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.n [and The ,l-Ieairicst Eli-Och Since the Great . Dis- I l ‘ aster of 1906 A. despatch from San Francisco says: A sharp earthquake in some parts of the State, the severest shook since the big one of 1000, was experienced through-out the central my, part of lalii’ornia- on night about 10.45 o’clock. but slow. The duration was from one and a. half to four seconds. The shake was felt as far south as San . Luis Obispo, but did not extend far north of San Francisco. ,No dam- age was reported. The San Franâ€" cisco people" were generally arousâ€" Tliursday where the The vi-l brations were long and undulatory, feet. In one house there was a- de- _ lcided movement from the galleries 'cd. In the telegraph offices virtu- lall; every operator left his key. This caused a. report to come. from p " ll’mtland that some of the“ San Francisco wires had been interrupt- Iii two San l“ ‘ancisco theatres last act was closing, scores of spectators jumped to their toward the exits, but it was promptâ€" ly stopped by a policeman. The shock was principally severe on a line running north from Monterey through Watsonville, Santa Cruz and San Jose. . . 'Mr». "2 'x‘ 'A despatch from London .. says: an increase of 3,000 men in the per-' The navy estimates, which have just been issued, amount to over £110,- 000,000, which is an increase of nearly £5,000,000. The new‘c-onâ€" struction for the year Will cost $513,279,830. i.igainst-£8,_885,194 dur- ing the past year. " Thencw pro- gramme includes five larger armorâ€" ed ships, live protectch cruisers, 20 telpedo-boat destroyers, number of submarines. On April 1 there will be under construction seven battleships, three cruisers, uni EST ‘ nus Five Large [Engaged Ships .-ai5id~_ Five .' - Protected Cruisers. ‘ " " l and al department and a permanent navy sonnel of’the navy, and the com- pletion during 1911 of two floating decks to accommodate the largest battleships. These will be station- ed at Portsmouth and Medway. Reginald McKonna, First Lord of the Admiralty, in an explanaâ€" tory statement, announces the for~ mation of a newnaval mobilization war council, consisting of the First Sea Lord, as president, the direcâ€" arinored tors of the naval intelligence and nine - protected cruisers, naval mobilization departments and 37 destroyers and nine subma ‘iucs. other officials, to deal with all mat- Tlic- estimates further pr0v1de for tors relating to preparation for war. W 125 Preparations Under One Trade man. A most striking example of the growth of the Trade Mark idea in Canada is be- .ing announced for the first time to-day in the newspapers throughout the Down]- ion. it is the f'NA-DRU-CO." line of about one. hundred and twenty-five toilet and medicinal Upreparations. compounded ' by the National Drug-.57 Chemical Company of (.‘aiIadn-yLiInited. . All these preparations red cross, prominently displayed, and to make the line still more. distinctive each article is attractively dressedrin a pleas. lug shade of red. ' In their first advertisement, which ap- pears in this issue, The National Drug Company feature this Trade Mark. They point out some of the. important advant- ages to every family in Canada of a thou oughlv reliable, easily recognized line. covering practically every household need in the way of toilet and medicinal. arti- cles. and guaranteed by a. responsible firm. The National D‘uzr Company guarantee that every NA-l)RIl-CO preparation is compounded by qualifiedchemists only, and from the purest drugs. As a. proof that the formulae are such as the best physicians wouldaise, they make a unique offer which completely diam-ms the doubts which often creep into onc's mind. with regard to medicinal preparations. 'l'hm'r "Money Back". offer helps still more to inspire confidence in the NA- DR-U-CO line, whose variety and com- pleteness is shown bv the partiallist than in their advertisement. +_.'_._... TEN BlillNEl) TO DFATIL bear. the NA- I DRU-H) Trade Mark. the. shield with the l GREAT FIND 01" MINERALS. Grand Trunk Pacific Opening a Rich Country. .’