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GCORNISHMEN AROUND THE WORLD AT CHRISTMAS TIME Sing Their Carols at Johannesburg, P chua, Butte City and Porcupine, Says Writer in Very Interestâ€" ing Article. A Cornish friend last week gave The Advance a copy of The Cornish Times, published at Liskeard, Comwall, Engâ€" land. This Old Land paper contains much of interest and of course its many articles and items of news will have a special interest for the many Cornishâ€" men in this country. In view of the fact that for several years the Cornish people in Timmins and district have sung carols around the town around Christmas time and have also carried along other Old Lan#4 customs here in other ways, an article dealing with the "Cousin Jacks" and Christmas will make especial appeal to readers of The Advance. This article is by W. A. Pasâ€" coe, St. Neot., Recorder, Liskeard Old Comwail Society, and is in full as folâ€" lows:â€" popular of all the Cornish cus tred around the Feast of th ty, and wherever the Cornish a ed together at Christmas they ols. They sing thoem in the sptirit in which they were intended to be sung, in the open ir, as was the first Nowell sung at Bethelehem. The right and proper setting for carol singing is under the brosd canopy of heaven. Home, Sweet Home Nothing arrests the attention or stirs the emotions of a Cornish exile like the sound of these old harmonies heard in a foreign land. They carry his thoughts back across the sea to his old haome. They recall to him soms ones familiar scene. To one, perhaps, they portray the magic of a sunset seen over Mount‘s Bay. To ancther they bring back the For the Cornish exile, his birthright and compe necessity to wander in s foregathers with others of sings his traditional carols immemorial the Celt ha: for his skill in part singi Cambriensis bears testin factâ€"nd of all the Celts with their kindred, the claim to excel in vozsal ha The observance of Christmas in Commwall dates back to such a remote period that conjecture has to be resortâ€" ed to in order to amplify the meagre pages of history. 4 Certain it is, however, that when the rest of England lay steeped in a welter of Paganism, the Cornish people by virâ€" tue of their early conversion to the Christian faith, celebrated in the traâ€" ditional manner the feast of the binth of Christ, known in their peculiar tonâ€" gue as Nadelik. Year after year, from one decade to another, from generation to generation. through centuries to sucâ€" cessive centuries; through changes of forms of religion and religious thought; from the early British Church to the Roman, through the vicissitudes of the Reformaticn, down to the present time, the Cornish folk have remained conâ€" stant in their enthusiasm for and adâ€" herence to the spirit of Christmas. In order to find the highest expresâ€" sion of this spirit, however, one has to leave Cornwall and turn to Cornwall beyond the seas, the mining centres of the Far West, of South Africa, of Mexiâ€" co, India, and Canada, in fact to any remote quarter of the globe where metalliferous mining provides a lure to attract the ubiquitous Cornish, hear best. It needed no Dickensian revival to stimulate their zeal, for many customs peculiar to Cornwall had become assoâ€" clated with the festival, so that Christâ€" mas became, as it were, the zenith of their efforts in song, in music, feasting and merrymaking. * The Cornish Spirit ‘This strong sentiment which the Corâ€" nish people held for Christmas, persists to this day; indeed, it is so strongly marked that it would seem that the spirit of Christmas and the Cornish spirit are in their essence synonymous. ‘The maxim, ‘"They little k England, who only England kn plies perhaps more forcibly w word Cornwall is transposed f land. Similarly, to discover preme regard which Cornishm for OChristmas we must not on the Tamar, but travel overseas. ly «dispersed over the face of tt in JOhannesburg, Pachua, But Porcupine Camp and in man known camps at Chrlk:tmasti thel:gos The above is an struction on the Clyde largest liner afloat, all the Celts the indred, the Wel 1 in vozcal harmor preâ€"emingntly t "534" THE NEW CUNARDER