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See current timetable or apply to any T. N. O. Railway agent for full particulars. | ._J, PARK, General Freight and Passenger Agent North Bay, Ont. Mixed Service daily except Sunday, between Cochrane, Island Falls, Jct., Fraserdale and Coral Rapids. Northâ€" bound, leave Cochrane 8.30 a.m., arâ€" rive Coral Rapids, 255 pm. Southâ€" bound leave Coral Rapids 8.30 a.m. arâ€" rive Cochrane 2.30 p.m. The Continental Limited, Trains Nos. 1 and 2, between Montreal and Vanâ€" couver, daily, operating through sleepâ€" er between Cochrane and Toronto. These trains use Canadian National Railways Station at North Bay. Trains Nos. 46 and 47â€"Through serâ€" vice daily, between Toronto and Timâ€" mins, also, to Rouyn and Noranda, Que., operating Parlour Cafe Car Serâ€" vice between North Bay and Swastika. Through sleepers operated between Toronto and Timmins, also between Toronto, and Rouyn and Noranda, Que. These trains use Canadian National Railways Station at North Bay. TEMISKAMING AND NORTHERN GNTARIO RAILWAY Trains Nos. 17 and 18â€"Daily except Sunday Service between North Bay and Cochrane, operating through sleeper between Timmins and Montreal. These trains use Canadian Pacific Railiway Btation at North Bay. Nothing is more vital to your wellâ€"being than light. So why put up with the annoyance and inconvenience of idle sockets. Buy lamps by the carton and be set for every lighting emergency. You save money, too, for lamps by the carton are cheaper. A carton of six costs only $1.40 . . . all standard inside frosted Edison Mazda Lamps, any size, up to and including 60 watts. Caenada Korthern Power Thursday, Jan. 29th, 1931 Public Stenographer CONXTROLLING AND OPERATING Northern Ontario Power Company, Limited Northern Quebec Power Company, Limited Buy Lamps BY THE CARTON TIMMINXS, ONTARIO TRAIN SERVICH DOWNsSTAIRS ..and never run short invested assets was 6.46 per cont., | slight increase over 1929. | _ The income of the Company has now increased to $17,590,000, there being 11 per cent. gain in premium income and interest on investments. The payments to policyholders and beneficiaries amounted to $5,800,000 for the year. Of this amount $4,000,000 | was paid to living policyholdeers and $1,800,000 to beneficiaries of deceased policyholders. :London Life Has One of Best Statements in Years Simcoe heformer:â€"Toronto's new mayor is an undertaker. One would bardly expect the Hamilton press to alâ€" low this fact to go unnoticed. In this case it didn‘t. The Herald slyly reâ€" marks: ‘"‘Toronto‘s affairs are now in the hands of a mortician." An intimate picture of developments for the year was given by Edward E. Reid, Managing Director. He conâ€" cluded his remarks with an expression of confidence in Canada‘s future and declared that as for man power and financial stability the London Life has never entered upon a new year better equipped to render service to its policyâ€" holders and the public generally. limifed On Thursday morning last the hot water attachment in his kitchen exâ€" ploded with the result that the stove was shattered beyond repair and the house occupied by Robert Furlong at Cobalt was damaged to extent. As a result of the cold weather the water had become frozen in the pipes and not knowing this Mr. Furlong started a good fire in the stove. After setting the fire going he went to call some other members of the family and while he was away from the kitchen the explosion coccurred. The stove was practically a total loss and some damâ€" age was done to the kitchen. Parts of the broken stove were huried in all diâ€" WATEER FRONT EXPLODES AND COBALT HOUSE DAMAGED the twelve months, the comupany sucâ€" ceeded in showing a net profit of $117,â€" 895, due to its big asset, nonâ€"cperating income. Mining men consider Dome in favourable light and it is expected that production this year will make history insofar as this company is conâ€" During 1929, when Dome was on proâ€" duction for the first ten months of the year, total recovery was $3,590,.189 30. against which was charged Ooperating and general costs of $2,028,473.19 and Dominicn and United States taxes, $89,457.56, leaving net income at $1,472,â€" 208.55. To net income was added nonâ€" cperating revenue of $321,170.46, bringâ€" ing total income to $1,793,429.01, beâ€" fore depreciation and depletion. Throughout the twelve months that Dome was off production, pending the construction of its new mill, special atten{icn was given to mins developâ€" ment. As a consequence of this policy, the company went into production at the beginning of November last, with all available space> filled with broken Notwithstanding that Dome Minss was off production for the first nine months of 1930, net profits for the year reached a total of $117,895.20, before depreciation and depletion, according to official report. Recoveries from ore in process at date of fire, mill wreckage and from high grade, less mint settleâ€" ment adjustment of $673.08, was $377,.