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years to ripen. and {grows to huge pro- portions. those pictured on the stamp weighing perhzxpr; 40 pounds apiece! (Editor's hate: Coconut pies, yum!) Long before the islands were discover- ed the coco-de-mer palm was known to exist, becausevks shells were found floating in the Idian Oceanâ€"hence no There are about 100 isles and islets in the fleet. and they lie at anchor about 800 miles east of Zanzibar in thé Indian Ocean. Few people but stamp collectors know of their existence; and fewer travelers have been there. So it is a real pleasure to get a glimpse of the Seychelles ( pronounced say- shelm on a beautiful new issue of post- age stamps. The set. contains bold. ranging from 1 and among these rt] ferenL desigm. Th} propriately with (l ; de-nyzr tree. This 0 nut family is found hummummmmmu Issue ct Stamps From Seychelles doubt its name. which means “See “Picture an emerald island dropped Coconut." The growing and exporting down in a turquoise sea. Peacock col- 0! coconuts is today the principal in- ored waves ripple on a silver strand. dustry of the islands. Which loses itself almost immediately In the middle of the 18th century into a dense iorest of waving palms." when the uninhabited Seychelles were Such is the description given by one originally colonmari hr the French visitor to the Seychelles Islands. An- their purpose was to establish spies other enthusiastic travellers called them 3 plantations to compete with the lucra- ”the {am anchored L80. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 3RD. 1988 l} DANCING (‘OI’I’LE in any Riverside Pavilion ILLUSYIAYION ”on I. C. IAIRIS 0 C0" 303300 ANDY CANGIANO 730 every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY 1‘6 rave of! To the Matchless Music of and his Orchestra island planters burned their m discover that, the vessel it 'Prench slaver. disguised ur .10!) Jack! EVen today. 11 'popular spice cinnamon «)3 Cinnamon buns. yum!) is the islands' principal ex; notorious of the list is ex-king Pem- peh of Africa. who once dwelt in :1 1101159 made of the skulls. and sur- rounded by a picket fence made of the bones of his victims. One day King Prempeh made the diplomatic errorâ€"- he dined on a British Commissioner. and so ended up in life exile in the Seychelles. Edmonton Bulletin: Prime Minister de Valera suggests to London that since there are to be self-determination ple- biscites in Czechoslovakia there should be plebiscites also in Northern Ireland. to find out whether any or how many of the counties there would prefer to come under the Dublin administration. That is the first of a good many reac- tions likely to come in many parts of the world from th: revival of the idea that a minority has a right to vote it- self out of a country if it wants to. said to his wife: Do you mind 1' bring home a missionary for dinnei (Author’s note: Editors! Grr!). ' comforting thing is that they (1‘ there as British political prisoners exile from their native land. 1V notorious of the list is ex-king Pl In many ways, the Selchellcs are the ideal tropical isle. They are out of the cyclone belt and free from malaria; the climate is gentle; nights are beauti- ful and the maple are easy-going and affectionate. (Editor’s note: Yum!) One can hire a bungalow and native servants, and live like a prince on a very small income. ' And all this in spite of the fact that there are perhaps more cannibal kings in the Seychelles than any other plate in the world. (Editor‘s note: Have you heard the one about the cannibal who said to his wife: Do you mind if I bring home a missionary for dinner?“) (Author’s note: Editors! Grr!). The comfortinq thing" is that they dwell The final design of the series shows a fishing pirogue, a type of boat used in the islands by the important fish- ing industry. Because the Seychelles are 800 miles from anywhere. fishing is done chiefly for local supply. but since there are some 30,000 people in the islands, the fishermen are kept busy enough. their purpose plantations to five Dutch mo with the Orie: brought in am brought. in c ed. but one British flag Ol' 191 E XTRA LA DY 100. ho U UK If plot Ol' he ms in Most that hf the SRadio, Hallowe’en, j and ()ther Matters One case is on record where a cow was taken from the stable and tether- ed in a woodshed while the household- er dozed before the kitchen stove. On another occasion a lumber wagon was taken apart and re-assembled on the roof of a big barn without the owner‘s evening being disturbed at all. The annoyance of answering the doorbell and shelling out is either a purely urban idea or an idea that has grown up since I took any part in Hal- lowe'en celebrations. Comparisons Are Odious A local newspaper asks in one of those "Know your country things.” “Was the last great Canadian battle “Was the last great