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The mean temperature over the month was 644 degrees which is about the average for July. Precipitation Rain fell on 17 days during the past month with a total measured rainfall of 6.12 inches, which is considerably above the average. The heaviest downâ€" pour was on the 7th from 7.30 p.m. to 8.00 am. on the 8thâ€"1.30 inches, the lightest on the 14th when light showers accounted for .02 inches. Review of the Month‘s Weather July opened nice and fine after a very The mean maximum for the month was 75‘ degrees, Minimum Temperatures 4 The lowest temperature during the month was on the 15th, when the therâ€" mometer went down to 42 degrees just 10 degrees above freezing point. The highest minimum was on the 3lst, at 62 degrees. The mean minimum over the month was 53 degroes. The town of Cobalt has instructed Jos. A. Legris, K.C., solicitor for the municipality, to issue a writ against Geb Mitchell, K.C., in Division Court, for the amount of $164.16, as taxes on the Mitchell property and interest to date. The municipality has elready secured a Supreme Court judgment against Mr. Mitchell for the sum of $560, covering tax arrears on the same property up to the end of 1935. The action which led to this judgment was heard by Mr. Justice Jeffrey, who also granted to Mr. Mitchell a judgment for $100, to be applied on the taxes owing. The highest temperature during the month was on‘July 7, the maximum for the day being 88 degrees. The lowest point to which the mercury descended was 42 degrees on July 15. Mr. Wheelâ€" er suggests that the month of August may see some exceedingly hot weather and uncomfortable humidity. His comâ€" plete report appears below:â€" Maximum Temperatures The highest temperature recorded during July was on the 7th, with a maximum for the day of 88 degrees. The lowest maximum reading was on the 14th, when the thermometer registâ€" ered a temperature of 54 degrees as the highest diuring the day. July Rainfall is High But Below 1937 Record Total Precipitation for Past Month was 6.12 Inches, Acâ€" cording to Report of S. C. Wheeler at Hollinger Obserâ€" vatory. Exceedingly Warm Weather Suggested for the Early Part of August. While rainfall during the past month was considerably above the average, it failed by exactly one inch to eclipse the allâ€"time record precipition of July a year ago, according to the monthly weather report of S. C. Wheeler at Holâ€" linger observatory. Over the thirtyâ€" one day period a total of 6.12 inches of rain was recorded. w were eeweces wet June, and the first 6 days were brilliantly fine with normal temperaâ€" tures and mostly blue skies. On the 6th at 9.00 p.m. a few spots of rain fell, and on the 7th at 7.30 p.m. a thunder storm and extremely heavy rain gave us the heaviest rainfall of the month of 1% inches. From then on the weather turned consistently wet with a day‘s fine weather in between Bill Brown‘s piano rendition of a group of war time marches lent a disâ€" tinctly martial air to the proceedings and earned rounds of applause. Vicâ€" tor Dorigo‘s pilanoâ€"accordian selections were also woell received. One of the most enjoyable features of the musical programme was the contribution of Earl Simard, brilliant young nineâ€"yearâ€" old pianist. Despite his years the young artist performed like a veteran and many forecast for him a brilliant future in music. An invitation was received from Schumacher Lions, requesting members of the local club to attend the formal opening of their new swimming pool on Wednesday night. Indications are that the Timmins group will be well represented. Last week‘s meeting was planned with the idea of a welcome to any of the war veteran members of the club who had attended the Corps Reunion in Toronto. As it turned out however none of the "vets" had attended the Toronto gathering, but all gave reâ€" miniscences of their experiences overâ€" Issue Writ Against Cobalt Lawyer in Tax Arrears Case Timmins Lions Club at their regular meeting on Thursday advanced a proâ€" posal to hold a formal opening of the new paved highway between Timmins and Schumacher on Labour Day, Monâ€" day, September 5. Apart from the opening ceremonies, the day‘s proâ€" gramme would also include a series of children‘s sports, prizes to be donabed by the club. f While the proposition is only in a tentative stage, definite efforts are beâ€" ing made to secure a prominent memâ€" ber of the Ontario Government to ofâ€" ficiate at the highway opening. It is expected that it will be possible to anâ€" nounce a definite programme at an early date. May Open New Highway As Labor Day Ceremony Vol. XXIII. No. 62 Local Lions Club Making Effort to Secure Prominent Memâ€" ber of Ontario Government to Officiate. Plan to Hold Children‘s Sports Day on Same Occasion. At August lst the sun rises at 4.35 a.m. and sets at 7.00 p.m. with the days decreasing in length more rapidly toâ€" wards the end of the month to sunrise almost one hour later and sunset more The moon