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On Saturday. the banquet hall of the Masonic Temple. Tlmmlns. was filled (0 capacity {or the final social event for old ,and new members of the lodge. and vLsitox's. There were five specially distinguish- od guests present. these being past and present District Deputy Grand Masters. A was: to “Grand Lodge" was brief- ly but trflectichy presented by Very War. Bro E. L. Longmore. who suggmt- ed that there was special desire to hear (he distingufished guests present. The toastmaster then called on Mr. Bender :9 lead the gathering in a slug- song. Mr. Bender led with “Rule 1m- tanula“ and followed an.» mm amural other patriotic songs. The Timmins High School orchestra. under the direction of Music Supervisor H. Bender, played during the supper and between the other numbers on the programme. G'lden «Beaver Lodge A. F'. A. M.] celebrated the twenty- -flfth anniversary or its institution by several pleasing events last wean the concluding fea- tuzc being the ledge‘s attendance in a body at the United Church. Timmins, yesterday (Sunday) morning. A goodly ,. member of members of the Masonic Or- der attended the service at the church; i The c‘3 servance of the anniversary; .{Slll‘13Cl oil with a very pleasing and: successful dance in the Masonic Tem-i pie (tn Friday last. The event was very largely attended. The music of the Buiralo-Ankerite orchestra was one of the features of this dance. there being plenty of snappy and attractive music provided by this capable group of play- ers. The dance was in charge of Bro. J. Douglas; whose committee did enough able and efficient work to fully justify the gocd words said about the dance. The Ladies‘ Guild of ‘St. Matthew‘s Anglican church provided the dainty lunch for the special occasion. chcnra : "God Sav 1310. L. vocal 50:: popular 1 Window.“ Golden Beaver Lodge of The Masons Celebrates Twenty‘fifth Anniversary Banquet on Saturday Evening One of the Features of Event. Number of Visitors Here for Occasion. Dance Held on Friday Night. Observance Climaxed by Church l’arade Yesterday. Mr. I). B. Lawley, supervisor of On- tario Field Services. Canadian Institute for the Blind. will speak at Schumacher High School and South Porcupine High School on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Mr. Lawley, who is himself blind. is here in cannection with the annual campaign for the Institute. He is a most table and interesting speaker and represents a worthy cause. The RAF. conducted a series of suc- ccrsful raids against the ah'drome at. Waalhavcn. near Rotterdam. This drama was taken over by the Germans on Saturday. The Belgian military command re- pfl‘t9 that 120 German planes were shot dcwn yesterday. Germans are re- ported to have dropped fifty bombs on the Amsterdam area flast night and early today. I). B. Lawley to Speak at the Tisdale High Schools German planes appeared in droves over the Netherlands on Friday and Dutch anti-alreraf t gunners are report- ed to have shot down seventy. In France, cn Friday. Allied anti-aircraft gunners are reported to have got forty- Iour while RAF. flyers destroyed at least fifty troop-carrying planes on Na7l-selzed alr fields in Holland. On Saturday the French are reported to have get thirty through anti-aircraft fire. Allied llyers over France and Be]- gium are reported to have accounted for thirty-six. With some allowances f :r overlapping (I Pports from the headquarters of the (lmcrcnt allied forces, the Nazis are said to have lest, 180 on Friday, 90 on Saturday and 131 on Sunday. G'srman air lmses suffered since the Nazi blitzkrieg struck the Jew countries of Holland and Belgium, are authorita- tively estimated to have averaged 135 plane: a day. Germans Said Losing 135 Planes Day Since Friday Nazis Said to Have Lost 180 Planes on Friday, Mostly to Dutch, 90 on Saturday and at Least 131 Yesterday. Dropped Fifty Bombs on Amsterdam Early To-day. lritish Raid NaziOccupicd Dutch Dromcs. Vol. XXV. No.38 L. 