i tho wooin rtaincay a humpback coolie a rcj iarr ur la stu i unjr one arr- caucj fttiveen i two hands a tbng thai r ictbled a i bfeutbcx rhard like a baitrf with a kotib at or side end a handle at the top the exisicnca of which id not appear to have occurred to him i trust i am no rstudinjr mrs 1 financial news no one dreamed 50 years ago that such a fragrant beverage as alada orange pekoe could be produced pure as science can hiake it fresh superb in flavour 43c per halfpound and all black tea a treat indeed for tea lovers begin here today i x was going to tell you where i ca plain john hewitt commisaon- 1 s ve a r af to eom0 of police at jessclton british sn me mrs viney north borneo has a widowed sister afraid of course not why monica vifey peter pennington is should i bo afraid detailed by the government to appro- j are you afraid of that hend chiwhung leader of the yellow n hsld the thing before her face seven a gang of chines bandits doiy that she started back done and not by tho metal handle chaihuntr captures captain hewitt ineapa of visualizing in tho lid he leant easily forward apsj semcltcuedthead chaihung goes to call on monica atkl uttered a wild piercing just clear of tho tray he asks her to visit him in his home j scream that set a colony of monkeys now go on with the story j shrieking and gibbering in chorus on ma 31 1928 and 32 days on hay 311927 newspaper advertising in 30 lead- lag cities tor the first six months of 192s was 4 per cent less than or the same period of 1927 and 7 per cent less than n 1920 periodical advertising in national publications in the first seven months viney lie cvocpd uramcted into favorable result reported at prop- of 192s was 2 per cent less than in the first seven months ot 1927 and 1 per cent more than in 1926 pages printed in newspapers of over average for june dailies sundays 1928 31 104 1927 30 10s toronto bank clearings show increase bank clearings in tho city ot to- a charr i me haiod to proffer ertle of alexandria mine bc my apstojvjs for my conduct this prince itupert officials ot alexan- afternccn i have not been very well drla mines have ust reached here and the remains cf a fever from after a visit to the properties of tho luu circulation which i had been suffering went to company in smlthers and hazelton my head districts the hyland basin property you sec i have brought my own in the bablne range has some surfaco tea pursued the bandit cheerfully showings of highgrade sllvorleadgold taking the metal box from the dwarf ore yielding sensational values an who promptly effaced himself it engineer and crew are working on the is one of our customs which must ap- property surveying preparatory to car- pear rather strange to you mrs rylng out a development program ronto tor the week ended august 9th vinoy- in ancient times which for- the management have high hopes tor amounted to 123042941 an increase tunatoly perhaps are past nobody this property ot 27118640 ovor tho corresponding could toll who wore ones friends j the velvet property in hazelton period last year and a docrease of 0- and who wero enemies a very favor- district has such favorablo showings 930544 when compared with tho prov- ite method of dispatching ones eno- that twelve adjacent claims have beonlous week ot this year comparisons mies was by poison hence this quaint acquired increasing the alexandrias wk ended 1920 1927 portablo teapot it was invented many acreage by goo acres development aus- 9th 123642941 96524401 centuries before your vacuum flask to dato in tho velvet has disclosed a aug 2nd 130573485 89052441 and yet it possesses certain of its series ot veins from 6 to 10 feet wide july 20th 1245406ss 94607144 qualities here we have tho outer j we mineralized and carrying com- july 19th 13658156s 104430981 r heath a motal container aimplv mercial values in silver and lead with a hinged flap to cover the spout consolidated smelters are reported to if i were to show you the inside you would find a china pot with a padding all round it of horsehair i sewn into silk monica her interest suddenly aroused looked up at him he was holding tho thing as his servant had mond will revise smelting facilities i sudburytthere will bo a revision ot both treatment and capacity of smelting facilities ot tuo mond nickel be negotiating for a property adjoin ing the velvet and their engineers aro in the field good progress is being made at tho she was staring as if fascinated at chai- hung appeared to reflect he namw of pasteboard stepped presently asde as she walked and sw wuh seven back her pony past him his piercing eyes dots marked