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Sunday, February 6th : 20 a.m—Missionary Sermon. The Pastor. 11 a.m.—Bible School. 7 p.m.—Missionary program, and ad- ‘ dresea by Mre. A. C. servant Kit- 3 ¢chetter.* Missionary offering - Monday & p-m.—E.L.C.E. Wed. 3 p.m.—Prayer meeting. Cordjal invitation is extended. © ‘Baptist Rev. Harry W. Jackson, Pastor Sunday, February 6th 10,30 a.m.—Bible School and Public worsh 7 p- m—Evening service. ion day 8 p.m.—B.Y.P.U. Wed. 7. 30. p.m.—Prayer service. United Church Listowel Sunday Feb. 6th, 1927. MORNING Communion, Reception and Bap- tismal Service. 11 a.m.—*“SPIRFTUAL TRANS- FUSION" Solo Miss Reynolds, Stratford. EVENING 7 p.m.— ‘PYTHIAN FRIEND- Anthem “Holy Father, Cheer Our Way” Cooper Duet ‘‘Have You a Friend Like Mrs. Chislitt, Miss A. Good The Church With The Open Door P. F. Hoadley, Organist. E. F. Armstrong Minister. Mr. Wellington Gibson sang bn acceptable solo at the evening ee car Sunday last in the keekicns The @ucrament of the Lord's Sup-|. per will be administered at the morning service on Sumday next at Knox Presbyterian church. . * ° — bitgen pigs Anderson render- ed. a vocal solo, “The Lord is My Light” a the _Ualted Church laet Sunday mornin + LJ . Pre-communion service was held in the United Church last night, and the sacrament will be administered next Sunday morning. . s Mr. Hall, merchant, and his daughter. from Carthage, attended the United Sunday School session on Sunday last, and also ably assisted the orchestra in their selections. - 7 . ° Rev. Homer Brown, returned mis stonary from China, will speak at Wallace United church on Sunday pext at two-thirty o’clock, and at a in the evening at seven- thi f . ° e “The B.¥.P.U. met at the home of Mrs. Andrew Chapman Monday *evenitig> The subject “The Life of Wiliam Carey.’ was well given by ~“Mre. H. W. Jackson. Several othere F took part in the mee ting . There was no " mesting of Knox --ghurch Guild on Monday evening on : pon fro: tockey match Pag Listow * + Mrs. Le win ng ihe a very in- —the met the young people on Sunday evening last follo the - chu service. The meeting was revival n have ny attended fll be sR g on Priday exen- cordial invitation” is extended : ‘Tonnage of freight handled“ over the Halifax piers during the year of: 1926 shows an intrease of nearly 18 per cent. During the season 1,012 trans-Aflantic . steamships entered the port, as compared with 980 dur-. ing the senson of 1925. Herod's Pride, the mare imported into Canada by the Prince of Wales, and owned by Fred‘Joa of Cal- gary, since last September, has been- sold to the Brown Shasta Stud Farm in California:for 2-.syn im excess of $5,000. : Wholesale fish firms of Yarmouth and. Halifax report that 1926 was a record year, as to the demand for fresh and smoked fish in and United States markets. Ship- ments were frequently made from Halifax to western Canada and points in California. Immigration to Canada for the eleven months of the calendar 1926 ended November 30, amounted to 130,569 persons, according to a re- cent statement issued by the De- partment of Immigration and Colon- ization. This is an increase of 61 per cent. over the same period of 1925, when the total immigration was 80,904. The Maori Rugby Footbal! team, who have recently completed a suc- cessful tour of France and Great Britain, passed through Montresl recently en route over the Canadian Pacific lines to Vancouver, where a sailed-for New Zealand Janu- 27. This team won, during nil — tour, 22 of 31 games play. According to recent compilation by the Canadian Government, Can- ada now leads the world in public per capita distribution of electricity from