An entirely new service between Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg, operating on the fastest schedule yet established for these cities, was "'-jstituted by the Canadian Pacific Railway on December 4. The new train, leaving Montreal at 6.15 p.m. daily, and Toronto at 9.45 p.m. daily, reaches Winnipeg at 9 a.m., 39 hours, 45 minutes after leaving Montreal and 36 hours 15 minutes after leaving Toronto. Express shippers are especi#ly benefitted, as shipments reach the terminal cities in time for delivery on the second day after leaving, instead of on the third as formerly. Passenâ€" gers gain a business day and earlier connections for more distant points, on reaching their destinations. As the eastbound train of this service connects direct with the Frontenac for Quebec city, passergzers and exâ€" press bound for that point also gain ~reatly by reduced ti._:e. On November 29th, Hon. Marâ€" guerite Shaughnessy, of the late Lord Shaughnessy, chairâ€" man of the Canadian Pacific Railâ€" way, performed the launching and christening ceremony at the Clydeâ€" bank yards of John Brown and Co. when the new Canadian Pacific S S, Princess Marguerite, named in her honor, was slipped into the water. The Princess Marguerite is the second of the two vessels reâ€" tcently ordered by the Canadian Paâ€" cific for the company‘s British Coâ€" lumbia coastal service. Immigrants entering Canada durâ€" ing the 12 months ending October 31, 1924, totalled 134,189, as comâ€" nared with 126,744 in the corresâ€" ponding period of 1922â€"1923, acâ€" cording to the Department of Imâ€" migration and Colonization. These figures are more encouraging in view of the fact that the number of Canadians emmigrating to the United States has to some extent decreased, while the number returnâ€" ing from the United States is on the increase, according to the deâ€" partment. A feature which will add greatly to the attractions of Vancouver, B.C., as a winter resort, to say nothing of increasing its summer allurements, will be the new golf course to be laid out there at a cost of $120,000, exclusive of land. Work on the course will commence next spring. Fees will be merely nomâ€" inal, fifty cents being charged for an . 18â€"hole round, $2.50 for a month‘s play and $20 for a year. Play will be open to any member of the public. An indication of the increase in the value of effects being brought inte Canada by settlers from the United States is shown in the laâ€" test report to the Department of Trade and Commerce. From April 1 to September 30, effects so classiâ€" fied were valued at $3,129,338, as compared with $2,666,467 in the same period last year, an increase of $462,.872. servitt3. L VIEW â€" Of tle circumâ€" stances, however, the attendance was good, and all present found the proâ€" wramme _ enjoyable. The Timmins Citizens‘ Band, under Bandmaster Wolno, rendered a number of selecâ€" tions in very effective way. The band _ selections _ included :â€"March, ‘*Festubel‘‘; selection, H.M.S. Pinaâ€" fore‘‘: overture, ‘*‘Impetua."" A feaâ€" ture _of the evening‘s programme was the singing of Mrs. Stonehouse. Her sympathetic rendition of *‘ My Ain Folk,"" delighted the audience who cheir appropriation â€" of GOOD PROGRAMME AT La. } sUNDAY‘S BAND CONCERTU Of the 20,000 harvesters who went west this summer over Canaâ€" dian Pacific lines, 14,000 are known to have returned east, according to C. B. Foster, Passenger Traffic Manager, Canadian Pacific Railâ€" way, and it is thought that many others have returned, while several thousand are believed to have acâ€" cepted positions in the west for the winter. Owirg to the severe weather and othen» attractions, the attendance was not as large as usual at the Band Concert in the New Empire Theatre last Sunday evening after the church services. In view of the cireumâ€" CrQ and There under _ Band a number of ffective _ way included :â€" seie@â€" The March, â€"Pinaâ€" **Hundreds of stneams in Northern (Ontario which once abounded with beaver no longer provide even fair ‘trdppm«r ground. They have been trapped out and word comes that the beaver, face extinction unless prompt action is taken. ‘*It is suggested that too much tavor is being shown the fur buyer and the fur industry in general. The remedy suggested is an alternate open and closed