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BECOMING BRISK Hurry and Scurry as Shop- pers Begin Last Minute Rush to Local Retail Stores (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Dee, 17.--Local stores ex- erienced brisk business on Saturday n holiday and Christmas lines. The merchants are well prepared for the Yuletide trade and are displaying a variety of useful and beautiful gifts while grocers and butchers are giy- ing hints to the good housewife as to what might go best for a Christ- mas dinner. No doubt many a good turkey gobbler, fat goose and plump chicken is close to the end of the days of barnyard freedom, ANNUAL CONCERTS OF WHITBY CHURCHES PLANNED THIS WEEK (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Dec, 17.--This is a week of entert inments as the announce- ments in the various churches and Sunday schools will testify, On Wed- nesday night the annual entertain- ment and Christmas tree of the Bap- | tist Sunday school will be held while the Christmas entertainments of the St, Andrew's Presbyterian and the United Church Sunday schools both fall on Friday night, December 2I, On Thursday' night, December 20, a humorous play is being, presented in the varish hall of St, Bernard's Ro- man Catholie church, : WHITBY AFFECTED BY LIGHT "FLU" EPIDEMIC -- (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Dee, 17=A number of cases .of influenza or severe colds have been reported in town and peo- ple are urged to take every precau- tion against this troublesome illness, The wet, unseasonable weather seems especially favorable for the spreads ing of the influenza germ but for tunately it is of a mild type and no serious cases have resulted, MAYOR'S BANQUET TOWN OF WHITBY ON THURSDAY NEXT (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Dec, 17~The last regular meeting of the Whitby tcwn council will be held in the council chambers tonight. There are a number of im- portant items of business to be dis- ' an no doubt all members of cussed the council will be present. It had been planned to hold mayor's banquet following the meeting but this event has been postponed until next Thursday, (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Dec. 17---A man, who gave his address as Myrtle, was arrested in'town on Saturday for committing a serious offense against two young boys, He was immediately placed in custody and will appear before Mag- istrate Willis in police court here this afternoon, ---- WHITBY PERSONALS Mrs, John Bateman, wife of Ma- yor Bateman, and Mr, Gordon Bate- man, are confined to their home through illness, Miss Helen Jackson, of the staff of the Toronto General Hospital, spent Saturday at the home of her arents, Mr, and Mrs, Albert W, ackson, Centre street, Mr, W, J, H, Richardson is moy- ing shortly to his former office at the corner of Brock and Colborne streets, Mr, and Mrs, R, Pardon, and fam- ily, Byron street north, have moved to their new home on Warren Av- enue, Oshawa, Mrs. L, F. Richardson, Centre street, is gradually recovering after seriously injuring her ankle when she sustained a bad fall near her home, several weeks ago, They say in the United States that Rum Row has been wiped out, But in most American cities they still line up at the old brass rail.-- St, Catharines Standard, ~1tpays fo Shop early ArT ER ALL, Christmas shopping is merely shopping, and shopping is seeking the best assortments, service and values the shops afford. In order to secure the best results, shopping should be done leisurely, thoughtfully; with the best arranged, most extensive and comprehensive which to choose; displays from with the best atten- tion and assistance the salesperson can accord. Such shopping advantages can only be assured to the Christmas shopper who shops early. it pleases. It pays-- The Oshawa Daily Times ~ PASTRY FLOUR r= Saxon XxX Eclipse Marvel 24 1b. Bag 95¢ HOGG & LYTLE LIMITED \1{& OSHAWA DAILY. TIMES, MONDAY, 3 PAL Gills' Moderately priced gifts are to be found in abundance in Felt Bros. Upstairs GIFT ROOM Entrance through Main Store % =o DEVELOPMENT OF Ottawa, Ont, Dec, 17, -- The min- eral resources of the North West Territories are incalculable and the gradual unrolling of the map of this country to the north, as manifested by the infiltration of various exploit- ing interests into the region beyond the 60th parallel, indicates that in the not far distant 'future the na- tion's attention will be more closely focussed on the development of the northland. Geological surveys have established that the mineralized belt which ex- tends across northern Quebec and Ontario, continues in a north-west: erly swing in a line roughly parallel to the valley of the Mackenzie River. North of the Great Bear Lake, which lies inside the Arctic Circle, is a vast region exceptionally rich in cop- per. The Dominion Government has not opened this up to prospecting; but when the time comes and all the rigid requirements of the