central power stations. The figures of kilowatt-hours generated per capita per annum by the five leading countries are: Canada, 1,260; Switzerland, 886; United States, 581; Sweden, 467; Norway, 370. The Russian Government is to buy another herd of Canadian horses this spring, it was announced at the Alberta Provincial Horse Bregders’ Association meeting in Calgary recently. R. E. Wilson, Dominion Government agent. who was responsible for the statement, declared that from 2,000 to 5,000 horses would be required. The year 1926 was a banner year for the British Columbia ‘coast steamship service of the Canadian Pacific Railway, according to Cap- tain J. W. Troup, manager of that branch of the C.P.R. fleet. The “Princess Marguerite” and the “Princess Kathjeen,” in the triangu- Jar service, make a fine record and the Alaskan tourist business brisk. For the first time in the history of Alberta, alfalfa seed is being shipped to Denmark. This is regis- tered Grimm alfalfa grown by the Grimm Alfalfa Seed Growers’ As- sociation, at Brooks, which this year produced one-third of a million pounds of this seed. It appears that Danish growers have experimented with this seed in the past and have now placed an order for 60,000 pounds. The Nova Scotia Fruit Growers’ Association has requested the Prov- incial Department of Natural -Re- sourees to appoint and send over- seas a Commission to enquire into the. conditions under. which Nova Seotia apples are marketed... The Horticulturist, Prof. Helpful to Hens Little. Willie and little Susie were spending the day down on grandpa’s fi hia shox into-the hen: and took the nest egg away. Willie, = tion smoking, when a woman came and, wn beside ‘him, re- marked. “Sir, if you were a gentle not smoke here.” “it ye wus 2 lady + SE eet ae Campbell ¢ Jr. rv_—Binel Young ‘$5. 66, RES ge baa ass "Campbell 83.00, Livat Clare : en 78.09, WwW 7.17, Bo Susith th 69.33, Howard Beyer 64.00. * $2.00, Bert Bltiott 75.32, Pearl Wright 70.33, Walter , Ralph eee Jennie t 66.00. Pr.—(1). Geo. McCracken, (2) Gourley McIntosh, (3) Helen Smith. (4) Donald camper . Hill, teacher. eanetcaaei everest eeee + * ‘THIRD LINE WALLACE be + Mr.. and Mrs. on “Rassman the 2nd con. Elma, visited eens at the home of Mr. W. H. Good. e M. Kincade spent = week from Tuesday till Saturday in Stratford, y attending County Council. had a wo bee Friday of last week. Although the weather was not very favorable | ® the men succeeded in getting quite 2 lot of wood cut. A number from this line attended the funeral of Mr Samuel McGeorge on Sunday at a Mr nd eeso and family, left Tyesday of this week for Hil, where they intend spend- ing 1 : few. months sawing lumber. D. F. Stewart died very sud- denty at his home at Molesworth on Saturday. Some of thie line were at the fuenral on Tuesday of this week. Mr. H. Campbell has rented the Keeso farm for the summer. Almer Bowman spent last week at . M. Kincade’s, while he was at Siatloré. Mrs. Roy Ronald and son, Lyle, visited over the week-end at the home of Mrs. Wm Vines, Listowel. Mrs. A. A. Corbett of Toronto, was the guest at the home of Mr. and Mra. Frank Manning, also her uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John McCut- cheon, 3rd of Wallace, last week. ng Misses Alvera Ruppel, Helen Schinhein, M uben Schinbein spent Sunday at ae bome of Mr. an Mra. H. C. Felka Se — ee Thank You Instead of sending receipts by mafl, which in-each case requires three cents postage, Bann akes this more convenient method lowing new subscriptions or renew ils, received during the past few jays, and for which tkose remitting will ‘ptense accept our thanks. Thursday, Feb. 3rd., 1927 