ctearh on fa gurfacc never leaving her face a second later and chinamm she stared hard at a leaf that uttered a y guttural cry gleamed white in a truant ray of wf umv h tropical sunshine that had managed to pieice the interwoven screen of fomago above but a force greater than any she had yet encountered seamed to be tugging at her a drowsy feeling crept ovvr her and she woke as if from a dream to find herself lcokirg down into orbs that glowed like wells of fire fingers and footsteps began pattering down the glade behind her chaihung reached up as if to pull her from the saddle the pony that had been peacefully feeding brought up its head with a sudden jerk causing chaihung to slip sideways losing his balance and i monica the shock bringing her to like wells of fire the flabby har found h raini cf the bandit had csri round bw fpom rijing stock at hle dont imagine for one instant that i brought it here because i believed you would poison me he observed with the innocent smile of a child it caught my eye as i left and i fancied that it might serve to amuse you with a deft movement he tilbed up tho cap observe the spout monica carried away by the ex citement of this afternoon by the flood of apparently inconsequent chat- portland canal properties of tho alcx andrla company no 2 tunnel is re ported to havo oucountercd good grade ore posed expansion program at tho frood extension mine according to an offi cial announcement at tho present time officials of tho company j p we recommend alexandria gold mines ltd because after careful investigation wo believe the diversity of tola companys holdings in the principal mining areas of can ada combined with the best ot management and engineer ing talent will make it one ot the great dividend earners of the future in oar opinion it is one of tho most outstanding mining speculations now beforo tho public detailed information will bo mailed on request use the coupon heme fletcher co ltd investment securities metropolitan bldg toronto i name address also tho engineers reports from robertson smelt tag manager and l this companys holding in the sudbury j j ingolstrud chief engineer are on district show distinct mineralized j a t ot west examining the smelting plant3 ot western copper mln- i iug companies details of the pro- posed revision have not beon an nounced and no action with regard to smelter changes aro likely to bo tatten untif next year oliver hall formerly mine manager took over last wook i tho position of general manager ot canadian operations of tho mond nickel company succeeding dr c v corless who has resigned zones running throughout tho proper ties howey making headway towards production basts additions to physical assets ot howey gold mines this year to date have been substantial and the ques tion of a mill is coming to the fore front an ofttfllclal informed the northern miner that by the late fall howey should be in a position to de cide just what tonnage mill would be terthat flowed easily from the in- required and it is likely that heavy the bridle ari tho bajau pony was browsing on the soft herbage that fringed the forest track one is never in a hurry in bor neo he was saying i should like you to come and see me sometimes im afraid that would be impos sible monica hastened to assure ding yellow horror at her side before the ring of chaihungs men could encircle her she had prick ed the ponys flanks and ridden wildly down the forest path her aureole of soft curls blowing in the breeze she had a dim memory of the fa- miliar outline of dawsons bungalow him it must be perfectly obvious tmn reins mm to you mr chaihung that under existing circumstances a visit such i as you suggest is entirely out of tha cueiioou her cheeks had gone sud denly pale and two bright spots of crimson glowed beneath her eyes plcate let go my bridle tha- oricrtal did net appear to rjovo heard i admire you immensely he con tinued with an oily smoothness that filled the girl with utter loathing- i io not presume to imagine you have given credence to the exaggerated fairy tales that have been spread con- j cernirg my supposed exploits neither weald you be prepared to condenn me without a trial you will hardly believe me perhap when i tell you that i was actually on my way to see you when i had the good fortune to iroet you face to face i was coming to leave my card in spite cf herself mrs vincy could net re irain a smile mr chaihung she protested you have scan fit to credit me with a certain arpiunt of intelligence i feci hghly flattered i assure you until you deliberately proceed to in sult it now vl you bo good enough to