â€" 202.16, which with bullion production for November and December of $398,â€" 061.61, brought the earned total to $775,265.77. Against this was charge, develoriment, cperating find general costs of $981,488.29, making an operatâ€" ing loss ~of $206,222.52. Nonâ€"operating incoms of $324,117.72, however, turned the tide to the credit side of the batâ€" ance sheet. ?>m Bullion and Nenâ€"oper2ating Income S$1 099,383, While Charges Were $981,â€" 488. The Dome Made a Good Showing in View of the Fire at the Mill. In an official report issued by the Dome Mines this week there is much‘ interesting information. Despite the| fire that destroyed the mill Dome was able to make a good showing for the| year that has passedâ€"a much better showing than many explrscted, or had! reason to expect. The prospects for the present year are bright, indeed,! with the mill again running and everyâ€" thing going smoothly and well. Des-l patches from Toronto this week refor| to the statement issued by the Dome| and comment as follows:â€" NET PROFIT FOR THE DOME WAS $117,895 FOR 1930 iY resent time Dome appsars to a bright future. During the despite the fact that producâ€" rectically cut off for ten of ‘~months, the comuany sucâ€" showing a net profit of $117,â€" ) its big asset, nonâ€"cperating Mining men consider Dome ble light and it is expected int 1 uct 1 stepp 09 tons THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO issued by the there is much Despite the ily ; In last week‘s issue of The Advance| t es oi ie i n m ‘there was a reference to the opinion of| +. an oldâ€"time prospector who thought, onto Bonspiel to be that the road should be completed at.f Durmg Week Of F eb- lfith ’cnce between Timmins and Matache-j | wan. One of his special reasons for| Profitting by the experiences of the this was that the road now running in Past three years, and acting on a numâ€" from Elk Lake is upâ€"hill and down and Of suggestions from curlers who hard to travel and a timeâ€"waster. have taken part in one or all of the iOthers who have used the road from|previous thres ‘spiels, the committee | Elk Lawe to the new gold camp agree in charge of the fourth annual Toronto in this objection. This week The Adâ€" bonspiel, which will be held during the \ vance has received a letter from H. A. week of February 16, has made a numâ€" ‘Freston of Elk Lake, in the matter. ber of changes that will make the visit | Mr. Preston says that the other old-iOf the outâ€"ofâ€"town curlers much time prospector did not "tell the truth" imore pleasant and considerably less of ‘in saying the road from Elk Lake to}| strain than,. in the past. Above all it IMatachewan was like the rocky road to|is the intention of making the fourth Dublin. This statement, however, is bonspiel an enjoyable outing for the ! not very well supported by Mr. Pres-lknights of the "besom and stane" and |ton‘s letter, while as a matter of factim:my of the inconveniences of other other prospectors who have been years have been removed. { | the road agree that it is up and down | Thirtyâ€"six sheets of ice will be availâ€" _| and roundabout and hard and slow and | able, at the five local artificial ice curlâ€" ~lall the rest of it. Mr. Preston dilates| ing rinks, Toronto, Granites, High on the need of a road for the prospecâ€"| Park, Oakwood and Royal Canadians, tors from Haileybury, New Liskeard, and at Varsity arena and a limit of 144 ‘Cobalt and so on. Will he not also rinks has been set. With the number iadmit that the prospectors of Timmins}cf shsets of ice available and a limit \ and the Porcupine are equally deserv-!to the number of entries plans have ‘diing of a road? The chief point that been prepared which will bring out the _j The Advance has been making in re-lr"m.nls of the six events not later than | gard to the road however, is not so : Friday afternoon and to do this no rink | much the advantage of those who to play more than three gamss ]want to go in to the new camp as the , s :_ch fay. As was the case last‘year }benefit of those who are staying in that | curiing stones will be provided for all new camp. It is a matter of great imâ€"| rinks and no curler will be permitted 6 portance indeed to the new camp and 1 to use his own rocks. Sets of eight h the development of the whole country pairs cof stones will be placed on each , ; that there should be connection with ; sheet cof ice previous to the first draw, ; | big centre like Timmins where all at nine cC‘clock Mcnday morning, and '.a; | supplies may be obtained. There is no| the same set will remain on each sheet ,r!use talkiyg about getting into theiuntil end of the ‘spiel. This proved a 'd |camp, after it has passed its prospectâ€"!great benefit not only to the curlers ;rl ing stage, unless there is easy access| but to the committee. The former did q ifor al)l the supplies and other goods reâ€" . not have to worry about their stones _ | quired. Mr. Preston is on much surer| and the latter was relieved of the comâ€" l ground when he says that the best; plicated jsb of moving the stones from 1“: thing to do is to get all the roads posâ€" | one rink to ansther. * | sibleâ€"that all roads are bestâ€"and that| One of the new features which will the road from Timmins clear through!be intreduced this year but which was to Elk Lake is needed.. Mr. Preston isigiven a thorough trial at Winnipeg last \ far wrong in suggesting that the oldâ€"| years is the draw. All rinks will enter it time prospector referred to is one of|and play in the Royal York, the e | those who will not travel except on |;mmimary competition, and gall rinks will _ | casy roads and to places that are easily|have played their first games in this ~jaccessible. There are few prospectors‘event by the conclusion of the noon of that kind. Indeed, if there is anyldraw on Monday. Rinks which win their trouble with the ordinary oldâ€"time | first games in the Royal York will enter | prospector it is that he is apparently |the Ryrie Birks and Seiberling competiâ€" ‘~ | inclined to pass by riches nearby and} tions whilse the rinks that lose their " |travel to outâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"way and difficult!|first games in the Royal York will ';i places. That is something that Mr.|play in the North American Life and > ! Preston himself has talked about in| Wrigley trophy even:s. This means ‘] previous letters to The Advance. So|that in each of these four events there ?1 far as The Advance is concerned it| will not be more than 72 entries. C | believes that the prospector should; The varicus draws are carried on so S | have the best possible road to get in‘ that it is possible for curlers to know F‘ j and out to do his assessment work, Fâ€"~/ in advance when they will be required _i his prospecting he never seems to ask |.to iYay and so they can make arrangeâ€" ; anything; he is ready to find his own | merits for spending their spare time. ~|country and break his own tri@il. In| As éntriés have been coming in fastâ€" °| the Matachewan case, however, it canâ€"}er than they were last year, when the ‘ not be too much emphasized that the)| total was 152, eight more than is posâ€" ° |road should be built with the idea of| s:ble next month, curléers who intend to | looking to the advantage of the people| compete are adviséd to send in their "| of the new camp as well as to the|entries as soon as possible to bonspiel ~ | benefit of those who wish to go in or| headquarters, 44 King St., West, Toâ€" ~| out. Anyone, even though living in Elk|ronto. The entry fee is $12 prr rink ~| Lake should boost for the completion | s r 19. > a e | y k e ~| of the road to Timmins, in the interests| L 3 _{ of the new gold camp at Matachewan. â€"aÂ¥. | ROADS FOR NORTH ARE ; ( BEST ROADS, SAYS PRESTON copper and Oother minerais wit‘nm:t; having to climb hills, rocky places ' swamps and dales, I would like t,cl know of some place where a road can be built without any hills, rock or water to cross along its whole length. Years| azo the recorder‘s ofice was moved from § Matheson to Swastika because it too far to travel to record claims. How | can that prospector expect Haileybury, New Liskeard and other prospectors to travel 1735 miles to Matachewan by way chare and benefits More roads, more mines! Help one another! Don‘t be hoggish. Supposing silver goes high, my old friend, the prospector, will have to travel over rocky roads and hills to get to it. The trouble with a lot of prospectors is that they go