. Reasons for Appeal â€"â€" of Abitibt Ruling No Blame Attached to Hollinger Mine or Those in Authâ€" ority in Fatal Rock Fall That Claimed Life of Donald G. Fraser. Evidence Shows Fellow Worker had Narrow A coroner‘s jury here Friday mornâ€" ing last returned a verdict of death in the case of Donald Gordon aged 37 and married, who sucâ€" cumbed to injuries received in a rock fall on the 2.150 foot level at Hollinger Mine on the evening of January 26. He leaves a wife and three children. P. Kinrdrake,; Frascr‘s helper, who narrowly missed being crushed in the same fall, testified that Fraser had carefully scaled the walls of the stope in which they were working before they coammenced work. He corroborated eviâ€" dence given by a previous wiiness that the fatal piece of "lcoss" was from a third to a half buried in muck, As they removed the muck from around the piece of rock that later proved fatal to Frazsor, they were both unaware that the stone was in danger of falling. Alâ€". most without a sound of warning the big rock scitled down quietly but quickâ€" jy, pinning Fraser underneath and grazing Kindrake‘s arm and leg. Felâ€" jlow workers tried to raise the rock from Fraszor‘s body but it was not until the arrival of the motor crew about five to eight minutes later that the man was extricated. Artificial respiration was applicd and the man‘s pulse and breathing were restored before the docâ€" tor arrived. After a quick examination he was given a sedative by the physiâ€" Dr. Joe Kelly, who was called to the mine and atiended the deceased before his death the following morning at 1.30, told the inquiry that Fraser had died from shock due to multiple frastures of ribs on the left side of the chest and fractures of the shoulder blade, collar bonc and upper arm. gage bords, is sending a letter to the bondhoiders, stating that the commitâ€" ‘tee is not wiiling to abandon its efforts to effoct some reorganization plan which is believes to be in the best inâ€" terests of the bondholders. Chairman : of Bondholders‘ Committee Gives Views. "The Cbmmittee," he said, "is not primarily concermned with the method by which the reorganization is effected, i.e., the Judicature Amendment Act, the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act, or a cash sale._ The result, and the spced of accomplishing the result, are the primary considerations." J. P. Ripliey, chairman of the bondâ€" hoiders‘ representative cominittee for Abitibi Power and Paper Co. first mortâ€" s Co;nmen'ting on the decision to apâ€" peal from the recent judgment of Mr. Justice McTague, dismissing the trusâ€" tee‘s motion for the sale of Abitibi assets, the letter states: "In view of the doubt as to the pracâ€" ticability of a plan being effécted unâ€" der Dominion legislation which would meet with the required app;gval of several classes of security holders we are appealing from the judgment unâ€" der date of January 17th, 1938. We think a decision should be obtained in the higher court as to whether a mortâ€" gagee in Ontario, in the absence of a UtlaQ4}] â€" AcPOAV , _ 24 Â¥D@.M00°_ We C 00 M 2 0 l WWe o approval of several classes shareâ€" holders as to the consideration to be received by the mortgagee on sale for a consideration other than cash. "In respect\to the validity of the. Judicature Amendment Act and ‘its apâ€" plicability Abitibi plan, the court, in its judgment of January 17th, stated that without declaring the legisâ€" lation, ultra vires, the Judicature Act, 1935, cannot be applied in the case of insolvent companies, since that field is covered by Dominion legislation," the letter points out. "Our solicitors recognize the validity of the Dominion legislation and its applicablility in cases where the requirâ€" ed threeâ€"fourths vote of the several m BB mds To tC WV YUIA LC _VÂ¥ J letter points out, "Our solicitors recognize the validity was eixtéftï¬ir‘led at several parties forc leaving on Friday to take up a of the Dominion legislation and its applicability in cases where the requirâ€" ed threeâ€"fourths vote of the several classes of creditors and shareholders can be obtained. Our sclicitors advise us that the Judicature Amendment Act is alio intra vires and aplicable io. Our procedure under the Judiâ€" cature Amendment Act was dic tated by our firm belief that neither our plan nor any other plan fair to the bondâ€" holders