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SHREDmfiE“

THE CHARLOTTETOWIi FISHERIES our. E. ISLAND '

i Following ls the ofllcial report of Jisheries of the province of Prince lMr. S. T. Gallant, Inspector of Fish-Edward Island for the year 1927, is eriesz- 41,458,151, a decrease of $32,511, in I have the honor of submitting my that of the year i926. t annual report on the Fisherlesof the. The following table is interesting {Province of Prince Edward Islandfas showing the comparison oi the ‘and the Magdalen Islands for thelcatch and value for year 1927 with calendar year 1927, as followsz- ithat of the preceding yearz‘ . "rm- totulnnarketed value of the‘ t

‘lag, Franklin Crane. even it’ you ‘are drunk. I want to know, and I expect to he answered. You have no reason." '

He seized her la his arnts, cry- ing fervently, “You're right, darl- ing, I've loved you too much lmm the beginning. I warned you. I told you something would happen."

But she cut his iloml o1 protesta- tions short with u petition m‘. her question, to whit-It he replied nov- rowflllly, "No, ll havtnt bccn l0, tho office. l flue] too low.“ I

Silo loll hinl buck to tllt- sofa, hnmtnilll: him as if ln- were a t-hiltl.

"(lo to sit-up and you'll I've! hot- lel‘. ‘I've plnlilltatl such u good din- .lll~.1‘."

192s. i927. Quantity Valuc Quantity Value caught. marketed. caught. marketed. 49,823 118.700 49,419 127.627: 1.280 3,065 1,168 20,881 11,326 20.653 6,455

93315 5L9“ ' i "Can't cat a thing." it’: 5w‘ Prepgred qmcmv and easflb’ - ‘ tu-t-tlWarm 1n oven and “add hot milk

95570 1'24 ‘ \ A moment. later lu- was it MADE AT ulntgAlzA FALLS:

, Kinds oi‘ Fish. iCod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..cwt. iI-laddock . . . . . . . .. . i llake and Cusk .. ~‘Mackerel . lHEfllng . .. tCrabs . Alewives ‘Salmon .Smelts Trout Scallops .. Caplin Eels . Tom Cod . . . . . . . . . . . .. Clams and Quahaugs . ,Cysters ‘Tongues and Soun {Cod Liver Oil, Medicinal .. iced on . . . . . . .. Lobsters

You cannot ask for anything more refresh- ing than a cup of fragrant Seal Brand Coflee. Years ago trav. ellers looked forward to it at the journey’: Child. To-dnv, tired bus-

eu peop e expect to find it on the dinner

L332 i She watt-hail Iiilu_ zllllrnltetl and! ‘disturbed. Sln- -hlttl Iu-liovctl him‘; cured 01' (lifilllflllhi ni least it) ox?’ _ cuss. Bill. Slit! knew that Illlilflft the influence oi‘ liqum- ho had told hcr the truth. ill- was tiled oi‘ her gloom and dt-pre-ssion. ii»

. had expressed a secret rcsctvttlletlt , _ b which no doubt llt- lltltl llarhorcth 1,203 ____ ii ,I‘ol' weeks, Shocked and disillu- 942384 4o¢o+vvo44+o4vvvoo+o4+w fllolled, she slill tnld herself she

should have made mole oi‘ an ct- SONIA l

‘ft-rt to he a jolly compilnloll. She B! z

6Z8 2,092 4,664 4,533 61,898 48.838‘ 1,360

Big Discount Sale

Before Stock Taking ' Beginning Thursday, Jan. 26th.

All this Season's Coats clearing at one third discount. Other Coats clearing at $2.98 and $5.00.

All evening dresses selling at one third discount. Afternoon dresses Including Satin, Georgette, and trans-

45 _

1.719

.50 ,0 ,72

“With another rise in skirts and 6G 2 l 51 3 an abrupt drop in tampcraturm. ilandkerthlels continue to flue-l

only means of preventing illegal fish- ing is by having a. sufficient number. oi patrol boats employed. the cap- tains of which must be men well

thud no idea her reselllnle-nt had all tented her looks. While he slept. Slli‘ ran to tho mir- t,

As the Royal Commission has been», appointed to investigate all phases lot the Fisheries and have held three‘

THE KING 0F CDFFEES

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eves TESTED '

AND Glalnel fitted by methods. E. W. TA Y LOR AND J . S. TA Y LOR Beflstered Optometrists I42 Rlnhmnyld Slrecl §Q-O-0-6-04o0o<~04ooaooo~0o

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CAME TO NOTHING “At last she has came to marry Reggie Sapp." “I always said she'd come nothing."