govern- ment. are fulfilled, this area, in spite of its extreme northern situation, will fall due for development. North of the Alberta provincial boundary are deposits of lead, while at Fort Norman on the Mackenzie River are the oil fields. Interest in the mineral wealth of the North West Territories has re- cently been aroused by the decision of the judicial committee of the Im- p ~'21 Privy Council who ruled that ii the case of the Hudson Bay Com- pany vs. the Dominion, the company bad 'no right or title to these re- sources, having surrendered them in the sale of their lands to Capada following Confederation. Those who have studied the whole question point to the unique position in which the company at one time found itself; for in 1791 practically all the land outside of Upper and Lower Canada was in their posses- sion. The northern boundary line of the Canadas then was roughly a line drawn eastward from the head of the Lakes. This was pushed fur- ther north at Confederation to a line east and west of the southerly tip of James Bay. Until the company sold the remainder of the land now comprising the North West 'Terri- tories to the Dominion of Canada, they had in their possession practi- cally all of the now famous mining fields. It is pointed out that many misap- prehensions now entertained by the public at large with regard to the winter season and the productivity of the soil in the North West Terri- tories require to be dispelled before any large scale development can be entered upon. The northern bound- ary of the prairie provinces is in the same latitude as the capital of Swed- en, Stockholm, and also Petrograd. It is admitted that the winters are severe, but it is not generally known that the summers are extremely warm. At Good Hope on the Mac- BISHOP PLEADS FOR PLANES TO SPREAD GOSPEL NORTHWARD Toronto, Dec. 17. -- Pleading for increase in the appropriations of nore he could have gone in an air- lane and saved all of the three the farthest mission was Churchill now it was Baker Lake, 660 miles further NORTHLAND IS ONE OF MOST PROMISING INDUSTRIES OF NEAR FUTURE kenzie River, within the Arctic Cir- cle, the mission stations subsist to a large extent on vegetables grown in their own gardens; while enterpris- ing growers in this district do quite a trade with the settlements down to- wards Aklavik in the sale of pota- topes. ? The development of aerial com- munications, coupled with radio, has brought those settlements in close touch with civilization, Some weeks ago a party flew from Winnipeg to Fort Churchill, thence to Chester- field Inlet and Baker Lake, westward to Great Slave Lake, and south to Edmonton. This was a distance of more than 3,000 miles, Travelling by the former methods of transpor- tation such a journey would have taken the better part of three years; but this party did it in 12 days. The whole north is "hooked up" with a regular chain of wireless stations. One can now send a mes- sage from Ottawa to the vicinity of Coronation Gulf, near which Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition perished, and have a reply back in one day, RECORD FOR MOVING GRAIN TRAINS SAID TO BE ESTABLISHED Winnipeg, Man., Dec, 17. -- Thirty- one trains, totalling 1,935 cars, were moved from the Carberry subdivi- sion of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way between Brandon and Winnipeg on Nov. 26, this constituting a re- cord for the movement of grain out of any railway subdivision in Mani- toba in one day this year, In con- nection with this date being a re- cord date for the year in the ship- ment of grain from a subdivision it is interesting to note that the biggest shipment from the head of the lakes this year was recorded during the day-->5,878,000 bushels, reducing the storage at lakehead terminal eleva- }- tors to 45,014,000 bushels. WHO DOES IT, THEN? (Ottawa Journal) Philip Snowden, the second great- est figure in the British Labor party, has been reviewing Count Corti's book, "The Reign of the House of Rothschild," and he takes the oppor- tunity to make the remark that "there is an impression abroad that financiers make war. It is sheer de- lusion. Capitalists often do, but fin- anciers never deliberately do that. Wars are wholly nst their inter- ests." It is to be hoped that Mr. Snowden's conclusions are read by those pacifists and ultra-radicals who are forever assuring us that it is the financiers who make war, Lasting Remembrance, Utility and Service The world-wide popularity of Waterman's Ideal Foun- tain Pens is due to the fact that they are ruggedly built by master craftsmen, from the very finest raw mater- ials, to deliver a long life of perfect pen service, Because they are made of bard rubber, Waterman's pens are light in weight, absolutely stainless and possess a definite writing comfort not found in other fountain pens. And there is a Waterman's Pencil to match each and every Waterman's Pen -- each $3.75 UP Jury & Lovells NET FOR PULP With: Severely By Presby. terian Commission Vancouver, Dee, 17.