\ dospatch from Montreal says: iNcws was received at the Grand Trunk Pacific offices on Saturday that the engineers working on the ’cmmtruction of the new line, 100 miles east of Prince Rupert, have discovered an immense area of minâ€" eralized rock, carrying gold values "and AT finish" of from $1 to $40 a ton, and even larger values of , copper. The main line of the G “and Trunk Pacific cuts through the min- era-lized area, which, so far as can at 'present'be ascertained, extends from the Kitselas canyon far into the interior, through the hills at Hazelton and the Babincs and lHudson’s Bay lllOllnlLalnSTfAl) Han: iclton the. finds include a vein of 90 'inchcs of solid galena ore. On Hudson’s Bay mountain, whichlies just-across the Bulkley Valley from the Babine range, ore has been I . . , found which gives an average of $100,,per ton in gold, silver and lead. Many prospectors are now in the district, and considerable dc- vclopmcnt work is being done on Whole "aniily ibcsiroycdflin North the numerous prospects; larolina Fire. A dcspatch From Roxboro’, 07.0,, says: John Wagstaff, his wife and eight children, _ _ _ burned to death at their home, sev- n egroos, .7 were Cm. '1‘ I VEdmonton is to haven packing house to be built by P. Burns 85 t'a‘cost of half a million. Vleter W'. Paul, Provincial oili- cu miles northwest of lloxboro’, on 00 ‘ at Gowganda, was dismissed for ‘ stroycd their home. * Thursday night -'in a fire which deâ€" -“conduct injurious to the public service . ’ ’ WATCH? in HALLEY’S uni It Can New B Seen With an Ordinary Field A despzitch from Cambridge, Mass, says: Halley’s comet may nov' be seen on nights when condi- tions are favorable with the aid of an ordinary field glass. Prof. E. C. , Pickering, director of the Harvard Observatory, says: “The comet is at present in the twilight region. It is in the line of the sun, and its brightness is dimmed by the lustre of the great centre of the solar sys- tem. lesidcs, it has not yet at- tained its greatest size. When it makes a traverse of the 'sun it will hairc’attained its maximum brilliâ€" ancy. That will be on May 81. It will‘be visible all through April, but will be at its brightest in May. Glass. ‘ “‘About that time, it 'clouds do not obscure it, it will be a dazzling isight. About a third of the hen"- le: s will be colored ‘with a fiery lgeld. Its great flashes of light will Hilay from one part of the heavens Etc another, and the scenes will be Iremembered for generations. Hal.- loy’s comet" has been noted for its brilliant displays. l “There is absolutely no danger to the earth from the comet. The earth is going to shoot through its tail like a cannon ball through our altiiiosphcre. The idea that any harm will. come from the poisonou‘s, games is - ridiculous. When the lcomet is nearest the earth we'shall lbe 14,000,000 miles away.” silver, lead and. 4 Indigestion. - IMMIGRANTS F0“ imam. I BANKS AS nnvnncrnus or . ~ ' ~ v. u ‘ a ‘ > ‘ 1 I I ' ' ‘ ' ‘ Sailing From Britain This Month 01’“ RLSOURCMN { e....--. .- u ‘ l‘ » , . His 3' ill-ll,“ ‘ (and hext. Without the siuews of war and ' A dcspatch from London says; the necessary facilities for doing sailing in March and April arc go- made in any count“. ing to Ontario, It is rumored that the. O. P. R. Empress steamers will use Fishguard as a port. Another ,.rumor'is that the C‘. P. R. intend building two additional steamers of greater size and speed than the Empress boats. ' 1 ready at all times to provide the facilities with a quick transaction of business; ready at all times to open Branches in the _ most out-Of-thc- way places, the ' progress and growth of this country during the last ten years would have been greatly retarded. , , I Everyone can recall how quickly the Banks responded to the need oi stable progressive Banking condi- tions in the Yukon when that l)is-, I ___.____,,h, k . FIVE BLOWN T0 PIECES. 1 Man Drove a Nail Into a Package of Dynamite. Stratford Centre, Wolfe Co., Que. “I have been completely. cured of a A despatch from Vancouver, B. C., says: One white man and four Chinamen were killed on Saturday in an explosion at Tunstall Bay, Bowen Island“ The explosion was felt as far away as Nanaimo, Van- couver and Seland. The five men were packing dynamite in a shed, and one° drove a nail into the e:- plosivc, causiiig,the fatality. All five were blown to pieces._ - frightful condition of my Stomach through the wonderful fruit medicine ‘Fruitâ€"a-tives'. I could not eat anything but what I suffered awful Pain from A latter and more recent example exists in the new ‘ Traders Bank recently opeiied'ai Porcupine. ' ' The Porcupine Branch of the Traders Bank was opened before My head-ached inceSsantly. , ., I was told to try ‘Ii‘riiit4aftii-es-’ and sent for six boxes. Now I am entirely well, can eat any ordinary food and never have a'IIcadache.” , I _ g _ ALCIDEHEBERT. soc. arbor, 6 for $2.50, or trial box. 25c. At 'all dealers or from Fruit-an I H >2. _ , , _ _ 3323‘“ OM" ' ' BM) KICK FROM A HORSE- 1‘35. lfisfitfig‘tflifiis 123313 3261?. ’ lwhen regardless of the future ol Mr. I. S. Kelly, of Marcvlp pet‘tedu y the Bankâ€"opened also I - . _... EDIâ€"ill MEN BADLY HURT. Ecll With a Staging ‘at"1l.aggcd ' Chutes, Cobalt. ' V - A despatc'li" frOm Cobalt says: Several men engaged 'at'ltag'gcd Cliiites.'by the Cobalt Hydraulic Power 00. had a '-narrow-escape from a fatal accident on Wodncs~ day morning. _Four foreigners were badly injured,-.and removed to Cobalt hospital, one with a broken leg, another with a broken arm, and all badly out about the head and body. Only meagre de- tails aro known, but it appears the men fell with'the staging on which they were working, the supports evidently having been defective. Alta sayq. awe have proved when the need was greatestâ€"when Zan1:1’3ld; 0E ' great value ('m the it‘was most necessary to facilitatq _ .). a. _. . . ‘ farm. I was kicked by a horse Mum” “ans‘mtlons’ . - . transfers and t' 151 '. " n ' ‘- . and sustained a. nasty wound, which Deeds and Dggulmlelfizmin0:0:2213: finally turned to an ’ open sore. ' 7' This caused me considerable pain, bul. as soon as ' Zamâ€"Buk was ap- In a short time healed the trict. ‘ The Banks may truly be said to be 'our nation builders and to their credit‘it may also be stated that no better Banking system exists at the present time than that, that at pre~ sent obtains in Canada. ’ In the North portion of New On- tario the Traders Bank has a string of Branches that afford exceptional opportunities for prompt and safe methods of conducting business. They now have Branches at Sud- bury, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Porcupine, Mathcson and Hailey- bury. plied, I got relief. Zamâ€"Buk wound. . “My father sustained a bad burn on his leg, which for a long time would not heal. Zamâ€"Buk healed it, and brought on a covering of new, healthy skin all over the wound in a few days.” Zam-Buk is a sure cure for all skin injuries_and_ diseases, piles ---â€"-â€"’1‘â€"-â€"3-â€" etc. All druggists and stores. at 50173; Fire .did considerable damage to box: 01‘ D053 free {Tom zam'Buk the new German battleship Poscn. Co., Toronto, for price.- completely 9TH ANNUAL :fi‘ATEMENT OF THE lion Sonia She all to :llillilililliy, limits HEAD OFFICE -- . GENERAL STATEMENT. NEW GL: SGOW, NOVA SCOTIA G .NERAL S‘l‘A’l‘Eil-lllN’l‘, D'ECE MBER 318T, 1909. , .. , . - ASSETS, mg-“ *~. _â€"~ “_â€"~â€"77_;~â€"_~ â€" Property and Minesâ€" Capital Stockâ€" LIABILILILD' Lost 08 Properties owned and operated by Preferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘1 0:10 000 00 . ie ompany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,-" 2, 9. 22 (.7 ' ‘ . . . . ' V ' V " Current Assem_ ‘ 8 48 1 l Bonoinsiflon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000,000 00 $1,030,000 06 Inventories (raw and manufac- Total Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000 000 00 tured materials and stores). .$1,1"l,258 84 . I ’5‘ in!“ i .' ' ' ’ - " ' Ledger ‘A-ccoums and Ems Re.- 0 4-. s lelSlll) not issued _.;900,000 00 ceivable 062,280 15 Debenture Stool: .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . 207,029 15 Current liiiabilltieSâ€"â€" ' 3,500,000 00 Cash in Bank .................. any previous year, and it is expected that. there will be a sun further increase in 191‘). The development of our submarine iron ore areas at \Vabana, was continued. the main Slope being extended through these areas a further distance of 1.470 feet. The slope is now about i, :10 feet into our own areas from the southern boundâ€" ary. The development work carried on has fully confirmed the estimates previously made as to the vast quantity of are The plant for the. operation of these submarine mines in now being contained in, and the great value of these areas. installed. - . ' Considerable extensions and improvements have been made to the mills at New Glasgow, and further extensions and improvements will. bcanadein 101.0, with a view to increasing the output of finished steel. The reorganization of the finances of the Company, authorized by the shareholders], has been carried out. A new issue of $6,000,000 5 per. cent. l“ll‘Sl’. Mortgage Bonds, and an issue. of $1,000,000 6 per cent. Debenture Stoeks. were made; $3,600,« 000 of tlie..Bonds and $1,000,000 6 per cent. T)uh(:.lltu!'e Stork were sold In Canada, and the two former issues of 6 per cent. Bonds were paid off and «uncalled. The haluin-cof $2,500,000 of (he. Jonas remainsâ€"1n the Treasury. 'No portion of the V _ __.__-.. 2,0 3,533 14 Pay Rolls and Accounts not “Fl-“*- _ , ‘. yet flue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 103,550 86 "M ,_ Bond Coupon due .lzin. lst, 1.910 87,500 00 “A; Debenture Stock interest, pay- . ~ â€" able .mn. lst, 1910 . . . . . . . . . . 