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’ J. R. Gordon’s \ Specials l WWOWOM Meat Department. It will pay you well to take ad- vantage of our weekly Sat- urday bargains In Meats and Groceries Saturday ' JUST RECEIVED CHOICE STEER BRISKETS (Centre FRESH PORK SHOULDERS Grocery Dept EIGHT CHOICE STEBR ST. GEORGE HO- TBL MILK, regular $4.75 ......... Re‘ceived Daily by Express DEEP SEA OYSTBRS. COAST SEALED; EXTRA FINE FLAVOR; SOLID MEATS. TRY THEM AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BUY ST. GEORGE, Pam- ily size, regular $4.25 ......... CBLERY, LBTTUCB. HOT- HOUSE TOMATOES. ETC. wuoomommm For Mr. Alex. Broug'n. now of London, Ontari >, but formerly manager of J. P. McLaungzlin’s store. renewed ac- qllain‘Zdnce in Timmins last week. The Whitney Township Council for 1917 ismâ€""Reeve, Geo. Bannerman; Councillars, J. P. Wilson, Arthur Thompson, Robert Pollock and Ed- ward Gervais. Lees at. Toronto last Thursday by a score of 6 to 5, but of course it was not. THE 228th Hockey Team, which latter all-star aggregation seems to be about unbeatable. The tickets for the Player Piano are still on sale and there is still an opportunity to take a chance for se- curing an elegant instrument with the certainty of helping a good patriotic came in any event. A team mustered from the 228th Battalion “as defeated by the Aura The first recruit to Sign up with the 23" 38th (onstruvtiou Buttdliou, North- em Fusiliers, in their present cam- paign in 'l‘iuuuius was Mr. Andrew l‘laughlaml, who will make the best type of soldier because he is the best type of 1mm and citizen. “This is the type of 1111111 we want,” say Lieut. Allzm and Sergt. Stockwell. who have inaugurated at “ live. Us His Name” unupaign to get in touch with likely 111011. by Mr. Clarke as the first in the (3mm). There was some. excitement on Fri- day evening about six o’clock when a fire. alarm was turned in from the west end of .the town. The weather vas ("old and the. wind blowing a fire- spreading gale. that gave due 'ause for alarm in use of tire. The firemen were out, however, in record time, but. their services were not. needed. Three overheated ehinmeys are said to have caused the alarm to be rung: in, and the danger was over almost before it started. Nevertheless. in such a case and on such a night, it may have. been the best. policy to be safe rather than sorry. Just. as the llollinger mines stand at the head uf all other Canadian gold mines in pn‘uluction, so the Hollinger Company takes a front place in broad generosity to its employees. The Christmas giving of the Company is an example of this, every member of the “staff” receiving in addition to salary and bonuses a free gift of from forty to one hundred shares of Hollinger stock. according to length of service, ete. With Ilollinger around the $7.00 mark this meant a Christ- mas box of from $250 to $700 each. In addition to this, through the kind- X1038 ol’ M r. Jules Timmins, every man received a turkey or its equivalent. Between three and four thousand “National Service" cards have been given out at the loeal post otfiee, and a majority of them, perhaps, have been returned promptly. There seem to be some, however, who through carelessness, indifference or worse are neglecting this duty, and to such it is well to point. out that the filling out and returning: ot' the cards is obliga- tory. While no penalty has been an- nounct'd for neglect to do this Simple duty. the ilovernment; has the author- ity under the War Measures Act to establish a penalty even after it. is too late to send in further cards. Ae- cordingly all who have. neglected to return their “National Service" cards would do well to attend to the matter at once. .\nether boom is evident just at present in the number of foreigners applying for passports to leave the country, fully twenty applying in the last week or two. Last year over 100 sneh applications were made, the ten- At present 1! 