where it‘s easy going and expect to see roads like the ones in Toronto. There are many hills and dales yet on the Ferguson highway and al the other roads, but the Ferguson highway is a good road and will be better. Same from Timâ€" mins to Elk Lake. I would like any oldâ€"time prospector in this North to tell me where I can find gold, silver, copper and other minerals without having to climb hills rocky vlaces Lake is about the same, and there will be equal rights to all. Those who made this find live not far from Elk Lake. We can‘t expect to get gold finds over roads like Yonge street, Toâ€" romngo, The best thing to do is to get all the roads we can and do no knockâ€" ing. All roads in the North are best roads. There is no doubt that some of these oldâ€"time prospectors would have found mine had they prospected where there were hills, rocky roads and dales, â€"instead of picking out the easy places to get around. Many a rocky road leads to riches in this North. Flanes can give the prospectors their needs from Elk Lake and Haileybury just as much as from Timmins. But, I for one hope that every town gets its Dear Sir:â€"Last week‘s Advance was full of interesting news regarding the Matachewan gold camp and belt line of roads. But that oldâ€"time prospector who says the road from Elk Lake to Matachewan is like the rocky road to Dublin and is full of hills and dales aces not tell the truth. Even if it was so, it would be O.K., for it is in such places that gold annd other minerals are found. I want to tell him that the whole length from Timmins to Elk Lake is about the same, and there will To the Editor of The Advance, Timmins The following is the letter received this week from H. A. Preston. Elk Lake, Jan. 26th, 1931 Thinks the More Roads the Merrier and the Better,. Oldâ€"Timer, Howâ€" ever, puts up Kick Because Another Oldâ€"Timer Wants Another Road Built. length about t al right his find of Timmins, when they can come by Elk Lake and save nearly one hunâ€" dred miles? The road from Timmins clear through to Elk Lake is needed | whether there be hills or no hills. It‘s \among the hills where the gold is. }When the road from Timmins to Elk | Lake is completed, Timmins can save | about 50 miles to North Bay and many gallons of gasoline. sible next month, curlérs who intend to compete are adviséd to send in their entries as soon as possible to bonspiel headquarters, 44 King St., West, Toâ€" ronto. The entry fee is $12 prr rink previous thres ‘spiels, the committee in charge of the fourth annual Toronto bonspiel, which will be held during the week of February 16, has made a numâ€" ber of changes that will make the visit of the outâ€"ofâ€"town curlers much more pleasant and considerably less of a strain than. in the past. Above all it is the intention of making the fourth bonspiel an enjoyable outing for the knights of the "besom and stane" and many of the inconvgniences of other years have been removed. Thirtyâ€"six sheets of ice will be availâ€" able, at the five local artificial ice curiâ€" ing rinks, Toronto, Granites, High Park, Oakwood and Royal Canadians, and at Varsity arena and a limit of 1.44 rinks has been set. With the number cf shsets of ite available and a limit to th> number of entries plans have becen prepared which will bring out the finals of the six events not later than Friday afternoon and to do this no rink Td Rx.e to play mcore than three gamss s:ch fay. As was the case last‘ year curiing stones will be provided for all rinks and no curler will be permitted to use his own rocks. Sets of eight pairs cof stones will be placed on each sheet of ice previous to the first draw, at ninge c‘clock Mcnday morning, and the same set will remain on each sheet until end of the ‘spiel. This proved a great benefit not only to the curlers but to the committee. The former did not have to worry about their stones and the latter was relisved of the comâ€" plicated jsb of moving the stones from one rink to ansther. One of the new features which will be intrecduced this year but which was given a thorough trial at Winnipeg last years is the draw. All rinks will enter and play in the Royal York, the riimary competition, and all rinks will have played their first games in this event by the conclusion of the noon draw on Monday. Rinks which win their first games in the Royal York will enter the Ryrie Birks and Seiberling competiâ€" tions while the rinks that lose their first games in the Royal York will play in the North Amgrican Life and