£50 1 HE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. AIA Ll RARE (rei Re ROYAL BANK OF CANAD, ---------- WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22, 1920. i SILK SHIRTS We have just received a shipment of plain White Silk Shirts, and as we have only two more days before Christmas, we are offer- ) liquid assets are alone equal to over | business the bank arranged for an | or 0 er 304% of the liabilities to the public, | increase in its paid-up capital and | while the actual cash on hand and in s now stangs at $20,134,010. At | banks amount to over 30% of public | the same time the réserve fund has | liabilities. been brought up to the same level | | | | cord total assets of $594,670,013 To keep pace with its expanding | to 2 Regular 90c and $1 00 | partly by the transfer of $1,567,005 | --CABINET OF SILER. --WRIST WATCH. ~--DIAMOND LAVILLIERE MAKES B ANKING RECORDS ABERNETHY'S SHOE STORE Sm Real Gift : eal Gifts At Very Reasonable Total Assets the Highest Reported By a Canadian Bank-- Liquid Assets Equal to Over 50 Per Cent. And Cash Pri ces on Hand in Banks Equal to 30 Per Cent. of e Ing this line at a special price ..... $7.50. | Banking history for the Dominion Mfiands of larger business throughout | is made by The Royal Bank of Can-Y the Dominion have been well met, as All our goods are free from the Luxury Tax ada in its ral report.for the~yea¥ | shown by current loans and dis- ° ! ing November 30th, which is now | counts in Canada of $183,747,409, up of forward to shareholders. The | from $143,259,518, a gain of over | V ' i 5 xcess of any ever re 4 ing > pa ew ¥ very en- | : : a : ny eve aported by During the past few years every en : George an Horne S | Canadian bank These assets | deavor has been made to increase A Blue 'Quilted 'Satin . Bedroom T | ow hproacHine ihe ax hundred Canade's Shernational tals ad as - Slippers--- - specially priced E S '§ | million dollar mark and show a gain {a resu it has assumed very large 3 x i Phone 362w. 213 PRINC S S s | tor the year of over sixty millions. proportions. Outside business, how- | ---31 00 (Opposite Grand Opera House) 1! Every section of the statement has | ever, is not in any way dependent on | { sion. Perhaps the outstanding fea-| as the return to the government | " ture will be found in the exception-| shows that deposits elsewhere than ---- -- - - -- p - -- | ally strong position that has been |in Canada now amount to $164,106,- | <. - ! maintained, even at a time when the | 690, a gain for the year of over $42.- ; TF : i Bank was handling the largest busi-{ 000,000, and compare with outside! . : J . . . = | ness in its istory Nothing could commercial loans of $102,674,2 i Children's and Girls Plaid Plush Ladies Gilded Slipper rees. i ! Gift be calculated to lend greater confi-| This indicates an excess of outsi | =900 -- J . s | A l X m denee in the soundness of the Cana- [deposits over 1gans of more than §60,- } . : . ' . a1: # n as Sian banking position Of the re-}000,000 } Slippers; all sizes, 6 to 10 and 1 l Ladies Gilded Slipper Trees GIFT | with Pink, Blue and Red Ribbon. FOR MOTHER OR DAD 1 95 A PAIR OF i Why not all join and give ° - | mother a gift that would be ap- } | Complete Organization. | from profit and loss, and- partly by| preciated: The coniplete chain of branches | the premium of a like amount receiv- | » | with which the Royal now serves| od on the new issue. 0 | | port especially interesting from the disposal and the greater business | ; ~ N y wo i . . \ . standpoint of the savings 1ehdenetes handl d there is, as was to be expect- s Ta arrived to-day; Old Rose color. All sizes | of the people and the general trend | od, a substantial increase in the pro- y ' | of business. From the standpoint of | fits for the year. Here again an- 3 to 7. Specially priced > sis sans an .$1.95 --PEARLS. ' | the unexpectedly large Itvease in | optheérrecord for a Canadian bank has | ia ra INE 'G | savings deposits, the Royal this year | heen made and the profits for the rhs --DINNER RING. } rides an agreeable st is Fs oy | . : : * provides an agreeable surprise. With | period, after making full allowhnces / oO Sh ers as illustrated: all sizes 1 --CANDLE STICKS. the char in general conditions, for all bad and dont! debts and | Also bright Red and Dark Red C Sy PP ' rs | there has been a good deal of discus- | providing for every possible contin-| 3 to 7. Special price Geis oun tse le esas sea $1.25 --TOILET SET. sion as to whether the people of the | gency, amounted to $4,253,649, com- | OVE SHOES MOCCASINS --WRITING SET. | the records of savings of the past few | and loss balance carried forws il - | years The Royal, as its share, re- a Oss r Se I $1,096 - | TRAVELLING BAGS and SUIT CASES . ' Open Evenings. | ports a gain in savings deposits alone | 418, and wi cn added to the profit of | . : KRYPTOKS PE | for the twelve months of over seven- the current y made a total amount | All make real good gifts, are offer ed at very reasonable prices. J >= | ty niillions, being at the rate of close |-available for distribution of $5,350, | . . 