* Balances due by other Banks in Canada... . PAGE TWELVE. NE ---------------- * MERCHANTS' BANK OF CANADA w . ------------------------------------------------ The Forty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Directors and Shareholders of the 'Merchants Bank of Canada was held at noon yesterday, Wednesday, December 16th, the president, Sir H. Montagu Allan, in the chair. Amongst other directors and shareholders présent were Messrs? Jonathan Hodgson. Thomas Long. C. F. Smith, Hugh A. Allan. Alex. Barnet, R. Campbell Nelles, G. Durnford, George Hague, John Patterson, C. R. Black, A. Brown. M. 8. Foley, F. Hague, J. Watson, E. F. Hebden, T. E. Merrett and D. C. Macarow. _ The. President appointed Mr, J. M. Kilbourn, secretary of the Bank, to act as secretary of the meeting. g The minutes of the last mnnual meeting were taken as read. THE ANNUAL REPORT. The Presideflt submitted the annual report of the Directors as follows: Your directors beg to submit the Annual Statement of the affairs of the Bank at close of books on November 30th last, covering the year's business, The net profits amount to $738,697.19, which is less tham those of a year ago, but it 'will be borre in mind that conditions have been less favourable. Our interest bearing d:zposits have grown to a considerably larger sum latterly. while our call Joan funds--nearly $11,000,000--have likewise greatly increased under a slowing down of trade activity, the latter yielding a substantially less retupn than at any date for many years back. , After paying the usual dividend of 8 per cent., we have disposed of the surplus earnings by writing down Bank Premises Account $100,000, contri- buting $25,000 to . the Officers' Pension Fund, and carrying forward the balange to Undivided Profits Account, which has now redched the total of $400,997.94. . . * All the Branches of the Bank have been duly inspected. We have found "it desirable to close the sub-office at Douglas, Ontario, which did not justify being continued. We have opened Branches at Melville, Sask., Wainwright, Alta., and in Toronto on Parliament Street. . With reference to the world-wide monetary stringency experienced the past year, bordering at times on" panic conditions, without claiming undue prescience, we had early indication of the coming storm and prepared for something of the kind well in advance, so that our course through the grow. ing pressure was made much easier and without stress to our extensive dis- counting clientele. Meantime, a clearer financial outlook has supervened, and we look from this on to a gradual revival of general tradg, following upon an excellent crop in the North-West and good prices. All of which is respectfully submitted H. MONTAGU ALLAN, President. STATEMENT. OF THE RESULT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE BANK FOR THE YEAR ENDING 20TH NOVEMBER, 1908. The Net Profits of the year, after payment of charges, rebate on discounts, interest on deposits, and making full provision for bad and doubtful debts, have amounted to... ... ... ... The balance brought forward from 30th November, 1907, was .. ' $ 738,597. 267,400 Making a total of ... «.s oo: This has bedn disposed of as follows:--- Dividend No. 82, at the rate of 8 per cent. pe annum Dividend annum Dividend No. annum "ivan Dividend No. 85, Annum ... ses r . $120,000.00 per No, , 83, at the rate of 8 per cent. as i 120,000.00 84, at the per ih aaa ass Fieiees eae ee 120,000.00 at the rate of 8 per ¢ 480,000.00 100,000.00 26,000.00 120,000.00 we Written off Bank Premises Account..... ... «eo oes Contifbution to Officers' Pension Fund... ... . Palance carried forward ,997.94 8 AND ASSETS, 1908. STATEMENT OF LIABILITIE * Liabil ities, at 30th November, 1.~To the public:-- Notes in Circulation... «.. =. ess Sn ve Deposits at Call ... . ivi ¥ ca id dan ven een S1SHNDRS.0S Deposits subject to nice (accrued interest to date included) ... «i. ane ser owes an aes aki mae Deposits by other Banks in Canada sae lays aan $4,740,478.00 25,880,153.87 2,938,156.29 ------ 41,327,872.68 8,412.15 120,000.00 865.00, jalance due to Agents in Great Britain... Dividend No. 85 ... ... then ra Dividends unclaimed ee see eee vee $46,197,627.83 2.--To'the stockholders:-- Capital pald up.. ... «.. Reserve Fund ... ... «eos oor sae os Balance of Profits carried forward $6,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 400,997.94 - -- 10,400,997.94 o£ d-- wy . Assets, (Gold and Silver C6in on hand . Dominion Notes on hand ... ... .. Notes and Cheques of other Banks $1,569,822.58 3,013,220.00 2,276,482.88 4,796.95 12,625.78 ses sen sem "a Balances due Banks and Agents in the United States Call and Short Loans on Bonds and Stocks in CRNAGE. +. «sv. sos vss saw Call and Short Loans on elsewhere than in Canada... ... «.... . 