Canadian battle of the World War. Cambrai. Vimy Ridge. Mons or Passchendaele,” and the answer is given (“Mons. 9, .11, 1918). Grouping Vimy Ridge. Passchendaele and Mons just before the armistice un- der the headings of Great Canadian Battles is like grouping the Grenfell Mission House and St. Paul's under the heading of the Empire's great grown up since my youtmu1 daysâ€"or maybe it is because I 1iv:-.J in a rural community. In any event great care and con- sideration was always taken in my day to guard against disturbing the house- holder with any noise. The young fellows were so consider- ate that they would hoist a gate to the top of a tall tree or tip over small but important buildings without disturbing the householder at all. Of ' ‘Cour household Including Mail Bags, :1 Rub- ber Belt and So On. mak irate said. "This has ever come people driving c condition to be held sible ' Peterborough Examiner: The latest question to bother some curious people in Europe is who is going to succeed Grand Duke Cyril as pretender to the throne of Russia. For many years the going was flat. and poor for the Grand Duke and he lived in a room in Paris and reports were he secured a small allowance from Queen Marie of Rai- mania. There is no revenue in being pretender to a throne which no longer exists, and now that the original pre- tender has died why worry about hav- ing some person continue in that role? A radio progm ported to have c. from their homes after the driver attains the age or 78 years his judgment will be mature and he will then have improved his driv- ing to the extent that it will be quite alright for him to drive his car in public. You are oldâ€"almost dead, The magistrate said. And your driving is hardly sane. But a year from this date One solution to keep the young ideas out of serious mischief is to provide plenty of Hallowe'en parties such as scout activities and the rest. It is always best to have the party held at somebody else’s house if pos- Mail Bag C. R. M. and others seem very per- Uurbed for fear that, the war record of Winston Churchill is not knowh by me. I called Mr. Churchill an “armchair warrior“ in reference to any part that he might take in a war with the dicâ€" I have checked Winston Churchill‘s war regord many timesâ€"and he is still an “arm-chair warrior“ in this year of grace. 1938. A Rubber Belt There is a rubber conveyer belt at Grand Coulee dam that must be some- thing to see. It is almost two miles long (9,700 feet} and weighs 80 tons. Moving at the rate of 450 feet a minute the belt will provide a flow of stone for the dam at the rate of 2,000 tons an hour. 1'6 tr people driving cars who are not in flt condition to be driving." The motorist. was fined $10 and his driving license suspended for one year. The presumption is apparently that after the driver attains the age of 78 You are oldâ€"almost dead, The magistrate said. And your driving is hardly sane. But a year from this date You‘ll be seventy-eight. And we'll let you try it again. Celebrating Hallbwe'en The Grand Old Grouch of the Grouch and Grouce Club was presid- ing over the coffee quarter of an hour this morning. “The police should run in a few of these young hoodlums who cause all the disturbance on Hallowe’en. This ringing of door bells and rattling win- dows is something that should be stop- ped." he pronounced. The Grand Old Grouch is probably a little .too drastically inclined for his own good for the goblins will have their fling on Hallowe’en no matter how much the fun palls on some of us Late in the eveningâ€"and you usually get off easier if you grin while you bear tators that he seems to foment. 3T 1thedr He ll! m in Oshawa a 77 year old mot- appeared before the local magis- charged with reckless driving. was found guilty and the magis- said. “This is the worst case that yver come before this court of mm of! 11 Months and 30 Days 10 has all th i0! OI Richard Henry 1: Telegram) rramme last night 3 caused people a I] this disturbin’g of the 1 development that has 9 my youthful daysâ€"~0r cause I livsd in a rural last night. almost any : across aha dial would 9 person rush outside- adio. one member stening to the :hing left for the do except to take action an “armchair any part that with the dicâ€" be anxious to programme 0 a VCI'Y of J SE TEE PORCUPINE ADVANCE. TWINS. ONTARIO LS! the jit- If i Transfer of Prmincial i ( unstables in District During the next forty years. settle- ment in “New” or Northern Ontario proceeded steadily though more or less uneventfully. About the year 1900. the attention of the people of ”Old" Ont- ario again became directed towards the vast north and northwest section of the province. which at that date was still largely unsurveyed. Rumours that mineral deposits had been found by prospectors in various parts began to circulate. At the same time the flow of immigration necessitated new areas for settlement. and the question of opening up the North country be- came a live issue. One of the first steps was taken by the Toronto Board of Trade in calling a meeting in 1900 to hear a report upon the then known resources of this district. The report was afterwards ‘in demand throughout North America and Great Britain and â€"quoting from the Board's minutes of that year: “Resulted. no doubt. in justi- tying the government in favorably con- sidering what support it could give to legitimate enterprises in these parts. and in this way benefitting the whole province.