Wid 1€ j In British Columbia, where, as in |Good King Wenceslas‘s days "the snow tlay round awbhout, deep and crisp and ‘even," I have heard at Christmas the | streets ringing with the old familiar tunes. memDne wind 1 wide tf: I retain a vivid recouection of hearâ€" ing a party of London Cornishmen numbsring about 400 singing on Padâ€" dingtcn station on the ccceasicn ¢f an excursion to Cornwall at Christmastide. Mr. 8. J. Cope, the conductor of the Queen‘s Park Band, who, I believe, was a native of Helston, mounted a pile of luggage and conducted. The effect of this great volume of harmony enhanced as it was by the domed roof of the staâ€" ion was unforgettable. Cornishmen were, therefore, pioneers of community singing in London, but it is only fair to add that their brother Celts had established a custom of singâ€" ing Welsh melodies in Hyde Park on Sunday night. S. @ueen‘s a native lupgage In the heart of the Rockies in Idaho, for weeks before Christmas Day one might hear the Cormishmen sedulously practising for the great event. Even in India, amid scenes differing strangely from those associated with Christmas at home, the Cornish miner celebrates in this time honoured manner. "Darkie Parties" * In Cormwall itself it is regrettable to note that the custom of carol singing tends ‘to decline. Time was, when in town and country, from Christmas Eve to Old Christmas Day, men sang as if in duty bound. In the country districts of East Cornwall, carol singing was often supiplemented by what were known as "Darkie Parties," consisting of troupes arrayed in weird costumes, with blackened faces, and playing priâ€" mitive musical instruments, including triangles, bones, ettc. These went the round of the big houses and farms and sang ditties or acted to the great @musement of their hearers. Perhaps there is some connection between these "Darkies Parties" and the Guise dancâ€" ing custom in West Cornwall, which has recently been given fresh impetus at St. Ives. Wassail drinking to> was an old cusâ€" tom asscciated with Christmas, which has only very recently lapsed. Warâ€" leggan and St. Veep were two of the parishes where it last lingered. In the capacious farm house chimâ€" neys of East Cornwall it was customary to burn a huge ‘"mock" or "mott," this was a massive stump of a tree which completely filled the fireplace. Placed on the hearth on Christmas Eve, the Christmas mock provided a noble conâ€" flagration. Its heat radiated to every corner of the room, sometimes to the flagration. Its heat radiated to every corner of the room, sometimes to the embarrassment of those unaccustomed to such a prodigal consumption of fuel and the resultant high temperature. OIld men relate stories of the days when the standard of living was no>t equal to that at present ocbtaining. Then it was the custom for the childâ€" ren of psor parents to visit each farm in turn, armed with 2 large bowl, soliâ€" drawing of the new glant Cunard liner at preset uiormous vessel will register 73,000 gross tons an m P P PA h P P DP PP P P P P PA PA PCP ind of a restless sea against stern mparts of beetling cliffis. Some reâ€" mber the murmur of a caressing nd upen the highlands, swaying the de fronds of the bracken, stirring the ather in purple undulations and netrating through thz2 unyielding To all in varying measure some if forgotten scene of home comes BRITAIN‘S *KING OF TURF" EXJOYS SUNXNY HAVANA citing what was known as "Gooding." Gifts of fruit, sugar, flour and suchlike comestibles were given, the object being to provide a few luxuries to supplement at Christmas time, their usual plain fare. Saifron Cake No doubt the English plum pudding, like other "foreign" Christmas delicaâ€" cies, set out on its westward journey many years since; but it has failed enâ€" tirely to oust from its position of honâ€" our, that peculiarly Cornish confection, the saffron cake. Reputed to have been made known to us by the Phoenicians who, moresver, are credited with initiating our ancesâ€" tors into the art of making that other delicious Cornish monopoly, clotted creamâ€"Christmas saffron cake repreâ€" sents the acme of the Cornish houseâ€" wife‘s endeavour. What