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hoon . | . I i: if = ="London, England, last week. Ocean Airmail } Before Summer | Expect Regular Weekly 'Trans: atlantic Service to be Inaug- urated by Then . aii " "Regular weekly trans-Atlantic airmail service; forerunner of a 21 "+ hour England-New York passenger service, will start before . June. between Southampton and Montreal Imperial. Airways announced :at The . British company. announced that it. was ready-to begin the ser- vice with faur:&necially strengthen: ed 24-ton Cabot flying boats, travel " &C Mog 'via Foynes, Ireland and Bot "** wood, Newfoundland, as soon as "the Botwood harbor is clear of ice. - ": Permission to land in New York _ has not been granted, but the'comp- -any declared it 'was negotiating for a permit to exter d the service to New: York and expected to have it' - by the time service begins. Two flights weekly each way are planned later In the summer, Imperial Afrways' spokesman de- clined to say whether Pan-Amerl- can Airways of the United Slates ,.- would*be ready: to start its project ed gervice at the same time. France..plans-to start - regular . News Parade By Elizabeth Eedy DRIVERS CLINIC: To sugges- tions that the 900,000 -licensed drivers of the province undergo a strict' medical examination before Ontario's "Attorney<General Con- could not consider such a program, 1¢ would mean, he says, a tremend- ous cost to the taxpayers. : Down at Montreal, however,. McGill University « psychologists propose a.less expensive but per- _ haps more 'effective meuns of 'in- suring accident prevention -- es- tablishment of a drivers' clinic, ~ which should have the co-opera~ tion of safety organizations, uni- versity psychologists, autoniobile ments, municipal administrative offices, the Provincial Government and industry. The clinic, they de- clare, could assist drivers to dis- cover their weaknesses (why they skill, ete.; would suggest means of overcoming such weaknesses. associations, police traffic depart. have accidents) through tests of ant answers that the Government 3 £55 B. being allowed out on. the 'roads, a ' Mr. Chamberlain alks = ® . Abroad In The Park gata badd seeeeq | to the air like a duck to water, ha VOICE OF The reason for 'supremacy might { THE PRESS } _» CLOSE SHAVE " ber's chair at the time or he might , PERMANENTLY? As one wit suggests, the world has been much quieter since Eur- ope swore off the brink habit.-- St. Catharines Standard, LIKE MO of - Lambton county has already reported hav. ing seen (he, fiyst robin- of 1939, Get out--it Was a 1938 bird which had not been able to afford a trip south.-- Peterborough Examiner, During the recent blizzard a' chimney was hurled through a roof at Ridgetown into a barber shop. Luckily no one was in the bar- have had a closer shave than he bargained for. -- London Free Press, TAKE OUR OWN MEDICINE Before we. worry too much about what English people know about us we might worry more about how little we know about cach other. Therg is s-long-way-- -be traced to the environment of a TORUS. bor "T"Some resident Canadian town, preferably a small one, where the boys play hockey to develop quick thinking, easy balance and initiative; where the winter gives them 'stamina and the summer" the chance to camp out "on their own"; Where -the {deal is action, not words. touting South Africa, en At any rate, Canada is the only Jace in the Empire (outside of vewfoundland) where hockey is a natural phenomenon. This may explain why- Canadians are better ° "natural flyers than such up-and- coming folk as the Australians or the South Africans, -- Winnipeg Tribune, - Sixteen Dutch _ scientists are THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA . General Statement, 30th November, 1938 k LIABILITIES g > ' Capital stock pald up. vvieianieiinns Reserve fun ae Balance of profits carr forw Loss Account, ivi eases Dividends unclaimed... Dividend No. 205 (at 8% December, 1938... 