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A certified cheque for ten per cent. of the price offered to accompany each tender, forfeitable upon nonâ€"payment .of the balance of the purchase money The sale is subject to the proviâ€" sions of the Mining Tax Act and any amendments thereto, and to an addiâ€" tional charge in favour of the Crown of two per cent. on the net profits calâ€" eculated on the buaxa contained in the said Act. «NOTICE is hereby given that under and by virtue of an Orderâ€"inâ€"Council dated the 11th day of December, 1923, that part of the bed of Poreuping Lake in the townships of Whitney and Tisdale, in the Poreupine Mining Division, remaining the property of the Crown and containing 539 acres more. or less, together with the mines, minerals and mining rights therein and thereunder, is offered for sale by public tender on the following condiâ€" tions :â€" â€"Open to and Scotgswomen and those of Sceottish deâ€" eeént. Meetings the second and fourth Fridays of the month, in the 1.0.0.F. Hall, Timmins, starting at 8 p.m. sharp. _ Membership fee, $2.00 per year for ordinary members and 50¢c. per year for associate members. 8A LE of LA ND A certified cheque for ten per cent. of the price offered to accompany each tender, forfeitable upon nonâ€"payment of the balance of the purchase money within the prestribed time. Tenders to be received not later than 12 o‘clock noon on Thursday the 15th day of May, 1924. Tenderers to name a lump sum for the said land, payable in full within fifteen days of the acceptance of the tender, The sale is subject‘ to the proviâ€" sions of the Mining Tax Act and any amendments thereto, and to an addiâ€" tional charge in favour of the Crown of two per cent. on the net profits calâ€" culated ‘on the basis contained in the said Act. The boundaries of the parcel to. be survered and delimited on the ground by the Department of Mines before the day of sale. : The highest or any. tender not necessarily accepted. ' Tenders to be enclosed in sealed enâ€" velopes, marked on the outside in plain letters ‘‘Tender for Poreupine and forwarded by registered mail to the Minister of Mines, Parâ€" liament Buildings, Toronto, Canada. CHARLES MeCREA, (Minister of Mines, Toronto, 17th December, N.B.â€"No unauthorized insertion of this advertisement will be paid for. > 3â€"20. n ONTARIO. NOTICE is hereby given that under and by virtue of an «Orderâ€"inâ€"Council dated the 11tk day of December, 1923, that part of the bed of Simpson Lake in lot 5 in the first concession of the township of Tisdale, in the Poreupine Gold area, remaining the property of the Crown and being the eastern porâ€" tion of the said lake, ‘containing 20 acres more or less, together with the mining rights therein and thereunder, is offered for sale by public tender on the following conditions :â€" ‘Tenders to be received not later thiin 12 o‘clock noon on Thursday the 15th day of May, 1924. Tenderers to name a lump sum for the ‘said land, payable M full within fifteen days of the acceptance of the tender. The boundaries of the parcel to be surveved and delimited on the ground by the Department of Mines before the day of sale. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders to be enclosed in sealed enâ€" velopes, marked on the outside in plain letters ‘‘Tenders for East Part Simpson Lake,"‘and forwarded by reâ€" gistered mail to the Minister of Mines, Parliament Buildings, Toronâ€" to, Canada. CHARLES MeCREA, Minister of Mines, Toronto, lith December, 1923 ~_N.B.â€"No tunauthorized insertion 0 this advertisement will be paid for. 3â€"20, IN THE PORCUPINE GOLD AREA ONTARIO. THE PORCUPINE GOLD AREA D. MACKIE, A. J. DOWNIE, President. Secretary. Box 1338 Wednesday evening last Prof,. John Sharp, whose place is south of New Liskeard, heard a disturbance among his chickens and went to the barn to investigate. He found evidence of the presence of intruders, and also noted that there was an ork lantern, lighted, but turned down low, on the floor. ‘He switched on the electric lights and in time to see a man or boy disappearing into the upper part The Tea and Sate of Home Cooking held on Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. Webb proved unâ€" usually successful. There was a large attendance, the event proved enâ€" joyable in every way, and over $80.00 was netted. for: the Child Welfare Clinic, in whose benefit the event was held. of the building. He gave chase but theâ€"intruder eluded him. (Returning downstairs Prof, Sharp found that the lantern had beeh upset and the oil had caught fire and set the hay nearby in asblaze. The flames gained amazing headway in a brief time, and Prof. Sharp found he could not check the fire, Accordingly, he devoted his attention toâ€" savingy the stock. Ho was able to get all the animals out of the barn, but he could not save anyâ€" thing else. The loss is estimated at over $7,000.90, with about half that amount covered by insurance. +About 60 tons of hay, a quantity of oats and other grains and produce, and a valuâ€" able assortment of farm machinery, fell prey to the flames. OVER $380 NETTED BY TEA FOR CHILD WELFARE CLINIC CHICKEN THIEF BLAMED FOR BURNING DOWN BARN URGING REDUCTION IN - BURDENSOME TAXATION Methods of lesséning the crushing burden of taxation on Canadians were recommended at a meeting of the Exâ€" ecutive Council â€" of _ the Canadian Manufacturers Association, held in Hamilton. Manufacturers fron. Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces were presâ€" eéent. The resolutions approved. recomâ€" mended the abolitionâ€"of the sales tax, and the reduction of the stamp tax on cheques, drafts, bill of exchange and promissory notes to a flat rate of two cents. As these measures would â€"decrease the Dominion revenue, two construcâ€" tive suggestions were made: First, that the Dominion Government should follow. the example set by business concerns â€" and private â€" individua‘s during the past few years in eurâ€" tailing expenditures so that less rovâ€" enue would be needed; and, second, that there should be an upward reâ€" vision of the tariff, which will provide reasonable protection for manufaeâ€" tured goods and farm products. It was stated that such a revision of the tariff would increase the Govâ€" ernment‘s revenue and, by developâ€" ing the country, would lbring prosperâ€" ity to people of all occupations. The sales tax was vigorously deâ€" nounced. Some of the prineipal obâ€" jections made by the speakers were as follows :â€"â€" The sales tax. is greatly increasing the cost of living in Canada, because it increases the cost of building, of manufacturing, and of farming, of transportation, of trading, of estabâ€" lishing settlers, and of equipping homes. It is retarding de\elopment and discourages immigration. It is hampering export trade by increasing the cost of producing in Canada. It was recalled that the Trades ard Labor Congress, and many. other orâ€" ganizations representing farmers and business men are asking for the reâ€" peal of the sales tax, and it was arguqd that such wideâ€"spread oppostâ€" tion proved that the tax is economâ€" ically unsound. ’ No other tax presents such adminâ€" istrative difficulties. It is becoming almost impossible to operate. The reduction of the stamp taxes is supported by the argument that such petty taxes do not raise suftiâ€" cient revenue to compensate for the burden they place on the transaction of" business The strictest economy on the part of the Government was strongly recommended. The cost of governâ€" ment â€" increased enormously â€" during and since the war. Many expendiâ€" tures thought to be necessary should be avoided. Many speakers emphatically stated that the four tariff reductions since the war had resulted in national lossâ€" es that cannot be estimated. The revenue had been decreased, and the various Governments had resorted to forms of ‘direet taxation which had restricted the country‘s development. The United States took the opposite course and greatly increased its tariff. As a result they have more revenue than they need and the country is prosperous. The Spring Assizes~ at Cochrane will be on April 8th with Hon. R. M. Meredith, Chief Justice presiding. ANNUAL CONVENTION OF TEMISKAMING FIREMEN The annual convention of the Teâ€" immiskaming Firemen‘s Association is to be held this year at South Poreuâ€" pine on Thursday (t8â€"morrow), Feb. ith. The Convention will open at 10 :30 a.m., and a number of papers dealing with ‘‘Fire and Fire Protecâ€" tion‘‘ will be read during the session, and this important subject discussed from all angles. <The annual convenâ€" tions of the Temiskaming Firemen are becoming well known and highly regarded for the amount of valuable information developed for the proâ€" tection of life and property from the menace of fire. The papers given are always of a high standard, full of helpfuIness and interest. < The Conâ€" vention on â€" Thursday _ (toâ€"morrow) promises to equal, if not excel its preâ€" decessors in point of. interest and helpfuiness. The delegates will khe present as guests of the South Porâ€" cupine Brigade, and all who know the To Be Held at South Porcupine Toâ€" morrow (Thursday). Banquet in the Evening to Delegates and Visitors. standing suceess for the event toâ€" morrow. it is expected that every fire brigade in .the North Land from Cobalt north will be represented «at the Convention. In addition there will be representatives from the varâ€" ieus Fire and Light Committees presâ€" ent for the occasion. There is furâ€" ther an imposing list of guests proâ€" posed for the T;P.A. Convention, inâ€" cluding Right Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King; Right Hon. Arthur Meighan; Angus â€" MeDonald, â€" M.P.; â€" Hon.