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* Oldâ€"Time Champions to Box at Turkey Stag Toâ€"morrow Capt. Douglas Jones and Bob McKinley to be Among Feaâ€" tures at Famous Event This Year. Finest Ring Ever in North Land Now Erected at Parish Hall, Everyâ€" thing All Set for a Wonderful Time. Vol. XIIL, No. 50 Everything is all set now for the the Cornish wrestliing. Marql Charity Turkey Stag in the St. Anthony | Queensbeery rules will be followed parish hall, Timmins, tomorrow (Friâ€" | means that the bouts will be live day) night. Arrangements for the ocâ€" W. Faithful will be the referee. casion have been perfected under the| crowd present are asked in the n: skilled direction of "Lap" Laprairie. A‘ good sportsman»hip to ‘refrain really wonderful ring has been erected | smoking during the boxing and 1 in the parish hall for the boxing and ing, so as to give the contende wrestling features. This ring is unâ€" doubtedly the best ever put up in the parish hall. It has been built by Marâ€" tin and Caron and is fourteen feet square inside the ropes. It is upâ€"toâ€" theâ€"imninute in every way, and is so eleâ€" vated that the shortest man in the farâ€" thest part of the hall will be able to see all moves without trouble. The cards will be enjoyed first tomorrow night, and there will be an expert system for clearing the hall of chairs and tables. In the boxing, one special number will be a bout between two noted oldâ€" time championsâ€"Bob McKinley, chamâ€" pion of the Yorkshire Fusiliers in 1891, pion of the Yorshire Fuiliers in 1891, and Capt. Doug. Jones, contender of the heavyweight championship of the West Coast of England in 1893. This will be a number long to be recalled. The other boxing and wrestling features will also be specially attractive, particularly fairest chance. The stage for the display of tur all ready and the display of fine will itself be worth the price of sion. Another feature is a new re ment booth constructed in the : east corner of the hall where re ments will be available any tim! ing the evening, free. 7 The programme includes carol ing by the Cornish choir of fift] voices, and many other features C cial interest. The programmes issued this week and are finest ever issued for a similar They were printed at the office ( Porcupine Advance, so naturally fine sample of the printer‘s art, the material in them, humorous a formative, together with details numbers for the evening, made simply remarkable souvenirs 0 lmemorable Turkey Stag for 1928 GETTLERSEMAY BF IK FULL TO DECEMBER 20 Will be Nice Christmas Gift if Plans of Mr. A. F. Kenning, M.P.P., are Successful. Mr. A. F. Keninng, M.P.P., has given very noteworthy time, effort and talent to assisting in working out the pians to give assistance to the settlers who are suffering hardship this season through the fact that crops could not be harvested last summer on account of the unusual amount of rain in the North Land. Gravelling operations have been in progress for some days now and the work thus provided in this district is naturally of particular value to the settlers at this time. In addition it should not be forgotten that the work now being done is goings to be of the greatest value in the way of improving the roads and specifically in providing good opportunity to have them in firstâ€"class shape early in the spring. The work now done is thus of double value, even treble value. The settlers have shown the right spirit in their difficulties. They have not sought relief and have made it plain that charity is not what they want. All they have asked is that they be given some way to earn enough to tide them over until the next crop. The Government has been prompt and effective in providing just this sort of assistance. . The purchase of railroad ties is one form of this sort of help, and the work of gravelling is even more helpful. JUNIOR HOCKEY TICKETS SELLING WELL TN TOWN The sale of the membership tickets for the Timmins Junior Hockey Club is progressing satisfactorily. Although it is a busy season attempt is being made to get in touch with all the hockey fans so as to give them opportunity to join the growing throng of members. This year it is planned to finance the season in Junior hockey by the sale of memâ€" bership tickets, instead of asking donaâ€" tions from merchants and others. With fair support from the hackey fans the plan will provide ample funds. Any who have been missed and want to be on the list of members, should see P. T. Moisley or other members of the comâ€" mittee and add their dollar to the list of members Paid Circulation Last Week 2851 | The Lancashire Social Club will hold an open dance on Friday evening, Dec. \21st, after the children‘s Christmas Tree. The dance will be from 10 to 1;30, the Cornish wrestling. Marquis of Queensbeery rules will be followed which means that the bouts will be lively. J. W. Faithful will be the referee. The crowd present are asked in the name of good sportsmanz»hip to ‘refrain from smoking during the boxing and wrest!