'Deposits by and bal Profi PETE RTE TRIER) 'payable' 13t © $735,000,000.00 " $ 20,000,000.00 ; 2,721,409.82 $ 22,721,409.82 16,831.66 700,000.00 23,438,241.48 $ 58,438,241.48 $ 1,446,609.61 due to Dominion Governe Qut in ; .matorist "has. 4 i H a otro oman. a Ts \ trans-Atlantic mall service in 1940, Newsboy Is Opera, Fen George Idalaike, 50-year-old-To B.C. exery. to undergo rigid teste. If he does- n't pass his exams in driving, he over again before hiy license can be renewed, . : BREE RE en) FORGOTTEN MEN: At Mun- .surrender the Sudetenland to Ger- many for the sake of "peace". As a $150,000,000 guaranteed loan from Great Britain:-and Franch; an international pledge ~ Which " "guaranteed" the new _}--Slovakia's territory. Thus far, only part of the loan 1="has been paid over; The odds are that the remainder nevér will be, since the money would really go to Germany, not .Czechoslovakia. And the territorial guarantee by the four powers .. .. the maga- plans for it afe about to be quiet- . ly forgotten. Every indication is that Berlin and Rome will refuse . to agree to guarantee the new is forced to get out and learr all". ich, the Czechs were forced to-- compensation they were to receive: Czecho- "zine. "Newsweek" points out that ---- 3h dk FR Bk 2B ee e Minister and M only people in the lle Chambarlain seem to be about the | park as the premier braved a recent London storm to take his daily morning walk in St. James Park, ----] ere A Not How Many But How Good Quality Comes Before Quantity . Children Reveal 'Home Training Children young and old have to J "learn how to live_and i at the hast .. LET'S.NOT BE OSTRICHES =~ their: governments to travel before the Canadian peo- ple think as Canadians and not as provincial isolationists, and any move to remedy that should be a sound investment.' -- Hamilton Spectator, . Canadian readers will note there is_a_Canadian Chamber of --Com--- merce in Shanghai; and -that it has joined like organizations rep- resenting seven other countries there "in "lodging protests with against the plans to make China a closed area to non-Japanese foreign com. mercé. Canada is no longer a her mitination, The war in the far- [RR ne Liv naming -- Uo = Not Overstock Your Farm Many a livestock raiser has learned that quality should come "before: quantity. When a given line of livestock has demonstrated its usefulness on the farm; the © temptation is to increase that line 7 get-the-bést out of 'life. This takes guidance, and nearly all'children get it. The méther who reminds her children, explains why they- should do their best, listens patiently, to ; their problems, and teaches them order- liness and courtesy, is training her children admirably! She really needs no text! books fioniiers, and that neither London "nor Paris intends to do anything nore about it, | Justice in a modern world!- * * 'THE DRIVE - EAST: White Russian = General Denikit who it his country, knows something of Adolf T the Tear fu ==roLto ewsboy; said-he=would-gi --Hitler's-plansfor- Te. -He--=knows--for-the-simple-reason week said -he would not fight - 3 "white -or-- fo a point where the profits wilk show up big. It is very easy, when operating with this idea_.in-mind, to overstock the farm. We mean "by that, to gather more livestock about than the farm- and its equipment can cconomically -han- dle. The result, too often, is slow-_ "er_gains, scant pastures, disease and parasites and, in consequence, Jess --profits--than--were formerly made with half the stock. The db i | seksi TN a free newspaper for life to the person who would advance him $21 for a trip to New York to hear "Don Giovanni". at {he Met- ropolitan Opera House. Learning of the offer Edward Johnson, gen- era' manager of the.opera, made ' him his: guest and Richard Crooks paid Malaiko's railroad fare from Toronto to New York, First Native ~~ € reg ~~ Reindeer Herd Established in the: Northwest Territories; the Animals Will Be--Entrust: -- Canal "jan Government, to Two Eskimos ; 3 b, E The first native reindeer herd to - be established © Territories Is now moving eastward to the Anderson River area, accord: ~ fn the Northwest ing to radio advice received by the Department of Mines and Resoure- es, Ottawa. This 150-mile overland drive of about 800 reindeer away -- from the government herd near the ""Ya¥e' ALTE patience. Try Mackenzle delta is being: carried out under the.direction of the chief herder at the government