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LLESTER DOUGLAS

WHOLESALE PRODUCE

Exporter of Prince Edward Islam‘ Certified Seed and Table Stock Potaioer

.. 3o queen smear CHARLOTTETOWN, r. n. l.

DETESTED SALT MEAT Sailor: just for trying to kiss you. Flapper‘. detest salt meat.

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Poultr-

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buying dressed poul- until the end season. Highest

We will be Live, and try daily o! the prices paid.

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:—'—-~'~—_" '. ‘—‘_"I_"'_ Professional Larus DONALD S. HAR'I Chartered Accountant (Formerly Travelling Auditor Income Tax Department)

130 Edward Street

Halifax, lsss-iz-so-imc.

Dr. c. c. Archibald

Graduate to N. Y. Post Graduate Medical School and llnspital Practice imliied to Eye, Ear Nose and ‘Throat.

Testing Eyes and supplying Glasse- Oflice, Bayer Building Great George Street Ofllce Hours-i) 10.12.30. 1.30 to 5.0"

‘ _M_al:k_R. McGuigan

THE BIGGEST TANK 1st Farm Boy:

have.

2nd F. B.: My dad liyl your dad's the lalgqen tank In the county.

. - !AR.R1STER-. SOLICITOR. ETC Money to Loan.

Cameron Block. Charlottetown, P111

McLeod & Bentley J. A. BENTLEY W. E. BENTLEY. 1i. C. Banister and Atterney-at-Law Ofllne: 180 Richmond Street MONEY TO LOAN Jl-larlottetown. P. E. I.

mDonald & McPhet B. A

I A. McDONAL-D B A

I see you then? She: Sure. Just drop into "Th Red Hen". You'll

with Jack. I

My farm of flit; acres at Tea m five miles from Charlottetown.

J. J. BEATON. Southport, P. E. I.

o H. F. MCPHEB

Barristers. Attorneys, Mo. Money to Loan. flelllv Building. Charlottetown

1-24-27

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FILL OUT AND MAIL TO THE ORATORY EDITOR CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN.

CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL ORATORICAL CONTESTS

Being conducted in Prince Edward Island hy tin- (Yharlottetown Guardian.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..rollcgc or school. 1am inter- cal Contests and I would like to take part in B, I shall be less than l9 ytears of age.

I am a pupil of ested in the Oramri them. On February 1. 192 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Home Address . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Don't, claw me like that .

I'd bile you il’ l didn't l

We got a bigger tank over to our place than you

I know you have t

He: How about Friday? Could

see ma there

sittings in the Province of Prince. ‘Edward Island. I shall refrain from‘ lmaking any recommendations, con- Ifining my remarks to the actual fish- fing operations for the past season. t.

; Cod . t i The season opened with poor pros-l _pects for marketing; the local mar-' ‘ket became quite active, however,‘ land absorbed the bulk of the catch, good prices being obtained. : The catch by sub-districts is asl ‘ fo1lows:- ‘ cwt.[ .7330 . . .695 34,632 6,761

West Prince County . . . . . .. East. Prince County Queen's County . . . . ..

King's County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

i Haddock. l The catch by sub-districts is as =followsz

, cwt. {Queen's County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..205 ‘King's County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336

Herring i

l . On account of unfavorable ice con- lditions. fishing began late in May; f the catch. therefore, is a little below that of last ycnr. A large percent- tage of the catch was placed in cold ‘storage for iox feed, a development ‘of this fishery which enhances its/ ‘ value considerably. The catch by sub-districts is as _ cwt. . . . . . . . . . . 15.925 .11,263 . .8.1'I8 16,4611

‘ (alluvial--

‘ West Prince County ‘East Prince County . iQIIQCYYS County . .. . iKingXs Cuuuly . . . . . . ..v . . . . . ..

I lulbsters

Our shores were surrounded with

l ice until the middle 0i May, and in iscme localities up to ‘the 25th; thib ihad a disastrous effect on this fish- tcry. The ice moved off scveraltilncs ' and some gear was sci. out, only to be destroyed, however. on the return tof the it-c, which occurred on two or It is imposs ._____€.__.____

Kinds oi‘ Fish.

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I, els . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ;‘ Clams and Quuluwié-‘i - ,‘ Lobsters

, Squids . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. tTongues and Sounds .

Seal Oil .