could, as a practical matter, be effected under the Dominion legislation requiring the favourable vote of threeâ€" course in nursing at the Ottawa Civic: Hospital. On the night before she left, the girls on the staff of the local post office, where Miss Veinotte had becen employed for some time, and many cther friends, held a surprise farewell party at her home, 162 Cedar street. south. A large number of friends wishâ€" ed her every suctess in her new yOCAâ€" tion, and presented her with several lovely farewell gifts The gathering thorcughly enjoyed a marvellous ghetti dinner which was served, and all eagerly joined in games played durâ€" fourths of those present and voting at ing the evening. EAST MALARTIC (Quebec). Underâ€" ground work on the first level has defiâ€" nitely proven a length of 800 feet of orz. with recent grade averaging $10 accordâ€" ing to engineering advice. Diamond drilling indicated an average ore grade of between $7 and $8 across an average width of 25 to 30 feet in a zone length of approximately 900 feet It is generâ€" ally conceded that East Malartic is a large mine in the making. Oflicial anâ€" nouncement has been made of preparaâ€" tions for a 500â€"ton mill. ' BARBER LARDER (Ontarioâ€"Larder Lake) are expected to be into their ore on the first level by early April.. On this property an exceptional ore picture has been indicated by diamond drilling. An ore zone has been close drili»d indicatâ€" Along Canada‘s Mining Highway ask the ‘consent and cian and taken to St. Mary‘s hospital in Timmins where he died about five and a half hours later. the inquest that the rock that crushed Fraser weighed approximately three and a third tons. He verified previous evidence that the rock that fell and killed the workman was about one third covered with muck. ° Praser, he stated, was cordinarily employed as a driller but had been working as a mucker for one shift to allow for certain other work to be completed in the section of the mine he was regularly assigned to. It was Fraser‘s duty, he said to do any scaling that was necessary in the stope he was working in but expressed the opinion that the rock in question would not have appearcd to be looss from an ordinary examination before the muck. was removed. Mark Hozan, shift bess, testified that he had examined the stope in which FPrasor and Kindrake had been working at the time of the fall and thought that it was quite safe. He had given "them the usual waming to take no chances but had not noticed the conâ€" dition of the fatal piece of "loose‘" during his inspection. ' RBefore the jury went out to bring in a verdict Chief Coroner E. R. Tucker, who presided, expressed the opinion that from the evidence it was clear that the man had come to his death by acciâ€" ‘Gent and not through the negligencte of the mine or anyone in authority. A. Duval was foreman of the jury, cther members being J. Hunter, A. Boureau, S. Coulas, R. Guillemette, C. Holmes, B. Drummond, F. McGrath. meelings of cach of the several classes of creditors and .sharcholders.' ItL was on this account, i.e., the question of practicability, that we decided to proâ€" cesd under the provinztial legislation requiring only the vote of bondholders and not any vote whaetver from shareâ€" holders." Reviewing the efforts to effect a comâ€" promise, Mr. Ripley states: "During the ccurse of the hearing of the trustee‘s mction the court suggested that the partiecs compose their differences by agrecing on a plan.> In accordanese with such suggestion, two separate but unfortunately â€" unsuccessful attempts were made to arrive at a compromise solution of the matter. These attempts tock the form of negotiations with varâ€" icus of the interssted parties and were made in accordance with the policy of the committee, which has from the outâ€" set besn and still is to be open to coâ€" cperative d’xscussxon towa.rd t.he end' of ï¬;.ling a constructive solution of the problem. "The eccmmittse‘s activities," Mr. Ripâ€" | ley states, "have now extended over a. period of six years, during all of which time it has taken an active part in Abitibi‘s affairs and has coâ€"operated to. the utmcst in connection therewith. Its work has always been directed toâ€" ward the ultimate goal of a sound and constructive organization, with re:ogâ€" nition of the rights of the bondholders, who have received no interest