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Will Serve Year for Possession of Opium Leclaire, rear of 51 Fifth avenue, wias found guilty of illegally being in pquouion of a narcotic drug, namely opium. He was fined $200. and costs and also given a term of six months in jail for the offence, with a further six months in the case of the fine not beâ€" ipxpa!d. At present it looks as if he wm serve a year for his possession of oplum. Chief Jones had been investiâ€" gating the case and when the accused was arrested the drug was found in . Arthur St. Onge, of the township of Ogden, who was arrested last week by Chief Jones and Constable Allen of the RCM.P., on the charge of being in possession of an illicit still in the bush some miles from the Hollinger Reserve property was found guilty and fined There were fifteen cases at police court this week, several of them being important ones. $800.00 and costs, or six months, and three months in jail in addition. The still was a complete one and it and other in the court room took up considerable of the space at the front of the court room. As St. Onge is apparently missing the payment of the fine he will serve the full term in jJail.: The charge was laid under the Excise Act by Constable Allen of the R.CMXL.P. Six Month Term for Illegal Possession . of a Still. Three Month Terms for Illegal Possession of Liquor. * .. w Mrs. in : connection with â€" investigations lowing the seisure of the still in township was the home of W. At court <«Another house visited by the was also sen Mrs. this mmthsmnntormeganym $ ffitte? mwmmmm ie . Isaac Brisbois,. 127 Main avenue, was sentenced to three months in jail for illegal possession of liquor. A quantity of home brew was found in his house while the police were making investiâ€" gations in connection with the seizsure of an illicit still in the township of and enquiry in regard to the matter not bringing satisfactory reply from the firm, the charge of the theft of $50.00 was laid, as the young lady was without either her money or the coat. The magistrate was inclined to believe William Wowchuk, 171 Birch street, charged with violation ¢cf the Inland Revenue Act was remanded for a week. The charge was laid by Constable Allen of the R.CM.F. Toronto.: Their cases were ‘remanded for a week. . A Toronto man was charged with the theft of $50.00 but the case was withâ€" drawn. It was a case where the Toâ€" ronto man is said to have sold a local young lady a fur coat, taking a deâ€" posit of $50.00. The new coat did not arrive as expected by the young lady, that the case was one for the civil courts, and the charge was dropped. In the meantime, it is understood that the coat has arrived here. A charge of violating the Transient Traders‘ byâ€"law preferred against Gene Nadon, of the Empire block, was disâ€" A man charged with failing to supâ€" port his wife was remanded for a week. Another man charged with failing to provide for his family was ordered to pay $12.00 per month for their keep. There was only one common drunk case at this week‘s court, and that one was an uncommon one because it was a woman who was charged. She pleaded guilty and was fined the usual common penalty of $10.00 and costs. A charge of illegal possession of liquor was remanded to next week. There have been several complaints timber limit owners that people were cutting wood. improperly and ilegally on their lots. In view of the hard t‘mes there has been a disposition to overlook cases of this sort, but in some instances the practice is a serious hardâ€" ship on the owners of the wood and HON. W. A. GORDON, K. C., M.P. Canadians share with the mining companies of the Porcupine area the satisfaction they feel in having contributed so notably toward placing Canada in second â€"position among the world‘s gold producing nations. _ The history.of this famous area is a chronicle of outstanding achieveâ€" ments and it is the earnest hope of the Department of Mines and of every Canadian that the excellent progress to be recorded for 1932 will be continued to even a greater degree during the coming year. â€" Minister PORCUPINE AREA : A NOTABLE â€"CONTRIBUTOR Proulx, Morandin and MacMillan were the winners in the McIntyre bowling league last week. Proulx won four points from Cameron; Morandin took four from Jenkins; and MacMilâ€" lan won from Barron with threse points. FE.tzjohn .. N. Adams Dummy . Boutet ...... Cameron Last Week‘s Results in Mcintyre League Langley Proulx, Morandin and MacMillan were the Winners Last Week. Cameron Rolled High with 313 Single and 756 Total. Cameron rolled high last week with 313 single and 756 total. CAMERON W. Adams ... 11"7........ 169........ 411 FE.tzjohn ... 139........ 91........ 135,....... 365 N. Adams ... 132......;. 146........ 345 Dummy ... : css 99 Phillips Buebert Staples 846 Proulx, 4 points. , 4 points. JENEKINS ..169........ 210 ....... 183 .205........ 181 .170........ 213 .243 ........ 