10,916,133.78 Dominion" and Provincia! Government Securities 609,071.56 Municipal, Railway and other Debentures ... )9 $24,746,377.75 29,799,622.31 486,889.89 86,798.01 Current Loans and Discounts (less Rebate of Interest reserved).. Loans to other Banks, secured ... iv ie thay esd Fo Loans apd Discounts overdue (loss fully provided for) ... Deposit with Dominion Government CRIGLION ... to. nar aed eve an Mortgages and other Securities, the Real Estate Sains des sar ave Dank Premises and Furniture ... Other ASSets ... sev coe ssp con os for security of Note Cir- Vaile 240,000.00 53,794.88 49,368.69 -1,118,685.03 17,089.21 $56,59 Manager. R. Black 1. ¥. HEBDEN, General The President invited discussion ol the report, Mr. C gpoke as follows I would like to say that-I am sure all the Shareholders must be very inuch pleased with the result of last year's business. It is true that we had" a slightly better report last year, but when we consider the tremendous upheaval that has taken place across the line, and the fact that we can- not in this country stand aside from the effects of anything like that; and that our financial affairs, our industries and business generally, are in- fluenced very largely by business conditions in the United States, I think that the report just presented us shows that the affairs of this Bank have been managed during the past year with wonderful care and caution.' The Directors and the Management must have exercised great prudence, and at the same time cared for the interests of their cljents , Mr Geo. Hague moved that the scrutineers cast one {he following persons as directors:- Sir H, Montagu Allan, Mess Jonathan Hodgson, Smith, Hugh A. Allan, Charles M. Hays, Alex Bryce J. Allan, Continuing, Mr, Hague said: "With regard to the Statement just presented, the profits are not such as they were a year ago, or such as some other institutions have made, they might have been very much worse if extraordin- ary care had not been taken to keep the Bark in a perfectly strong condi- tion, which is much more important than making great profits, At this moment the Bapk is in an exceptionally strong position with regard to its immediately available resources as shown by this statement. They amount tn about 50 per cent, of the Liabilities. Formerly we used to be well satisfied if our available resources amounted to 25 per cent. but times have changed, and most of- the Banks now keep larger .reserves. "With regard to the names presented, they are the same as last 'rear with one exception, to replace a Director who has resigned to joi the direc- torate of another bank, and I feel sure that they will be satisfactory to vou, and I am sere that all the Shareholders are greatly pleased with the result of their effarts. (Applause). ; : : The annual report was unanimous ly adopted on the following motion: -- Moved by the President and secqnded by the Vice-president, that the report «of the Directors as submitted be and the same is hereby adopted and ordered to be printed for distribution among the shareholders, The General Manager of the Bank, Mr: E. F. Hebden, briefly discussed the report, remarking: "There is very little to-say beyond expressing the hope that the shareholders may find the exhibit placed before them satisfactory. "The only other matter I have to refer to is the staff, and to testify to the continuing loyalty and. devotion of its memugs to the shareholders' {nterests, and to the excellent spirit animating them rards the Bank and another, and to the good work performed h Messrs, John Patterson and-C. R Black were appointed scrutineers for the election of Directors. The President briefly having ballot in favor of Thomas Long, C. Barnet, F, O. Lewis F. and I would say that although one explained that the appointment of Mr. Bryce J. Allan to the directorate was merely temporary, to fill the gap caused by the resignation of Mr. C, R Hosmer from the Board, He explained that as soon as- it was possible to call a full meeting of the Board a permanent director would be elected. The motion for the election <animously adopted. Mr. J. Campbell Nelles "1 think a vote of thanks should be tendered President. Vice-president and rectors and :to. the General Manager «nd Staff. While I am not one of the oldest, I am not one of the youngest here I. have had an account with 'this Bank since 1882, and in all that time I have never met with a single word 'of discourtesy, while