'OOOOOOO”-'OWW‘ rane: With scmunued on Pm mam; ICC 1 Section 8 Pages Three thousand enemy aliens in 130 counties of Great Britain were interned yesterday. At the same time other aliens who were not interned were warned to remain indoors from 8 pm. until 6 am. and not to use automobiles or bicycles. Dutch military authorities reports that a house-Whom campaign has. been begun to round up members of the “Fifth Column" and Nazi troops who haw lunged by parachute. Sum- mary tXeCutiOu will be the fate meted out to troops dr ~' as ctvmans or to membcz': ul' '.1.t. "H (L 0011mm." “FH’TH (‘0I.l'MNISTS" ARE ROI'NDED [P IN HOLLAND INTERN 3.000 ALIENS IN GREAT BRITAIN YES'I‘ERI) Eugene Thomas. Timmins resident. who enlisted in the Winnipeg Roial Grenadiers and then is alleged to have deserted. was taken back to Winnipeg yesterday .by Corporal J. Hopper. of the Winnipeg Regiment. Private Thomas was arrested by Tim- mins police here on charges other than that of desertion. He was held here .for military authorities after one charge against him was withdrawn and only that of 3 desertion remained. He will face trial before a military court. Taken Back to Winnipeg to Face Desertion Charge Tag days {or the annual campaign of the Canadian Institute for the Blind will be held at Schumacher on May 23rd and at Timmins and South Por- crpine on May 25th. These tag days conclude the annual campaign here each year and usually net a gcodly sum. They give all Opportunity to donate even a small amount to this very worthy cause. Eugene Thomas Who Was. Held Here for Military Police, Taken Away. At Schumacher on May 23rd and at Timmins and South Porcupine May 25 Tag Days For Blind Next Week Published In Timminc. 001.. Cantu 8'8] MONDAY 3nd THURSDAY @1981!an " mm 2mm” w A Y “Any person violating this Regulation shall. on conviction, be subject to the penalties of The Ptbllc Health Act." "Inasmuch as there are many un- necessary noises in municipalities be- tween the hours of 10.00 pm. and 7.00 am. and that the aforesaid noises are prejudicial to public health in conse- quence of their interfering to a greater c7 less degree with the necessary rest of many of our citizens. it is hereby ordained that the producing or causing of any unnecessary noises between the hours of 10.00 pm. and 7.00 am. are hereinafter prohibited. After some investigation town officials found a Department of Health regula- tion apropos of a letter of complaint re- ceived from W. D. Cu‘thlbertson at Fri- day’s formal meeting of council. In his letter Mr. Cuth‘bertson com- plained that chimes which peal four times hourly from a clock in the Pine Street jewellery store of C. A. Remus. destroyed his sleep during the night. The clock itself is in the store but the chimes are amplified to be heard on the street. Mr. Cuth‘bertson. who has been ill. said that he complained to the owner of the clock but obtained no satisfaction. Accordingly. he was ask- ing the council to take some action. The Clerk was asked by members of council to write to Mr. Remus and also to Sole Brothers, Third Avenue jewel- lers. each of whom have a chiming clock, asking that they both have the chimes stilled between the hours of midnight and 8 am. On Saturday morning the following regulation was found in the Department of Health regulations: Complains Chiming Clock Destructive ef N ight’s Sleep Town Officials Find Depart- ment Health Regulation to Cover Matter. Reference in Toronto newspapers to several members of one family being represen“ed in the Canadian forces prompts a friend of The Advance to czfil attention to the case of one Tim- mins family .where there are four sons, and three of them have already joined the Canadian forces. The fourth son lives in Brantford. so that 'allithe' sons of the family in 'Timmins are On ser- vice. This family is that of Mr. and Mrs. J. MoChesney. Main avenue, Tim- mins. The sons who have joined the forces are Donald, Bruce and Clayton chChesney. Donald enlisted in De- cember with the diamond drillers and is ntw in England. Bruce and Clayton are in training at Toronto. As the let- ter giving these facts concludeszâ€"“Tim- mins has something to be proud of in this family. as well as other places we read of in the Toronto papers." Donald, Bruce and Clayton McChesney Now in Forces Three Out of Four Boys in Family Join the Fighting Forces Ina: TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, MAY 13TH, 1940 “IT’S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY” iGloomy £Weather EContinues The regular weekly work meeting of the War Service Unit of the Ladies’ Aid of the Timmins Finnish United Church will be held tonight. Monday, May 13th. at 7.30 p.m., at the Manse, 20A Elm street north. Mrs. A. I. Hein- onen is the hostess and will welcome all newcomers to take part in the work of providing the Army. Navy and Air Force with comforts. All Finnish-speaking ladies who are not doing this kind of work direct to the Canadian Red Cross in some other group are cordially in- vited to come. Work Meeting War Service Unit of Finnish Ladies Maximum and minimum tempera- tures since Thursday have been as fol- lows: Thursday. maximum 59. minimum 32; Friday, 44 and 26; Saturday. 44 and 22: Sunday. 