“ The following ears the board con- cluded that the western part of “Old" Ontario was handicapped by the dearth of transportation facilities connecting it with the rich country to the north lknown as New, or Northern Ontario). and that the government would be justified in voting public monies to assist the building of new lines. Out of this need came the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway. built. owned. and operated by the province of Ontario. The original section was built as a colonization road. but pros- pectors were quick to realize its value as an aid to exploration. and in 1903, silver was discovered at Cobalt by 'workmen employed on the construction of the T. N.O. Railway. Because of this, and the fact that ore could not have been brought out of the country in commercial quantities without trans- portation facilities. it may therefore be said that the T. N.O. Railway has been largely responsible for the develop- ment of Northern Ontario’s mining in- dustry. to its present prOportions. Trade Survey Made In 1911 the Toronto Board of Trade commissioned Fred W. Field. (later. and until recently HEM. Senior Trade Commissioner in Canada) to make a thorough survey of the natural re- sources and trade prospects of North- ern Ontario. In his report the follow- ing year. Mr. Field presented an ex- haustive analysis of the mineral re- sources as then known. :the forest wealth including pulpwood, fire waste and protection. water powers. crop pro- duction. agricultural lands and re- sources. need for immigration, railway growth and wacilities and trade pros- pects. provincial poi Oochrane dLsI the transfer as to Hearst stable Ralp! Temagami. ' Branev who Timmlns. The moves 2 and leave: the still that by 1 Toronto Board Long I Friend of the Northpri 111 I011 Toronto Board of T1 {(101 HM Coch ‘(By Col. R. R. Marshall. C.’M.G.. D.S.O.. President Toronto Board of Trade. in the Annual Number of The Northern Miner). The Toronto Board of Trade has plaved a major part in giving leader- ship to the development of the natural resources of the Province of Ontario. which has resulted in Ontai lo becom- ing one of the treasure houses of the world. having produced in agricultural and mineral wealth alone. in excess of s12,000.000.000 since the turn of the century. with untold mineral resources still untouched. The development of Ontario beyond 81'] Toronto Board of Trade Show Interest in New Land for Fifty Years. Among the highlights of the inform- ation tabulated, and the suggestions made with rwpect thereto. Mr. Field listed the chief resources of the north- land as “20,000,000 acres of splendid agricultural lands. large mineral de- posits, an enormous aggregate in water MK BBC i0! Iran 'zrved w: Ansonvil m TIDE achme H es a vacancy in the Coch- lment to be filled later. ' Noyes who has been in or a year and a half. form- wlth the force in North Bay vllle. Constable Crozler ls nown in the southern por- district. and has been sta- Hearst 150 miles west of ‘or over four years. 'N beer Chan announced. v .19 William N v: place of C who moves Constable I transferred )u ghou November in th the m ‘and time has proved the comctness of I his findings. Later in 1911. a party of; [125 members of the board visited the! Ivarious sections of Northern Ontario.§ land made a personal inspection of thel deve10pment work in progress. Northern Ontario. while still a new country. has since raised mining to third place among Canadian industries in value or production. and has brought Canada into second place among the gold producing countries of .‘he world. This fact becomes startling when it is realized that in 1910. the gold prodruc- | tion of Ontario was valued at only $68.