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Complaining about conditions and. a@ccommodations at the local post: office has become a chronic disorder in Timmins, and it must be admitted by all that there are many good reasons for the complaints continually imade about the seérvice rendered the public. Post offices are supposed to be maintained for the accommodation and convenience of the people in genâ€" eral, but it would be a lively imaginâ€" ation imdleed that could conclude that these purposes were generally accomâ€" plished by the local post office. Neither the service given nor the hours during which that service as availablie are to the general public convenienee. â€" Business men and others lose valuable time during the busy hours of the day through the fact that the staff seems insufflicrent to handle affairs with aceuraey and speed enougsh to accommodate the public detmands. The lateâ€"running of the trains during receent weeks has emphasized the handicaps under whieh the business interests of the town must operate in regard to mail matâ€" ier, but oven the delayed trains do not account for all the mceonvenience. When a mail arrives late, the public shoulsd not bear all the inconvenience, when they can be blamed for none of the delay.. Some weeks ago a mail srrived tifttle time hbefore eight Condensed Advertisements.â€" Lost and Found, Wanted, For Sale, To Rent, etc., one inch or less, 25 cents per insertion. Advertisements â€" inserted _ without written instructions will appear until written orders for their discontinuâ€" ance shall have been received. To insure insertion, copies of adâ€" vertisements should be in the hands of the printer by Tuesday noon of each week. , ('.I'fll, but it ation imiled these plished by ~ Reading Noticesâ€"Reading noticcs of entertainments, etc., where A charge is to be made, will be inserted in The Poreupine Advance at the regâ€" ular rate of 5 cents per line for news type or 7 cents per line for black face type, except where the job work is ne at the Advance Printing Office, when notice wiil be inserted free of charge. Professional and Business Cards.â€" 25 cents per insertion or $12 per year. NertL hours 6 availals| convent lose va hours : that ti: handle speed .« public « the ‘tra emphas: the bus must ; ier, bi! not acc When : shouls â€" when th the deil rriv es o‘cloc! usual thing ent. might ting t hour « the The vants ether until and 3 the p a3 us late t this 1 butels arrIVl! \\'i“ !:4 in the !\. S‘s" help while 4 that £ N.0. effect largel ies a nost â€" 1t that here State Gierm morn diet 4 (nce Boar shoul quest town mure Th peets Unite this milit: li% WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28th, 1917. THE POST OFFICE AND THE PEOPLE. Canada = United States â€" Ivar mo "ublished every Wednesday by Geo. Lake, Publisher * Subscription l‘t!l}'. illo privd r the winuny of ine Wwar, literary disposition is such aricht chaim eredit for the tl, me weeks ago a nal tle ~time before eight ie post joffice closed as c‘lelock. This~sort of eitherâ€"fair nor expediâ€" 1| S t 1\} oxâ€"holders, at least, o the privilege of getâ€" ven after, the sacred is some little return iey paid in box rent. changes in the T. expected to go into c coming week will take upâ€" 1i ring only the night, business men vreat disadvantages correspondence with d something should to make the dsadâ€" t o 11 11 as possible. _ In st office is available k for es boxâ€"holders have securing their mail iy$, In view of the here from the south re seems to be absoâ€" ow for the conveniâ€" iess interests of the Hesidence nces ro 1 ~that the the Town Comneil ake up the whole e on]x the puble 111 Rates $2.00 $3 .00 With despat ntranet JrOGG ftelt CY @n the ONTARIO 1( a year a year ro M zxo into elk owiall ditficulâ€" ing the e â€" mail wntra State I1} upon now tlhuis the !Attempts to Destroy British Offices | at Groningen Fail and Plotters Arrested. For these viewpoints the United States people can thank the position of. the President during the war, while the President on Ius part can thank the people for reâ€"electing him to a position â€"where he could take a position on the war. tions are pictorially been â€" photographed colony, and they in« and inside scenes â€" Thrillingeâ€" episodes The secrets of Chinatown are disâ€" closed .in~â€" the BMuebird â€" photoplay, ‘©Broken Fetters,"" to be the special attraction at the New Empire Theatre on Friday and Saturday, March 2nd and 3rd, with Violet Mersereau, the gitted photoplay actress, enacting the role of Mignon, a girlâ€"slave who has been led away and enslaved by a Chinatown trafficker in opium and hunans. The reseue of this girl is effected by an artist, who has arâ€" ranged for Mignon to pose for him at his studio. The scenes are laid both in China and Americea, and there are many.scenes of wonderful Orienâ€" tal beauty. The Chinstown revelaâ€" tions are pictorially authentic, having been â€" in famous GAINATOWN SEGAETS Al THE NEW EMPIRE serres oT in logical picture + follow ill_u' regarding sSULPHITE PLANT MAY BBE BUILT AT HAILZYBURY "It is understood that the Riordon Pulp and Paper Co. are planning to evrect a large sulphite plant here. An enginecring party is already on the eround making a survey of possible sites for its location, and Mr. Horne, general manager of the company, is expected to arrive here this afterâ€" noon. â€" So far as can be learned at is proposed to have the first unit of 100 tons in operation early in 1918, and other units will be gradually added until the plant ultimately attains a capacity of 500 tons. _ This would easily hbe the largest mill of its kind in Canada and would furnish employâ€" ment to a very large number of men."‘ Violet Mersereau Starring in Stirring Production Here on Friday and Saturday. Despatches from Hail ‘‘It is understood that Pulp and Paper Co. ar erect a large sulphite pl THE LATE COL.â€"~HKAY THE KIND OF MAN NEEDED 01 ledge of mining. He was a courtly, manly fellow who inspired respect in the community and in his immediate hbusiness circle. _ All mining camps of importance need men like him to hold the litftle fellows to their work. Inâ€" vestors pay a greatâ€"deal of attention to what men like Col. Hay say about the merits of a district and particuâ€" larly when their words are backed up by the solid metal their own mines produce. It would be a great deal more difficult to get outside money into a mining camp if it were not for men like Col. Hay." ONE THCUSAND DOLLARS TO BLCW UP CONSULATE l)l‘n C V peaking to the Canadian Mining vs of the late Col. Hay,. president the Melntyre Mines, and interestâ€" in imany imining ventures in the th Land before his death, an old spector said: ‘‘I admired the Colâ€" i€, the time that Columbus made oyage of discovery, the North ‘can continent had only one doâ€" cated animal, the dog. There in the old worlkd domesticated . horses, pigs, sheep, goats and but uone of these existed in the world until brought there by or sald i his ability iÂ¥ L rom E[arlevbury uUr Â¥=« J gone! ral knowâ€" a courtly, respect in immediate 8t 1y PRESENT ATION 10 Mn. G. A. D. MURRAY South Porcupine Oddfellows Honor Retiring Divisicn Court Clerk. At the regular meeting of the #outh Poreupine Oddfellows on â€" Monday evening notice was given to the early departure from the district of Mr. . A. D. Murray, Division Court Clerk. Reference was made to his good qualitiee as a man, a citizen, and an Oddfellow, and many were the expressions of good will to him and to Mrs. Murray in their new Lhome in the West. After the regular meeting of the Lodge there was a banquet tendered Mr. Murray and he was ptreâ€" sented with an address and a handâ€" some gold