Peter made himse possible and tcok a He had something ancther sip or so of siderably refreshed. siderably ref the situation They were always two or three bends ahsad of him, and it was not until they came to a halt at sundown that he was able to draw close to them. From a place of concealment he watched them light a fire and erect three tents.. One Grimly d<termined in the wake of the sn as near to the boul case one of the Ara mound~ in ordsr to pursulit. #so that every step t distance betwzen h steamer.â€" Apart being detscted by t the risk of enzoun search party. If V the Arabs it woul« and would prcbably keeping a closer w hand, if it bacame captain, it was pra hne wculd refuse tco was being taken i1 was determin:cd to at all possible. Four Best Colors: SCA RLET, j Â¥YELLOW, LAVENDER, ROSE. + Hominion superb seeds, 4 Giant ZInnlas In 4 regular full size packets of each color (value 40¢) sent postpaid for only 12e, Don‘t miss this remarkuble offer. FREE . . . Big 1938 Seed and Nursery Book. ‘The best yet. send today. SEED HMHOUSE, Georgetown, Ont. THURSDAY. MARCH 10T; In 1861, *h\ first oil well in Canada "blew" at Petrolia, a district which hu been producing oi ever since. ()n cinal owners of the property hoped it would vield coal oil. Gasoline was regarded as a waste byâ€"product and was thrown away. Fourteen years before this important discovery, the Canada lAlh issued its first P(Dllk.' to a umiu. of Ontario. It was ‘then, and continued to be for almost twenty years, the only Canadian life insurance company. Over a period of ninetyâ€"one years, the Canada Life has established a reputation for absolute dependâ€" abslity. It has pml to or accumulated for policyâ€" holders, annuitants and beneficiaries more than £650,000,000â€" over $50,000,000 more than has been received in premiums. The anada hfe Canada‘s Oldest Life Assurance Company l was to be ressued it was . the rescue would have to 1e He decided that an was to wait until the awaken>d one of his comâ€" man awakened from a was often stili drowsy and PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMEXNXT H. W. HARE, Manager, Kirkland Lake Branch y roecky, although in] d been invaded by the travelling southwards l ) he took increased the him and the Russian from the danger of ‘ths Arabs there was intoring Wicks and Wicks blundered into ild msan a massacre )ly result in the Arabs watch. On the other e possible to warn the ractically certain that to help the girl who ints cantivity. Peter Canada‘s First Oil Well as ecomfortable as much needed rest. to eat, and: took water. Then, conâ€" he took stock of F. H. Nepburn, Local Representative he plodded all party, k Ts as possi s should cl :sible in climb a possible keepin RUSSIAN SHIP AGAIN It occurred to him that this was fcolish. Very probably the girl was not English. Anyway,. if not, there was just a chancs that she might know a few words of English, or realize that it was nct an Arab speaking. To his delight a soft voics replied in the same tongue. "Ycu‘ll have to cut your way in. I‘m fastened up." Instarétly he cut a gash in the side of the tent and entered it. It was dark insigs, but h> could just make out the and /tt tent. was in for a earth t nmer. T ‘"My han whispered. moved Fcr a moment he waited by the fire and then moved across to the small tent. He went round to the side which was in the shadow and then hesitated for a second. He didn‘t know how on earth to release the girl without scaring her.‘ He decid:d that the best thing to do was to speak first. He placed his near to the canvas and spoke softly. squa‘ted down by a bouldet whith he leaned. Peter gave a grim smile. Th goirs woll. He crept forward ‘"Don‘t friend. but h> could shadow of h 1 across to her and freed her i had any focd?" he asked. frightened,." he said ind |¢ ed gash in the side of d it. IbG was dark just make out the r figure. @rre tied for a little she It "I‘ve never had much practice," Peter confessed. "Then you‘d ‘better let me do the shootingâ€"if there is any," Alla said calmly. , "I was taught how to shooct." "It seems strange to think that you were ths captain of ‘a ship," said Peter irrelevantly. "YOU CAN FALL IN LOVE" "Why shouldn‘t I be? I wanted to go to sea. My father was a seaman. He was English. Only my mother was Russian.