my business las always been carefully looked after. and anyone who has met with the at- of the Directors by one ballot was then un- the THE THE ee SEE Little by little 'the true story of the short but effective revolution in Turkey, and the reasons why certain men who appeared at the very summit of power disappeared in a night, and others, whose names no one outside of Islam had. ever heard, were placed in authority, is now coming out. A few men stood for what we call the old regime, and a few others, leaders of the young Turks and patriotic advisers of the Sultan, stand for the new. Their stories: make up, in great pagt, the history of the recent revolt. While the revolution was expected, as it now appears, throughout a large part of Northern Turkey, the: Western world had given the rumblings of discontent but little attention. Attempts at revolt there had been for years, always with the same result; a few regiments volley- ed into the rank and file. of the mal- coments, while the leaders, disappeared, usually sewn up in 'bags and dropped quietly and unostentatiously into the Bosphorus--and Turkey settled back silently if not comfortably to a few more years of misrule. As for. Europe, it shook its head, shrugged its shoulders, and like a council of doctors wondered at the great vitality of "the Sick Man) of Europe," who never died, despite his chronic mternal trouble, and who never got well. i 'Young men of the empire have felt in recent years that energetic measures should be taken to improve the politi- cal condition under which they lived Hundreds of them had been students in universities in Germany, Paris, Austria, and a few in Great Britain. ' These saw the results of good government, and returned, full of hope for the future of the 'Ottomans. But their reception by the authorities of the old regime was frosty in the extreme. They were at once under suspicion on account of their European training, and were debarred generally from service to the state. They found the Sultan surrounded by officials whose ideas were medieval, as were some-of the offices, also. For in stance, there was the court astrologer Eb-ul-Huda. His influence , had been growing for years. He pretended he could divine the future, and performed what seemed to the Sultan most marvel- ous feats, such as reading telegrams be- for they were opened, or informing Ab- | dul what answer would come if a certain letter was sent. He did all this by hav- ing high officials in hrs pay as well as ladies of the harem, and he found out just what answer the officials would send to any questions from the Sultan. He received large amounts of money from his royal master and lived lux- uriously in one of the Yildiz Kiosks, within easy call of the Sultan. But now his brilliant and lucrative career is at an end. He was the last man to be con- sulted by the Sultan as to whether he should comply with the demand of the army and grant a constitution. His historic parallel is found in the astrolo- ger who was consulted so often by King Louis XI. of Frances, and swho js so graphically sketched in Sir Walter Scott's story of Quentin Durward. That old French astrologer knew he could not rely .on the friendship of his crafty mas- ter, who only had one oath: he would keep, and no one knew which one that was from among several dozen that Louis would offer. Like his prototype, El Huda is now in disgrace from a shght oversight on his part which will be men tioned later, and his greatest feat of magic has been that he has been able to keep his head on his shoulders after the recent overturn. Huda had .thé ac tive assistance of the Pasha in charge of the telegraph at"Yildiz. This offi cial would send him advance informa tion as to the contents of all telegrams that came in for the Sultan, sent by gerierals and governors. of provinces defore the message was delivered El Huda would interview the constellations, get a few bright, starlight ideas, and re port his findings 40 Abdul. A little later came the telegram giving exactly the same information, showing that the star and crescent were still keeping a watch ful eye gver the country. Several other members of the old re gime deserve mention. Izzet" Pasha was Grand Vizier; then there was Hassan Rami minjster of marine, and the two brothers, Selim Melhame and Medjid Melhame., The whole Melhame family enjoyed great power and was pondingly unpopular with' the Turk party. Selim was minister of wnines and forests. He opposed the Young Turkish movement bitterly and many members of the party suffered death, it is reported, through his orders. The brother, Med- jid, also