preparations, what careful selection of fruits and candied peel. What dexterous mixing and manipulaâ€" tion. How jitdiciously lis the whole mass permeated with the juice of that golden and aromatic herb, saffron. Then the anxiety through long hours for fear it "don‘t plum fitty" until at length issues from the hot oven that finished and inimitable creation, the Christmas cake. "Furriners‘"‘ who cannot be expectec to show any keen judgment and whose palates are doubtless sated and dulled by the indiscriminate nature of their diet, have been heard, prompted by envy, to inquire, "What is this mediâ€" catea concoction?" Their attempt at ridicule is feeble and unavailing. Saffron cake and Christmas are rightly connected, for saffron, I believe, grows profusely in the larnd where nearly two thousand years ago the first Christmas was celebrated. In Cornwall it is the custom to taste as many cakes as possible at Christmas. For every fresh cake tasted a happy month will ensue. "Do‘ee come in and taaste the caake" is still a certain inâ€" vitation in many houses. The old habit of decorating the inâ€" terior of the house with holly and other evergreens is another survival which bids fair to remain with us in perpetuiâ€" ty. There seems to be a variance as to the right methods of disposal of these Christmas decorations in the Duchy, but as far as East Cornwall is concernâ€" ed it is generally believed that on no account must they be removed before Old Christmas Day and that dire reâ€" sults will follow if they are burnt. Other customs there are which cannot be dealt with in the brief space of this article. In conclusion, let us unite in observâ€" ing not only the outward form of these ancient formulas but also in practising the spirit of Peace and Goodwill which is pithily expressed in our proud motto: "ONE AND ALL." $ Sub . :: BAarr :........ G. Everett ... J. Harris . M. Thorburn The following are the Teachers Bowling scores for January 21st:â€" A TEANM (H:aRogers ... .318 O RKamsay ....... : Teachers‘ Bowling Scores â€" for Week of January 21 R. Rinn ... 0e I. Sime ; 150............ 310 Ax. LOFSL ... :.: :sccA sn cies : cmd Standing of teams:â€"A, 0; B, 3; C, 0; Highest single scoreâ€"M. Tackaberry Rogers Ramsay Hughes Connor CC Al 747 SUB TEAM 136 ... 087 B TEAM 150..... 199 ; 7. ExX 143 ... 145 C TEAM mc ./b 138..... 136 144 THE PORCUPINE ADVANCK, TIMMINS, ONTARIO under conâ€" will be the 169 207 124 133 155 874 150 189 197 184 150 225 905 192 150 136 148 116 193 194 159 1345 324 313 214 195 299 300 382 339 301 297 417 167 272 247 258 310 334 210 The improved situation and the deâ€" velopment in the mining industry in this North Land has had its effect on the progress of the Canada Northern Power Corporation as noted in the letâ€" ter to sharehsiders sent out last week with the dividend cheques. In this letter from B. V. Harrison, viceâ€"preâ€" sident and general manager, there are many points of interest. The letter in part is as follows:â€" "You will be gratified to know that the earnings of your company continue to show an increase, the gross amount for the twelve months ending Novemâ€" ber 30, 1930, being $3,160,274.01 as comâ€" pared with $3,117,808.40, during the corâ€" responding periocd last year. "The outstanding feature of the past three mconths, affecting your company‘s business was the reâ€"opening of the Dome mill, which cccurred during th: first week in November. The other mines of the Porcupine camp are also making satisfazctory progress which reâ€" flects itself in increased use of power and greater earnings for your company. "In Kirkland Lake, the established mines are improving the iacilities of their plants and increasing the tonnage of ore treated. Twoa additional ploperâ€" ties have opened up operaticns in the South Lorrain camp, and although their power demands are small, the extenâ€" sion work in that arceais significant. In the Boston Creek area, we are able to report the addition of the Telluride MNiine to our customers, comnection with our system being made on Novembe* 10th. "Construction work at our Upper Notch plant has now been completed. 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