â€" ing, so as to give the contenders the fairest chance. The stage for the display of turkeys is all ready and the display of fine birds will itself be worth the price of admisâ€" sion. Another feature is a new refreshâ€" ment booth constructed in the northâ€" east corner of the hall where refreshâ€" ments will be available any time durâ€" ing the evening, free. " A special feature at the band conâ€" cert in the Goldfields theatre on Sunâ€" day evening, Dec. 16th, after the church services, will be the carol singing by choir of thirty voices. The Cornish people are supplying this choir. and the ladies and gentlemen in it are all efâ€" fective singers with a special talent for carol singing. Each year in Timmins the carol singing of the Cornish people has been enjoyed at Christmastide, and the feature at the Goldfields Sunday evening will no doubt be greatly apâ€" preciated. Chorus of Thirty Voices Expected for Carol Singing at Event on Sunday ~ _ Evening at Goldfields. The programme includes carol singâ€" ing by the Cornish choir of fifty male voices, and many other features of speâ€" cial interest. The programmes were issued this week and are probably the finest ever issued for a similar event. They were printed at the office of The Porcupine Advance, so naturally are a fine sample of the printer‘s art, while the material in them, humorous and inâ€" formative, together with details of the numbers for the evening, made them simply remarkable souvenirs of the CHRISTMAS CAROLS 18 FEATURE BAND CONGERT In addition to the carol singing it is expected to have a special programme of instrumental and vocal numbers of special attraction. One instrumental duet, for instance is confidently exâ€" pected to make especial appeal and to prove particularly popular. It was inâ€" tended to have the evening a special Cornish Night, but this was not pracâ€" tical on account of the Cornish Social Club having an event of their own the following week, but the carol singers are promised for the band concert event, thirty strong. Of course, there will be selections by the band under Bandmaster A. Wilâ€" ford. The concert will open with a hymn selection played by the band folâ€" lowed by a march, and with other inâ€" teresting band numbers to be given during the evening. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13th, 1928 RESERVED SEAT PLAN FOR CANTATA, "QuEEN ESTHER All those who have had the priviâ€" lege of attending any of the practices for the cantata "Queen Esther" to be given in the Goldfields theatre on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of next week, Dec. 19th and 20th, wili agree that the event promises to be one of the most outstanding of musical treats. Under the direction of Mr. Jas. Geils the cast and choruses in tne cantata have achieved a rare measure of excellence. There are fifteen soloâ€" ists in the cast, with a number of large choruses, including choruses of childâ€" ren that are especially pleasing. The soloists included:â€"Miss Allen, James Cowan, G. A. Reid, J. T. Heffernan, Mrs. Stonehouse Miss Goomey, Mrs. White, Mrs. White, Mrs. Wightman, Wilson Thompson, A. J. Downie, Mr. Stewart, W. D. Forrester, Alex Kinâ€" caid and P. Molesky. The parts taken by these artists are exceptionally well done, and there is very general agreeâ€" ment that the choruses are remarkably effective. With the complete array of costumes, the scenic and other effects, and the theme of the cantata the event on Wednesday and Thursday next at the Goldfields should draw a full house on each occasion. No lover of music should miss the cantata, "Queen Esâ€" ther.‘" It will be found to be of unâ€" usual interest and very cleverly preâ€" sented. Last week The Advance gave a list of the characters represented and a synopsis of the cantata. The beauâ€" tiful music portrays the story of Esâ€" ther, the orphaned Jewish girl who becomes Queen of Persia. It depicts the plots against her and her kinsfolk and her brave loyalty to her people and to her faith. The triumph of the right and the confusion of the conâ€" spirators are pictured by the music in appealing way. Will Open on Monday of Next Week Cantata Will be One of the Most Notable Musical Events Tickets are now on sale for the event. The plan of reserved seats will open at Moisley Ball‘s drug stor eon Monâ€" day morning of next week, Dec. 17th, at 9 am. Tickets now sold may be exchanged for the reserved seat tickets on Monday. l "There is quite an outbreak of the disease in Northern Ontario but for that matter there are many cases in Toronto and Hamilton," stated