15 the "A‘anonal nor- vice” cards that are frightening the foreigners into such a fear of some form uf tompulsion that they want to leave the mxmtry, chiefly to go where the people are “too proud to fight." Applications for the pass- ports have to be made first to the Mayur, and it is worthy of note that out of the hundred or more passed by Mayor Wilson last year not. one later mu mmplaixwd of us improper ur nut jaszly granted. doucy being for them to be made in bunches at. vermin times, some real or fancied event leading to the rush. At present it is the “National Ser- ’l‘immins News in Brief Miss Laura Hughes, niece of Gen. Sir Sam, is in town and may address the local Miners’ Union. The Hollinger Pay Day will be every other Wednesday this year in- stead of every other Monday as pre- viously. The first regular meeting in the new year of the local Rebekah Lodge will be held on Thursday, Jan. 11th, at 7.30 p.111. A full attendance is specially requested. Mr. B. V'. Harrison, local manager of the Northern Ontario Light and Power and the Porcupine. Telephone Lines, will leave minimum tor (.‘oeh- rane to supervise. the work there for a time. Mrs. Harrisun and baby are taking a trip to her home in the south for a few months. Mr. G. B. Raymund. of Brooklyn. N.Y., had an attentive and interested audience at his zuldrum in the Odd- fellows’ Hall Sunday aftorimmi when he spoke on “The Keys of Hell,” touching on the subjects of death and the hereafter from thv biblical View- point as it appeared to him. So many turned out to see “The Rattle of the Somme” pictures at. the New Empire Theatre Monday evening that the sale of tivkots had to be stopped by the managmnont as the house was full, and many had to do.- for their View of those wonderful hat- tle svenos until the matinee Tuesday afternoon or the regular show 111:“ CVL‘UUI Mr. R. G. Shnvai't. ()ttawa, is in town in mnneetion with the Patriotic Fund. a. meeting of those interested heing (321“th for this afternoon. It is planned to arrange for one. big col- lection eavh year and thus do away with the inconvenience and annoy- anee ot' a nmltiplieity of collections, tar: days, 'lmzaars. etv. The t'uiiuwing utticm's 0f 'l‘iminins Lmtge 1.0.0.1“. I'm“ the ensuing term Wore duly installed by l).l).G.M. Jas. 1'}. Mylo. assisted by Bros. \V'tlite and Smith of Porcupine Lodge, last even- ing: 1’. (L, Martin Myles; N. G., 090. Lake; Her. Sen. \V. (1-. Smith; Fin. Sou, .‘sI. llambty; '.l‘rc:1.~surer, A. G. t‘nrsnn; Warden. .I. Morrison; (7011., It. McQumrio: (‘huplim Geo. Drew. The following is the score of the Dome Gun (‘lnb fur lust wee ':â€"â€" No birds. Killed. (f. I). Kamling \V. Johns .. J. (". Houston J. Doyle . . .. C. E. Rodger PRIZE WINNERS IN MISS TAY- LOR’S ROOM, TIMMINS PUBLIC SCHOOL F'ixst Punk: 151. b‘lnrence I):1hiels; 2nd, \iulct L‘ux; .h'd, Rwy Schuler; 4th, Edith I‘Inughland. Sr. Primer: 15f, Lily Niemi; 2nd, ("lam IIultman; 3rd, Katy Andersen; 4th, Melville Cox. HORSES FOR SALE. I have a few horses for sale, from ten-fifty to fourteen hundred pounds; good sound young horses. FOR SALI‘Irâ€"l’mhy (‘m'ringe, practi- eully new; reversible top and rub- ber-tyres] wheels. Also 1 Dark Missjou BulTet.-~.-\pply (33 Fourth Ave. Ill'IAV' Y DRAFT HORSES for sale. Just arrived: a Dive lot to choose from. Charles Dalton. _ (Omitted from HOUSE AND LOTS FOR SALE. Ff UR-IUMHIED HOUSE Mattagumi road. Apply ~l’ulkel'y. Jain the beginners’ 011155 at the night. and day school in Basement of flank of Commerce held every Mon- day. “'mlnesday, Friday and Satur- "6‘ day evening: 6.30 to 1.0 . Two lute, mrner; house. 15 x 24, furnished; reasonable price, cash and terms. Pl). Box 163, Timmins, 0n t . WEEKLY SHOOT 0? DOME GUN CLUB WANTED. WOODCUTTBRS! APPLY HAYDEN GOLD MINES 5, 4mm Learn to Talk French. (.‘1 IA R LES PI BREE. Miss 1'}. Taylor, Teacher. $1.60 a (‘ord Good Bush. SPECIAL. last week’s Report.) we Poacurms ADVANCE tn rent on to Moore’s .100 50 100 50 ii Wed. and Thur. IO H g TIMMIMS on any Market, and especially the present Mining Market is your Main Asset in the Purchase and Sale of Stock. You can get the prices at the Moment at any of our offices Branches-Jerome, Cobalt, Sndbury, So. Porcupine and rm COME 5N PRICES WILL GOMPEL YOU TO BUY OUR CUT Members of Standard Stork Exchange The lowered “cut prices” we are now making on our stand- ard. reliable overcoats. suits. underwear and all kinds 0t furnishings will absolutely COMPEL you to buy when you come into our store. We want to move out quickly every piece of winter goods we have left and we are mak- ing the CDT PRICES which will do the iob in a “iitty.” Better hurry while the pick- ing is good. SEHIJMMIHER