on their investment for a period of about six years, and whose claim amounts to approximately $1,350 per $1,000 bond. The ‘bondholders‘ claim is secured by a lien (established by court decision as valid) on all the assets of the enterâ€" priee,f éubject only to the receivetr‘s certificates, which now aggregate $2,â€" 60¢,00€ ." | Surprise Farewell Party for Miss Olive Veinotte Miss Olive Veinotle, a popular memâ€" ber of the younger set in Timmins, ing average widths of better than 30 feet grading $7 to $8 over a length of approximately 800 feet. S LACOMA (Quebecâ€"Seneterre area) is aggressively unfolding an ore picture by diamond drilling from the first and second levels. Exceptional results are being obtained. A definite length of good ore for 140 feet has been close drilled in a zone indicated on surface to be 1400 feet in lengthâ€". CHEMINIS (Ontarioâ€"Larder Lake). After earlier work indicating a 600â€"foot length of commercial ore, a further diaâ€" mond drilling contract has been made with the object of enlarging the ore . ‘The property is adjacent to the Mining Serves Other Industries in Big W ay (From Goibe and Mail) Hon. Charles McCrea gives chaptetr and verse in his addréss at the annual meeting of the Toronto General Trusts Corporation for the faith that is in him that Canada‘s mining industry not only produces $452 millions of new wealth yearly on the 1937 basis, but that in so doing it affords a market of the very highest value for most other primary and secondary industries. This industry, producing sixteen times as much wealth as it did forty years ago, and $140 millions more even than it was giving us in 1935, is provâ€" ing a unifying economic factor of outâ€" standing value. The Ontario and Queâ€" near 175,000 tons, and it pald $2.5 milâ€" Hons for Ontario and other lumber as well. The railroads benefitted materiâ€" ally from the movement of these maâ€" terials. The power companies profitâ€" ed from the fact that mining companâ€" ies paid $18 millions for power, 50 per cent. up in two years. bec mining industry, for example, in 1937 bought 370,000 tons of coal from the Maritimes, where it had provided 160,000 manâ€"days of work. The Interâ€" national Nickel Company alone took Hon. Mr. M:Crea advances an interâ€" esting idea that Canada, in spite of the fact that we seck international cusâ€" tomers in a world of tariffs, quotas and warring nations, is on the verge of a new era of development, because in this "alloy" age there is an increasing deâ€" mand for metals and because gold will be increasingly needed in commerce, Just. what connection there may be between mining and trust company cp:rations may not be immediately apâ€" parent to the casual reacâ€"r. There is a vory close connection. howe .. Hon. It strikes me that a great deal of very valuable material is being made available at annual mectings of banks, trust and loan and insurante companâ€", ies this year. They represent the finâ€" al findings of organizations with interâ€" ests in all parts of the Dominion, of corganizations which in the mere course of business have to keep in daily conâ€" ‘tact with what is hapenning from Atâ€" lantic to Pacific, and in the remotest hamlets as well as in the large cities. As an addition to the informative briefs "which have been presented to the Doâ€" minionâ€"Provincial Relations Commisâ€" sion they would be very much worth while for its consideration, both beâ€" cause they supply a good deal of addiâ€" tional material illustrating points alâ€" ready made before the Commission and because they offer constructive suggesâ€" tions as well. Mw. McCrea pointed ow»* / iat th‘; corâ€" poration alone made «. to ni‘nâ€" ing compani!~~ specul services, such stock tram~zier c3encies, registrarships for ©.ck. dividend disbursing agenâ€" ubtainire proxies. TF: remarks of Hon. Charles McCrea K.C., givs detailsâ€"of one of the most outstanding illustrations of the fact thus excressed by W. G. Watson, Genâ€" eral Manager, "Canada is changing over from a largely agrecultural counâ€" try to a more mixed economy with a consequent gain in economic stability." Mr. Watson states that trust comâ€" panies have a very particular interest in the Rowell Commission, and in the success of its mission. He adds to their growing fund of information about tax disabilities when he says, "We are noi only faced by a great