will be full on the lith at 1.00 a.m. in the morning and there will be a new moon on the 25th. Sydney C. Wheeler, Weather Observer. Sunshine, in spite of the wet spells, has been exceedingly generously disâ€" tributed and a total sunshire of 320 hours for the month gave us 10% hours per day average sunshine. There were three days only during the month with the skies totally overcast and no sunâ€" shine to speak of and on all other days during some parts of the day the sun came ciut, even on the wettest of days. I am hoping and am of the opinion that we shall have a nice August, with not too much rain and plenty of bright While temperatures throughout the month remained normal and mostly warm we did not get any exceptionally hot days of 90 degrees or above, which is usual during July. I would not be surprised to see some exceedingly hot days during the early part or the midâ€" dle of the coming: month of August. with humid conditions and uncomfortâ€" ably hot. This is just an opinion. On the 6th at 9.00 p.m. a few spots of rain fell, and on the 7th at 7.30 p.m. a thunder storm and extremely heavy rain gave us the heaviest rainfall of the month of 1% inches. From then on the weather turned consistently wet with a day‘s fine weather in between the wet periods. Fortunately, with the exception of thunder showers, the weekâ€" ends were mostly fine. The total rainâ€" fall of 6.12 inches is just one inch unâ€" der last year‘s July allâ€"time record for abnormal rainfall, and makes this July the second wettest July on record. Attacked by a dog tied in a yard at the rear of 36 Bannerman avenue last Thursday â€" afternoon, ‘threeâ€"yearâ€"old Peter Carbonneau, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Carbonneau, 182 Pine street south, was rushed to hospital suffering from severe lascerations over the left eye. Dr. J. W. Sinclair, who attended the injured child, said that it required twentyâ€"five stitches to close the series of wounds caused by the savage canine. Globe and Mail:â€"It seems now to be the Loyalists‘ turn in Spain. Thus the dingâ€"dong fighting goes on while men are killed by the thousand and a beauâ€" tiful country is devastated. But that is war. According to information gained by police the young Carbonneau boy and other children were playing in the yard at the time of the dog‘s attack. The dog is said to be a crossâ€"bred, partly husky. After being treated at the hosâ€" pital the injured child was taken home. Walker‘s collection grew out of a desire to make an ash tray out of radiâ€" ator emblems. But after he had obâ€" tained a halfâ€"dozen nameplates from defunct cars at a junk yard and had cleaned and polished them, the beauty of their enemal work so impressed Walker that he decided to make a perâ€" manent collection. Among the seldom remembered makes represented in the collection are: Leach, Paterson, Moon, Kissel, Haynes, Colby, Halladay, Brisâ€" coe, Chandler, Case, Diana, Fremont, Barley Six and Elcar. Bygone days of motoring are recalled by a unique collection which has been made by Frank Walker, head of Pontiac Motors‘ Courtesy Department in the United States. It consists of 500 autoâ€" mobile radiator emblems and nameâ€" plates gathered from the cities and countries where motor cars are built or have been built in the past 40 years. Interesting Collection of Motor Car Name Plates Threeâ€"Yearâ€"Old Peter Carâ€" bonneau Attacked by Dog 25 Stitches in Face. Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada. Every MONDAY and THURSDAY An added attraction for jambporese visitcrs will be the horticultural show Other guests invited for the jamboree are Geo. Lake of Th@> Porcupine Adâ€" vance and J. P. Johnson of the CNR. at North Bay, both commissioners for Northern Ontario. Another outstanding Scout Leader who has promised to attend the jamâ€" borer is Arthur Herbert Richardson of the Ontario Forestry Branch, who will give one of his illustrated lectures on conservation and plant life. Mr. Richâ€" ardson, who is well known to all our Ontario foresters, travels extensively in Canada and the United States lecâ€" turing and demonstrating in the interâ€" ests of reforestation and tree planting. Major Locke, who has taken an active interest in Scouting for the past ten years, has arranged to make a special trip to the Northern jamboree where he will be the judge in the horse jumping competition which will be for Scout and Cub riders only. Up to the present there are.six horses entered. in this competition and another outstandâ€" ing feature of the Kapuskasinz jamâ€" boree will be the fact that there will to a mounted Scout with each of the local troops; and during the inspection and march past of all Scouts during the jamboree Major Locke will take the salute while mounted on his charger. Major Russel P. Locke, K.C., second in command of the Governorâ€"General‘s Horse Giuards and Provincial Commisâ€" sioner for the Boy Scouts, is to visit Kapuskasipg during the Northern Onâ€" tario Boy Scout Jambores and will present