I Cod Oil . ..

l Fish Skins ........... ..

l Fish Bones or Fertilizer . . .___.._..___._.._.___ ‘expect a normal catch under such ‘conditions, but, should the weather be favorable for fishing this Spring, we may no doubt look forward to a much increased catch.

Japanese ltablished product and is offerlnfl {keen competition to the caned 10b- tster. Iwill have to endeavor to put up a ‘first-class article in order to estab- jlish a preference for their product {among the consuming public. and compensate for the dtflerence in the price of crabmeat, which, I under- stand is about one-third less than that of canned lobster. ‘If the buy- [mg public could be assured of the ‘superior quality of canned lobster

could be sold at a reasonable flzure

The catch by sub-districts is as follows r- '\ 0W1’. West Prince County . . . . . . . ..l3,9'75 East Prince County .. ...10,411 Queen's County . . . . .. ...i3,08'. King's County . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..25,3~14

ll, Oysters

East and West Rivers, with tribu- taries, Vernon. Orwell and SealRiv- ars are all well stocked with smal oysters. so that the future of thi: fishery in the above-mentioned viv- ers is assured. The Richmond Ba) trcas are very slow to recover, ant t will be many years before they 1W ain their former state of produc- iveness. The oysters shipped fron his province to the Upper Canadia: narkcts were in good demand, ant ‘ancy prlccl; were scoured through out thc season.

Smelter

The snlclt fishing season for gill~ nets opened on the 15th day of 0c cbcv. The fish were scarce, but o a good quality, and sold at extreme y high prices. The bug-not ilshln ensnn opened on December 1st, an llthougit the rivers did not fi-eez 1V0!‘ before the end of the lnontl. ccord catches were taken in th. ast River and at other points.

The catch by counties follows:- cwt West Prince County . . . . . . . . .99.‘ . East Prince County . 11,265 l Queen's County ...ll.06a

King's County .. . . ..

iblt: ttii V931’

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . twi- . .cwt.

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crabmeat is now an es-t,

As o. result, lobster packers

no doubt a. much larger quantity

qualified for the position; otherwise‘ VIDA HURsT the service is bound to suffer.

Total number of confiscations for |+++ov¢¢~*'4*°* violations of the Fisheries Regu- ‘ lations during the season 1927, t covering 100 seizures . . . . . . . . . . ..45llil1t1tt1 Total number of prosecutions during season 1927 . . . . . . . . . ..1

1

llt'lll'llt'.\‘>1l_\‘. Putting 9 "You know I don't mean that. l; _ ‘have ‘been awfully proud oi‘ the‘ Remarks iway yt)ll'\'t> hem sticking l0 it.‘ , . "You shoul

The fishwa-YS bum in 1925 aunt‘ llltlllt'_\‘ the lust llltllllll, darling." Lairtfs, Campbell's. Dixon's mill-v dams, and at Vernon River,are prov-Um.“ U, “an, "(tuning “way, “grill ing a success, and trout are ascend—t,_.,.,.,| a My i i118 ‘lflhiflrfl? "xglbeéayulifieegggfir lit‘ asked, nlulosl suilculyi 5p“? g 5°“ s" .' l‘ "\\'lit*l\ will we‘! ally increase the fishing m the 8D0Ve‘]1l|!~'llZllltl oi‘ yours t-nnlina hut-k?"

mentioned streams, and it is hoped Sum“ ‘M “n, Wm,“ She mm‘,

that the Department will see fit tot _ , _ ,_ _, __ - _ , _ _

“"11" "' W" “llh 1"‘ mug“ “lilllvcc deaths ln quick succvssltin. nratilli! you with Kliifilll."

l’ all t-ltlt-lely counectetl with hcl- own

life?

"VIII 111"" "i "ti kllmn"? whprc‘l1(!\\'(3(l attomllt tn he cheerful. 1W low " liberately smiling, slln llll‘lll‘tl hm

hark on lie-r reflection, l

construct more of these fishways in other streams that are equally im- portant. Our streams are being iisli- i“ ed continuously during the summer months by our own people. and nll- merous tourists, and everything pos- sible must he clone for thepropagti- tion of these sport fish. Sportsmen I’ from the other provinces are loud in

their praises of the excellent trout liven feeling

lormzttitill. Frllllklitl lief-J"

t-t- tlit- room, stand. This is a d-‘ucr- oi a situation." Slut st~.lllllllcrt*tl_ "\'i'lly I thoughtl nll llktul it." l “Did you? That s hct-ause yrmfvct H10

fishing in this Province. and ‘lf the salt to think about my side’ 11.20,, H“, Mo“, ‘ l 1111')‘ 11$ “T11 “'11 3'0" I'm“ ‘l m‘ lily cold, the. steak swilnlnillfi‘ in unit-ll run to taltc you oul any llllll‘t‘..“hutll,r.

supply is to be kept up every atten tion must bc given to propagation. ‘You look lillv a thunder t-lotltl."