â€" My father spent nearly all his life in Russia and changed his name. It used to be Barlow. Iwent to the Vladivostock Technical School. It‘s a naval school, you know. I graduated there anrd then served as mate on a small tramp steamer. After that I had a ship of my own, and then I was movâ€" ed to the "Tovarish Rykoff." She was larger, but not so seaworthy. I should like to makse trouble about her condiâ€" ticn when I get back." Peter gave a wry smile. "Nct much chance of getting back," he said gloomily. "Put are we not going to this ship vou mentioned the ‘Lucky Lady‘? Sureâ€" ‘‘They‘re not. The Arabs will be after use szson. We should have cbâ€" taincd anocther gtin. the two of us is not good enough. Are you a gocod shot?" "That would be an venture," she remarked sco America." "Not much hope Petéer said. "Come moved again. T‘ll t go along." ‘"Very good. journey easiet â€"I‘m terribly He laughed "I thought "We‘ll have to make for the ‘Lucky Lady‘ then," Peter said thoughtfully. They hurried on into the night., It was cvercast, and he frequently had to strike a match in order to consult his compass. "I‘m afraid our means over," he had a short rest af two hours. you yet. One of these Gays I will." | He put the matches away. Alla gave Peter felt uncomfortable. | her soft laugh. "There‘s no need to thank me," he| "Â¥ou cannot stand another glimpse?" said. "I saw that the Arabs had @| â€"he inquired. Eurcpean girl as a prisonerâ€"and I was) "I‘m afraid not," said Peter unâ€" determined to do something about it.| st:adily. For a second he looked at her What else could I do ut follow 'md! and then caught her in his arms. He have a shot at releasing you?" ‘ pressed her close to him and kissed her She placed a hand on his arm. ‘ firmly cn her lips. "You‘re very chivalrous and Ooldâ€"| He released her quickly. fashicned, aren‘t you?" she asked. "All| "you can fall in love with me if you the same. I wish there were more like | want to." he said in a voice which was yCu. No, I don‘t There cculan‘t be. not quite level. anybody else quite like you. But I Then, stooping to pick up the rifile, should like you better if you thrCw ne trudged onwards. She walked at away that wretched blanket stuff. I)pis side and as he glanced at her he don‘t like being reminded of Arabs. saw that her lips were slightly parted They killed very member of my in a halfâ€"smile. I intended to save the last shot for (To be Continued) water,"~ He passed her the flask. "Better have it before we get clear." ho said. She took a quick drink and returned it to him. "There isn‘t time for food," she said calmly. . "T‘ll have it later." "Very well. Come along." He helped her to get up. She spent a few seconds rubbing her legs. "I‘m ready," she announced. They slipped through the gap in the tent and stocd upon the sand together. ‘"We‘ll head for the dunes," Peter said in little more than*ewhisper. She nodded her head and they moved across. Peter kept the rifle ready for instant use. He noticed that one of the Arabs moved unsasily, and promptâ€" ly covered him. The girl touched his arm. "Don‘t shoot if you can help it," she warned. ‘"There are others." ‘He lowered the weapon and they hurried on to the rocky valley. "Where are the others you menâ€" tioned?" Peter wanted to know. Further north. Thgy looted the "Tovarish Rykoff," whith ran aground. They woere camping near to her. This party started earlier, because they were anxicus to get me away from the coast as quickly as possible."