Mr. W. J. Karges, Detroit. Mr. Jas. McIntosh, Tessier, Sask. Mr. Donald Menzies. Montreal. Mr. Geo. A. Menzies, Bedford, lowa Mr. lee, Sas Mr. R. R. Park, Palmerston. Mr. Geo. E. Keys, Toronto Mr. Norman ae ocbeagy gg Mr. E. E. Dayt Ohio. Mr. Wm. T. Eliott, Holmesviile. Eccles Vallance, Grand Cou- Watch for Walter's locals as there are many bargains. WALTER'S > Held Afternoon Tea— T Listowel East Branch Wom- en's Institute held a very successful Jtea at the home of Mrs. Thos. Clel- and, on Saturday afternoon. A pleas- int eocial time was spent by the ‘adies present. ts. Robert Geog- he ured tea and Mrs. Thomas Turbitt, coffee. During the after- — Miss Reta. rl gave a read- ng. The proceeds amounted to four sulle’. The Institute ‘tutenia: hav- ing a number of these social after- noone during the winter. Ladies’ Silk and Wool Hose, $1.25 and $1.50, now 98c. Walter's. Weekly Report, Room 1, Total 100-- maith Hastings 96. tbe avage 95. fola Hamilton 94, Myrtle noe 83. Jack Kibler 9$2,, Margaret 92, Carol Sangster 92, Jean Helmka 91,-Lulu Coghlin 90, Velma For- man 89, Helen Stuart 87, Donsid Brown 75, Elmer Richards 74, Earl McLean 73, ‘Frances eneee 73, Erminie Richards 72, 1 Rosa 71, art 66, Dorothy. Burgees . 65, Charles Whaley 62, Mary Gibson 62, 60, Lorena. Fritz 6 Margaret Gra Silk Sockings, reg. $1.25 and $1.- 50, on sale for $1. at WALTER'S. ¥ County Gets Plowhg Tork pred wins the national Plowing Match for 1927. After a profonged * aaa. in which terles of 'o were brovght up rth, th on to the djrectore of th oronto.. The plowme: annual meeting at the King Rdward Tuesday. ghey i : 2 Se B reathnn gp cr ae Buttér,”*’ = sanilig oeaeiahin paper asoly at Yhe Banner Office. s Tuesday, Feb. reg. lot 28, con. 2, “Dorothy gre 69, cng Stew- Thu -Match—| Internation- mire ‘allace. | && : 4Mr. Wm. Zurbrigg had a radio installed last week . and Mrs. Anthony Pike and Geett spent Sunday at the home of ell. or and Mrs. A. Orth and family spent Sanday at the home of Mr. D Kaufman Rev. "Pléteb gave a very intereat- be topic at the E.L.C.E.. meeting el topic, “Loyalty to Chur- ar .and Mrs. Seamore Ronald and family, visited on Monday with Mrs. Ellie Vines Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Fisher were guests at the home of Mr. Wm. Zurbrigg on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf spent Sunday at the home vel the former’s parents in. Gowanstow Mr. and Mrs, nny MeCabe and Original Japanese Stetuctte, =e. no evil; speak no evil; see no esé three phrases are weit ke known in modern — parlance. They, and a-group of gesturing monkeys, are synonymous, the fam ous original carving being located in a Shinto temple at Nikko, Japan, Many cepies of these allegorical triplets have been made and sold the world over for orraments, paper weights and book ends. Not the ee AGE least successful imitators, however, are the three principal officers of the Canadian Pacific steamship “Empress of Scotland,” “which is at present cruising around the world. The photograph above shows them squatted. on deck interpreting the teachings of the famous Japanese statnettes to, cruise cameraman. “See no evil”\in the centre is the captain, R. G. Latta, commander of press of. Scotland” will visit over twenty different, countries. and wilt anchor in 26 ocean ports before her four months cruise is € Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Vines were nests at the home of Mr. Smith Vines on Sunday Rev. Bi assent attended the con- ference held in — last week. Mrs. M. Jacques ent several days in Fordwich this. heel with her daughter, Mre. V. Gi ‘ Mrs. W. McDowell has mean on the gick list the past week. We hope for a speedy recovery. —~ Lena Dietz