C1115“! 1Y\V¢§l-¢d- ‘t Sonia l‘t‘llltl\'i‘tl llvl‘

-: iflllv, " Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..s1.0'ls,ass ‘, ‘lrjyukl ,0 ,0"...- Covers sail and row boats. gasoline '

boats, carrying smacks, glll-lltftii, ‘m “p,” cohlin‘, M“. ,m.,,,],-_ h“, m. trap and smell’ new‘ ‘levying “om slcatl i-i‘ (‘llt*l'I'lIll.‘,' lllt‘ up you ahsol~ tubs of trawlsi “andmum ‘(Awlny lilfllt’ aillurult- llll" with ulotun." , traps, iishilig piers and wharvtas , ' ~ ' houses. small lisll and smokt- llutltitfiim“

and lobster callnt-rics. ‘ m“ “l!

‘ilWilflllllllllllllflll " l lli- Willlllvll ,"Ytl|l‘|-l\ right ll i3» i ‘and it I \\‘t‘|'4'll‘l,t¢t) t Tllc total marketed value ni' the “t,,,,],|,,-| _.,|;,n.| p, i; ‘Fisheries 01' the Magdalen Islands, y", um“ |]]||“ ,|,.| _q-|1_ap1t»i.,|| pitiSS. ifor the ytcal" 1927 is $722,445, an lli- 1, ,,. mhhL gt“. “w... p, pink pun. lu-ease i“ $99270 “V” ma‘ of mcllilllq Viillllltilrt hulltl-e upon his sllttlll- {preceding year. 1"]. m ‘ Th“ touowmg mm“ ghms u 0.0m’; "I-‘rilllltliu, yulvvt- l|l't\l\ drllll<iilu."i parlsoll oi‘ the catch and valueohtiitlt “Smwrnfing I hnwz,“ 1927 and that 01 tlu- you) 1.1.0. Sh“ Rmuml m_'_vnl|§|_v_ 1.11‘ yo“ 3-927 _lillllill\lt,villlr;l‘l‘ l',\'|llillll-‘~ _\'HIII \"'I‘_\’ rutlt- Quantity Value. 111'" "- I _. \ H _ , d. caught marketed’, ) _\ly In lhvllol tint :1: t‘ illlli iilkrulil‘? 38.894 83,2'.l8,~~.\-l»l~.ill;rtltit. ho lllhihlti‘ m ti.‘ - 107316“ Qgflgaihlllly, [is tilt-ninth lnl tt-llllg (31355 177,i2t3'_voll. AlIltl I"lllll,‘,', you ltfr ivolll 80 ‘MIL-owl t-(Wll- l Yiilit " “““' so zisu, u us‘ 1,615 9,600, Him walclirtl him luuuiuu zivvtiss 20,463 300,087 llu- room. lill'l\'llll.', at tho furniture. 'I‘ll0ll sllo asked, "Ilavt- you llt'l‘l\ 24511.. tut» ttu-tt-t- at all in-dflY'-’" 56.462 "Who wants tn- Itunlv?" 21.314 She lo-u- llli'll and, going up to 2.25; him, Hlllll, coldly, “Don't he insult- 3

l; “nth-l lw quitt- n1

lll-‘ It's a lllli‘ll"l‘ll'l mi

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MAGDALEN ISLANDS‘ I

192i} Quantity Value caught. markete- 38.892 87,010 101,600 16.222 17.595 50 Z10 1,975 25,799

wish

35 50.357 63,030 6,340

284

480 60G Magdalen Islands. On her first trip from Pictou to the Islands she en- icountcrcd heavy fields of ice and was t. ‘out for four days. The service is

We had six patrol boats ‘m- “Wgiving entire satisfaction so mi- as service and with the aid of the Ov- passengers and freight aye Con. ‘QPSCBFS 811d Guardians. 8 Bffiflt "WHY cerncd, and the Captain and crew attempts at illesal fishing were sun-jam very obliging and attentive 1o pressed. There is no doubt that the their duties, v ‘

It is pleasing to know that the people of these Islands will have |communication during the winter months with the outside world by _means of the Air Service. This will idoubtless be fully appreciated by

them.