Dr. Bell. "There is no cause for alarm but common sense must be used. When persons feel the fiu coming on they should go home and go to bed and stay there until they have recovered. The danger is that pneumonia or something else might follow if a chill is suffered." Hope King Will be Out of Danger by Christmas According to despatches received toâ€" day over the private wire of the Homer L. Gibson Co. brokerage office, His Majesty King George stands a good chance to recover from the pleurisy which has kept him in bed for the past three weeks, with his life dispaired of at times. An operation was performed, ribs cut, and the lung drained, and doctors beâ€" lieve that the King will be out of danâ€" ger by Christmas. LADIES‘ AUXILIARY HOLD ENJOYABLE WHIST The Ladies‘ Auxiliary of thg Canaâ€" dian Legion held a very pleasant whist drive at the home of Mrs. Cornell, Schumacher, on Wednesday evening this week. Mrs. W .A. Devine won first prize and Mrs. Forrester the consolation prize. Refreshments wern served and the many present had a very pleasant evening Considerable "Flu," but of Mild Type, in North There are many cases of influenza at present in the North Land, but forâ€" tunately thep appear to be of mild type. Timmins has its quota of mild influenza at present while the disease in more| epidemic form is reported from Cobait New Liskeard, Haileybury, Kirkland Lake, Cochrane and Kapuskasing. In all the towns named the disease apâ€" pears to be of very mild type. Even in Cobalt and New Liskeard where the schools have been closed the cases do not appear to be of severe type. Thel closing of the schools in these teowns| was taken chiefly as a precautionary | measure to minimize the chances ofi further spread of the disease. Dr. W.. J. Bell, deputy minister of health forl Ontario, was in Timmins and other Northern towns last week, and on his return to Toronto was interviewed by newspapermen there. He said that the disease in the North Land was not viruâ€" lent but that it was very contagious. He suggested precautions agains:| crowds as the disease is carried by the breath, and through sneezing and coughing. | pon‘t forget the Girls‘ Club sale. of Christmas gifts. Basement of the United Church, Saturday, Dec. 15th. Afternoon tea. TTTTT pine Nobante Public Collection for Funds for Order. Deferred on Account of Other Campaigns, to be Held d Saturday. A meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses was held on Monday evening and at this meeting the society decided to hold their tag day on Saturday of this week, Dec. 15th. It had been planned to hold the tag day on Nov. 17th, but it was found that this might conflict with the campaign of another organization already having its drive under way, so the V. O. N. tag day was deferred to a later date. At the meeting on Monday it was decided to proceed with the tag day on Saturday of this week. The V. O. N. has been doing an excellent work in town and is deserving of all possible support. Those doing the tagging on Saturday should be given a good reception and as generous a donation as possible in return for the tags offered. The Vicâ€" torian Order of Nurses is planned with the idea of providing efficient nursing service in the towns where the Order is established. Where people can pay the small charges made by the V. O. N. they are expected to do so.‘~ In cases where only a part of the fee can be paid, this is accepted and the serâ€" vice given. Where people can not pay at all the nursing service is still availâ€" able. By this method people who need a nurse‘s services find their selfâ€"resâ€" pect maintained and they have the satisfaction of knowing that they have paid whatever they could of the cost. Such a service, of course must have voluntary donations or other outside funds to support it, and it is for this purpose the tag day is being held on Saturday. VIGTORIAN ORDER RURSES TAG DAY ON SATURNDAY At the meeting Monday evening it was learned that the latest news reâ€" ceived in regard to the Victorian Order nurse regularly stationed here, Miss Elliott, who has been away on account of illness, is that she is convalesing now with her relatives. Miss Stevens, who has been relievâ€" ing for Miss Eliott, and who has won general favour for the interest, effort and talent she has given to the serâ€" vice here, reported a very busy month during November. Stores Will be Open Evenings Next Week As is the usual custom in town, all the stores will be open evenings next week for the convenience of Christmas shoppers. At the meeting of the Timmins Cur‘!