9 | to six millions a month, with the re-| 067. After the usual appropriations | OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL XMAS. COME IN AND ASK US ABOUT Kinn & dE { re sult that savings deposits now stand | for dividends and bonus and other | ear S € | at $331,688,078, up from $259,465,- f accounts and the transfer to reserve | I Liabilities to the Public. statement shows total assets | $40,000,000, { | .adies' Pink, Pale Blue and dark | its evidences of progress and expan-|the Canadian resources of the bank, | + 4 . . . . s elt Cosy Slippers just | every part of Canada makes the re-| ith the larger resources at its | L adies High Grade Fi It C sy PP J SINGLE VISION OR { country would be able to maintain pared with $3,423,264. The profit] HOCKEY BOOTS OUR PLAN FOR GIVING GLASSES. 169. ~ [fund account of $1,567,005, there was] JEWELERS \ or For i | --n | carried forward to the balance of | 100 PRINCESS STREET | Marked Expansion in Business. profit and loss for the new year an On the other hand, the growing de- amount of $546,928. | | J. | TT rrr nb | tt tmerteayetmtrtme-- | [ ve a special table spread on Christ- | C---- sid TO RENT CHRISTMAS DAY EVENTS mas day. + Three masses will be cele- | sre--r---------------- Two well heated, unfurnished | brated by Rev. Father Keaney, chap- | rooms; first Lio rn Telegraph -- lain. Christmas trees are being trim-| MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS Ruling, Avply The Happy Séason Will be | med in the women's and men's de MR, KIRF PATRICK ! The House of Better Glasses On priv fob 1 Observed in All Public | partments, and the 6ld people will be -- Institutions. made to feel the joy of Christmas. | the City Mall and in the Opposite the Post Office Phone 0699. KINGSTON. ~~ ... At St. Mary's-on-the-Lake Orphan- | = THOMAS COPLEY | | = |, ac eet fo cities dope | Wards on Thurs LVery arrangeme as bee ACE ial sitanti i Ine vind av. Telephone 987. [rors whos! iting celebration at the 141 aitention is being paid to ther | Sov 0 an a en a aaans Dubie and Shapiabie Jdnsticuiions an | propriately observed. In the morn- | On Th. .sday the munic ipal nomi- of repairs and new work: also hurd- e fie Hotel Di tl 3 chapel and | 1P&. Rev. Father Joseph will celebrate | nations take place, The nominations wood floors of all kinds. All orders At the Hotel Dieu, the chapel and | 05 oo the afternoon, there | for mayor and two 'vacancies on the 1 z 1 will receive prompt attention. Shop| halls are being decqrated, and on will be a Christ Utilities C ead HI take place an : . st i FE: mas treat for all the | Utilities Commission wi I Xmas | hotographs 2% Queen Street. Christinag Eve, 2 oi brie Hiitle ones, One: Muadres tn amber [in the city hall from 10 to 11 a.m. mass w ye celebrate WY ev, : . te nD . conclusion that s Tuesday and Saturday nights . 3 pe a At the Home for the Aged, on|It is a foregone C Dre 1 acSaay and Sat ay Hundreds of dollars of worthless | Father Casey, chaplain, for the sis- Montreal street, the halls and rooms | Mayor Nickle will be re-elected by Photographs. , money is believed tp have been pass- | ters, patients, nurses and visitors. of the inmates, both women and men | acclamation. Whether or not there . ed in Winnipeg by tivo men since Sat-| On Christmas Day a special menu will have been decorat 1 with ev «Iwill be an election for utilities com- Hours .. 7.30 to 10 p.m. urday. be served to all not on a special diet, | There oon be a ie oh praens. missioners is vet unknown. All fs A car carrying 24 quarts of liquor | and the day will be made a memor- ner of turkey, goose and plum pud- | candidates for municipal office must § By suggesting whats was seized at Sarnia ferry dock and | able one as far it is possible to do | 4; SRF or | file oo Faquire yapers with THE MARRISON STUDIO the driver-arrested. it under the circumstances. ging Dreakiai wij] consist of Sort | lie 3 oe red ar RAY Un- would be nice for a Phone 1318w. 02 Princess Street. Mayor D. H. O. Simpson, of Dart- At the House of Providence, spe-| dinner will be ice eo Sssortlu that hour arrives it will not be Christmas present --a mouth, was fined $25 and. costs for | cial Christmas decorations are being jam and confectionery. n 'the af. known what contests will be waged pretty Portable Table: Ld violation of the N.S.T.A. placed in the rooms and there will ternoon, the young men of Bethel |at the polls on 'Saturday, the first or Plano Lamp, Shades' -- c-- -- Congregational church will put on a|day of January. separate, in all colored - ws musical concert. There are at pres-| The following are the places of i I J Silks Ladies' Ti ent twenty-five men and twenty- | nomination for aldermen and public a s hy three women in the Home for the |School trustees on Thursday from 12 Al | Trays or Tea Carts or, Aged. to 1 o'clock. g V i i; work baskets, Plano | s ® e | Jv Y vary . or A ecial bargains In EE, amin] a A ost Office Closed, on and Gore s . Patri 1. I - i The Canada ' Gazette announces |d¢puty returning officer. : Pu SCoeld Ln Cabinets, or a comforts 4 {§ | that the post office at Roebuck Ontario ward--~City Council cham- able 'Arm Chair tor . E. Johnson. 