tie pin emblematice of the Order. _ He made suitable reply, exâ€" pressing his appreciation of the good wishes and the kindly words. Mr. Murray expects to leave for his new home in Winnipeg on Wedâ€" nesday next. So far there is no offiâ€" cial notice as to his suceessor as Diâ€" vision Court Clerk in this district. The D.Y.B. Club Weekly Report The members of the D.NY.B. Club spent a most enjoyable evening at the home of Mrs. Meyers on Monday, the 26th, with a good attendance, Miss Demers presiding. After the business meeting adjourned Mrs. Meyers served a delicious lunch. â€" Having received an invitation from Mrs. Darling, Sr., of the Dome Lake Mine, to hold their next meeting at her home, the girls will form a sleighing party next Monâ€" day evening and proceed to the Dome Lake Minc. All members are requestâ€" ed to meet at the Goldfields Hotel at the of seven o%clock â€" sharp, Monday, March 5th. The Secretary of the Club Nas reâ€" ceived a very pleasant letter from Capt. Mary Plummer, of the Canadian Field Comforts Commussion, , Moore Barracks, stating that our box shipped in September last arrived safely to its destination some little time ago, also that the supplies sent were most weleome. Work t shirts. \\ l\ uy ['dll\ O( I\ ons flmmmmmmmmgfljmmmaflmmmfl Tw Un Unâ€"U Un Uneid UpsJ U U Li ) Li Ciened _ kf . o Bd h . hi Ki ced : ht . hi : : oo i nc . M 1 Dt sn C tns1 10 n n n C n Cc C 9 0200 Cl c 1 04 [ o ce TOOLS OF QUALITY Sachachchcnch For Electricians and Mechanmes reâ€" quiring a strong, substantial serew driver with a short stub blade. Pricc "Yankee" Breast Drill Tlus has right a tinuous ratchet «se m 0 1 better work was done with the Northern Canada Supply Co., Limited ‘lt * )] ‘) l\(' ' * u"]llltk % en welcome tken in :â€" "Yankee" Ratchet Screw Driver $7.50 and left hand, and conâ€" t movement in single a n d double speed. _ The d l1 Wooil for â€"10 socks with a confiâ€" denee in ats merits as n tool: far‘: s1 perior to anyâ€" thing of the TVA ‘Cl practi( S‘,N »\\‘(*( reas 1 1 CANADIAN MINING â€" MANUAL | A 432 page cloth bound book on minerals and mines. Price $2.00 Edited by Reginald E. Hore, editor of the Canadian Mining Jgournal. CANARDIAN MINING ICURNKNHL Drill A Journal devoted te ths minâ€" inz industry. Published twice monthly. Send for a sample to 263 Adelaide St. W., ‘FToronto. test that i n d P.O. Box 53, TIMMINS, Ont. Painter and Decorator Estimates Furnished on Contracts The world standard for earpenters. It is the policy of the Stanley Company to furnish the best quality of goods at the lowest price possible (quality considered). We stock a complete line of Stanley Planes from the smallest block plane to tlhe 55 Combination.t Prfces from .......... The "Yankee" Automatic Drill 1 by pu: handl its ors:s A handy tool for many purpost and brass. nickel plated and | drill Price .......... o and 25c to $22.00 Yankee Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver â€"mp ppsuosps ‘ssoujoudumto» sI s100} JR Joi0 ao6]UUADUD S 1o qusuoAoU Aq 4o ofpuri; Uo smagIos sauup Jo soinp cezts parpur np('r:lllun Meets every first and fourth Monday _ evenings of _ each month, Oddfellows Hall, Third avenue. Visiting brethren alâ€" ways welcome. J. W. FAITHFUL, 0. KABEL, actness, streongti, durâ€" Price $2.25 rposes. _ Made of steel ind bulfed and has 8 For Town of Timmins E. M. Allworth TIMMINS LO.L No. 2552 REMOVED Next to Imperial Bank PINE STREET, TIMMINS QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN $2.25 0©00SoN TIMMINS LOD6E, 1.0.6.f. ho. 453 GEO. LAKE W. G. SMITH, The best and mostâ€"upâ€"toâ€" date Livery of its kind im Automobiles for Hireâ€" _ Open Day and Nightâ€" _ Phone 31 Livery and Transfer Meets every Tuesday evenâ€" ing in their Jlodge room on Third favenue.. Visiting broâ€" thers reomested to attend. 8. WHEFFLER South Porcupine South 1’()1'('111)i1w