joseph M. Kickharn and Captain Archibald F. Campbell » left Boston Monday for The Only Island on a vacation. Both are prom ‘. inent nlembers of the Inteicolonial , club, and the best wishes oi a. host ,. of friends goes with them for a well earned pleasure trip. The gen- ial Superintendent is collecting data with regard to the operation of the Government system 0f Liquor Con- trol as compared with the opera- tion of the Volstead Act in the United States, and the popular Archie intends to pursue the Island trout-Loo.

Owing io ill-health, Mrs. Dr. . Charles Kennedy left on the mom- ing train en route to her home in

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(From 'I‘he Standards Parliamen- tary Correspondent at Ottawa.)

A ‘The oyltorindustry in Richmond Bay, P. I. 1., original home cf the famous Mslpeque oyster is coming billi- after 15 years of complete ex- haustion, socordingtoAWJLNeci-i ler, biologist who spends hi; sum- mers in thcocrvieo o1 the Marine Biological Bolrdof Canada. Richmond, or "Mslpeque," Bay was at one time the greatest oyster Producing am. in Canada, Slit it has been fallowlsince 1016 when the oysters were stricken by a, disease due, it issnid, to infection from imported oysters planted for ex- perimental purposes.

While this important area has been withdrawn from production, "Malpeques" have continued on the market though in smaller quanti- ties. Some years before the war "Mtalpeques" from Richmond Bay were used to stock beds along the northern shores of Nova. Scotla from Pictou to Bay Verte, and these transplanted ‘ have provided a certain supply. The pre- sent production of Canadian oys- ters is about 20.000 barrels a year.

While there has been some criti- cism of the quality of the Cana- dish oystors on the market in re- ceni; years, at one time their sup- eriority was a. matter ‘ of general recognition. In fact, they won first prize at the International Exposi- tion in Paris some years before the war. These first price oysters were collected in various places in the Maritimea. andlwere standing in barrels on wharves, in some cases in the hot sun, before being shipped across the Atlantic. But notwith- standing rough usuage and a change of climate, Paris epicures pronounced the Canadian oysters superior to European oysters that had been taken out of the water only the day before.

Production of Richmond Bay

Richmond Bay once produced up- wards of 30,003 barrels of oysters per season. Due to o.-. the yield began to decrease about 1894, and at the end of n decade only a- bout one-sixth of the maximum yleli was being taken. Men not only eKl-lloltcd every oyster colony they coul locate to the limit. They made it more difficult for the oysters to

reproduce.- They disturbed the m‘ rcl beds for . ,_,ilg-_=r_ Furthermore, as 'the land was

cleared of trees to the water's edge, silting increased and young oysters were smothered in silt. -

Owing to disputes as to juris- " " ‘ ‘_ the Dominion and Provincial Governments, ‘oyster farming was never curried on in ‘the Bay to any extent although the need of artificial culture to correct the ravages of over-fishing was realized.

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panics were granted lenses of oys- Itcr beds for the purpose oi’ artifi- cial culture. The leases were issued ‘by the Prince Edward Island Gov- iernment. Some of these companies brouglt in oysters from other wat- ers and planted them, and there was considerable cleaning and stock ing of beds for a few years.

Then in 1915 disease appeared among the oysters. It spread quick- ‘ly, and by the end of i916 practi- cally all the oysters in Malpeque Bay were dead.

It is interesting to recall, in this

‘connection, that Dr. Joseph sm-

ford in an address to the Conserva- tion Commissi in 1912, advised a- gainst attempts to tramwplant Unit- ed States oysters in Canadian wat- era.

A few oysters in Richmond Bay survircd, mostly at the head of m- lets where the sheltered conditions and warm waters were favorable to the production of sprat-young o""~rs. Very slowly the survyors developed a stock of oysters cap- able of resisting the disease, and these have become so numerous as permit, efforts to r-plant beds which have'been barren for years.

Since the area was stricken by disease, various experiments have been made in introducing oysters from other waters of P. E. I. in nearly all‘ cases these imported oysters were also attacked by the disease. .

At present coilsideraiic quanti- ties of oysters in Malpeque Bay are healthy and free from ‘any symp- toms of dis . The question 0i Jurisdiction over the oyster fisher- ies was settled in 1928, when the Provincial Government agreed to give the Dominion Goverllmot com- plete control. Sims then A. ',W. H- Needler, of the Atlor-tic Biological Station, Halifax, N. S. and other experts have been studying the problem of replenishing the 01'8"! supply. Their investigc‘ .115 have shown that. there is a sufficient supply o: the native seed oylters fr the commencement of culti- vsticn on a considerable some. Thu-Q is, therefore, zoo-i trope of the rector-nil" of the indlltry.

but it will probably b0 some 7""

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“Malpeque ”

available to consumers in as great numbers as they once were.

“The possibilities of the o-g-zter industry in Prince Edward island and in New Brunswick and in Nova Bcctia, as well are vastly greater than is generally realized," says a recent report of the Dominion Fisheries Department. There is, at any rate, a large market in Can- aa which home production does not begin to supply. The market value of oysters caught in New Bruns- wick last year was 890,212, and i029 $106,818. The market value of the P. E. I. catch last year was $41,495, and in 1920 $49,030. In Nova Bcotia the values were smaller.