many different taxation statutes with consequent duâ€" plication and even in some Cases triâ€" plication of imposts, but are also faze with a great variety of Government regulations, schedules and returns. "This situation has made it diffiâ€" cult, even unreasonably difficult in many instances, for a lawful heirs to get possession of cstate acsets without considerable delay where various jurâ€" isdictions, as is commonly the case with investments. It has also imposed on trust companies a vast amount of exâ€" tra clerical work in making the various returns required, which is quite unâ€" remunerative. One feels that in this Police Charge Woman With L. C. A. Violation highlyâ€"organized and interdependent modern world we should do everything we can to eliminate rnngcessary trouble and expense." Good Results Reported at the McBineâ€"Porcupine Mince Arrested during a polise raid on Friâ€" day night, Doris Desrosiers, 12 Way avenue, will face a charge of illegal posseesion of liquor in Police Court here Tuesday afterncon. She was reâ€" leased on cash bail of $150. McBineâ€"Porsupine Go!ld Mines, holdâ€" ing a group of claims in Deloro townâ€" ship, Porcupine area, advises that reâ€" cent work has disclosed a promising apâ€" pearing quartz vein approximately four feet wide, heavily impregnated with chalcopyrite. Sufficient work has not been done to determine whether it is where channelled samples showed values up $11.55 per ton over a width of 53 ins. the continuation of vein previously worked on about 700 ft. farther east The yew vein is in close proximity nerth of the company‘s previous workâ€" ings where a vein 20 ft. w_i_d_eAhas been erosssut and values of $9.80 secured over 53 ins. This section of the proâ€" periy is considered promising by offiâ€"| T clals as the shsaring is in line with j Jap the shearing in which the Delnite is |to I mining ore. a Jig The shaft that has been sunk to H depth of approximately 125 ft. along | the the north margin of this shearing can,| mo with little reconditioning, be sunk to| Cof lower levels, and drifting carried out to| *‘ the zone in a nattempt to unâ€" | do cover commertial bodies of ore. ed. a Gains Stability with e Mixed Economy. .Â¥ agzonties, and agencies for THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARiO Annual Meeting Held of Mineral Estates The first annuual meeiing of Mincral Eâ€"tates Ltd. was h¢ld in ‘Toronto reâ€" contly and was attended by nearly 100 sharcujolders. Several â€" shareholders asked questions which were. answered in detail by the directors and solicitor of the company. Most of the discusâ€" skn centsred on the propased SsSugâ€" sidiary company and the balance shect of the parent company presented at Some of the shareholders were of the cpinion that the balans#se sheet shoyld have boen prepared by a recognizeq firm of auditors. | Officials explained that the reason this was not done was due to the fact that the position of the compary had not: changed materially since the last audit was made last year and directors did not deem it advisable at this time to further deplete the treasury for this purpose. Sharecholders approved the proposal that a*tnew company should be formed with a capitalization of 3,000,000 shares of $1 par value to take over and deâ€" velop a group of 31 claims in Godfrey tewnship, owned by Mineral Estates. In refurn Mineral Estates will receive 1,â€" 000.000 shares as vendor. Shareho!ders of Mineral Estate will also be given an opportunity to subscribe to shares of the new company on a pro rata basis at a price below that at which shares are offered to the public. Directors were authorized to borrow up to $20,000 cn beshalf of Mineral Estat:s upon such terms as may setm advisable, for the purpose of incorporâ€" ating tho new company, paying off creditors and carrying out other busiâ€" ness of the company. Authorization was also given the direchors permitting them to assist in t.he financing cf the new company and for that purpose, to transfer with or without consideration, shares of the new ccmpany to be received by it; and authorizging the directors to arrange for sa‘e of the unissued treasury shares of the:company. A tentative proposal has already been made by a Toronto group which would provide the treasury of the new comâ€" pany with $30,000 for the puxpose of carrying cut a campaign of diamond drilling on