held "mfluential offices. Fehim Pasha, adopted nephew of the Sultan and "chief of the secret police, was one of the worst of.the ring. Against this ring plotted the Young Turks: 'While not. openly aiding their corres Young Dans, noted men in Constantinople gave heir tacit approval. Up in the north near the stormy Balkans the officers of the army determined on a hold stroke To win meant a new life for Turkey; to lose meant death for themselves and their followers, Carefully sounding officers and men, Major Niazi Bey and Enver Bey found them ready for -a re- volt: Somé word of this reached Con- stantinople and the ring determined to break up the opposition through strategy They seft'a pressing invitation to Enver Bey "ta visit Constantinople, saying he was to be promoted, and thanking him for his military services to the Sultan Enver saw that the trap was baited for him and took to the hills to save his life The Major, the hero of the revolution, determined to act. He sent a telegram direct to-the Sultan: "Proclaim a con- stitution at or: we will march once on tention that I have always received will have no cause of complaint regard- ing the Merchants' Bank." (Hear, hear.) Thy President, on behalf of himself. the Géneral Manager, on behalf of thanks for the meeting's appreciation meeting adjourned < At a special meeting of the Directors subsequently officers were re-elected President, Sir H. Mr. Jonathan Hodgsen. the Vice-pPesident and Board. and himself and the Staff, briefly. returned of their services, after which the held the following Montagu Allan; Vice-president, - _-- EE -- at the 'heat | Anyway, the-gverage woman knows mer- | as much about politics as the aver age man does about feeding a baby On either side of the path of .recti tide may be found to and mueh to admice. he man who grunbles | a lot of kicking when the cury goes mto winter quarters Many a. slow man develops: mato a | | sprinter when has a chance to" run much satisfy into' debts followed apother: "We. demand'. the head€ of lzzet and Tahsin Pashas' Huda must have had ap uncomfortabl interviews with the stars when he read this. Then came the last message: "In case vou do not proclaim a~constitution immediately next Friday not mentioned in mosque in Stamboul." Consternation reigned in the Palace Fhe Sultan called his advisers together and asked them what" was to be done. Not one dared fo mtter the words, "Grant a con- stitution." Then he sent for the astrolo- who was brought in from a: sick and he showed that he had couragg told the Sultan that the only thing 18 He ihat would save his throne would be tos DAILY BRITISH WHIG, S ATURD | manded, with indignation in his tone 1 , DECEMBER Y MADE REVOLUTIONS The True Story of the Short but Effective Row in Turkey. / proclaim a constitation. The Sukan 'did so, but sent Huda away in disgrace because he had not foreseen the revolu- tion which would have been the most valuable bit of advance information the sultan 'could have desired. ' The next few days saw startling changes. Izzet Pasha disappeared, no one knew where. Selim Melhame was arrested, while* trying to escape, assisted by the italian embassy. Medjid Mel- hame was 'caught at Adrianople, andsso one after another of the old regime was imprisoned or managed .to escape to Europe. A new regime came in, repre- senting all that was opposed by the old. Kamil Pasha now enjoys great in- fluence. He is'a former Governor of Syria and Grand Vizier, one of the best statesmen in Turkey. When he became Grand Vizier, a number of years ago, he stopped - the Armenian massacres. Gabriel Effendi was made Minister of Works. Sheik ul-Islam, is another re- | former who will be listened to with re- spect. Mahmoud Pasha, who fought the old regime so bitterly, died in exile in Paris, but his body was brought back. He once controlled the Department of Justice. / Looking ahead, it is probable that Mo- hammed Reched Effendi, the Sultan's brother, will inherit the throne. He has pledged himself to the new constitution, but is not regarded as'a positive char- acter. Two of the Sultan's sons, though men grown, are not counted upon. Med- jid is more of. an artist than anything else. while his brother is interested in music. Some think Mohammed may prove a reactionary, but the new order will probably be well started before .he inherits the Sultanate of all the Otto- mans, as Mohammedans and other creeds call themselves under the constitution. ------------ A Logical Plea. Omaba Bee. y | Some years ago, at a session of the legislature of Kentucky, an effort to repeal the law offering -a bounty on