badges of merit to two Northâ€" ern Ontario Boy Scouts. Kapuskasing to Have Jamboree Aug. 26â€"28 Provincial Commissioner to Attend. Other Notes of Event. His Majesty King George is shown with President Alkert Lebrun, of France, entering their car outsid» the Bois de Boulogne station in Paris, when.the King and Queen Elizabeth, arrived in the French capital for (From Northern Tribuns) he Banff Springs Hotel‘s anâ€" nual golf week is set for August 22â€"27, and the contest for the long list of cups and prizes will be waged in a mountain setâ€" ting so beautiful as to make the old admonition, keep your eye on the ball, doubly difficult of fulfilâ€" Golf week at the Banff Springs course will see many notable U.S. and Canadian amateurs with a sprinkling of British and Eurâ€" opean entrants, fighting it out for the Edward Prince of Wales troâ€" KING AND QUEEN RECEIVE RECEPTION IN PARIS TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1938 Golf Week in The Canadian Rockies being held on August 26th and 27th. The Scout committee hope to share the use of the curling rink with this society and enlarge the attractions with a display of art and hobby craft of Kapuskasing boys and girls. "To his wife and family and relatives the community here at Hearst where h> lived so long, extend their deepest sympathy." ‘"‘Mr. Ripley leaves behind a wife and two children of Orillia, a sister, Mrs. Smith Ballantyne of Kapuskasing, and Mrs. Carson of Ottawa to mourn his loss and several other immediate relaâ€" tives in the family, of whose names we regret we are not "In the passing on of Tom Ripley, as he was known to all his wide circle of friends, a personality is gone. His genial nature was hidd2>n under an apparent rough exterior, and his vernacular language of the North which was more expressive than eloquâ€" ent at times, denoted the true characâ€" ter of a man that everybody loved who really knew him. ‘"‘Mr. Ripley was for many years in charge of the Highways Department of th2 Northern Development Branch at Hearst and Kapuskasing, and latterly in the Cochrane district. "Many citizens of the town of Hearst and the district learned with regret of the death of Mr. Thomas Ripley at his home in Orillia last week. Mr. Ripley was o of the pioneers of the district, coming here twenty years ago, where he was associated with his brotherâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. Smith Ballantyne in the pulpwood business and also filing upon one of the first farms taken adjacent to Hearst. Last wsek the Hearst correspondent of The Northern Tribune, of Kapusâ€" kasing, had the following reference to the desath of Thomas Ripley, wellâ€" known throughout the North:â€" Death of Former Northern Development Official As much a social as a golfing event, Banff‘s golf week is the signal for a round .of informal entertainment centred at the baro- nial Bantt Sprlngs hotel, beneath the terrace of which the great golf course winds down over the Spray River for €6,640 ya.rds of unâ€" rivalled fairways and greens. A ‘golfer‘s ball‘ in the big Lotel phy, â€"put up by former King Edâ€" ward VIII, and the Willingdon cup for men, Assoclated Screen News cup and the Brewster trophy and a host of other coveted awards for women. their first state visit to Frarice. Queen Elizahsth is shown being greeted by Mme. Lebrun, wife of the French president, upon her arrival in Paris with King George. * ballroom Saturday night brings the week to a close with presentaâ€" tion of cups and prizes. The spectacular Banff Springs course has its fairways laid along the valley of the Bow River into which the rushing Spray dumps its green waters beneath the towering first tee. Unmatched for beauty, the course also ranks among the world‘s best for its length, trickiness and general smartness of design. Pictures above show the Edward Prince of Wales Cup and views of the Peterborough Examiner:â€"At the last meeting of the Listowel Town Council there was some discussion regarding where the policemen were to be found if needed. The report says that "Counâ€" cillor Osler tried to explain that if a policeman had to be in one section of the town he couldn‘t be in another at the same time." After looking up such works as the Parliamentary Guide, the Canadian Almanac, the Dunning Budâ€" get and the Oxford Dictionary, we have come to the conclusion that the Lisâ€" towel man is right. Cobalt, Aug. 4â€"(Special to The Adâ€" vance)â€"The twoâ€"roomed frame buildâ€" ing formerly used as a public school at West Cobalt, and erected in 1911, was sold by auction held on the school grounds last night for $160, the price including 400 feet of fencing about the grounds and four septic tanks installed in the school. Matti Sirola, local reâ€" sident who said he would start demoliâ€" tion of the property at once, was the purchaser of the three lots, which were disposed of separately, the fence fetchâ€" ing $15 and the tanks going for five dollars. H. E. Blackwill, of Haileybury, acted as auctioneer for the union school board, under whose authority the sale was held. Bidding on the building started at $100 and increased by five dollar jumps to $140, while on the fence a start was made at five dollars and nine individual raises of one dollar each were made. Mr. Sirola has until the end of August to complets taking down the building, ground rental on the school property having been paid to the Hudson Bay Mining Co.,. land owners, to that date. About 30 persons attended the sale. West Cobalt Public School Sold for $160 Price Includes 400 Feet of Fencing and 4 Septic Tanks. Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada. Every MONDAY and THURSDAY or "Colombia" because in certain postâ€" war years Colombian production led the world. In 1937 more than half of all the platinum produced â€"~came from Canada. Canadian production amountâ€" ed to 259,000 ounces, that of Russia amounted to about 100,000 cunces and that of South Africa and Colombia amounted to 39,500 ounces and 36,500 ounces respectively. Over the past 14 years the price of platinum has fallen from six times the price of gold until it is now ap-’ proximately equal to that of gold. With | If wellâ€"informed people are asked which country produces the great bulk of the world‘s platirum, the reply is likely to be "Russia," because prior to the war Russian production amounted to 90 per cent. of the world‘s output, It was in 1935 that gold production first amounted to 300,000 ounces a month. In 1938 there has only been one month when gold output has been less than 350,000 ounces and in March it reached the high level of 375,000 cunces. If recent rates of increase are maintained, an output of 400,000 ounces in a month will be achieved before the end of the year. Petroleum production in 1938 has been three times that of the correâ€" sponding months of 1937. Since 1934 Canada has been producing about half of all the platinum in the world and Canada is leading the world in the production of nickel and uranium, and is one of the chief sources of radium. At a time when people have become accustomed to think of Canadian gold production as amounting to about $100,000,000 a year, the statistics have changed and the present rate of proâ€" duction gives promise of a total for 1938 of $150,000,000 or $160,000,000; in fact rate of production in March was so high that if it were continued throughout the year the total would be close to $175,000,000. Within this country new records of production have ceased to attract general attention. Of course it is not true that new high reâ€" cords are achieved in each .successive month; it is almost 12 months since there was a new record for lead, the laiest high month for copper was Janâ€" uary and that for gold was March. June or July figures may show that these records are already broken. Newl achievements along these lines are so frequent that Canada may be said toi be in the midst of a mining boom, but a boom spread over so large an area that it no longer generates national excitement. | The students in the grammar schools of other countries know that Canada contains great mineral resources, but event the business men in other counâ€" tries have failed to realize the rapidity with which those resources are being developed. Canada Heads the World In Platinum Production The south wing was extended in 1897 and the north wing was added to a like amount in 1907. In these the framework was Rimu and the weatherâ€" boards and flooring were Matai; the This building of four storeys was erected in 18‘16 from plans prepared by Mr. W. H. Clayton, Colonial Architect. The framework was Tasmanian Hardâ€" wood (which species were used canâ€" not readily be ascertained, but there are references in the files to Bluegum and Stringyâ€"bark) in the piles were Toâ€" tara, all the weatherboards (1% in. thick), flooring and interior timber generally were Kauri. A minute by the Overseer states that "............ All the timber has been of an exceptionally good quality." The site was reclaimed from the harbour in 1874, Lambton Quay at that time being the foreshore. It is now 15 chains away from the waterfront. Gold Production for Yéar May Reach $175,000. New Zealand Has Largest Frame Building in World What is described as the largest wooden building in the world is seen in the accompanying cut, which depicts the office of the New Zealand governâ€" ment at Wellington. All the timbe‘s contained in its structure, with the exâ€" ception of Tasmanian hardwood and Jarrah, are native New Zealand woods. A. J. Baker, Acting Engineer in Chief, and Under Secretary of the Public Works Department, Wellihgton, New Zealand, sends a most interesting deâ€" scription of this edifice, and the "Canâ€" ada Lumberman‘‘ is sure that it will be read with appreciation. Here is what Mr. Baker says: The Canada Lumberman publishes in its current issue a halfâ€"tone picture of the offices of the New Zealand govâ€" ernment at Wellington. The offices are housed in an immense frame structurs of very attractive appearance and much dignity. Accompanying the picture The Canada Lumberman has the following: Offices of the New Zealand Government at Wellington Housed in Impressive and Attractive Wooden Building Given as the Largest of Its Kind in the World. May Reach 400,000 Ounces Id until it is now apâ€", Exchange:â€""So the banker put you al to that of gold. With jon ycur feet again?" â€" "Yes." "Did he ice there has been a give you another loan?" "No; he foreâ€" ease in the ifidustrial closed on my car." (M. cun ft.) ... 