its property as recommendâ€" ed by Hans Lundzerg. It is expected that the initial payment would be $10,â€" 000. Shareholdars will be < notified when a financing ax.angemenb had been completed. Mineral Estates holds upwards of 300 claims in the Porcupire area, of which over ons third require additional asâ€" sesment work to be ecompleted by April 15th, 1938. If the work is not done or a time extensicn secured, these claims will lapse. AA -“ruvl An attempt was made last fall to interest two large mining companies in the financing of work on the big block of ground but satisfactory terms could not be arrived .at and the deal was not completed. The balanze sheet as of January 15th, 1938. shows on hand of $1,276. The only investment is 2,800 shares of Hocken Exploration Co. which is carâ€" ried on the books at $8,000. Currert Mabilities amount to $13,776 of which $1,046 is trade accounts. Authorized capital is 300,009 shares of $1 par and 232,227 arc issued. The following directors wore elected for the ensuing year: D. Banks, W. S. Coupland, G. Buchanan, Dr. Corless, G. Bass Canada and United States Run Neckâ€"andâ€"Neck in Gold (Frzm Tcoronto Globe and Mail) For the third year in succession, United States in 1937 ozscupled second place among goldâ€"producing natiors of the world, with total 4.752,801 ouncts, worth $166,348.035, according to estiâ€" mate of the United States Bureau of Mines, which has just been released. This is equal to an increase of 8 per cent. over 1936. The figures include production of the Philippinge Islands, which is placed at 694.900 cunces, worth $24,322,095, and small cutput of Puerto Rico, so that, if thos2 sums are deducted, the actual domsstic producticn of .the United States was 4,057,894 ounces, worth $142,025,940C. While official figures for Ganada are not yet available, it is reasonably cerâ€" tain, according to Dominion Minister of Mines the Hon. T. A. Crerar, that cutput will approximate $142,000,000, indicating that final tabulation wili be necessary ‘before it can be determined which country has won premier honâ€" ours in the Amsricas, and second world position, with Russia excluded as an unknown quantity. Of the total production, including pessessions of the United States, Caliâ€" fcrnia contributed 24 per cent., or $40,â€" 754,000; Philippine Islands, 15 per cent. or $24.321,500; Alaska, 12 per cent,. «or $20,391,.000; Scuth â€"Dakota, 12 per cent., with. $20,370,000; Colorado, 8 per cent., or $12.864,390; Arizona, 7 per cent., with $11,874,500; Utah,. 7 per cent., with $11,445,000; Nevada, 6 per cent., with $9.663.500;: and Montana, 4 per cent., with $7,119,000. JAPANESE ARE DETERMINED TO HOLD 1940 OLYMPICS ‘Tokio. Feb. 1 (CPâ€"Havas) "The whole Japanese nation is firmly determined to hold the 1940 Olympic Games," Dr. Jigcro Kano told newspap:rmen today. He will head Japan‘s delegation to the meeting at Cairo, Egypt, next month ¢of the International Olympic Commiites. __"The China incident has nothing to do with the 1940 Olympics," he declarâ€" Increase in 1937 over 1933, when the price of gold was raised by decrees to $35 between Aug. 9, 1933 and Jan. 31, 1934, was no less than 85 per cent. Ankerite Produced $258,500 in January Total Production to Date, $6,875,235. Buflalo Ankerite Gold Mines, Porâ€" cupine distritt, reports production for the month of January at $268,500, secâ€" ond best month in mine‘s history, from treatment of 29,33§5 tons of ore, an averâ€" age recovery of $9.15 per ton. This compares with preduction of $299,400 from 30.514 tons and average recovery of $9.81 in Decomber. In January, 1937, preduction was $203,850 from 26,â€" 832 tons, an average recovery of $7.60. Production for all of 1937 was 32.-! 823,271 from 3$43,093 tons, an average ; recovery of $8.233. Average monthly ; t preduction last year was $235,272,258. | â€" January production brings total outâ€" put since commencement of operations in 1926 to $6,875,235. New Railway Means Much to Northwestern Quebec Just what the railway means to the frontier was revealed by an excursionâ€" ist who came into Montreal from Val g‘Or the other day, says a despatch from Montreal. Val d‘Or is one of the centres of the rich mining area of the Abitibi of rorthwestorn Quebe:s. This winter a from Sennseterre jcingd it with the Canadian National main line and connected it directly with trains from Montreal