fox- es' scalps was made, but was defeated by the appeal of a member from a mountainous and sparsely settled region "Do the gentlemen want to deprive my constituents and me of the benefits of hearing the gospel preached?" he de- | | and: overspreading his rugged counten- ance.. "We aré all Methodists up my way, and our preachers won't come with out we can give 'em chickens, I know. We can't raise chickens unless the foes are killed by somebody, that's sure; and there ain't nobody that can afford "to spend their time hunting foxes and get nothing to pay for it. Se, gentlemen, if you repeal this law, you'll be depriv- ing my constituents of the benefit of hearing the gospel preached: that's the way it looks to me!" The law was not repealed at that session. It Never Fails. You can soon forget all about aches and pains if you will keep a bottle of Smith's White Liniment at hand and use it promptly. It is the only liniment ever known that never fails to drive out neuralgia, rheumatism, lumbago, etc. 235¢., at Wade's drug store. Lost The Inspiration. A simple rustic coming across an en- thusiastic lady artist sketching a small landscape with a large sky, took a respectful interest in the picture. "Ah, said the lady, "perhaps to you, too, Nature opens her sky-pictures, page by page. Have youseen the fambent flame of the dawn leaping across the livid cast--the red-stained, sulphurous islets floating in lakes of fire in the west--the ragged cloud at midnight, black as a raven's wing, blotting out the shuddering moon?" "No, miss,' replied since 1 quit drinking." the man, "not Chestnut Time. By M. A. H. Whut are these upon the ground, Dressed in satin jackets brown, White fur collars, slender neck, Heads with caps that tassels col Hiding under fallen. .leav That are scattered by the breeze hese are chestnuts brown, you Come to visit you and me. 'They've 'heen swinging many days, Where the hirds have sung their lays, Prickly houses closed so tight, They were hidden from our sight, Till the frost came to their howe, And invited them to cowe, Spend the winter, share the joys, Of the happy girls and girls ------------ The sirongest and surest point favor of 'Salada' Tea is. quality Nover in the history of a. product have tho Canadian people given such .a sweeping endorsement of merit as has been accorded "Salada." One out. of every six Canadians drink it and thi number is steadily increasing. No man is perfect, yet almost every girl fools herself into believing that at least oné young man of her ac- quaintance is. And vice versa. Not one in twenty some little ailment caused by inaction of the liver. * Use Carter's Little Liver Pills, The result will be a pleasant surprise, They give positive relief. Big peaches are at the top of the crate because they were picked last and had more time to grow. That's the explanation, : Ladies, Why Not Preserve Your Youth and Beauty ? Parisian Sage, the quick acting hair Mio, i ie restorer, is now for sale in Kingston Constantinople with 300,000 men." Then I will see that your name! any | scalp. at the drug store of G. W. Mahood, and is sold with a rigid guardnlee at 50 cents a botilo Parisian Sage has ah immense sale, and here are the reasons : It is safc and harmless. It cires dandruff in two weeks, by killing the dandruff germ. It stops falling hair. 1t promptly stops itching of the 14 makes the hair soit and luxuriant It gives life and beauty to the bajr: It is not sticky or greasy. It is the 'daintiest perfumed tonic made. It is the best, the most pleasant and invigorating hair dressing made. hair Fight shy of the druggist who offers | you a' substitute, he is waworthy: of your ¢onfidence. are free from | 19, 1908 THINGS THEATRICAL. Notes on Plays, Players and Play- houses. : Frank J. McIntyre of "The Travel ling Salesman" company, was once the leader of a German singing society in Ann Arbor, Mich. : James Forbes, author of "The Chorus Lady" and "The Travelling Salesman," began his connection with the theatri- cal profession as the dramatic critic of the Pittsburg Dispatch." It would: appear from the way "The Third Degree" is being received that Henry B. Harris, the producer, and Charles Klein, the author, have another success as great as was the "Lion and the Mouse." 5 ' Edgar Selwyn, in "Pierre of the Plains," seen here a few weeks ago, closed temporarily at Philadelphia Tast Saturday night. The company will be held together and the tour resumed in a few weeks. Robert Edeson, who is touring in "The Call of the Nofth," is serious in his ambition to be seen in a Shakesperian role. It is more than probable that Mr. Edeson will revive several of the plays of the Bard of Avon that hive not been seen on our stage in many years. "What's the matter with comic opera and musical comedy these days? 