â€" G. Howard Ferguson; â€" Hon. Chas. Mc« Crea; Maleolm â€" Lang, MLPJP.; Mr. Geo. W. Lee, Chairman of the T. N.0. Commission, and Commussioners Col. McLaren and Col. The Mavors of Timmins, Cochrane, lroâ€" quois Falls, Haileybury, New TLasâ€" keard; the Reeve and Couneil of the Township of Tisdale; Reeves of Teck, Calvert and~ other FTownslhips; Mr. Bricham, general manager of the Holâ€" lingetr; [Mr. R. A. MceInnis, manager of the Abitibi Power Paper Co.; Mr. â€"Du ‘Pencier, general manager of the Dome; iMr. Ennis, general manager of the Melntyre; Mr. A. 8. Fuller, managing director Paymaster Mines; Mr. D. McePhail, manager of West Done Lake; Mr. J. Reddington, Newray Mine; ‘Mr. Geo. E. â€"iBent, Davidson Mine;â€" Mr. A. R. Globe, Night Hawk â€" Peninsular; Provincial Forester E. J. Zavitz; Fire Marshal E. P. Heaton; District Fire Inspector F. Hamilton:; Mr. F._ Ansony Jr.; Abitibi Co.; Mr. C.!G. Williams, Holâ€" lingery Mr. A. Dorfman, Melntyre; Mr. C. W. Dowsett, Dome Mines ; Mr. W. Norrie\Lowenthal, Paymaster; 1. Loring, Canadel Gold Mines; H. Key, Goldalé; R. Dye, Vipond; exâ€"Chief Fire Ranger E. G. Poole. Many of these no doubt will be unable to atâ€" tend, but all will certainly ‘he interâ€" ested in the good work carried on by the Temiskaming Firemen‘s Associaâ€" tion. f The Post Office Department recentâ€" # . % * 1y issued a summary of helpful hints for post office boxholders, with a view to giving boxâ€"holders the maximum of convenience and benefit. This advice ziven by the Department to boxholdâ€" ers includes the following :â€" In the evening an informal banquet, tendered by the South Poreupine Fire Department to the delegates and visâ€" itors to the Convention will be held in the Oddfellows‘ Hall, South Porâ€" cupine. At this banquet there will be brief addresses on the subject of vital interest to allâ€"‘*Fires and Fire Prevention."‘ HELPFUL HINTS FPOR POST OFFICE BOX HOLDERS Always bring your key with youn. Never use a penâ€"knife or other inâ€" strument to open the box. If you lose your key, get the postmaster to change the lock, to guard against the the key falling into bad hands. When emptying your box, be sure to see that none of your mail remains caught in the box anywhere. Also, that nothing intended for anyone else is mixed in with it. If so, it should be promptly handed in at the wieket to pre(ént delay in delivery. Close the door of your box, as you open itâ€"with your key. To slam the door sometimes causes the breaking of the glass, and im any case, injures the lock, and in time reduces ts effectiveness. ~Be sure not to leave the door unlocked, or to dJeave the Ask all your correspondents to use vour box num‘ber. s If you have a combination lock, be careful as to who learns the comâ€" the lock, and in timeâ€" reduces its effectiveness. ~Be sure not to leave the door unlocked, or to Jeave the key in the lock, or you fuvite loss of mail matter. When anything is wrong with the lock, or if the glass is broken, notify the postmaster at once, in order that it may be attended to. bination. If it becomes too widely known, get it changed. Attend promptly to notice cards asking you to eall at the wicket, and thus avoid unnecessary delay to mail held there for you. Children or messengers should not be allowed to clear your box unless you are sure they are absolutely reâ€" liable, and should in any case be carefully instructed on above points. Carelessness may mean loss of mail. Provide satchels in which to carry the mail, if possible. SOLD BY Todd‘s Drug Stores Wonder If She‘s Lonely Tooâ€"Fox Trot Dszrnborger and His Orch. All 6n 10â€"in.doubleâ€"sided 75¢ New "His Master‘s Voice" Victor Records Bahamaâ€"Fox Trot Melody Kings Dance Orch, "His Master‘s Voice‘‘ Record 216448 Take, Oh Take Those Lips Awayâ€"Fox Trot Brooke Johns and His Orch. A Love Song Manhattan Merzrrymakers "flis Master‘s Voice"â€"Victor Record 19204 I Nevor Had a V m Dream Daddyâ€"â€"Fox Trot The Ozniy G.rlâ€"Fox Trot Ch2pman and His Orch,. "Hisg Master‘s Voice‘""â€"Victor Record 1923201 T weet, Tweetâ€"Fox Trot I‘ve Been a Foolâ€"Fox Trot Manhattan Merrymakers "His Master‘s Voice‘"‘â€"Victor Record 19203 Roamin‘ to Wyomin‘ â€"Fox Trot Whiteman and His Orch. That‘s My Babyâ€"Fox Trot Waring‘s Pennsylvanians ‘"‘His Master‘s Voice"â€"Victor Record 19209 Covered Wagon Days â€"Fox Trot i «â€"Fox Trot Manhattan Merrymakers "Llis Master‘s Voice""â€"Victor Record 19196 TIMMINS, SCHUMACHER AND SOUTH PORCUPINE 1922 Insurance Issued ....$ 9,528,850.00 Insurance in Force 34,460,044.00 Cash Income............ 1,430,823.8 1 Assets .. 4,789,562.74 1923 $13,840,920.00 42,175,180.00 1,699,840.33 5,472,666.94 Big Year‘s Gain G. G. Doyle, Superintendent, Barrie, Ont. General Agent wanted for Timmins Lower Expense Rate Lower Mortality Rate Higher Interest Rate Higher Policyholders‘ Dividends ;MWW w 4 dA 6 Apply to