â€" ing Club shareholders eu: Monday evenâ€" ing approval was given to the byâ€"law providing that playing privileges may be extended to nonâ€"shareholders of the club on the payment of an annual feo of $35.00 and on other terms and conâ€" ditions set out in the said byâ€"law. The byâ€"law was finally passed and now it will be possible for those not shareâ€" holders of the company to enjoy the privileges of the rink under the condiâ€" tions stipulated. Until the passing of this byâ€"law playing privileges at the rink were restricted to those who were shareholders in the company. Mr. Geo. B. Gibson at The Timmins Garage Announcement is made this week of the appointment of Mr. Geo. B. Gibâ€" son as general manager in charge of the sales and service at the Timmins Garage. The steady growth of the business of the Timmins Garage has made necessary an increase to the perâ€" sonnel of the executive of the business, and in Mr. Gibson they have secured a man of wide and successful experiâ€" ence. Mr. Gibson was in charge of the sales and service for Oliver Blais, Coâ€" balt, for seven and a half years, filling the position with noteworthy success and ability. He is wellâ€"known throughâ€" out the North and will be welcomed to the business life of Timmins. Mr. Gibson, who is a brother of Mr. Ray Gibson, of Haileybury, wellâ€"known and popular in Timmins and other parts of the North Land, arrived in Timmins this week to take up his new duties. Mr. Jos. Berini will continue 1N charge of the repair department of th Timmins Garage, and Mr. C. W. Hod gins in charge of the car sales depart ment, so the public are assured of . continuance of the fine service that ha made a name for this garage and sales rooms ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER HERE DONATES 825 TO THE | One of the generous donations made last week to the Children‘s Aid Soâ€" ciety was a cheque for $25.00 from the Northern Lights Chapter Royal Arch Masons, Timmins. The Royal Arch Masons always remember a number of worthy causes around Christmas time, and on this occasion they kindly passâ€" ed over the generous contribution noted to the work for the children of the disâ€" urling Club to Extend Privileges of the Rink Official Denial Given to Reports Recently Injuring Conâ€" ditions here. "Absolutely Untrue," says President N. A. Timmins. Everything Going Along Well at the Big Mines in Camp. "Absolutely untrue," is the way Presiâ€" dent N. A. Timmins characterizes the rumors that there are to be wholesale reductions in the staffs at the Hollinger Mine. No Truth in Report About Layingâ€"off Hundreds at Mine For some days past thre have been persistent rumours circulated to the efâ€" fect that it was contemplated to reduce the number of men employved at the Hollinger by hundreds. One report said "nine hundred," another gave the number at "five hundred," and a thirc and later one placed the figure at "two hundred." The rumours were persistâ€" ent and insistent and the result was naturally bad for business and most disquieting to the town, causing unâ€" necessary and unfounded anxiety and discontent. Enquiry at the mine here showed tha: ' others concerned. Any material no one there knew of any grounds for| changes in policy at the big mine will such reports. It was stated emphaticâ€" jbe duly announced in official way and ally by one official that no change in |those seeking to spread harmful and policy at the mine was planned so far|untrue stories for> wrong purposes as he knew, and he was in position to | should be discountenanced. The first senior N.O.H.A. hockey of the season will be at Iroquois Falls on Tuesday evening next, Dec. 18th, whsn the South Porcupine team will try conâ€" clusions with the Paper Town team. This season South Porcupine is said to have a particularly able team and there is special interest all through the disâ€" trict. It is expected that a large numâ€" ber will go from Timmins and Schumaâ€" cher to see this opening hockey game. This will be quite convenient as a speâ€" cial train will run from here, leaving Timmins at 5.45 p».m., and returning after the gamé. There is a reduced fare of $2.00 fo rthe round trip. Word from South Porcupine is to the effect that this season they have really the makings of two good hockey teams, and everything is set for a good showing in hockey this season. The new coach, Stan Burgoyne, is on the job and is well pleased with the material he finds at South Porcupine. * FIRST SERIOR ROGKEY OF SFASUON ON TUFSUAY NHXT South Porcupine to Play at Jroquois Falls. Special Train from Timmins, Leaving Here at 5.45 p.m. The first game of hockey this season in this camp will be at South Porcupine on Friday evening of next week, Dec. Jist, when Kirkland Lake will play Ssouth End in the N.O.H.A. series. This is expected to be a very interesting match as Kirkland Lake is setting much store by its team and expects to make a good showing Kirkland Lake will back their team up in special shape. It is understood that there will be a special train come up from