‘ Fisheries Protection Service.

Cod

There was little demand for cod. and, as a result, this fisher was not carried on to any great extent. The zatch was about the same as last (ear but the price was somewhat lower.

Herring

Herring made their first appear- ance on May 12th and were vcvy

plentiful. Very few vessels called for bait, and as the demand for‘

smoked herring is p001‘, this fishery‘; Twp M9" ca“; of Feminine m, s not as remunerative to the fisher» . , , men as it was some years ago. ‘I933 RdNVfll l)! l-ytlu E. Pink-

Lobmm j Iran's Vegetable Compound

Lobster canneries began operationsi, BPYmWVm- N- 3"”! 115d Wlfibll

i101‘ and examined her features. ovvo-OO-Q-O-vo- ltuntly.

"\\'Il_\~ take nut- 'lti-rla_\".’" she coll- {eyes pensive _l“~" ‘haunting face, but nlelaneholy. She packages on tho table, she snllltid. ‘new buck i“

d he. I've made a lot lened M if by NHL

"l Itunw you hut-v, and I want 5mm. vorats m“, ha,‘ 10mm“ like that. sou.

WM“ l“ '1‘l*“‘»\‘o\ls and ullstrutlp; died."

5"“? (“I ~‘"°“_"' Sonia had a pot of 001100, liuhhling

__ ‘pupal, set forth tculptiltgtv on the m“ "llmfilg-smnll lahlc, 4 that i"=lll.\' m" “myilk-tl tulip smiled frmu tho \\'llltl()\\' _ ‘and Sonia felt clleollul and lll'-’l\'(~ jIq-Hflnon "A Int. m‘ thc tlluc u h‘. l coin" “m, |,,,,.‘,.,._§(,\unm,_ '

"That's awiulLv lil<‘t\l\i-‘.ltll*l'.llt\ oily“, ‘hit Ilol forcllczttl with cot-l fingers,

“""J““" Iln hold lllt'lll |ll‘t"‘.w'Ht'tl'<'lL{I1lllh'l. his -,.lltutu'. hymn

‘gldlnitletl.

on the 19th oi‘ May, but on account of very blustery weather during the‘ months 0i May and June, the catchy ‘s a little below that of last year, but, he prices paid the fishermen were’. he same.

Mackerel ’ t Mackerel fishing with ncis began‘ in tht- 8th clay of Jlllll! and ('0l1l,ll1ll-‘ ‘d until thr- 2l7th, the largest catch ‘ll the llisttiry of tllc Islands living andcd. viz., 10,876 barrels. 1t is ‘mpossiblc to properly handle 1.11054" "lsh in such large quantities, illld as‘ t result a great many of them worn 1f poor quality and a much lower arise had to be acccptt-tl for them. I l , The inc ease in the number of eals ea it was 49.157. The catch mounted to 50,357 seals which is‘ u record catch for the Magdalcns.

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Remarks

The arrival oi the stcumcr S. S. JOVII“. on the first day of May mark- ed the opening of navigntionvm tho

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feelinss. headaches, back and side aches and pains all over my body, 1 would have to go t9 bed every mom}, and nothing would do ma d. M husband and my father di my worfl for me as _1 have two children and we have quite a big place. I rcgd in the paper about Lydia E. Pinkham’: Ye etable Compound, and then got a htt e book about it throu h the lnai and my husband sent to aton’: an got me a bottle, and then we t more from the store. I am feel g line now and do all my work and am able to go outaround more. I tall my friends it is LydinE. Pinkhnmhvcg. stable Com ound that makes ma fag] so well. "~ rs.V1C'1‘0R Riclmlwson, Harrington, Nova Scotia.

Dull Pains in Back St. Thomas, Ont. - "I took four bottles of Lydia E. Pinltham’: Vege- table Com und and found eat ro- hef from t e dull, heavy pains in the small of my back and the wealmea from which 1 suffered for five years after my bo was born. After taking the _Ve eta 1e Compound Ind ulln Lydia _. Plnkhamb S ativa Wall am feeling better than have foriho ast seven yearsfand advise my ends to take it."-~ MrsFkloittlsol, 49 Moore Stroot,__St. Thoma, Ont. 0

parent Velvet Less 25%. / Sport dresses in Cloth Knit & etc, selling at one third discount. Odd lots of Silk Underwear at 25% disc. A lot of Hats to clear at $1.98. This sale will continue for ten days.