--The judg- ment of the Commission of the . |General Assembly of the Presby- terian Church in Canada, investi. gating the case of Rev, 8. Robert. son Orr, was issued yesterday. It removes Mr, Orr from the office of minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and terms him "wholly unworthy and unfit to be a minister of theg ospel." The Commission judgment pro- hibits Mr, Orr from "the functions .|of a Christian ministry or any part thereof," and states that the new congregation wich has been form- ed around the censured clergyman 'has no relation to or standing in the Prebyterian Church," . In reciting the facts which have preceded Mr, Orr's deposition, the decision states that 'the Commis sion is satisfied that the judgment of the Supreme Court in a recent divorce petition was wholly war- ranted," In the petition mention- ed Mr. Orr was named co-respond- ent and the judgment granted the divorce and assessed costs against Mr. Orr, Elder Reinstated W. I. Walker, an elder of Cen- tral Church, who was suspended from office by the Commission judgment of July 1, when Mr, Orr was also suspended, was reinstated, The judgment states that 'the Commission does not condone the methods employed by Mr. Walker Table and Boudoir Ash Trays, ete. We ment shades to fit the lamps, The Smith Potteries King Street West--Oshawa SPECIAL PIECES OR SETS MADE TO ORDER. Our Ware is also obtainable at Robertshaw's Book Store (next to Loblaw's), Luke Furniture Store and Churchley's Jewelry Shop, Prince St. We Wish to Announce That we will be Open Evenings Until Christmas This will give those' of our come up during the day a ¢ BEAUTIFUL HAND-PAINTED VELTA ART POTTERY Made up into Candlesticks, Vases, Bowls, who are umable to to see our stack of have hand-painted Parch- which had led to the deposition of Mr. Orr." he Commission's decision also threatens action in the Church courts 'against the three elders who have joined 'the new Presbyterian Church of Vancouver," of which Mr, Orr has heen named pastor, The three men named are William McQueen, City Clerk; Robert Me- Nair and Dr, Mair Robertson, A petition seeking the reinstate- ment of Mr. Orr was refused by the Commission on the ground of irs regularity, Central Church is re- lieved of the necessity of paying the stipend of Mr. Orr, as was di- rected in the previous July judg- vice of W, W. Fraser to the chureh .|is commended. PICTURE "DAWN" IS PASSED IN QUEBEC r------ Montreal, Dee, 17--*Dawn," the British-made Edith Cavell film ban- ned in Great Britain, Ontario and Saskatchewan, and the basis of con- troversy throughout the Empire, has been passed by the Quebec Board: of Censors and will he exhibited shortly in Montreal, Producers intimate they will. make another effort to have Ontario and Saskatchewan approve in bringing to light the information ment of the Commission, The ser-|the film, HIS YOUNG LADY is coming to work. She is an operator, She is always on the job whether it is stormy or not, And at what- ever hour you call her she is pleasant and efficient. The people in the telephone service make courtesy a habit. It is part of the effici- ency with which they serve, There are 15,000 men and women engaged in the tele- phone system of Ontario and Quebec, They handle over four million calls every day and, in spite of the constant cry for speed, there is scarcely a case of conscious discour- tesy or neglect, HE COMPANY IS PROUD of these 15,000 men and women and has en- deavored to make their work as agreeable, healthful and stable as possible. Several hundred present employees have been with the system for more than twenty-five years. This stability of staff main- tains high standards of oper- ation and is encouraged by the Employees' Pension and Denes Fund, siablished in , to protect employees in ilines ident," and to provide for their future and for their dependents. There is also a plan of Em- which out of salary, em- regular rates. N ADDITION to this factor of stability an ac- tive interest in the system is encouraged by the _ plan of employees' purchase of shares and by the plan of employee representation, Some years ago telephone employees were given oppor- tunity to become sharehold- ersinthe company and 10,390 of them have subscribed for shares on instalment pay- ments. For some years also, spokesmen selected by the staff have met with represen- tatives of the management to discuss such matters as wages, hours, tools and work. ing conditions. This has not only stimulated interest but promoted efficiency, HESE THINGS ase the basis of the alertness and enterprise which have become a tradition of tele- phone work. It is demonstrated among the 4,900 men in the department. Over 3,500 of them have qualified for St. John's Ambulance Corps first aid certi and cause of their outdoor duties company is able to offer. 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