Kirkâ€" land Lake for the game. The fans in ‘Timmins and Schumacher will find both train and the bus service very conâ€" venient for getting to the game, so there should be a big crowd from this of the camp at Ssouth Porcupine next Friday. QUEEN‘S SCHOOL OF MINING APPOINTS FRASER REID Fraser D. Reid, a graduate of Queen‘s School of Mining of 1904, has been apâ€" pointed by, the trustees as a member of the board to succeed the late Colonel R. E. Kent. Since his graduation Mr. Reid has been residing in Cobait, havyâ€" ing been assayer for the Canadian Carâ€" borundum Company, with whom he had been employed for 21 years, being now general manager of the Coniagas Mines. hear of any contemplated changes. In xthe absence of Mr. Brigham, general ! manager, who is in Montreal, attendâ€" ing the meeting of shareholders there | this week, a wire was sent to Montreal . and elicited reply from Mr. N. A. Timâ€" mins, president of the Hollinger. Mr. Timmins had not heard the rumour, but characterized it as "absolutely unâ€" __From this it may be taken as an abâ€" solute fact that the reports are without |foundation or truth.. The rumours are \no doubt originated in the minds of those with ulterior purposes of one sort or another to serve. No attention should be paid to such stories. Every ‘effort should be made to discourage them as bad for the town and for all _ concerned. Any _ material \changes in policy at the big mine will The T. N. O. Railway Commission were in town yesterday (Wednesday} on one of their regular trips of inspecâ€" tion of the line. To The Advance Mr. Geo. wW. Lee, chairman of the comâ€" missioin, gave the very pleasing inforâ€" mation that in the past couple of weeks the T. N. O. had purchased no less than 22,500 ties from 53 individual settâ€" lers. It will be recalled that when the attention of the Government was called to the hardship and difficulties suffered this year by the settlers in the North Leand through inability to harvest the crops on account of the continued rains, Premier Ferguson had given prompt assurance that everything practical would be done to remedy the situation and assist the settlers to the limit. The premier was ready to defer to the openly expressed idea of the settlers that it was not charity they wished but a chance to make enough money now and during the winter to tide them over until next season. With this idea in view it was felt that the best assistance would be in the form of winter read work, especially in the line of gravelling. In the meantime, however, it was announced that as another form of help the T. N. O. would purchase $75,000 or $100,000 worth of railroad ties this winter from the settlers. The purchases would be made direct and in such a way as to bring the most direct benefit to the !settlers concerned. _ Mr. Lee‘s stateâ€" ‘ ment shows with what promptness and effectiveness the plan is being worked out. At present the railway has three men going up and down the line buyâ€" \ing ties. Any setters, even though he has only a few ties can dispose of them at good price if he can get them to the tracks, any place. If a settler has a few ties, even though they are in the | bush, he can get an advance on them just the same as in former years a jobber could do. The T. N. O. tie inspector will inspect the ties and the financing will then be arranged. The railway, Mr. Lee pointed out, would use the settlers as well as ever the big jobbers were used in the matter. The ties bring 80 cents each, so it is easy to see that the proposition is a gocd one for the settler from all standpoints The fact that 22,500 ties have already been purchased from 53 settlers means more the more it is studied. It means that material benefit is going to acâ€" crue to a large number of settlers and the tie purchase plan is going to be of much more advantage to the counâ€" try, generally than was first thought by most people. People‘s Railway Doing Good Work in Helping the Settlers Who Have Had Crop Losses this Year. [. N. 0. BUVS 22,500~ TIES FROM 53 smufis\ There was a good attendance at the bazaar held last Wednesday and Thursâ€" day in the basement of the church under the auspices of the ladies of the Altar Society of the Church of the Nativity. The various booths were well stocked with a very fine array of atâ€" tractive articles, and these found ready sale. A special feature of the event was the hot supper served on the evenâ€" ing of the second day. This was very largely patronized and found very general favour. The bazaar throughâ€" out proved a good success and th> crowds attending were well pleased with the regular and special features of the occasion. sSUCCESSFUL BAZAAR BY LADITES OF CHURCH OF NATIVITY Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Johnstonc, of Toronto, were Timmins visitors this