pi onday after pending Pe in Kitchener at Hamilton home some SIXTH LINE WALLACE + ee an mee lel neh ethno bebe M Leslie Walter left Tuesday tor Kitchener, for a week's visit with his params. beers aeving for De troit, Mich Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Filsinger at y bP are yisiting this week with their son, Mr. Milton Filsing- er. Miss Vera Bender returned home ifter three months nuree-in-training at “ig rae Hnspital. and Mrse,., He Pender | ent ‘Sunday with. tients in Listo- 2 Mies Alvera Quanz r etarned ho after a canes visit with friends ie Walker ‘ Mies ¥ ‘lola Bender spent od week- end with friends is Kitche Rev. L tch is ig Blmwood his ‘eek asbnhtog Meyer with revival services. OES EPEIEEEETEO TEES t+? * “DIED PE bE Eb Ee HE EEO EE PEELE EE DUNSMORE —Died aft Franklin, Manitoba, Jan. 22nd., 1927, l- bert John, infant son of John and Jessie Dunsmore. toe ote ste , Seeeleteeieleslebeeedeineebeeie leet > “ + BORN + + > ERE EEEE EP ETEE EET TET JOHNSTON—On 2nd con. Elma, on Thureday, Feb. 3rd., 1927, to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnston, 2 son. Oe a ee a ee ee ee > + + DOWD’S SALE LIST + + + PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPETET ETE &—For Jacob Krotz. Wallace, stock, implements, hay, grain. Wedn 9—For Weber éaday, Feb. 9— Ed. Lot 39, con. 3, Wallace, 152 head of stock, implements, eeed grain. i + VANDRICK’S SALE REGIS: + TER +? Shed 4 A reday, , 1927-—For H.| D. Guest, at lot 18, con. 1 M about 9 miles direct east of Listo- ‘wel, on the 400 ‘acre farm, farm stock, implements, a , erclock potatoes, etc. Sale at one 1927-——For Amsy Friday, Lith, J. virion a lot 10, con. 4, Wal-} lace, farm stock, implements, etc. Sale at one o'clock. Saturday, Feb, < 1927—For Nin stock, implements, hay, grain; etc. Sale.at one o'clock. ¥. Feb. 14 and high clase, household sania two .day ees one o'clock each day. plements, his: Pte This is as Be Ce ea a a ae Se ah ae ee “Hello London! New York Speaking! 7 eee 5 000 ll deriptaagpinied a Se te ee esi a2 MOTOS on enon S wort, pare ah =n L- LONG WANE RADIO Parti WIRE Part PONT -WROUGHTOr - 50 MLS LOROON ROCKY RADO Lin | OCAL BEACH ~ pussy ~ 400M LS “MOULTON ~- 2920uacS WROUGHT = LONDON - amcs wit Le concen oil ~ hucst - “BSenes + NOW YORK coOmeS tow ionn > ROCHY PORT ~ pews hen Walter §S. Gifford, Presi- dent of the Bell Telephone Sys- tem, talked sonque the Atlantic a few days azo to Evelyn Murray of the British Post Office in London, at e formal opening of trans-Atlantic telephony, the ‘talking circuit con- sisted of 850 miles of wire line and 6300 miles of ether path. East- bound, the electrical waves travel by regular telephone line from New York -to Rockv, Point. Long Island. at Wroughton, England, and fice tn London. West-bound, the transmission passes by land line from London to Rugby, thence radio across the Northern: Atlantic to the eine station at-Houlton Maine. From Houlton to New York the 600 mile nk {s by regular long distance circuit! The nicture shioten @ ‘Scare by radio to the receiving sta- thon from there by wire to the,Jong dis- tance office of the General Post Of- . A, = Bell Telephone officials in New York listening in on the conversation. The occasion promises to be historic in the progress of electrical communi- petian! Sale it - ~ Prince Opens Canadian Student Hotel in Paris _ tmodern hostelry for thé sole use of Canadian students attending the “Cite Universitaire’, When com- pleted, this institution we learni will ae closely the lines of Ox: ford Camb: “Maison -Canséienne” in Parts. {imac Bw. 3 Beatty, KG. President se) teibuted E. W, Beatty, Presi of the Dash tin Paci ific Railway. The ' Cr *