30.000 00 Quarterly Dividend on Preâ€" ferred Shares, payable .lan. ‘ 15th, 1010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000 00 p Quarterly Dividend on Ordinary Shares, payable Jan. loth, ‘ .1910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00.000 00 Bills payable and Cash advances 007.458 75 999,100 0! General Reserve: $750,000 00 Special Reserve Accounls~ Reserve for ('lcnoral Deprecia- tion and for unusual Ex- pensum and Renewals . . . . . . 924.502 ~10 Fire. Insurance 1-‘und. . . . . . . . . 45.1570 97 1,719,842 8"! -/ Surplus Profit and Loss. . . . . . . 330,807 .33 r ‘1‘? :‘E .i' Oahu “04”” fl!” Lljil‘ t" V _ $1.! 8: 759 :-'..' W-_WKH_H-M._. we ,-..._-__- ______ m . ‘ N "I _ ’l 1 ) \ \ , ' ‘1 v wâ€" ‘ --‘m hhâ€" _ . AlsSlRiCl 0k IROII’I AhD-LOSb ACCOlfial‘. ' 1909“ D 81 I ‘ "‘DR' ' ' i i l â€" i m- CF a.” - H . cc. . lot-1‘ bondsand tos 0” gm 89 1900. 1290.31. 13y balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,219,221 01 Interest paid on debenture stock “30:000 00 190). Lee. 21. L3"1puiflllill for Tom ended Dec. ‘ Paid on sinking fund . . . . . . . . . . 125.700 00 ° "1 ' ' 907")” 00 Dividend on preferred shares. . . (2.4.00 00 ' Dividend on Ordinary shares... 60,000 00 Bonus Stool: Dividend on ordin- ‘ ', ary shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000,000 00 Directors' rei’nuneration . . . . . .. . 12,500 00 p , Transferred to reserve funds for , depreciation, renewals. etc... 7?,069 00 Improvements and betterments ‘ to plant written off... . . . . . .. 52,173 58 Commissions and Premiums on converting Bondlssucs writ- ten off . . . . . . . . . . . 181,153 '54 Transferred to fire insurance fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,629 68 -â€".â€"â€"-â€"â€"-â€"~â€"â€"--â€"â€"-â€" â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"~â€"~-â€"~â€"â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- Balance carried forward . . . . . . . 336,807 38 V “Fm-fills? _ $2,127,170 07 190.0. Dce.31. 13y balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $336,807 38 “'9. have. examined the Vouchers and audited the Books of the Nova Scotla Stool and Coal Company, Limited, for the year ended December .31, 1000, and certify that the annexed balance sheet. contains a true and correct statement of theil affairs at that date. .I. llldYVV’OOl) MACGREGOR, \ ., 1... H. OXLEY’ EC'A” I Auditors. DIRECTORS’ REPORT. Your Directors herewdh submit their Ninth Annual Report. Will! SHIN-""9"t 0’: “55“” and ilal’mllcs' and a'bslmct 0" profit and loss account, for the year ended December illst, 1900. ‘ _ The Dl'flllts for the :v'ear amounted to $007,949.00, as compared with 3734.701-53 370? 1903~ In View Of the (101711335;ed 0011‘ dition of busmess during the glint-til? part of the year, this result should be regarded WW1 SAUSQLCUOH by the Shareholders- lhe amount at the credit. of profit and loss account on January 1, 1909. was 31.313321'97- again“ “men the flue" diVi“ cloud of $1,000,000.00, declared in December;100:), was charged. The various amounts transferred to the Reserve Fund and Fire Insurance Fund. and written off for improvement-‘1 and betterinents, are show-n by the. accounts. A sum of $181,4u3.54 for Premium and Commission on redemption of old and issue of new bonds has been paid out 01 the profits of the year. _ ’lghc balance carried forward to the credit of profit and loss account is 3336.00733' '1he sum of $302,653.17 has been expended during the year on capital account, in the development of the submarlru‘ iron ores at XVabana, and forimprovements, plant. etc... elsewhere. - l The volume of business transacted by the Company during the year shows a substantial increase, and is in excess of I l premium on the retirement of the old bonds nor the. commission on the new issue has been charged to Property Account. _ ’l‘heregular dividend of :5 per cent. quarterly has been paid on Hie Dl'f‘rcl'm‘l “HUT-3v 3-011 0" J‘m- 15”! & quarterly dividend 01 '1 percent. was paid on llm ordinary shares, and the Directors have declared further dividends 01’ 1 1391‘ ('t‘nt. on the ordinary shares, and' 2 per tent. on the preferred shares, payable. on April .15th to shareholders of record on March ROBERT ll}. HARRIS, President. 313i, 101“. ’ All of which is respectfully submitted. Feb. 18th, 1910. Atlargepercentagebf the-emigrants ,bnsincss‘very little progress can be 4 Without our enterprising Banks -. trial: was opened Some years ago. * Branch of the. even proper transportation facili; ‘- t‘ies could be hadâ€"opened at a time ' property, . tion with the opening of this Dis- 1,ooo,ooo os' "v. .1 x. ;- v