47 and 38. At; eight o'clock this morning the temperature was 30 degrees. One-quarter of an inch of rain fell between 5 am. and 6.30 am. on Satur- day and yesterday it rained to a depth of .21 inches. Weather during the next twenty-four hours will continue to be dull. There is a likelihood that we will get more rain. said- the Hollinger weather office this morning. " It rained on Friday from 7.30 am. to 9 am. Total depth of the rainfall was .02 inches. On the same day, from 7 am. to 7.30 am. it, snowed to a depth of (me-eighth of an inch. Hollinger Weather Office Predicts No Change in Dull Skies. Summary of Council Meeting Receive petitions for sidewalk and light. ‘Pétltioncrs also ask restricted area in Elm Stret, south. ' Next meeting council on Thurs- day, May 23. Receive complaint 0 h 1 mi clock destructive of sleep. Order letter sent. to Captain Jerry Charldbois to effect town honoured when he was appointed Captain of Guard. Receive request. from M. S hein that, he' be allowed to shooting gallery. Gram, June 11 Find offer of Father 'I‘hcrriault makes cemetery acreage situation more involved. VON. Lag day here on Ner- start The Rouyn-Ncranda Press on Thurs- day last had the following paragraphs that will be of interest to many in in Timmins, and especially to old- timers who will remember Perry White, who for several years was well-known as a motor mechanic in Timminszâ€" ”Roy White. who for some time past has been an employee of Stadacona Mine. will leave to-morrow for Sudbury and on Monday will proceed to Toronto to join the R.C.A.F. Roy. a native of 'I‘immins. has lived in Rouyn with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Percy White. for 'the past fifteen years and was for quite a length of time employed by Dominion Skyways here 'as an assistant engineer. He will go to Tcronto as a leading air- craftsman and second pilot and after a period of training there will likely be transferred to another base for final instruction, with a likelihood that he will before long proceed overseas. The good wishes of many friends in the twin cities will lolluw him On this great adventure." each home. The services were espe- cially well attended, and those who were present at the services, paid special tribute to their mothers with red or white roses in boutonnieres. In the evening, many families had private celebrations of the occasion. where all members of the family were gathered together and mothers received lovely gifts to mark the event. At the Harmony hall, the husbands and children of Finnish mothers cele- brated the event with a. concert and social evening, when inspiring addresses were given and an interesting pro- gramme presented. T immins churches on Sund. Day " to honour the dearps Another Native 01' 'l‘immins Enlists in the Air. Force Timmins Yesterday General Observance 9f “Mpther’s Day” in Special Services at All the Churches. Many Wear Flowers in Honour of “Blotherf’ Special servi In the top picture is shown the crowd of several thousand persons who gathered at the station to see the soldiers off. Near the train the Lions Boys' Band was playing “Roll Out the Barrel" when the photo was taken. .- " A close-up shot of some of the men leaning out of the car windows to exchange last minute farewells with friends and relatives is given in the lower 'picture.‘ One .of the men may be seen smokingr one of the 100 cigarettes given each man by the Lions Club prior to depar- ture. The Salvation Army provid- ed box lunches for the men to eat on the train during the trip down to Toronto. So sang sixty-nine young men from the Porcuoinc as thev left last Thursday afternoon on the North- land for Toronto, after being ae- eepted as members of the road building division of the Royal Canadian Engineers. The men were recruited at a depot established here last week. 1 services were conducted at all churches on Sunday “Mother’s honour the dearest; member of WP] Believed to be First Canadian in England to Get Into the British Army. Was Chief Transport Officer on Stein- kjer Front. Fellow Officers Said Feat “lllagnilicently Done Under Dangerous Circumstances.” Hero VJ ho Covered the British Withdrawal at Namsos Once Lived. Here Swiss circles in Lcndon are said to have received reports that inside of 48 hours Italy will proclaim her intention of “protecting” Switzerland‘s neutrality. If the Swiss refuse to be “protected" Italy will strike from the south and Germany from the north. The boy was picked up by a fifutk and told to knock on the windOw when he wanted to stop. Instead he jumped off the side, slipped and fell under the Wheel. . ITALY MAY “PROTECT THE NEUTRALITY OF SWITZERLAND” The boy's mother. Mrs. Blanche~Joa.n-. 