- ;000. and in 1937. at $50,544,623. North- 'ern Ontario has produced over 2‘2 bil- lion dollars of mineral wealth in the past 25 years. and gold is by no means' ‘the sole factor in the situation. The interest of the Toronto Board of Trade in the development of Northern Ontario has found tangible expression in many ways. In 1911. the Board‘s Ontario Trade Development Commit- |tee. with the late R. Home Smith as chairman. began a special campaign to create a greater interest on the part of Toronto citizens in trade possibili- ties with the north. through its de- velopment in mining and agriculture. Torontonians. in general. knew little at that time of the tremendous pos- sibilities of Northern Ontario. and many were greatly surprised .to learn. that forty carloads of agricultural im- plements had been delivered to North- ern Ontario in the previous year. I Through its Northern Ontario De-l velopmenst Committee, which has func-l tioned continuously since 1911. making periodic visits to the north country, conferring with the people and coâ€"op- I crating with them in determining ways. and means to meet their various needsi the Toronto board has maintained its helpful interest in the welfare of the northern communities which. in itself.’ has. at least indirectly. assisted in fur- thering the development of Northern Ontario. On these occasions the citi- zens of New Ontario have welcomed their southern neighbors with open-I handed hospitality and afforded everyl opportunity of viewing mining. agricul-' tural and pulpwood operations. In- numerable business contacts have been made by the managements of firms in New and Old Ontario through the years. as the result of the board‘s many good will and trade missions. The lack of organized marketing facilities for products of the .oil in thel northland‘s agricultural areas has been‘ a subject of investigation by the Board of Trade. The Board has interested itself in the improvement of radio facil-. ities for Northern Ontario. The min-i ing municipalities of the north receive only a. small proportion of the taxes; levied by the provincial government up- . on the mines. making it difficult for. these rapidly growing towns to provide! the necessary facilities for education] waterworks. sewage disposal. hospitals; police protection, fire prevention and other requisites of well-ordered com-| munities. The Toronto Board of Trade ; has held the view that the government ; should recognize these requirements? and provide for more equitable distri-I bution of mines taxes, and has joined3 delegations from Northern Ontario peti- tioning the government to this end. The building of good roads into the newly developed mining areas of .the north have been a. special concern of the Board of Trade in recent years. Successful representations have been made to the Ontario government in this regard, and suport has been given to delegations from Northern Ontario in petitioning the government to keep pace in road building. with the rapidly expanding mining operations. powers. and a conslderable area of valuable timber lands." fl: found the railway mileage sufficient to lnduce a large agricultural settlemetn. Mr. Fleld's report attracted wide attention. and tlme has proved the comctness of Brockville, Nov. 2.â€"-A midnight blast which rocked the north and east sec- ;tions of Brockville Monday night created fears that “Men from Mars“ had attacked the city. Memories of the "radio broadcast of the dramatized ver- sion of H. G. Wells’ story, “War of the World,” which created panic across United States and in parts of Canada Sunday night, sent residents running to their telephones to find out what had happened. Dynamite Set Of? as Prank 0n ~Hallowe’en Explosion of large gasoline tanks which have recently been built was at first thought to have been the cause of the blast. but investigation showed that it had occurred at the abandoned Canada Carriage Works beside the Canadian National Railway tracks. Houses were shaken and windows brok- en in many homes. The plants of the White Packing Company and the John B. Stetson Company had many panes of glass smashed by the concussion. Police Investigating Further inquiry by police showed. however, that the blast had been caus- ed by unknown persons who had stolen seven sticks of dynamiie from the municipal quarry and set them off. presumably as a Hallowe’en prank. Po- lice are invesigating the theft though no arrests have yet been made. Brockville People Recalled Broadcast of Previous Evening. Exchange give away 1 for your a: Ottawa Journal: Dr. Manlon, now touring the Wat, says he 15 not going to make pre-electlon promises. If he sticks to that determination he will be saved much trouble at some future date. ange: It’s a good plan not to 3)! your horse until you've‘paid ;r automobile. party of fled the Ontario. n of the Chinese Unify The Japanese army is becoming de- moralized as it moves into China. and the consequent spread of looting. kill- ing and pcrpetration of other un- speakable atrocities in the conquered areas is a factor that is bringing a greater unity among the Chinese peop- le than ever before. Rev. Mr. Faich- ney stated that he has himself seen the results of the invasion of China. and that the uncontrolled Japanese troops have gradually reached a stage where their occupation of newly cap- tured cities results in orgies that defy description. The