Against home production of a- round $150,000, Canada imports up- wards of $400,000 worth of oysters annually, mostly from the United States, through England supplies about $20,000 worth annually. “The Fisheries . Department is satisfied that by the application of proper methods the oyster industry of Prince Edward Island can be made more valuable than are the whole fisheries of that province at the present time." That would re- quire the P. E. I. oyster industry to produce a value of upwards of l 1-4 million dollars annually, a tidy ad- dition to the income of the fisher- men of the province, who now number 2,281.

The hitherto cralb-wise progress in realizing the possibilities of the oyster industry is attributed to poli- tical influencc over-riding econo- mic considerations. Many fishermen are also farmers, and have objected lo private leases of oyster beds in front of their 1ands—a natural as- sertion cf a right. to take oysters where they are close at hand. How- ever, every country that has de- vclopcd an important oyster busi- ness has done so by encouraging oyster farming, and nobody goes 1n for oyster farming unless assured the exclusive rights to fish on the area he cultivates. As cultivation of ogtfer farms tends to improve the fishing on adjacent public beds by the increased amount or sprat that is likely to find its way to them, the importance of reserving some areas as private farms is be- ing more generally realized.

"Reliance on the public beds u- lone," says the Fisheries Depart- ment, “is obviously wrong in prin- ciple, as it involves attempting to save a fishery by restriction rather than by wise use and expansion, which are the results of intelligent oyster farming."

Tho department, however. 1'6- alizcs that while oyster farming is practical and desirable, there ls much to learn rrjarding it ln Cana- dian waters—both by biologists and fishermen-as conditions may be different from those prevailing in other countries where oyster farm- ing is such an important industry. The disastrous effects of the 1913- 1915 venutres in oyster planting in Richmond Bay makesthe Depart- ment wary of encouraging new ven- tures wlthout first" making caut- ious experiments.

SLAG USED IN MAKING GLASS

PUEBLO, 0010., July 23.-—(U.P.)— Glassmaking, as an auxiliary man- ufacturing process to that of steel, was foreseen ‘here recently.

An announcement by Dr. C. A. Basore, industrial research chem- ist at Alabama Polytechnic insti-VI tute, that waste slag, which is nowl accumulating by millions of tons at the Pueblo steel plant, could be us- ed profitably in the manufacture of high grade glass, aroused this poss- ibility.

Dr. Bascre conducted his experi- ments with Birmingham sand, which is very scarce, and would make glass manufacture in the south, using slag from southern mills, very expensive. A survey by the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce several years ago revealed that the sand which abounds near Pueblo is highlgrnde glass sand.

The material the chemist evolved from sand and slag was a. high- grade glass of elasticity, clarity and of high tensile quality. Some of the glass, apparently pos- sessed excellent insulating qualities. Manufacturing the glass, in con- junction with the stoei process, as the molten mass comes from the steel furnace, would afford a sav- ing of heat and lower the cost of producing the glass, although this proposal in no way eliminates the use of cold slag dumped away from the mills.

Dr. Basore compounded a num- ber of types of glass from his slag- lllld uapwslmflltl.

CANVASSID FOR BOOZE ORDIRS

LIEMPIIIB, July 22.—(U.P.)-A new wrinkle was found in the boot- legging industry here when police

who was “taking liquor orders" in"

Strong &

The opening joint political meet- ing for the Fourth District of Prince County was held in Bord- en on Wednesday evening. For s. district that has alwayti been known as a Liberal one the tone of the meetl _, was decidedly Conservat- ive. The Conservative candidates receiving by far the most applause. Their convincing- arguments in contrast to the defensive line tak- en by their opponents brought ap- plause that was at times deafening. 'In spite of the heavyJ-ain the large and well lighted hall was flll- ed to capacity. The chairman, Mr. T. B. Gillispie, very capably pre- sided.

Premier Lea, the first speaker, opened his remarks with a flat con- tradiction of his statement at Eg- mont Bay, that the Liberal platform had only been fulfilled 80 per cent. At Borden he claimed it had been fulfilled to the letter. All has been carried out. “We have amended the liquor law, for better or worse." Such statements as this were the keynote of Hon. Mr. Lee's speech. “We have no platform, we coma on the record of our performances of the past year," he said. "The people have not forgotten our pro- mises and would not be influenced by a second batch of promises!’ Hon. Mr. Lea. went over the planks of the Conservative platform. “There ls nothing,” he contended, “in the claim that we if elected could not get our subsidy claims." He had a. better opinion of Hon. Mr. Bennett than that. The stat- ute labor was given this year. He was surprised to find the Prohibit- ion plank in the Conservative poi- icy as they had said it was im- possible to enforce.

Hon. Mr. Lea went into a long and detailed account of what his

party had done on the roads and

also in finance matters, but it ap- parently did not carry much weight wtih the audience. He declared that. the Conservatives had destroyed the Technical School which they had found equipped when they came in- fo office in 1923.

