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Hon. Chas. McCrea, Minister of Mines for Ontario, has sent the followâ€" ing welcome and greeting to the Conâ€" c©Tess :â€"â€" at Montreal on Aug. 22nd. The imâ€" portance to Ontario should be espeâ€" cially evident, while the interest of the North Land could not be easily overâ€" estimated. _ The congress members will visit Timmins, arriving here on Aug. 31st, and remaining here until 5 p.m. on September 1st. All thoughtful people will recognize the importance not only to mining in Canada but to Canada itself in the fact that the second triennial congress of the British Empire Mining Associaâ€" tions is to be held in Canada, opening ONTARIO‘S WELCOME TD THE MINING GONGRESS Hon. Chas,. McCrea Sends Greetings to Conference of Mining Men of Empire to be Held in Canâ€" ada. 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With New Plush Trimming and Luxurious Interior Appointments The four Provinces which formed the pact of Federation in 1867 have grown to nine, and the Dominion toâ€" day covers an area of nearly four milâ€" lion square miles, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacificâ€" ‘*The friendly seas are at our gates, Our gates both East and West.‘ The dream of the Fathers of ‘Confedâ€" eration has ‘been realized under the benign sway of the British flagâ€"the flag of the Empireâ€"the flag of Canaâ€" da, which floats over a free and loyal people from Cape Breton to Vancouâ€" ver Island, from the Great Lakes to the Polar regions. Greetings, therefore, and a happy welcome to all our friends and wellâ€" wishers who come to us from the Bd Land, from British Dominions beyond the seas, and from the lands under 1927, marking sixty years of Confedâ€" eration, will ‘be observed with fitting dignity, thankfulness, and joy. The record of glorious achievements will stir the hearts of all Canadian with pride, bringing with them inspiration for new endeavours and still greater enterprises in the years that are to come. MARSHALL â€" ECCLESTONE LIMITE Timmins, Ont Ia no other six at Pontiac price can you obtain the smartness and beauty . . . the rugged construcâ€" tion . . . the power and smoothâ€" ness . . . the longâ€"life economy and high resale value of Pontiac Six. And now, you can obtain ALL of these, in the New and Finer Pontiac Six, at NEW, LOWER PRICESâ€"the Lowest Prices in history. It‘s Tested" Pivotal in the great framework of Canadian Confederation stands the Province of Ontarioâ€"the hub of the Dominion. Those who come will find in Ontario a highlyâ€"cultivated counâ€" try, interspersed with prosperous towns and citiesâ€"a country inhabited by a democratic and progressive peoâ€" ple, industrious and â€" lawâ€"abiding. Delegates of the Congress will also find in Ontario a vigorous and enterâ€" prising mining industry. _ Canada is on the threshold of a new era of deâ€" velopment, and Ontario is at the head and forefront of the advance. _ Our possibilities in mineral development are so prodigious as to appear almost fabulous in the tellingy, while the plainest account of discovered treasâ€" ure reads like a fairy tale. other flags, in this, our year of special rejoicing! Within the past decade Ontario has risen to third place among the goldâ€" producers of the world, with an outâ€" put last year of thirtyâ€"one million dollars. In silver, Ontario stands fourth on the list, while in the producâ€" tion of nickel the Province is supreme, supplying nineâ€"tenths of the world‘s THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTMMINS, ONTARTO P.â€"328B demand. New resources are constantâ€" ly ‘being disclosed in the vast preâ€" Cambrian _ shieldâ€"that â€" rockâ€"bound treasure chest, which extends over twoâ€"thirds of the Province. _ These rocks have in the past twenty years yvielded metallic mineral to the value of nearly a billion dollars. When it is realized that the mineralâ€"bearing rocks from which this wealth has been won represent some three hundred thousand square miles of the surface of the country, and that the greater part of this area has not yet been prospected, we have solid ground for the assumption that Ontario is at the beginning of an era of wonderful posâ€" sibilities in mining developmentâ€"the dawn of a veritable golden age. This visit of the Mining and Metalâ€" lurgical Congress presents a unique opportunity for men specialized in the various