let me go an uifly vght shone in chai- hungs eyca and ho raised his voice to a pitch that sent a chill ssnsation passing town her spine traders lips forced an exclamation of dolrght a voice within her kept re peating itself over and over again warning her to be on her guard daw sons servant had crawled to his kit chenquarters and she at alone at tea with the most dreaded desperado in eastern waters there was no trace however beneath the mask of affiability he now wore of the hideous idol that had frightened her in the forest as chaihung had so accurately pronounced monica was inordinately curious her fingers itched to explore further and presently they hovered over the handle may i she demanded sweetly machinery will be moved into tho such large quantities ot natural gas recently that they were ablo to give tha gait municipality officials a writ- ton guarantee that by january 1 1929 a large purification plant costing 250000 would bo established and in operation on its linos at somo point near london this will enable the company to mix its gas with that from its wells in haldlmand county and it will bo virtually odorloss all centres now served in that district will bo assured ot a supply ot pure gas mlnards liniment a reliable flr3t aid right and wrong thero aro threo great question which in lite wo havo over and ovor vigorous fight waged in western ontario by two gas companies hamilton in western ontario property over the snow during the thero is said to be a gas war on for again to answer is it right or wrong coming winter the tonnage of oro supremacy between the united gas s it true or false is it beautiful oi developed and in sight in the mine is fuel company of hamilton and tho our education ougit to holp large and will run better than 7 dominion natural gas company also u3 to answer ties3 questions iord construction of a 1000ton mill is re- c hamilton and district the united avebiiry garded as the most economical plant coasjuiiy is endeavoring to invade the thecompact formation of ore zone district embracing paris gait brant the way of the transgressor is tho will it is estimated enable the com- woodstock lngersoll and other provincial highway pany to produce at a cost of si per points and supplant natural gas with ton or less and this would leave sub- artificial gas officials of the dominion natural gas company stated that the issuo was fought out before tho council in gait which body had previously stantial profits on a 1000ton opera tion at the close of last year the com pany had 1721 lineal feet length in oro and since then ore bodies have passed a resolution to do away with been extended 25 to 60 per cent in natural gas becauso ot its sulphurous length and have been proved con- 0lor and make a now contract with siderably wider some 900 feet east j io united gas fuel co of this i city the metal casa lay open display ing tho wivthing body of a snake hiswdthrallvird ivtxlorpresent workings drills cut through city officials of the dominion com- plain 11 tmng you will fm our 10 feet of 10 ore in a zone 160 feet py atated that they had discovered tea a littledifferent to that to whick wlde here is a treat that cant be bcatl benefit and plea sure in generous measure ci 80 peppermint flavor issue no 3- 28 her trembling fingers and then she knew that she was lying facedown ward in a long cane chair sobbing as if her heart would break centuries seemed to pass before she could muster up the courage to shout for the servant whore is tho tuan hewitt she inquired hukily ho went out before makan and has not yot returned jot back yet sho echoed blankly and tho tuan dawson tho tuanhakim eats tho air also bila sihe said in a bono that signified dismissal and still the cookboy hesitated will tho memsahib take tea yes i will hav tea as soon as possible i am very tired sho added as if an excuse woro necessary tho boy had almost disappeared hi rough tho doorway when sho callod after him will you send ono of tho tuan- hakims orderlies i wish to speak to him tho master has taken them all a nrassoregor came to him an hour ago with an important papor ho waa in n great hurry for ho did not stop to tell mo when ho would bo back dawsonrs servant entering nolso- icssly bet tho tray on tho tablo in front of her sho glanced up wearily to 9 tho oriental fall to his hands on the boani flattening himself ab jectly his teeth chattering together liko a man with tho guo following tho dirction t his frightened eyes shi became awaro that a broad enadow had fallen across tho floorvtho color loft her chojks and hor hand shook tt that somo of the ambor fluid foil from tho