and Quebec. "Last winter," the visitor told, ‘"it tcok us 17 hours to cover the distance from Val d‘Or to Senneterre, the nearâ€" est railway station. We travelled by big sleighs hauled by tractor. we were like pioneers crossing the plains in prairie schooners," he said, describâ€" ing the sleighs, which were rough hcmeâ€"made boxes, covered over with roofs of wood or ‘canvas and equipped with hard wocden benches and a stove. "Teday it‘s another story. We travel ir warm railway coaches, on comfortâ€" able seats. And we can get to Monâ€" treal in less time than it used to take up to cover the 36 miles between Val d‘O; and Senneterre." Mr. Reavell, now fBir William, was president of the British Engineers Asâ€" sociation from 1930 to 1936 and was at ore time interesied in mining proâ€" porties at Cobalt. He visited Mr. Reaâ€" vell here a year or two ago while on "his way to Tokyo, Japan, to attend World Engzinsering Congress. Sir Wilâ€" liam was born in Northumberland in 1866 and served his apprenticeship with a firm of marine engineers and shipbuilders at Newcastleâ€"onâ€"Tyne, later going to London. He was the crigiral designer of the water tube boiler for marine work, and later estabâ€" lished the firm of Reavell and Co., with engincering works at Ipswich. Cousin of Haileybury Man Knighted in Old Country (From The Haileyburian) William Reavell, a cousin Of Jas. Reavell of Haileybury and a prominâ€" ent enginger of Ipswich, England, was made a Knight Bachelor in the King‘s honcur list at New Year‘s, according to a clipping from The East Anglia Times recently received here. Gillies Lake Issues Report on Progress Two Diamond Drill Conâ€" tracts Under Way. Frank O. Tidy, president of Gillies Gold Mines Limited last week issued the following progress repecrt (Report No. 30) to the shareâ€" holders cof th: "Since the issue of the last progress | report, we have entered into two new diamond drilling contracts. One is for the continvation of the underground diamond drilling campaign, while the other cortract cbvers 5,000 feet of surâ€"| face drilling. â€" This latter contract is for the purpose of determining the exâ€" zt lozation of the three known surâ€" ‘Zace structures which strike northâ€"east inic Gillies Lake property. With the lscation of thes2 structures underâ€" ground it is planned to. extend the north crossâ€"cut from the 500 foot level irto this area. The underground drillâ€" ing is going ahead rapidly and accordâ€" ing to schedule. On Friday next a new phase of the underground work will be started with the commencement of drilling from the 900 foot leyel. It is cur mt,enbion to 1un these noles to a depth of approximately 2,000 feet. We give below copies of telegrams from Mr. Charles T.; Pernney, our mine manâ€" ager, and Mr. H. B. Hatch, geologist, rc:ently received. "Surface hole now at 628 showing gcod formation stop will be ready by weekâ€"end for hole from 900 level." "Drill hole one Gillies Lake drilling frcm suriace intersected strong vein between two eighteen and two forty feet. Last four feet heavily mineralizâ€" ed. Vein over entireâ€"length sixtyâ€"five per cent. quartz. This is new discovâ€" ery and in my opinion has good ore probabilities. Vein is one of the strongâ€" ess yet encountered on Gillies Lake property. Drill hole one drilling north ftom shore Gillies Lake east claim." "In regard to the new underwriting and option agreement referred to in cur progress report No. 29 would advise that the underwriters have taken up all the stock at 15c per share called for under the agreement. Under the opâ€" tion portion of the agreement the next price is 20c per share. The question of rights to the shareholders will be disâ€" cussed at the next meeting of the directors, and as soon as possible thereâ€" shareholders of record." J.A. Bradette, M.P., Writes on Events in Parliament MWW Throughout the years that he has represented the riding of Cochrane the Dominion parliament Mr. Jos, A.