'They- 've become vulgar. That's all--and that's evervthing. The public is to blame for all the vulgarity of the so-called 'Broadway show,' for the public wants sensations--thrills." This was a state- ment made by De Wolf Hopper. , The tour of Harry Lauder opened %t the Academy of Musik; Philadelphia, on Dec. 14, with these cities to follow :' Washington, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, De- troit, Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Mil- waukee, St. Louis, - Kansas City, In: dianapolis, Cincinnati, and Montreal. Re- turn dates will be played in Chicago, St. Louis, Toronto, Buffalo and Milwaukee The wife of Owen Kildare, the dra- matist, in an interview in one of the New York daily papers, said Arnold Daly was responsible' for some troubles which befell her husband and claimed that Mr. Daly's eccentricities made a nervous wreck of the dramatist and he had to be put in charge of the au thorities. Mr. Daly had no comment to make upon the accusaYion. The Twilight Way. Thou are a God that hidest Thyseli.") God of the shadows, lead me through the gloaming, Arch the long road with fretted vaults of green, Send but a gleam: to tell me I am hom- ing, Let not Thy face be seen. One at a time my shadowed are groping ; So let it be. I Chat keeps my hoping ; light I could not bear. steps bless the tender care darkling spirit humbly Thy 'Quenéh not the day, but path in "twilight, Nor wholly dark, nor wholly bright, 1 plead, But gentle glimmers through the latticed skylight, . Are all wrap my the aid T need. Fold well Thy cloak of gentlest round me, Keep Thy bright secrets till the morn- ing break, Why should I seek Thee, Thou has found me, And know'st the way I pity Lord, when take ? So that ® Thou touch hand when shades are creeping, And grant the little light I can 1 will grope.on to where the | peeping, { "Into the twilight way. | ms, Value Of The Hawk And Owl. The most useful aids to the farmer in destroying the hordes of small rodents | that prey upon his crop, his frjtit-trees, and the contents of his house and barn are the hawks and owls, whose food these small mammals are. These birds are "striving: night and day the whole year round to capture this food. How enormously valuable to man are the sct vices of these hawks and owls who have been pointed out many times by experts, who have studied their food. The man who kills a hawk or owl, harmful species, performs an evil deed for the community where he kills it. The woodpeckers spend all their time, winter and summer, searching for grub which bore into trees, and for the eggs of noxious insects which lie hidden in | the crevices of the bark and the cracks |-0f the dry. woods and every insect, grub; or batch of eggs that they devour is just | so niuch-help to the 6wner of the wood lot, because it reduces the number of his enemies. my obey, dawn Microbes To Fight Rats. { 'Technical World - Magazine I'he greatest pest afflicting the com munity in general, and against which a commoif war being maintained by | nations, is the rat. It appears as if the problem were impossible of solution ence, however, maintains otherwise Recently prolonged investigation his re | sulted in the discovery of bacillus which, | though harmless to human beings, is | fatal to the rat tribe Two eminent | scientists are conjointly fulfilling this {role of the modern Pied Piper of Ham- {lin--Dr. Jean Danysz (of the Pasteur { Institute of Paris and Dr. Neumann of | Arlborg. In each case the same end is | achieved though by distinctive basteria. | The disease of a contagious nattire there- {hy propagnated spreads rapidly through the>rat colony with, in almost every in- | stanée death. | Dr. Danysz was able to cultivate t! [commer in sufficient quantities to met | | is commercial demands and to-day he has enough harnessed microbes to last for mre than twelve years. His Turn. | Hathpton's Broadway Magazine There are times When a man needs the telephone, and needs it 'quick, says | Harris Dickson, in "Ringing Up Rural | America." For instance, Milly Hawkins, {the red-headed daughter of 'the dairy- { nian, ad jgaen talking for one half hour, | when theVoice of a Dutch farmer broke fm - |. "Hello, Central i+ Ow, cut nt {using this line." | "But----" protested Hans { "No but about ity" said Milly: talking ; vou shut up." "I want to speak Hans. | . "No matter who you want to speak to keep off. 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