3 dear old 'dad, who | Grenville County, has been closed on ber; J . the inauguration of rural free deliy- St. Lawrence ward--316 Princess never registers a kick' i} | ery. street, A, E. M. Loscombe, i | cnt | Cataraqui ward--54 Bay street; IW. Woot E | One of the woods owned by Kit-|"": : . : ! 'hana Soil. ft nia aa | Frontenac ward--Corner Pine and ! 1 chener Parks Commission has be en) cowdy streets: Robert McFee on what you give him. | stripped of young cedars for Christ- Rideau ward---346 University ave- | mas trees. 8 X JAMES REID nue, George Cornelius. FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN | | Old rose shades for table and Victoria wardi-Victoria . school; Phone 147 for Service : : + { piano lamps, H. W. Newman Blectric William Perry Co ios -- Colin McGregor, a farmer near : Coe Hill, Ont,, was found dead in Officers of 217 C. 0. C. 7, You will be surprised at the many styles in Slippers on sale this | his hog pen. At a meeting of Kingston Coun | og cil, No. 217. C. O.C. F., held on Mon- ® : n J Grand Compiexion | day night, the following officers were | ! | elected: Chief Councillor, James Me¢- § : | Improver! Better Guire; Prelate, Mrs. McGuire; Mar- | Off Everything = ' : shal, Jas. Hanley; Guard, John Mos- Than Cosmetics on Rd ies ite Tari With the exception of a few articles with 1 week. Finest assortment. Values equal to any. - * . | When it's so 'easy to bring back the | Treas ; 3 A ens 0 id { Treasurer, Miss Minnie Hanley; M Br wn or Black K | {bloom of youth to faded cheeks, | Warden, Mrs. E. Davidson; Sentry, |§ | when skin disfigurements can be Te- | Charles D. Flint; Masters, T. H. Bra- Snoved, isn't it foolish to plaster on ham, John Mosier; Auditors, E. cosmetics? | i Dunphy, Miss Helen Hagerty; Medi- Go to the root of the trouble--re-! ca) mr, Dr. L. E Crowley; ZIV ie, Sause etree the condi- !ppysican: nr. 1. E. Crowley; 'dele. . . lon that keeps you from looking as, gates to Gre il at: Toront cial Xmas. price . . ... .. $2.00 {rou ought. Use Dr. Hamilton's Pills | E* Dunphy and John Donovan. core: and very soon you'll have a complex- nate, D, Staley : ion to be proud of. How much . : honorably change . 4 : happier you'll feel---pimples gone Kee ' . " 2p in touch with our prices in | Women Ss High 12 Button {} | cheeks Josy again, eyes bright, spirits | windows, at James Reid's. P |} | good, joyous health again return- Beautiful electric table amps, spe- . I '# led. Never a failure with Dr. Ham- cial prices, H. W. Newman EI Overgaiters mn dark grey, |§ |ilton's Pills. Get a 26¢ box to-day. Co. prises YR Ber Boudoir Slippers -- padded solesand heels. All sizes. Spe- price restrictions, which we cannot Diamonds Jewelery Watches fawn, taupe or brown. Special Xmas. price ......... $2.00 ] TWICE TOLD TALES | News of Kingston TEN YEARS AGO. The useful gifts are the most appreciated. Give Shoes for Christmas. ALLAN M. REID Night SHOE STORE J. P. Gildersleeve has a pair of skates selected for him by the Mee- gher brothers thirty-one years ago, and he still uses them, + A decoration in W. A. Mitchell's hardware store caught fire last night and caused some excitement before it was extinguished. Harry Breck has received a Ma- sonic Craftsman's Apron worn by his great grandfather in 1770. Stewart Masson has been appointed city solicitor of Belleville at a sal- ary of $400 per year. Messrs, G. Graves, W. Vanhorn and J. Whitney constituted the com- mittee in charge of a ball held by the bachelors of Pittsburg township. The Calvin Company's steamer Chieftain brought a cargo of scrap iron over from Garden Island this morning. : TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. F t Manager W. W. Gibson is confident C. that Toronto teams will find senior Frontenacs a tough proposition. Carr-Harris, the {ormer R.M.C. and Goderich cover-point, may turn out with Toronto A. A. C. George McGowan will distribute bread at his factory on the day be- fore Christmas, as is his custom. John Lawrence, second mate of the steamer Algonquin, has returned home for Christmas. a Willlam Campbell 'and a player named Cherry collided during a prac- tice hockey match at the Palace Rink last night. The result was one brok- en nosg for Campbell. The "Board of Education is. to erect a new school at the cormer: of Division andjColborne streets. Ar- thur E. Ellis. was appointed archi- tect. ; ES tax. R. J. RODGER JEWELER 132 Princess St..