|very w Bradette, M.P., has always kept in the closest touch with his constituents. He has been untiring in his efforts to keep the viewpoint of the people of the North before the Government and the counâ€" try, stressing alike the needs of the North and the possibilities of the North from a national standpoint The folâ€" lowing extracts from a letter from Mr. Bradette to The Advance show that he is equally anxious that people in his consiituency should be informed of what is being done in their behalf at Ottawa and what is being gttempted for the national benefit. Mr. Bradette has the faculty of approaching questions from the national, rather than the secâ€" tional viewpoint without partisan bias or personal prejudice. Mr. Bradette last week wrote in part, as follows: Opening of Parliament Although it may not have the same general significance for the people of the rest of Canada, the opening of the Federal Parliament is a great event for the Capital City of Carada. It affords to the Captial wonderful occaâ€" sions for pageantry, social functions, in a word, an activated social life, and even more accelerated activities, both commercial and political. Now most of the members of parliaâ€" ment and senators are here for the opening.: For the first few days, that situation is greatly appreciated by all the representation. It is the time where all questions are discussed openly by |the members and these discussions take T P place among all the groups. Against Radio License Fee Increase The whole representation seems to be |very much against the increase of the PC CC U N i _ Je 10 radio license, from $2 to $2.50., unless the reception is much better®than it 1s at the present time. A subsidy to the Radio Commission rather than an inâ€" creased fee would be more acceptable and more popular. Honourable Howe has been seized with that viewâ€"point. Exportation of Power The question of the exportation of Hydro power to the U.S.A. is also extenâ€" sively discussed. Although every:» one ful as tuie previous ones. ‘1nh€ weallict in ‘ was clear, cold and crisp; in a word, interly Canadian. The galleries and the ficor of the Senate were filled to overflow by people from all parts of Canada. The Speech from the Throne, brief and concise, was ably delivered by Lord Tweedsmuir, in both the English and the French languages. At the first sitting of the House of Commons, the new members of parliaâ€" ment are brought into the House. It is quite an event eagerly attended by ‘the galleries and the deputations. i \ Large Number of New Members This year there was a larger number of new members than I have ever sech previously, due mostly to deaths® and appointment to the Bench. Each of the new members are taken from the anteroom immediately south of the House of Commons, being acâ€" companied on one side by the leader of the party to which he belongs and an outstanding worker or Minister who helped him to be elected; they then walk right up to the table holding the mace and facing the speaker in the middle of the Chamber. He is then presented to the Speaker and the House and asked to take his seat after shakâ€" ing hands with the Speaker. Four new members were presented at this openâ€" ing:T. M. Warren, Liberal, Renfrew North; Matthew MacLean, Liberal. Cape Breton; Angus McCallum, Liberal Frontenacâ€"Addington; J. V Franâ€" coeur. Liberal, Lotbiniere and Earl Rowe, Conservative, Dufferinâ€"Simcoe. All of them are rc‘atively young, clear cut and healthy looking, with the colour of ‘snow beginning to appear at the temples. Two ather members will take oaths of office later: Ralph Mayhew, who won Victoria, BC. for the Liberals and J. A. Bonnier, Liberal. St. HenrL .. _ Moving and Seconding of Address â€" After a ‘brief reference to the eulogles by all the leaders on Members who nad passed away since the last session, and touching on the moving and seconding of the Speech from the Throne, «Mr. ‘Bradette mentions that J. V. Franâ€" coeur., who moved the address, is ont agrees that the mode of approach on ; of the outstanding orators of the proâ€" this question, adopted by Honclurable Hepburn was verging on bad state, nevertheless, if is felt that the problem has to be studied impartially from all angles. very discernible in this matter, namely, that the federal members from the proâ€" like to be dictated to by the deputatoin from the other provinces, and altnough that phase of the. question is certainly federal. it is however so closely conâ€" nected with provincial matter and proâ€" vincial rights, that to some extent proâ€" vincialism is bound to be felt in this debate. It will be something of the nature of the discussion of the fisheries, for example, when most of such debate +hao three nrairie nrovinces. !known in the provincial field, having ‘been several years a Minister in the vince of Gjuebec, and already well Taschereau administration. There is a movement which is | Hopes Discussions and All Legislature Kept on High Plane In concluding his letter, Mr. Bradette vinces of Ontario and Quebec will not / says: "My ferent wish at the moment is that the discussions and legislation will be of a high order, so as to alleviate:and remedy the grave and important proâ€" blem that our country is facing at the ‘present time. One of the shortcomings of Parliament at times is its volubility; to me it is still a wonder that with 245 members all discussing the same problems (but after all, spoken words is kept up by maritime / provinces and ‘are still one of the greatest, if not the British Columbia. The wheat question | greatest, factors of human affairs) that is always most extensively debated by | the House of Commons gets through its sessional in relatively so short a time." Feat'ures of Opening of Parliament. Radio License Fee Increase, Export of Hydro Electric Power , the Canadian Trade Pact, Unemployment Insurance, and Other Quesâ€" tions Touched Upon by Local Member. for example, when most of such debate is kept up by maritime provinces and British Columbia. The wheat question is always most extensively debated by the three prairie provinces. Little Talk About Pact There is yet very little talk about the Angloâ€" Americanâ€"Canadian trade pact. No doubt that this question will be: lengthily discussed and apposed by the Conservative party and particularly by their leader. Since the Viatoria byâ€"elecâ€" tion he has nct said a word about it, but he violent‘ly opposes it in that inâ€" stance. The Unemployment Insurance Act should pass without much opposition, although it is certain that it will open up a lengthy constitutional deba.‘e. Discussions on that ctiestion have reâ€" curred regularly for the past fifteen years. No doubt that some amendments will have to be made to the B.N.A. Act. The Fathers of Confederation showed wonderful vision in the drafting of that Act, ut they could not humanly have foreseen the development and changes that could happen during this age of evolutian and inventions. Opening of Parlianent The opening of the third session of this Parliament was at least as colourâ€" Unemployiment Insurance Doherty Roadhouse Co. STOCK BROKERS Timmins, 19 Pine Street North Toronto Kirkland Lake 293 Bay Street 34 Government Rd. 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Large Number of New Members This year there was a larger number of new members than I have ever sech previously, due mostly to deaths*s and appointment to the Bench. Each of the new members are taken from the anteroom immediately south of the House of Commons, being acâ€" companied on one side by the leader of the party to which he belongs and an outstanding worker or Minister who helped him to be elected; they then walk right up to the table holding.the mace and facing the speaker in the middle of the Chamber. He is then presented to the Speaker and the House and asked to take his seat after shakâ€" ing hands with the Speaker. Four new members were presented at this openâ€" ing:T. M. Warren, Liberal, Renfrew North; Matthew MacLean, Liberal. Cape Breton; Angus McCallum, Liberal ‘Frontenac-Addington; J. V Franâ€" coeur. Liberal, Lotbiniere and Earl ‘Rowe, Conservative, Dufferinâ€"Simcoe. ‘ All of them are rc‘atively young, clear cut and healthy looking, with the colour of ‘snow beginning to appear at the temples. (The Detroit News) On how best to arrive at the ideal of temperance, there is a school of thought which holds that the use of alcohol beâ€" longs properly in the field of manners and should be left there. and another that places it in the realm of public morality. The first would maks drink cheap and freely available, and trust to time, to make its abus2s unfashionable. Alcohol easily obtained would hasten natural process of eliminating the unfit, to the bcnefit of the survivor with suffizient character to stand off a temptation to abuse it. There was more to be said for this philosophy in the days when the drunkard was a ruisance only to himself and his immediate circle.. In a motor and industrial age, he has acâ€" quired a capacity for destruction which makes him less a nuisance than a pubâ€" lic menace. Try The Advance Want Advertisements TEMPERANCE IDEAL