season, or better still, two closed to one open. It is emphasized that this regulation eannot be put into effect too soon. In fact, it is long overdue. ‘*If the worst comes to the worst the human race can get along nicely for a few years with the old fashâ€" ioned shawl and the woolen mitts, but let us save the beaver from exâ€" *‘ ‘‘It developed at the trial in Sudâ€" bury that the offending trapper went inrto the woods in October to prepare to catch nothing else but beaver, the most valuable fur. He had set his traps at every beaver house on one stf:eam. â€" Hundreds of trappens are now in the woods. They have been there for weeks. Is it therefore reasonable to assume that the maâ€" jority, or as a matten of fact pracâ€" tically all trappers are now in the bush for the very purpose which atâ€" tracted the convicted man. The North Bay Nugget last week ‘takes up the question of protection for the beaver. The Nugget says :â€" ‘‘The arrest and conviction of a trapper in Sudbury police court reâ€" cently for setting out beaver traps before the open season, which comâ€" mences December 15th, raises a quesâ€" tion that is becoming more and more acute. The wiseness of the departâ€" ment in maintaining an open season yearly for beaver is being criticized. With each year beaver have become more searce until now in many secâ€" tions of the North they are almost extinet. It is no secret among those who have the best interests of the future of the fur industry at heart that most of the beaver are caught long before December 15th. Trappers go in with their traps before the streams are frozen over and reap their harvest in October and Novemâ€" ber, _ It is on record that last year one trapper sold over $2,000 worth of beaver pelts on the 17th of Decemâ€" ber. The inference that they were all caught in one day can scearcely be credited. rent NECESSITY TO PROTECT BEAVER FPFROM EXTINCTION. Mr. (Gideon Miller, of the Seotch Woollen Co., writes The Advance this week from Toronto to the effect that being unable to make satisfactory arrangements here the firm has susâ€" pended operations in Timmins for the present, but hopes to be established permanently on Third Avenue in the near future. Mr. Miller adds that all customers have been notified of the moving and all orders are being deâ€" livered direct by pareel post. Magcistrate this week will includ four drunks, a couple of vagrane charges, two â€" charges of havin Uquor in a public place, as well a the cases remanded from last week. Sam Maruka and Mike Biancafore, of Moneta, are both under the care of the doctors and also in the care of the police, as the result of what appears to be a sort of fight on Saturday evening. Manuka came to the police station â€" late Saturday evening seeking a doctor. The fleshy part of one side of his nose was completely gone. He told the police it had been bitten off by a man who was a stranger to ‘him. The police got medical attention forâ€" Maruka and started on a hunt for the stnangâ€" er who would take a bite like this. Later Biancafone came along, _ also in need of a doctor. In reality, he was in more dire need of medical aid than Maruka, Biancafore was sufferâ€" inz from several stabs in the arm and he was in danger of bleeding to death. Medical aid was secured for him and he was fixed up. His story was to the effect that there had ‘been a fight and he did some hbiting to save himself from hbeing stabbed to death. The police locked up both men afien their injuries had been attended, and Maruka and Biancaâ€" fore will both be required to answer to charges of wounding, before Magâ€" istrate Atkinson toâ€"morrow. sCOTCH WOOLLEN CO., TO DELIVER BY PARCEL POST. The Other Man Badly Stabbed in the Arm. B4 h Men Under Arrest as a Resgult of This Sort of Fight: MAN HAG LARGE PART OF HIG NOSE BITTEN OFf Other New â€" Liskeard Speaker last says:â€"*‘*Miss Sullivan the weokâ€"end at Tramias, the of Mr5. W.aA. Lucas.