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The Ontario Retail Lumber Dealâ€" ers‘ Association, through its secreâ€" taryâ€"manager, recently alddressed a questionnaire to retail Jumiber dealers in all parts of the Province of Ontaâ€" rio, in order to ascertain their views in regard to current trade conditions, and an outline of their business exâ€" perience during the first six months of the year 1927. Replies were reâ€" eeived from forty dealers, covering Reports Received by Dealers Throughâ€" out Ontario Show Increase in Business. INGREASE IN LUMBER SAFS IN THE PROVINGE The schedule of home and home games to decide the championship of the league between the three group winners has not all been decided yet, but four of the games between Nilver Centre and Lake Shore have been anâ€" nounced. These are as follows:â€" Silver Centre, at Lake Shore, Kirkâ€" land Lake, on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12th and 13th. Announcement has been made this week of the first games in the playâ€" off for the championship of the Temisâ€" kaming baseball league. The league is divided into three groups, northern, eentral and« southern, The Silver Centre team was the winner of the southern group. The central group championship was won by the Lake Shore team, of Kirkland Lake. The Mcintyre team is the winner of the northern group, including Timmins, South Poreupine, Iroquois Falls and Sehumacher. Series of Games for Leadership of League and for the R. Games Between Silver Centre and Lake Shore. Winâ€" A. MciInnis Trophy for the Season. Home and Home ner to Play Mcintyre. Playâ€"offs for Temiskaming Baseball Championship Thursday, August 11th, 1927 Shore at SNilver Centre on Friâ€" _ The present baseball season Jhas been a good one in this North, and there has been a lot of good ball. Acâ€" cordingly there is much interest in the finals, and the games here are expectâ€" ed to be specially good. As soon as the dates for the events here are set, due announcement will be made in The Advance. The second question had to do with retail prices. An analysis of the reâ€" plies shows that, generally speaking, prices are practically the same as they were a yvear ago. A few increases are all important districts of Ontario. The first question was as to the total sales for the first half of this vyear, compared with the first half of 1926. In practically every case the replies received were to the effect that sales showed substantial inâ€" creases. These increases varied all the way from 5 per cent. up to 180 per cent., the majority of them being between 20 per cent. and 50 per cent. (Only one conclusion can be reached from these reports; namely, that the first six months of 1927 witnessed a large increase in the volume of lumâ€" ber sales in the Province. If necessary another match will be played to decide the winner. _ The winner of the southern and central groups will play the Melntyre baseâ€" ball team, of Schumacher, for the championship of the league and the season‘s possession of the R. A. Mcâ€" Innis trophy. The dates for these games have not yet been announced. There will, however, be a schedule of five games, the best three out of five to win. They will be home and home games. day and Saturday, Aug. 19th and 20th. Question No. 5, which relates to the present volume of trade brought out replies to the effect that in all parts of the province the volume of trade is holding up well. Competiâ€" tion, however, is very keen, and seems to be growing steadily keener, which accounts for the fact that in the face reported in connection with low grade stocks. â€" Question No. 3 related to present retaril prices, as compared with wholesale prices. _ The replies indicated a general feeling that an increase of from $2.00 to $5.00 would be justified in retail prices on all lines of lumber. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO trains, was the first locomotive to haul a train into the new Union Station at Toronto, on the occasion of the _ opening of this station by H.R.H.‘the Prince of Wales. On this occasion also, the first ticket issued from the ticket booths of the new station was one entitling His profit. ‘‘Red‘‘ Green, of Sudbury, the notâ€" ed hockey star, is a visitor to town this week. of an increased demand and a larger turnover, prices have not advanced in keeping with the stiffer prices asked by the manufacturers and wholesalers. A frequent explanation of the failure of retail prices to act in accordance with the increased demand, is that, atter experiencing several years of dull trade, dealers are still too keen for turnover volume and are not payâ€" ing proper attention to the matter of Largest Locomotive Hauls Royal Train the royal train are being construcâ€" ted in Canada for handling the fast passenger and manifest freight trains of the National System. [AX RATE FOR TISOALE W TOWNSRIP RIGH FOR YEAR General Rate Lower Than Usual, but Debentures, School Rates and Lower Assessment Make Rate Higher, This year the tax rate for