‘ Peter‘s neart sank. "That‘s the steamer that‘s aground, isn‘t it?" he asked. "Yes! I‘m her captainâ€"Alla Barlova. We had trouble in the recent gale. The stegring went, and there was a mishap in the engine room. She shook her head. _ "I‘m not a captain nowâ€"I‘m a slave. The Arab purchased me. I don‘t think he was going to keep me. I had an idea that he wished to sell me to someâ€" bedy else. I‘m so grateful for what you did that I‘m not able to thank you yet. One of these days I will." Peter felt uncomfortable. "There‘s no need to thank me,." he said. "I saw that the Arabs had a Eurcpsan girl as a prisonerâ€"and I was determined to do something about it. hip No. They wouldn‘t even give me were ve COPYRIGIT stiff." as he gave her a hand. that girls who captained y selfâ€"sufficient," he told That will make the You must help me up troubles are by no id gloomily as they ‘er walking for about lation most.| pcoter forgot about the "Lucky Lady". either Central 0/ _ "You‘ve a most delightful accent," he o said. "I wish it would soon be dayâ€" eeth in a flashing | jjght" of getting there," onâ€"it‘ s time we 1i vou more as we r let me do the any," Alla> said ht how to shoct." to think that you i ship," said Peter to thank me,." he the Arabs had a risonerâ€"and I was mething about it. interesting adâ€" "T‘d like to THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTMMINS, ONTARIO "Heavy additions to ithe demand for power in all the mining areas in Norâ€" thern Quebec served by the required substantial increasss in the transformer capacity at each of the subsiations in those districts. At Blouin Lake the seven 1,000 k.v.a. transformâ€" ers are bsing replaced by seven 3,000 k.v.a. transformers, thereby making ample provision for the load supplied from that poin‘t, while the number of transformers at Cadillac substation was increased by four 1,000 k.v.a. transformâ€" myself .but I miscounted, and there was just a click and nothing else." Peter removed the burnouse and flung it down. "I should have taken it off ‘before," he said, "only I forgot all about it." "You were going to tell me of your adventure in the ‘Lucky Lady,‘ and whas yeour captain intends to do," she reminded him. Peter told her what had taken place. When he had finished she laughed softâ€" ly. The balance sheet reveals that a strong working capital position has been maintained. Current assets fotal $3,481,681, with current liabilities of $1,â€" 303,1385.. Fixed assets show an Increase of $654,185, reflecting the improvements and additions to property necessitated by the increasing demand for power. Marketable securities are shown at $1,â€" 315,956, with a market value of $1,778,â€" 550. Cash on hand and in banks total $600,246, call loan $255,000, other inâ€" vestments at book value of $413,419, and nctes receivable $110,000. During the year the company retired $633.000 of its 5% bonds from the operation of the sinking fund and the sale of some cf its securities. Power output for 1937 shows an inâ€" crease of 54,370,313 k.wh., the total for the ysar reaching the record figure of 649,.123.556 k.w.h., while the number of customers served increased by 2,274 to 16. 784. In submitting his reports to the shareâ€" holders, Mr. A. J. Nesbitt, the president of the company, says in part: "Why?" "so that I can have a look at you." She laughed softly. "Perhaps you have made a great mistake in rescuing meâ€"eh? I may be very ugly and be a nuisance by falling in love with you when you do not want an ugly wife. Have you some matches?" "Yes." "Don‘t they strike?" Feter gave a gay laugh. "All right," he ‘caid. "You hold my gun for me." Then, stooping to pick up the rifile, ne trudged onwards. She walked at his side and as he glanced at her he saw that her lips were slightly parted in a halfâ€"smile. He struck the match and held it so that he could see her face. The light flickzred and went out, but not before he had had a glimpse of dark hair, a rather wide forehead and two dark eyes unds>r slightly arched brows. comparative figure of $1.97 for 1936 and $1.87 for 1935. Th> consc‘idated annual financial statement of Canada Northern Power Corporation, Limited, for the fiscal year endesd December 31s:, 1937, covers a piricd of great activity for this utility ecmrpany, and reveals impressive gains in peowor output, numwmber of customers sorved and earnings. Reference is madto in the report to important reâ€" duc:ions effecied in the company‘s doâ€" mes.ic and commercial ratées