spout on tlhj lacquor trny chaihurta bbood on tho threshold i hia bands clasped in front of mm beaming amkibly in spite of a certain itkwalntxa of breath behind him on you arc accustomed i remember broke in mrs viney gaining courage you told us about it once in my brothers bungalow in jesselton dont you remember you said that we had treated the beverage shamefully diluting it with milk and spoiling it with sugar she grasped the handle and lifted tho lid slightly the difficulty she had anticipated was not there it came away quite easily suddenly as she bent down to look inside a door at her elbow swung open and a tall figure plunging head long through the aperture whirled tho pot from her hands sendiwg it spinning right into chaihungs lap she sprang to her feet hor eyes blazing indignation tho lid of the receptacle still between her fingers but tho newcomer swept hor uncere moniously aside and stood bs shoul ders stooping tho blue barrel of an automatic flashing in tho sunshine sit perfectly still mr chai- hung came tho cool tones of chu- re9c pennington it may interest you to know that i suddenly decided to alter my plans for your capture and rounded up your people this afternoon thero wero no casualties on our side my friend but tho bandit was not looking at penningtons weapon the motal case lay open on his knees display ing only a white spout to which no pot was attached and tho writhing sinuous body of a snako that was swiftly uncoiling tioelf its head drawn back to strike to be continued on the 500foot level the ore is opened up for 300 toet averaging 144 feet wide the grade being 7 at 125 feet 150 feet of ore 15 feet wide has been opened up better in grade than tho mine average tho eastern face on the 250foot level continues in good ore at the 375foot level east excellent ore i3 being developed some 140 feet east of the present face on the 500toot level suggesting that a much greater length will bo shown at 500 feet eesults to the west of the shaft have been not nearly so encouraging the rake of the ore body is towards the east and workings have 6000 feet to go before reaching the boundary a diamond drill machine is being de livered and under contract proving of cro farther east will be pushed more rapidly some 500 feet of drilling will be done in this way and will help greatly in speeding blocking out of ore dont suffer headaches or any of those pains a tablet of aspirin can end in a hurry physicians prescribe it and approve its free use for it mia the bifocal you have hoped for it removes the hazard of talrvay it allows freedom of action of the ey gives greater comfort in reading does not imprison the eye behind a blurred field a british invention ask your eye specialist thero is a- porphyry area south ot does not affect the heart every drug- the workings located by drills and a h bu o l a crosscut is eolnc out to nrove this druggist for bayer and don t take crosscut is going out to prove mis b w arc rf section a drill is also working north wi bayer cross of the workings on tho surface to prove favorable ground it will bo carried to 800 feet at least the com- 1 pany is proceeding with underground j development at the rate of 1200 feet per month 1 newsprint and periodical advertising less than year ago statistics vital to industry j mill stocks of newsprint at united states and canadian points amounted to 59 days average production on juno 30 1928 rfnd 41 days on june 30 1927- publishers stocks on hand and in transit amounted to 30 days supply jlcattnc nter manufacture whilo it u well known that aspirin means barer manu facture to assure the public against imitations the tablets will be stampad with their barer gtoh trade mark 7 firestone wick test the jar at left is filled with gumdipping solution the other jar is empty at first one end of the wick made of cords used in firestone tires is placed in the solution the otherin the empty jar solu tion penetrates entire length of the cord wick showing that gumdipping saturates the cords this exclusive firestone pro cess insulates every fibre with rubber reduces internal friction and gives thousands of extra mqes firestone tires cost no more than ordinary tires your local firestone dealer will glad ly serve you and save you money firestone tire b rubber co of canada limited hamilton ontario mod mlla per dollar builds tho only gumdipped tikes mlnards liniment for bllitrsj feet with fruit- flavored creamy fillings orange chocolate vanilla strawberry thick layers of delicious pure cream between two crisp light biscuits u in the store or on the phone always ask for assorted sandwich ozalac fjj