Bbranches of the mineral inâ€" dustry to get together in intimate conâ€" ference forâ€"their mutual benefit. The assembling of these representatives from the worldâ€"wide British Commonâ€" wealth of Nations and from friendly, though foreign lands, will have a saluâ€" tary effect, not only upon the welfare and wellâ€"being of the Empire as a whole. FINGER POISONED THROUGH GILL OF FISH CAUGHT On behalf of the Department of Mines for the Province of Ontario, I extend to the Congress and all its members a cordial welcome! Mr. C. B. Stevenson of New Lisâ€" keard is reported by despatches as likely to lose one of his fingers through poisoning that he blames on a fish‘s gill. Some time ago while cranking his automobile he injured the third finger on his right hand, the bone being slivered in the acciâ€" dent. He had medical and surgical treatment for the injury the finger was practically all right again when he went fishing. On the fishing trip the gill of a fish he had caught penetrated the flesh of the injured finger and bloodâ€"poisoning followed. The finger has ‘been opened now over eight times, and it may be necessary to amputate it. MEMBER EMPHASIZES THE BEAUTY OF TRUNK ROAD In an interview with a Toronto newspaper after his trip with Mr. Fritz Anson from Cochrane to Toronâ€" to by auto, Mr. Fred Kenning, M.P.P., referred especially to the seenic beauâ€" ties of the Ferguson highway. The Toronto newspaper refers as follows to this part of the interview :â€" ‘"The Ferguson highway between Cochrane and Toronto, a distance of 500 miles, is one of the finest stretches of road on the continent, according to A. F. Kenning, M.P.P. for South Cochranee, who was one of the party that made the first nonâ€"stop trip over the highway. The journey oceuped 18 hours and marked the first time such a trip had been made over the new higchway. M Wl i0 12â€" h dn K4 ‘‘There is nothing to equal the scenic beauty of the route, except perâ€" haps the Rockies,"‘‘ declared Mr. Kenâ€" ning. _ ‘‘The journey between North Bay and Cobalt is especially beautiful. Timberlands worth millions of dollars stretch for hundreds of miles on either side of the highway and I would like to emphasize the necessity of tourists taking the egreatest care to avoid fires. ‘"‘The highway is a regular roller coaster but it is quite safe,"‘‘ continuâ€" ed Mr. Kenning. ‘‘It climbs to high altitudes giving the motorists marvelâ€" ous views of the surrounding country, and then dips down into the hollows. I have never seen anything to equal the beauty of the country through which the highway passes."‘ HELPFUL HINTS ON THE KEEPING OF CUT FLOWERS in autdot ure writes method DrE eping »wers and forieul ws regarding th inege eut flowers 11 4 3 First, there is the matter of cutting them cleanly with sharp seissors beâ€" fore the heat of the day, and placing the butts of their stems immediately in a pail of deep, feesh water. Then they should be kept for several hours in a cool, dark place before being put in the vases in various parts of of the house. combination of factors which, though they may seem unimportant individuâ€" ally, total a considerable influence. Attention to all of them will go far toward increasing the pleasure of flowers used in this way. First, there is the matter of cutting Subsequently the water in which they stand is changed every day as long as the flowers last. It will proâ€" long their freshness if an inch or so is snipped off the butt of each stem every time fresh water is supplied. At no time after they are cut from the parent plant should the stem ends be allowed to remain out of water, else particles of air will enter the pores through which the water is absorbed and effectually block its upward proâ€" gress to the foliage and blossom where it is most needed. This is itâ€"Darken the room as much as possible, close the windows, raise one of the blinds where the sun shines in, about eight inches, place as many Wilson‘s Fly Pads as possible on plates (properly wetted with water but not fooded) on the window ledge where the light is strong, leave the room closed for two or three hours, then sweep up the fies and burn them. see illustration bhelow. â€"Put the plates away out of the reach of children until reâ€" quired in another room. Baby Buzz sounds a‘mess call LIT spray clears your home of flies and mosâ€" quitoes. 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