149 195 175 DEP AR T M ENT 137 207 159, 516 595 Annual Christmas Whist Drive Again a Success The annual Christmas Whist Drive under the auspices of the St. John Amâ€" bulance Brigade, held in the Hollinger Recreation hall on Friday evening last was large and all present had a very pleasant evening. The prizes were parâ€" ticularly attractive and appreciated. HERRIOT This picture of Premier Herriot of France was not taken when the Chamber of Deputies defeated his motion to pay the French war debt instalment to the United States, but he must have looked every bit as worried as he was when photographâ€" ed (above) at Geneva recently. Death of Col. McKee at Elk Lake Friday Wellâ€"Known Barrister andâ€" Military Man of the North Passes Away at his Home in Elk Lake on Friday of Last Week Col. H. E. McKee, widelyâ€"known barâ€" rister, of Elk Lake, died at his home at Elk Lake on Friday of last week, Dec. 16th, following a lengthy illness. The late Col. McKee was in his 67th year. The funeral was held on Monday of this week. Col. McKee was one of the best known and: most highlyâ€"esteemed of the early residents of the North. He was noted for his enterprise and his generosity and for many years was a leading figure in the life of the North. He is survived by his widow; one son, Norman, Ottawa, and one daughâ€" ter, Mrs. H. L. Donaldson, Elk Lake; His mother, Mrs. 6. G. M:Kee, North Bay; four brothers, T. E. McKee, Crown attorney, Dr.â€"F. W. McKee and John McKee, all of North Bay. Dr. J. McKee, Elk Lake, and two sisters, Miss Maude, North Bay, and Mrs. Spaulding, New York. The late Col. McKee was a resident of Elk Lake for many years previously having resided at Sudbury where he practised law and was identified with the pulp mill in that town as solicitor for the company. He was a native of Barrie, Ont.. and went to Sturge>n Falls scon after graduating as a barâ€" rister and solicitor. He was identified with the organâ€" ization of the 97th Battalion, a Norâ€" thern Ontario military unit, as captain of the Sturgeon Falls company formed in 1900. He was promoted to colonel of the regiment in 1900, and was in ecmmand when the Great War broke out. He then offered to raise and lead battalion but was instructed to recruit 120 men for Valcartier Camp. measured by the fact that although he stopped the train enroute to Valâ€" cartier he landed with 252 men and ten officers,. While there he was put in command of the 8th Provisional Battalion and on learning that :. he â€"_CHARLES CAMSELL Deputy Minister Moosonee Said to be Badly Hit by the Flu the force were gathered in from the district allotted ‘to Lt. Col. McKee. In February, 1917, Col. McKee rmpd his rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Reserve of Officers. Apart from being closely identified with the mining Gdevelopments in Northern Ontario, Colonel McKee was among the first to reach the Klondyke in the memorable gold rush as the representative of an English syndicate. mild cases of the "fu" in Timmins and district, though, so far, this town has escaped better than most other towns. North Bay is recovering from a very serious attack of the "fu," the cases running up into the thouâ€" sands. There have been maybe 8500 cases at Kirkland Lake, Cobalt, Hailâ€" eybury, New Liskeard and other towns have suffered in proportion. It is farther North than the epidemic has been the worst according to reports from. Toronto. Mossonee most northerly settlement in Ontario, has been struck by an epiâ€" demic of influenza which is sweeping the entire north country, according to Dr. W. J. Bell, deputy provincial Minâ€" ister of Health. There are 90 cases, alâ€" One Death Reported at Moosonee, While Practically Every Citizen of the New Townsite is Said to be Suffering from the “nn" At the moment the North Land seems to be in the grip of an epidemic of the grippe. While the cases are of mild type the disease is by no means to be scorned. The advice of the docâ€" tors is to stay in the house and stay in beu .. ‘oon as the disease develops, and all will we well. If neglected, or if the patient catches more cold, the disease is likely to prove more stubborn. There appears to be several hundred with the flu at the northern port. One death occurred, this case havâ€" ing developed a respiratory complicaâ€" tion. Other places affected, according to departmental reports, are Kirkland teachers to make it worth while car. Dec. School Report â€" for Moneta School The following is the December honâ€" our roll for Moneta public school:â€" Sr. IIIâ€"F. MacDonald, principalâ€" Jennie Hendsbee 82, Hildsa Ross 80, George Walker 78, Grace Yuill 77; Dorâ€" is Glaister and Yoli Manero 76. Jr. IIIâ€"J. F. Anglin, teacherâ€"Gilza Medve 90, Edith Holley 84, Billy Korâ€" pin 84, Albert Lafrenier 80, Clara Marâ€" in 79, Billy Lawson 79, Patricia King 76, Lad Medve 75, Mary Hunt 75, Vivian Pierce 75. Sr. IIâ€"Miss MacLeod, teacherâ€"Ada Clark 86, Max Ryan 85, Donald Ramâ€" say 83, Govan Blake 81, Marie Rochon 81, Lloyd Berry 80, Gwenville Appleby 19, John Guistine 78, Mario DeMarco 78, Russell Fortin 78, Normand Masâ€" cioli 78, Clair Holley 77, Minnie Onica 76, Nick Gregoris 76, Edda Morett! 76, Corinne Church 75. Jr. IIâ€"Miss Prettie, teacherâ€"Helen Haines 84, Pasquel D‘Allesandri 81, Linda Guistini 76, Dorothy Eddlestone 76, Bobbie Houle 75, Slavor Majoric 75, Pearl Shub 75, Stella Rao 75, Bobbie Ross 75, Anello Guolla 75, Standing of the Pupils in the Various Classes at the Moneta Public Schcol for the Month of Deâ€" Joyce Ryan 79, Shirley McDivitt 78, June Tomkinson‘77, Odone DelLuca 77, Mona Binclair 77, Lillian DeMarco 75. Draga Majnarich 82, Dina Caronata 80 Clifford Harris 80, Kenneth Morgan I) Jimmy Colborne 79, Guy Curcione 78, Emio Persichini 75. Langdon T7, Ross Church 76. C.â€"Eddie Krajchi 78. Jr. Prâ€"â€"Miss Hughes, teacherâ€"A.,â€" Alvin Craig, Raliph Lawson, Nina Montgomery, Howard Parker, Nita Prefasi, Billy Tanner, Bobby Wheecler, A.~â€"Theima Ellis, Bruno DiMarci!, B.~Kathleen Smuk. Loam. 80, Joanne 81,