111358. is at present in Val d‘Or. One or two young men who recently ran away from his home in Timmins, Gerald Joannisse, is in the hospital at Youville recovering from severe internal injuries sustained when the wheel of a truck passed over his body. ’I‘immins Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade has received a let- ter from Hon. Norman M. L. Rogers. Minister of National Defence. express- ing the thanks of‘the government and the :people of Canada for the handsome offer to present a. field ambulance as a gift from Timmins for the Canadian forces. The S.J.A.B. also has an acknowledgement from the McDoweill Motors of an order for Amhulance 4, stretcher type. R.C.A'S.S. The price of this ambulance was $1,642.00 in October last, and there may be some rebate in connection with the purchase now. Small Boy Who Ran From Home is Injured on Road The boy, along with Johnny Dubeau. 16 of Pine street south left how to hitch hike to the home of his aunt, Mrs. Cha1t1and who lived in Var d'01. A11ivi11g Lhme he found she was not at home and he sta1 ted on £0 11153 uncles at Sullivan. St. John Ambulance Thank- ed for Excellent Gift. Timmins Presenting Ambulance ism-c! at Tmminn. Ont. (‘amuh 'ry “()NDAY and THURSDAY Dutch, Belgian, French British Fighting Side. By Side in Liege Area Dutch Admit Loss of Highly Industrialized (‘ity of Lane'- straat But State Gaining Control Situation i“ Amster- dam. French and Nazi Mechanized Forces Clash on Road Ten MileS From Liege, French Win. Air Attacks Intensified. M» 1m Heirs to the Roya Netherlands. Princess daughters and her Bernhard. arrived in Juliana led her two~y by the hand. 'Her 11 daugAH.‘ am,- ._,arri(:; Captain Williams. who left Toronto to join the British army blew up bridges and roads and sabotaged war equipment to prevent the Germans ar- riving at Namsos before the outnumber- ed British force left. Offical sources in PM day that that country u. care of 800.000 refugee and Belgium and the k." Captain Robert Williams, who was in charge of the nerve-testing task of covering the withdrawal of Allied troops from Namsos, Norway. and who is in line for high military honours for his exploits, was an insurance man in Tim- mins, some years ago, insurance officials said today. Captain Williams was believed tc have been an agent, for the Confedera- tion Life Insurance 00mpany when m was in Timmlns. FRANCE ABLE TO TAKE (’AIU‘I OF LOW ('(H'NTKY lU'll’l'UEI'LS NETHERLAN'D HEIRS ARRIVE SAFELY IN LONDON TUNA} The meeting will also appoint six delegates to attend the District annual convention to ‘be held at Porquis Junc- At, the meeting it is also llopcd to have all the reports in reference to the opinion of other organizations, groups and individuals on the need for u Y.W.C.A. in T'meins. .The fimmins branch of the Women 5 Institute will meet in the Hollingm hall on Wednesday afternoon at 230. The programe will be conned on the Lapic. “Horticulture and Canadian Industry.‘ Mrs. Dicker is the convener for thc day's programme. tion in June German attacks are particularly severe in the region north of the Albert Canal but Belgians have retired to secondary defence positions and are holding. Belgian, Dutch French and British troops are fighting side by side in this sector. Women’s Institute to Appoint Delegates for District Annual A‘Iso Reports on Y.W.C.A at Meeting on Wednesday )0. Britain has intensified air attacks on invading Nazi troops. bombing and strafing from the air. High Allied sources state that Germany is “staking everything 'on an attempt to win the war." The British Air Ministry states that. the RAF. attacked German communi- cation lines in Germany behind the Rhine and Dutch borders. Enemy tramps. are advancing through east Boi- gium. French and German mechanized forces clashed for the first time during the war on a road near Tongres, Bel- gium. 10 miles from Liege. The French won the encounter. Admitting the loss of the highly in- dustriallzed city of Langstrant. the Dutch say that they slowly are gaining control of the situation in Amsterdam. The southern part of the city is said to be held by small but heavily armed German units. which are however. without artillery. These units. say the Hollanders. are successfully being at- tacked. Dutch tr00ps yesterday are reported to have thrown back the Germans in bitter fighting in southern Holland. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents in Londor nine mo: arâ€"old H I'O. 'ead n ths' 01d gas-proof It ' to £21k! Holland Primzt If '0 O