‘"‘ n several stabs in the arm was in danger of bleeding to Medical aid was secured for CuUses s to come before the this week _ will include a couple of vagrancy A considerable increase in the sheep population of Canad2a, which has declined since 1920 from 2,255,â€" 020 to 1,575,000, is expected as a result of the recent importation by Alberta ranchers of 400 Rambouillet rams. These animals are merinos, with fine wool, bred in France from Spanish merino stock. Louis XVI obtained the first flock as a gift from the King of Spain. A harem of 20,000 western range ewes will be provided for the Alberta purâ€" chase. The enterprise is important, on account of the prevallm‘ world shortage of woo!l. The plans for the construction of an immense amusement centre at Victoria; B.C., to. be called_ the Crystal Gardens, have just been anâ€" nounced by the Canadian Pacific Railway, which is responsible for the scheme. The gardens will inâ€" clude a salt water swimming pool 150 feet long, and a series of dancâ€" ing floors, with tea rooms and gymnasium. Great quantities of plants, vines and shrubs will be grown in the structure, which is on the lines of a vast conservatory, containing 36,000 square feet of glazed glass roof surface. In recognition of its excellent exâ€"« hibits at the 1924 exhibition at Toâ€" ronto, the Canadian Pacific Railâ€" way has been awarded one of the medals specially struck off for preâ€" sentation to the Dominion and Provâ€" incial governments, and to a limited number of other exhibits whose high class entries in the live stock and agricultural departments won them championship prizes. The foolhardy recklessness â€" of certain motorists was recently strikâ€" ingly illustrated at a public crossâ€" ing on the Canadian Pacific Railway line at Blind River, Ontario, when a speeding auto approached the Crossing so rapidly that the driver was unable to pull up, and ran his car into the side of a train which was passing at the time. Fortunâ€" ately, no one was injured. ‘\t the lflSt Northern Lig ter, No. 213, olheers were { stung term :â€" OFFICERS ELECTED FOR ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER Canada Book Week was held from December 1 to 6 this year. Adâ€" dresses, _ radio broadcasting â€" and special displays in stores throughâ€" out the country drew attention to the objects of the week, which are to promote the reading of good books generally and to foster Canaâ€" dian literature. The week was, as usual, a distinct success. Mr. A. G. Carson met with a nasty accident on Friday evening last. While splitting a stick of wood, the axe slipped striking him on the foot, and going thnough boot and sock inâ€" flicted a bad cut. Six stitches were required to close the wound. Mr. Carson will ‘be laid up for some davys MR. A. G. CARSON HAS POOT CUT WITH AXE Tourists to the number of 100,004% are estimated to have entered the Province of Nova Scotia during thae past season. These people have left approximately $7,500,000 in the province, an increase of 25 per cent. over the previous year. The numâ€" ber of motor cars entering the provâ€" ince during the tourist season exâ€" ceeded 11,000. s The ninth winter carnival at Banff, Alta., will be held from Febâ€" ruary to 14. The curling bonsfiel in connection with the carâ€" nival will run concurrently from February 9 to 14. Revelstoke has fixed its carnival dates for Febpruar®e 3, 4 and 5, 1925. Agricultural products hz,xri;.'osr:\d in British Columbia during 1923 were nearly $4,000,000 in excess of the 1922 total, according to the an nual report of the provincial depart ment of agriculture. Total produc tion for 1923 was $59,159,798. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO || He Sembe N.â€"H. J. Cain,. P.S.â€"W. Dalzell. S.8.â€"Godfrey Johnson. J.8.â€"Arch. Gillies. M. of 3rd V â€"A. Jackson M. of 2nd V.â€"J. Riley. M. of 1st V.â€"A. Boyd. M.C.â€"W. F. Richardson. Seritbhe the last re C. Murphy Morrison. P?. Ramsay re and There regular meeting of the hts Royal Anch Chapâ€" Timmins, the following duly elected for the enâ€" Laidla w Whalev of Norway, the Ostenso family has lived in the township that bears its name since the days of the Vikings. The name means ‘Eastern Sea,‘ and was assumed centuries ago by an adventurous forbear who dreamed of extending his holdings over the mountains and through the lowlands of Sweden eastward to the very shores of the Batlic. Although his dreams never came true, the family name recalls it and the family traâ€" dition of landâ€"holding has persisted unbroken; the part of the land that borders the lovely fjord is still in its Dossession, handed down from eldest son to eldest son. "My father, a young son, was free to indulge his roving disposition. A few years after his marriage to my mother he decided to emigrate to America. A brief sketch of her life and the circumstances which inspired her novel, as related by Miss Ostenso, follows : ‘"Where the long arm of the Harâ€" dangerfjiord penetrates farthest into the rugged mountains of the coast .... .. 