_ The only reason they have it in their platform now is because Hon. Mr. Weir at Ottawa is promoting agricultural education.

When Mr. Lea. got down to the Old Age Pension platform of Mr. Stewart, he said, this was the only new platform they had and he was surprised to see it. “They wonder why we have no platform on this, we have gone as far as we could, we have found out who are eligib-

opinion was that hardworking farm ers should not be asked to contri- blltg to old age pensions.

MR. MORRISONS ADDRESS

Mr. Hugh Morrison followed Mr. Lea. and was given a great recept- ion. New in the political field, he dealt in a. very concise manner with the issues before the electorate, claiming that the present govern- ment were charged with extravag- ance, incompetence and insincer- ity. At the last election they prom- ised drastic enforcement of the Prohibition law. "What have you? Fifteen schooners in Malpeque last year landing rum, and many this

forced the law 100 per cent."

PREMIER LEA: "I never said that."

That, Mr. Morrison maintained, was the answer given the electors. They have purchased road mach- lllefy. over the telephone, to the tune of $100,000 on borrowed mon- 9y. “These tractors are hung up on the road with a gang of engineers to fix them. It took eleven days with this machinery to build three miles of road. An old man with a team of oxen could have done bet- ter- Tremend expenditure has been incurred for repairs for this meclllnery. The road building pol- lily of the Lea. Government came in for c. good deal of criticism by m], Morrison. Mr. Lea has decided that Cmveled roads are no good, so he ll blllldlnl roads costing millions of dollars. "If you return them," l" l9“. “you might fast u well Ip- lll! l0 the Courts for an assignment for we will all be bantrupL The Provincial Police were how fourteen in number, Jobs being giv.

en to party healers at the enormous ccptund Albert stricklin, negro, Milena; of 840,000 (cheers) and yet

cars with rum by the tel. can: or

bottle were everywhere. That's bow

le for old age pensions." Mr. Leas '

year. Yet they said they had en--"

Morrison

Farther Details? Splendid Open- ing Meeting In The Fourth . District Of Prince

they make the country dry, and their oflicers sitting in expensive cars, paid for by the tax payers and doing nothing." (Deafening ap- plause.)

Mr. Morrison's maiden speech was heartily endorsed by the meeting.

MR. WEIGHTS APOLOGIA

Mr. Horace Wright's speech was

said Mr. Wright, with incompeten- cy and inslncerelty with regard to enforcing the Prohibition Act. "We did not say that we would enforce the law 100 per cent," he said. “It

four years ago. “You might find an odd drunk" this remark was ans- wered from the audience with cries of “No, no."

The audience was not convinced with the statements of Mr. Wright that they had not interferred with the enforcing of this law. “We are losing votes now because we will not shield our political friends," he arzued, I challenge anyone to say we have interfered with the Pro- hibition Commission. Are you going to blame the Government because the Prohibition Commission have not done their duty?"

MR- HEATH STRONG

When Mr. Strong rose to address the gathering he was greeted with tremendous applause. In a very trcnchant speech Mr. Strong held the audience while he went over the important subjects in Hon. Mr. Stewart's platform.

He scored a. decided hit when he said that the aged people of the Province were just as much en- titled to old age pensions as the Provincial Auditor.

‘He scathlngly referred t0 Hon. Mr. Lea as a second Mussolini, "For does he not say: “I have no plat- form. I am bound by nothing. I am Going to do what I like, I will make no promise- I am the Government, I am the policy!" This is the at- titude of Mr. Lea( who is Premier of this Province.

Mr. Strong also took a stand on Public Accounts, showing how the Government had gone behind to the tune of three quarters of a. mil lion dollars, "and then they say, let us finish our work! Half the sub- sidy obtained by Hon. Mr. Stewart has been eaten up by them to pay ,thelr debts." Citing some of their extravagances, he instanced $8,000 Mitchel scandal, money spent on Education Commission absolutely wasted. $27,000 for a mile of high- way “and then they say we are making a fuss because it has a few

mostly figures, lame excuses and “t boastful statements of what had SPECIAL! been done. We have been charged,

cannot be done, no law is enforced , 10o per cent; but it is batter than '

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Wright never opened his mouth but “stood by" when Mr. Saunders paid a. detective $1,400 for being drunk. No he was "standing by."

Mr. Strong appealed for politic- al honesty and the whole hearted support of the electors. He was cheer ed and applauded as he sat down. Hon. Mr. Ice. in his rebuttal speech could scarcely get a. hear- ing. Cries of “Tum round and face the people" were heard when he tried to answer Mr. strong on "fin- ance." He was considerably heck- led during his rebuttal. He said, “We are going to build roads, we are going back." His failure of the Prohibition enforcement was admit- ted by Mr. Lea, when he said, "we cannot prevent liquor being taken into the jail."

Mr. Lea. evidently feels that de- feat is coming and has coined the following remark, he has already repeated it twice, "If you want to be popular and be elected, do noth- l‘ ing as the reward for service isl defeatY-S.