for power. Mins powesr ratss were reduced $2 per horsepower during the year; a further rcducstion of $4 per horsepower will be effeciive January l1st, 1938, and a furâ€" ther reduction of another $4 per horseâ€" preferred dividends at the rate of 7%, there remainsd the equivalent of $2.23 per share on the 400,000 shares of comâ€" mon stock outstanding, as against to $24.63 per share the previous year. Canada Northern Power| â€" Output at New High Peak Notwithstanding Reducticons in Power Rates and Increase in Taxation, Higher Earnings for 1937 Reported. Many Mining Companies Planning Additional Operations in Territory Served Un "No. You must put it down. jculd nct look at my ‘best holding Anyway, I shall help settled, ch? You have now it is my turn 40 vourself. That seems as against $23 for After payment of at the rate Of 7%, equivalent of $2.23 "The item of taxaticon continues to bulk largely in the problems with which your company has to contend. Each year the amount absorbed under this head increases, making still more apparsn‘ the unfair discrimination enâ€" dured by privatelyâ€"owned companies and their customers, who are compelled to bear a greater portion of the cost of administerinz the affairs of the ccurtry than dao those wno are served by publiclyâ€"owned institutions. It is pointsd out to the shareholders that cut of every dollar of gross revenue more than ton and eightâ€"tenth cents (10.80) were exacted during the year as taxes payable by your company, and amourting to $588,543, to say nothing of taxes on bondholders‘ interest and shareholders‘ dividends. "The substantial and evorâ€"increasing ccntribw:ion by our Ccusiomers toâ€" wards the administration of the counâ€" try is shown by the fclowing figures for ten years: "In addition to the foregoinz works, ssveral shordt 12,000 volt feedeors, varyâ€" ing in length from half a mile to five miles, were ~built in order to supply n2w under development. ‘"The proptriies of seven row mining custemers were connected with the company‘s system during 1937, as folâ€" lows: Payore Gold Mines, Limited‘ Q@uebec, Manitou Mines, Limited, and Cournor Mining Co., Lim‘ttsd. in the area to the east of Blouin Lake; Wood Cadilla:s Mints, Limited, Amim Gold Mines," Limitsd, and Pandora Cadillac Crold Mines, Limited, in the Cadillac area; â€" and ~Harricana â€"Ama.gamated Gold Mines, Limited, in the. Bourlaâ€" maque region. In the Malartic district, Sladen Malartic Mines, Limited, has increased its power demand by the inâ€" stallation of a 250 ton mill and further develcpment at the mine; East Malarâ€" tic Mincss, Limited, has under considerâ€" ation the installation of a 500 ton or 750 ton mill, which will increass its power demand; and there is genmsral activity throughout the entire mining area of Northern Qusbezs and Ontario. "In March, 1937, the franchise under which service is mainSainsd in Rouyn, P.Q@., was renswed ‘by th> municipal ccuncil, while in Novembzr a franchise was secured providing for the estabâ€" lishment and cperation of a distribuâ€" tion system at Lorrainville in the Ville Maric agricultural district. In Ontario at the municipal elections at the end of the year, thse electors of Ccobalt, New Liskeard and Engleâ€" hart approved, by largs malJjorities, of tenâ€"year ren2wal franchises. "Sales by thse Merchandise Departâ€" ment mads a record in 1937, reaching a total of $251,571, exceeding those of the preseding year by $65,965, or 35.5 per cont.: A retail store was opened in the town of Rouyn, in March, bringing the total number of stores to eleven, operated by the company for the beneâ€" fit of the customers, for the sale of elsowtrical appliances, eic. 