the townâ€" ship of Tisdale is high, but all the conitrollable expenditures have been kept down. The general rate has been reduced from 19 to 15 mills, and Un Monday of this week seven lady golfers from Troquois Falls were the guests of the Timmins Ladies‘ Golf Club. They were:â€"Mrs. Colborne, Mrs. Goldsborough, Mrs. Bune tke, Mrs. Schanche, Mrs. Meighan, Mrs. Soderâ€" son and Miss Little. The visitors lost to the Timmins ladies, being unused to the local course. Mrs. Sceottâ€"Peer won the first flight and Mrs. Keddi=a the second flight. Mrs. Colborne won the guest prize. The scores for the first flight included the following:â€" Mrs. Scottâ€"Peer, 54â€"14â€"40; Mrs. Porter, 53â€"7â€"46; Mrs. Howse, 64 18â€" 46; Mrs. Marcell, 59â€"12â€"47; Mrs. Miller, 72â€"17â€"52; Mrs. Rohinson, 70â€" 15â€"55;, Mrs,. Williams, 50â€"10â€"409. Among the second flight sceores were: Mrs. Keddie, 59â€"25â€"34; Mrs. Bowery, 65â€"28â€"37; Mrs. Kelly, 84-'30â€"-54 Mrs. Dalzell, 65â€"23â€"42; Mrs. Ruther- ford, 63â€"Â¥ â€"â€"'38 Mrs. Lake, 66â€"22â€"â€" 44; Mrs. Pritchard, 89â€"30â€"59; Mrs, Emery, 67â€"24â€"43; Mrs, Stevenson, The ladies from Iroquois Falls were entertained at luncheon by Mrs. A. F. Brigham, and at afternoon tea by the ladies‘ golf club at the club house. On Friday in the ladies‘ handicap match, Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Seottâ€"Peer and Mrs. Miller tied for first place in the first flight with a net score of 43 each.In the second flight Mrs. Allâ€" worth was winner with a net of 33. Wednesday, Aug. 17 day for the township On the previous Friday the puttin= contest was won by Mrs, H. H. Moors., There were six tied for second place, Mrs, Porter winning the draw for second in this event. Enjoyable Time Spent Here by Visiâ€" tors This Week. Other News of Ladies‘ Golf Club IROQUOIS FALLS LADY COLERS VISIT TIMMINS Four boys aceused of theft came before the Juvenile Court. One case was dismissed. Another boy‘s case was held over as he had not been served with the required notice to attend. The two others were allowed their freedom on suspended sentence. The charge against John Krancoâ€" vich, preferred by D. Pedrovich, acâ€" cusing the former of securing money on the promise of providing Pedroâ€" vich with a job at the mine, was disâ€" missed. â€" Nine more charges of a simiâ€" lar_ nature were preferred against Krancovich, the nine complainants alâ€" leging that they had been induced to pay imoney on the promise of emâ€" ployment being secured for them. These cases were all remanded to next week. On a charge of breaking windows in the house of an acquaintance, 8. Bojal was assessed $10.00 and costs. For speeding, one citizen was asâ€" sessed $10.00 and costs. Four drunks each contributed a fine of ten dollars and costs each. Two men who were apparently fighting on the street at about two o clock on Wednesday morning, pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and each pzud $5.00 and costs. At the police court here this week a fine of $100 and costs was imposed on (G¢. Aubry on a charge of reckless driving. _ It was a car driven by Aubry that caused injury last week to two men on First avenue, who were hurt by the car which was not apâ€" parently being driven in careful way. W. Duncean, who figured in an autoâ€" mobile collision, where fortunately no one was hurt, was sentenced to ten days at Haileybury on a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a motor car. A ecase against W. Dubeau under the Wives‘ Maintenance Act was disâ€" missed. PUNISRMENT FOLLOVING IMPROPER USE Of AUTOS §.8, No. 1â€"itownship purposes, 15 mills; waterworks debentures, 15.7; public library, 1.2; public school deâ€" bentures, 21.4; township grant teachâ€" ers‘ galaries, 1.4; public school rate 28.5; local improvement, .2 mills; Domeâ€"Timmins South _ Poreupine highway debentures 1.6; total 85 mills on the dollar. S.S8, No. 2â€"township purposes, 15 mills; waterworks debentures, 9; public school debentures, 9.2; townâ€" ship grant, teachers‘ salaries, .7; public school rate, 21.7; separate school rate, 8. 8. No. 1, 28 mills ; local improvement, .2 mills; for Domeâ€"Timminsâ€"South Poreupine highâ€" way debentures 1.6 mills; total, pubâ€" lie scehool, 57.4 milis; total, separate school, 54 .5 mills. Heavy Fines for Speeding. Term for Drunkenness in Charge of Car. QOther Police Court News. other expenditures similarly under control of the township council have been kept well within the mark of good economy. The township has been hard hit by the increased exeompâ€" tions in respect of income tax. This and other reductions in the assessâ€" ment mean a total reducton iof about $350,000.00 from last year‘s assessâ€" ment mean a total reduction of about ing a higher itax rate. Debentures and school rates, both not controlâ€" lable by this year‘s council, are also more or less responsible for the inâ€" creased rate. The following are the details of the rates as struck by the township council on Monday :â€" th, is civic holiâ€" of Tisdale.