14,140,495 Nickel (lb.) . â€" 44,047,064 Petroleum (brl.). ... 1,815,685 Salt (commercial) (First Four Months of Year) 1938 1937 Asbestos (ton) .. 15,045 124,"168 Cement (brl.) .. 873,104 780,029 Clay products ($) 155,137 730,664 Coal (ton) ... ... 4,050,540 4,880,746 Copper (lb.) ... 195,129,628 150,483,890 Feldspar (ton) 3 450 5,824 Gold (fine oz.) 1,446,386 â€" 1,288,231 Gypsum (ton) ... 68,158 102,360 Lead (1b.) ... 134,892,105 132,979,602 Lime (ton) . 142,986 172,689 Natural gas (ton) ... 64,849 Silver (fine oz.) . 6,306,838 Zinc (Ib.) ..131,130, 489 Mineral Outputs . The following table shows the cumuâ€" lative production of the more important minerals for the first four months of 1938 as compared with the correspondâ€" ing figures for 1937. There are only four items in this table in which proâ€" duction is not ahead of that for the corresponding months of the previous year. "It is this tremendous fall in the cost of production and the consequent fall in price which have encoluraged the use of platinum for entirely new purâ€" poses during the last 10 years. The development has been hastened by the policy of the International Nickel Comâ€" pany, who have carried out research on the possibilities of platinum as an iindustrial metal. Its high melting point and specific gravity, its freedom 6 from oxidation at high temperatures, and its â€"comparative immunity from acid are all properties whose industrial value has not hitherto been adequately ’appreciated. In recent years, the elecâ€" trical industry has greatly increased its purchases of platinuim for such purâ€" poses as contact points, power switches, thermostats, resisters for high temperâ€" atures, electric control apparatus, and clocks, etc., and the chemical indusâ€" tries have found it useful for laboraâ€" tory equipment, for anodes, and as a catalyst in the production of sulphuric, acetic and nitric acids. Rayon firms now use platinum for spinnerets, glass manufacturers use it as a dye, archi~ tects employ it as a plating material. The armament industries have develâ€" oped a considerable demand for platâ€" inum and platinum metals for instruâ€" ments, for reflectors and lamps for searchlights, and for contact points in airplane engines. As a reésult of these developments, the. world‘s absorption of platinum increased for the low level of 75,000 ounces in 1932 to 200,000 ounces in 1934 and to approximately 450,000 ounces in 1937." use of the metal.~ An articles in the Economist for June 25, 1938, describes the industrial uses of the metal as folâ€" lows : In 1932 the chimneys were demolished to the second floor level on account of damage caused to them by earthquake especially the severe shakes of 1929 in the South Island and 1931 in Hawke‘s Bay. A system of hotâ€"water heating was installed being of the latest design, automatically controlled. The costs of the various sections can be arrived at only approximately, but following figures are close enough for practical purposes, Original building, £40,000; south wing, £3,000; north wing, £3,650; annex £7,800; total £54,450. â€" In 1925 an annex, also four storeys high, was built between the wings at the back of the buildings, having Rimu studs and joists, Jarrah posts and beams, Totara piles, Matai flooring and external facings, was sheathed with asâ€" bestosâ€"cement sheets and lined with "Tenâ€"test" fibreâ€"board. Amount of Timber Used The amount of timber used was apâ€" proximately: Original building 870,000 superficial ft., south wing, 45,000; north wing, 45,000; annex, 104,000; total 1,â€" 064,000 superficial feet, exclusive of joinery and partitions in annex. In addition alterations and new subâ€"diviâ€" sions could be assessed at approximateâ€" ly 36,000 superficial feet making a grand total of 1,100,000 sup. ft. With these extensions the building has a total length of 255 feet and a total depth along the wings of 161 feet, height to the main ridge 63 feet. Both the wings and the central block are 45 feet wide, and with a central corri«â€" dor 10 feet wide. The walls and ceilings are plastered, and the roof is of corruâ€" gated iron. An exhaustive examination was made in 1923 which disclosed no signs of decay, the structure being thoroughly sound. piles were Totara and the interior finish Kauri as in the original building. Single Copy Five Centa of the Porcupine. Established 1912 The Pioneer Paper 64,849 63,221 6,306,838 _ 5,860,205 131,130,489 102,831,136 12.7Mom0 71,964,212 6590,665 1937 124,"168 780,029 730,664 4,880,746