appropriation of a six-billion dollar budget by the Japanese military department, more than three times the country’s normal total budget, is al- most certain to bring about a revolu- tion against the military party, Rev. Mr. Faichney stated. The budget will call for a reduction of living standards in Japan by 45 per cent. of their pres- ent level. When it is remembered that at present 75 per cent of the Japanese people are living at starvation stan- dard, the result of such a move by the government is already “cut and dried." It is on the possibility of such a re- volution that Chinese people are bank- ing their hopes. the speaker said. For that reason the Japanese whave been permitted to work their way inland along the railway routes almost 'un- obstructed, while the armies of Chiang Kai-Shek await the right moment to start a movement. toward the sea. Guerilla VVarfzu‘e At present, guerilla warfare is being constantly carried on by Chinese peas- ants. who till their fields by day and plunder the small Japanese garrisons by night. It is incorrect to say that North Bay. Nov. 2.â€"!China‘s “scorch- ed earth” policy and continuous gue- rilla warfare are being counted on by Chinese military authorities as the surest means by which they can event- ually wear out the strength of attacking Japanese forces, said Rev. T. C. Faich- may. former minister of Union Church. Tientsin. China, in an address to the North Bay Rotary Club this week. He also predicted that war between Rus- sia and Japan is almost certain in the near future. Japan controls all the territory inland as deeply as her armies have penetrat- Expect Russia and Japan t0 Flght Soon I $121331?uZ‘tft‘nyJ“IIII$; £31321‘LSL’2‘LSE side of the railway lines is actually in (‘innese Mlssmnzn'y Believes Japanese power at present. and be- Japan’s Hopes ()f COD-I10”) the forcea of Japan can control . ‘ .the entire territory of China. they will (1119511 (”9 HOPQIQEN 'be ”swallowed up" as were other in- “‘“‘“ invaders during! the past hbtory of that North Bay. Nov. 2.â€"â€"China‘s “seorch- pcounlry. Sat N (W. 12th Sch u m acher 5.50 pm. Return Tickets Good for Return daily on Trains :17 or 49 up to Thursday; Nnvember 17th. =11 11.15 [1.111. Three Full Days at the ROYAL WINTER FAIR Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday November 15. 16, 17 SE('I*RITY â€" 21 Pine Street North ALSO Automobile. Sickness. Accident. Life Insurance Real Estate and Mortgages. EXCURSION TO TORONTO 6 FULL DAYS IN TORONTO Insure your New Building or Improvements. Enquire about our NEW LOW RATES THIS EXCURSION OPERATED UNDER THE AlfSP‘ICPIh' OF THE SOFT" PORCITPINE KIWANIS CLI’B SULLIVAN NEWTON COACH CLASS ' Persons wishing Pullman accommodation get in touch with ' Station Agent Early. FIRE INSURANCE LEAVING TIMMINS 5.45 RM. VIA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th FIRST CLASS $16.65 (‘IIILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS, HALF FARE Special Low Fare NORTHLAND RETURN FARES '---.-. South Porcupine 6.01 0.111. ATTRACTIONS RUGBYâ€"QUEEN'S AT VARSITY HOCKEYâ€"CANADIENS AT TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS. Heavily fortified Vladivostok. Rus- sian seaport only five hours' air trip from the principal Japanese cities. is the main focus of Japanese intsrestu according to Mr. Faichney. It is to build up a. barrier and strengthen her- self against the Russian fort-rs that Japan has undertak: n to enter North China. He said that he felt that war between Japan and Russia was almost certain to come into the not-distant future. At present. however. Japan must con- tinue’ their war in China. in an effort to make herself secure in that country. The Chinese. more unified than ever before. are letting her send in her highly mechanized army, and after it has been spread in small sections over a vast territory. are wearing it down by guerilla methods that are their only answer to the problem of placing “men against steel." Mr. Faichney dwelt briefly during his talk on the activities of the Tientsin Rotary Club. of which he was an ac- tive member. When in Tientsin, he lived in the British concession. He gave an outline of the wartime activi- ties of his club among refugees. Porcupine District Pipe Band an- nounces a whist drive to be held in the Hollinger hall on Friday, Nov. 4th. The entire proceeds of the event will be given in aid of the widow and family of a former member of the pipe band. The cause thus is a very worthy one while the fact that it is under the auspices of the Pipe Band is full as- surance that the occasion will be a pleasing one. . Tickets.~ may be had from any member of the Pipe Band. There will be good prizes. and refresh- ments will be served during the eve- ding. District Pipe Band to Hold \Vhist Drive, Nov. 4 SERVICE Timmins, Ont. 1’0 Fr 1 qu’ 10;: ' . c .n 1 BERT" l-IX 'l RA AGE FIVE