2 d ale of seven little towns in ota and Ssouth Dakota. P iss Martha Otenso, who was awarded the $13,500 prize and royalties on the book for the best first novel submitted during the past year in a contest organized jJointly by Dodd, Mead Company, Pictorial Review and Famous Playersâ€"Lasky Corporation, is a twentyâ€"fourâ€"yearâ€" old school teacher from Manitoba. Miss Ostenso‘s novel will be serialâ€" lzed, filmed and published in book form in 1925. The story, which is called "The Passionate Flight," deals with the farmers of theâ€" Western Prairies and portrays the romance of one whose ambition to soar beâ€" yond the black loam led to dramatic consequences. ' More than 1,500 manuscripts were submitted. The judges state that Miss Ostenso‘s was so far superior that no other story seriously rivalled Thousand Stories in Lake District of Manitoba Says Canadian Authoress Martha Ostenso Gave Best First Novel of Year that Setting my chiidhnoaod is a in Minne Towns o rural scene in a 1esplbndent frame, |with a neat nameâ€"plate at the bot. \tom of it, also came from the 'JO‘nllld] in recognition of an essay ‘which, in my elevenâ€"yearâ€"old opinâ€" ion, placed me abreast of Emerson. ! ‘"When I was fifteen years old, 1 bade goodâ€"bye to the Seven Little "Later, in another of the little towns, I learned that it was fun to make things with words. It was while living in a little town in Minnesota that I became a regular contributor to the Junior Page of the Minneâ€" apolis Journal, and was rewarded for my literary trialâ€"balloons at the rate of eighty ‘cents a column. In the public school of that little town there still hangs, perhaps, a large print of language I found it to be, with words in it like pail and funeral and alone, and ugly words, too, like laughter and cake and scratch! What strange sounds the new words made to me. the field and prairie all, redolent of the soil from which they had sprung and eloquent of that struggle com. mon to the farmer the world over, a struggle but transferred from the Ostensos and Haukelands of the Old World to the richer loam of the new. They should bave a story written about themâ€"those seven mean, yet glorious little towns of my childâ€" hood ! In one of them, on the dun prairies of South Dakota, I learned to speak English. What a lovely Martha Ostenso "I leave it to the scisntists and pseudoâ€"scientists who argue interâ€" minably about the rclative influence on men of heredity an« environment to decide the responsibility for wha ever merit my story may have. The blood of the Norsemen ‘ The Seven Little Towns ? Perhapsâ€"I do not. know. â€" Noâ€"but I have my own very unscientific opinion. It won‘t bear stating, but this much may be said of it: It has something to do with magic and fairies and all the other impossible, beautiful things that I believe in." it for consideration. At best, I felt, if it ‘were as good as my friends said, it might not be wholly ignored. a great city, I often compared the creaking machinery of skyscraper civilization with the cruder, direct society of the frontier. Slo“ly, as my work among the needy brought me nearer and nearer to the heart of the city, the border life began to be limned clearly against the murkâ€" ier background of my workâ€"aâ€" â€"day scene. "My novel lay hback of my mind for several years I began to write it. In the intervals of those years, spent as a social worker in "It was during a summer vacaâ€" tion from my university work that I went into the lake district of Maniâ€" toba, well towards the f‘rontiers of that northern civilization. The story that I have written lay there, waiting to be put into words. Here was the raw material out of which Little Towns were made. Here was human nature stark, unattired in the conâ€" vention of a smoother, softer life. A thousand stories are there still, to be written. Towns. My father‘s restless spirit drove h_ign north to the newer counâ€" try. toba. The family settled in Maniâ€"