Wrigley trophy even:s. This means that in each of these four events there will not be more than 72 entries. As éntries have been coming in fastâ€" er than they were last year, when the total was 152, eight more than is posâ€" The varicus draws are carried on so that it is possible for curlers to know in advance when they will be required to Fay and so they can make arrangeâ€" ments for spending their spare time. A wide number of engineering advancements are seen in the imâ€" proved 1931 Pontiac. The longer wheelbase of 112 inches lends itâ€" self to more beautiful body proâ€" portions and has permitted the designing of a larger, lower apâ€" pearing automobile,. Above are shown the standard coupe and Lafgaf 1931 Pontiac Has Mdnjf New F eatures Yours truly, H. A., Preston The regular meeting of St. Matthew‘s A.Y.P.A. was held on Tuesday night. Jan. 20th, in the church hall, Miss B. Sinclair, presiding. It being missionary night, after formal business was transâ€" acted the president asked Miss Coleman, convenor of the missionary depjirtment, to take charge of the programme. Miss Lee gave an interesting talk on Eskimo missions. A reading entitled, "The Inâ€" terpreter," was given by Miss Colemiin. A very interesting educational address on how the Church came to Western Canadaa was given by the rector, Rev. R,. 8. Cushing. A ‘biblical character contest was conducted by Miss M. Henâ€" man. Arrangements were completed The name and address of the District Porester to whom application for such petiitfit should be made, may be obtained from the Recorder of the Mining Diviâ€" sion in which the claim is situate. A miner‘s license in the name of the appliâ€" cant, or @ue renewal of the same, must accompany the application and the number or fitttmhérs of the mining claim or claims must be clearly stated. 1 man. for t‘ Y ouns Youns to perform and record the work prescribed by the Mining Act, will subject tneir claim to cancellation. The time for performing and recording the said work is extended by Orderâ€"inâ€"Council to and including the 15th day of November, 1331. /1 the work is so done and the time for computing the date before which further work upon the claim is required, will be computed as from the said 15th day of November, 1931. which includes tickets for all four members of the rink to the banqust. As soon as the limit is reached the draw will be made ard skips notified of their first games. Practically half of the maximum number of entries were reâ€" ceived four weeks before the start of the bonspiel. * MISSIONARY NIGHT HELD AT ST. MATTUTHEW‘S A.YP.A 888848885 * * * 4 * C 5* 4t §¢ Notice is hereby given to holders of mining claims, wheresoever situate, upon which the work specified in the Mining Act has been prohibited or restricted to a stated period by the Minister of Lands and Forests under the authority of the Mining Act, or where permission to do the work has been given under conditions and limitations designed to protect the timber, THAT under the Forest Fires Prevention Act, 1930, they are required to apply to the District Forester in the District in which the land is situate for a permit to perform such work, and that failure to apply for such permit, or upon issue of the same,failure NO TIC E To Holders of Mining Claims in Ontario Not Yet Patented or Leased. four door sedan models. These characteristically display the exâ€" ternal advances in styling. The chromeâ€"plated screen conceals and protects the radiator core. A curved fender tieâ€"bar supports the chromeâ€"plated head lamps. Added passenger comfort has been atâ€" Torouto, December 9th, 1930 We will be glad to cxplain the now Law corcerning owners of ears and trucks to you Phones: _ 104 Nights: 237 151 will not replace er repair your property if destroyed or damaged debate between St. Matthew‘s People and the United Church People on Tuesday, Jan. 27th. MINING CLAIM HOLDERS Lowest Rates for Fire and Automobile * â€"â€" Insurance DEPARTMENT OF MINES ‘:\ y tained through the larger, roomier Fisher bodies and a better ventilaâ€" tion development. The whole body of the new car is practically cushâ€" ioned on rubber. The 1931 Pontiac is being offered for less than the price at which any previous Ponâ€" thac was introduced. T.â€"F. SUTHERLAND, ‘ _ Acting Deputy Minister of Mines A Friend to Women Lyaia B. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound LYDIA E. PINKHAM MEDICINE TO Lyryi, Mass., U.S.A. and Co#t»sourg, Ont., Canada. Goldfielas Block, Timmins, Ont.