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 station‘s equ station was consisting of Ccréased by ‘the 1,500 k.v.a. trat the six 500 k.v.a in cpcration. I mads during thi mission li1 Blouin Lak transformety The foregoin â€" miscoll lall $281,576 206,351 IdV4,4 10 335,000 365,191 394,467 437045 477,955 517,429 538,543 AXE SHREDDED WHEAT MADE IN CANAD g the year fo iuxiliary high llaneous 18 U ran Earnings $2,198,737 2,178, 420 2,160,477 2,280,104 2,389,081 2,000,812 2,112,730 2,170,678 2,804,914 2.9001,639 formers for itions wer: for the con dao n tension Noranda at xX > that sub a new sub isformâ€" 17.44 18.5 nclud amon ntage 12.8 13.6 14.08 14.70 15.28 15.22 16.1 nmne!t c2élve 100ths) of a fore consider amcounting t cnly sixtyâ€"se 1CCths) of a "The high ‘he varicus p company has out the yea condition. CBen mads Cl aA lurth? power ratss, effective Ja of an additional. $4 p parison 0 put with the comp shar held wes‘t Oof power tion sup} continent which are: Tax on automcbiles and t tion taxes,.tax on taxes, (federal an msgsals, tax on ral Guile From that date, the power per month fo norsepower will be $ next 3000 horsepswer, reductions are provin value to the mining i rphasize the fact that int ths * made | ies with a view to velopment in the . "When the item Vn t _ L2 â€" Weak,insipid teas are neither satisfying nor economical. Change to Lipton‘s. Enjoy the sustaining richness of a tea that never becomes insipid, though you brew it as weak as you please. For the fullâ€" bodied flavour of Lipton‘s is concentrated in every leaf . .. giving you in every cup a pleasure and delight you‘ve never found in tea before. Buy a package today. LIPTON‘S is more economicalâ€"goes farther. It‘s the largest selling tea in the world. 1t Montrgal, C 10 ‘ers during the year, . rates were reduced by cwer. Anncuncsement of a further decrease amcunting to an addit nsid2tit too . Chreonicle sion has given that the Ww 11 11CC 0 Gom during W ual gensral meeting of the s cf your company will Ds m 103, 355 St. James stree. real, on Tuesday, March 22 reductions we o~ $538,543 are deducied, ven oneâ€"hundredths (67â€" cent per kilowatt hour. standard of of ants and equipment of the been maintained throughâ€" â€" all ‘being in first=<2>lass uctions were made in mestic and commercial ig the year, and. mine re reduced by $2.00 per nncuncementâ€" was also ther decrease in power g to an additional $4.00 , effesctive January 1st, ~close of the fiscal year 1937, anncuncament has a further reduction in ective January 1si, 1939, al. $4 per horsepower. e, the rate per horseâ€" ith for the. first 8000 l e $3.33 not; for the power, $1.67 not. These proving to be of great ining industry 4ant emâ€" ‘t that the company is th ‘the mining companâ€" to stimulating the deâ€" e districts sorveod. l TrTuUCKS, mCOc.Oor insp2câ€" n telsphone bills, sales ind municipal), tax on railway fares, customs hiumdredths (7 kilowatt hcur b â€"Tne~ Rowill fac‘s to show liconses for Toronto. _ > p.m., CBI Communism Much More Tyrannical Than Fascism words, in Russia they the mcthods by which worse built. And yes th dian writers and speakeor ministers of the Gospel Rustia as a model for C (Frocm Orillia Packstâ€"Times) Two brilliar‘t speakers resently disâ€" cussed the qugEstion "What Can Hapâ€" peon in Canada?" Well, apparently might happen. Out in Alberâ€" ta the pzople still endure the insaniâ€" ties of Social Credit. In Quebec it has come to this, that the of the Bible and the holding of Biblé Soâ€" cisty mestings in private homes have been banned in the city of Qugsc. In Ontario, the threat comes from a difâ€" ferent quarter, indicated ‘by the fact that the Communist chisf was almost elected as a Controller in ‘thecity of cronto. For betwesn Fascism and Communism there is, fundamentally, little difference. â€" Both rule hy force and both deny liberty to individual. Ancther "purge" is now in progtess in Russeia, proving to be the most ruthless tyrant in modern hisâ€" tory. â€"A score of Russia‘s leading men are expscted to face firing squads in the next few days. Col. George Drew recenily stated that there are more the next few days. Col. George Drew recenily stated that there are more political ~prisoners in ons concentraâ€" tion camp near Mcszsow than in all the concsntration camps in Germany. He said, however, that the canal recently suilt beiween Volga and the Dneiper was dug by political prisoners, in cther words, by slave labcur. 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