reindeer station, and marks another forward step in Canada's plan to establish reindeer ranching among the nat- fve populatfon. Upon arrival at their new range, the management "of the native herd will be entrusted mainly to two Eskimos, Charlle Ru: fug and Rufus Kalegluk, who under departmental -supervision will be given an opportunity -to demon: strate thelr ability to herd reindeer, The younger of these natives, Char lle Rufus, has. had\ about three years training as an apprentic with the government herd, «© © © The native herd consists'of god average stock, the animals. varying from young fawns of 1938 to ani- ________mals several years old. This herd 15 being loaned to the natives uhtil --|-- such time as it has Increased sub stantially In size, when it will then be decided whether a perd of 800 will be taken away to'start a fresh "enterprise In another suitable lo- : cation. \ . Authorities of - Nazi-controlled 'Ddnzig have 'rotified ;all Jewish' doctors in the Free City' they will have to cease practicing by' the 'Vend of this year. To remove old tea stains may i soaking the cloth for an hour or two in glycering: and water, then streteh the strained parts over a basin, and pour boiling water on from a height." ' l that Alitler wanted him to help him with them.' i ie It now becomes apparent that the details of the German push to the east (Ukraine) have long been _in the minds of Nazi leaders. Czecho-Slovakia's capitulation pré- vided the machinery for-putting it into operation, 'and Poland's shows that the move is now in high gear. Diplomats expect the Uk- rainian drive to be intensified -early in February--when Musso- lini"s campaign for more power and-territory in the Mediterranean basin is keeping France and Brit- ain occupied--and finally come to = br "fi"March, Hitler's favorite time of year for springing a "sur- prise', . * * *_* THE WEEK'S QUESTION: -- How much has Canada been spend- ing per year since 1929 for relief of: unemployment? Answer: $100,- ployment relief and agricultural distress. : Growth of Teeth Depends on Food Vitamin D Is Necessary If 'The Bones Also Are to Develop -. Properly Vitamin D is the "guard" father of children in winter because it guards thém while the sun is wan and clouds and storms sweep over the. nursery. It is most abundant in fish liver oils and egg yolks, particularly so if the hens have had a diet Ligh in Vitamin D, good sources, too. A little, not very much, of this vitamin neces- rary for good bone and teeth de- Velopment as well as the preven- tion of rickets, is contained in Mv- er, cream, whole milk and oysters. Calcium, Phosphorus, Too No amount of Vitamin D can build bones and teeth in a child's body without the help of the" "building stone' materials, eal. tium and phosphorous. Plenty of milk is essential to supply these minerals; And a diet well balanced fn: all respects--plenty of fruit, fresh vegetables and eggs, as well as cereals and meats--is always & boost toward the desired goal and on into adult life. a] BY : A movenient in England seoks to curb the "Influx of foreign doe: tors." | : abrupt swing. from a pro-German' }--policy-to- co-operation -with-Russia 000,000 approximately, on direct aid, works and projects for unem- . Butter, salmon and sardines re o ~ byoyant-health: through- fihood -¥ _ operated on a and stockmen have been those who moderate scale, raising only such crops as they could take good and timely care of, and keeping only such live- stock around as their feed supply, their pastures and their barns could safely accommodates. In ex- panding our livestock operations, _it_is well to keep in. mind. this. fundamental principle and remem- ber that enthusiasm cannot make "up for lack of good judgment. Dominion Has Customs, Excise and Income Tax Down Last Nine Months The National Revenue Depart- ment collected "a net total of $363,320,304 for the nine months ending last December 31, through _ its three divisions of customs, ex- cise and income tax. : : This compares with $359,319,- 269 collected during the corres: ponding "period ~ for the previous year and is a net decrease of $6,998,065. Collections in. detail were: in- come tax, $129,197,426; increase, $21,806,694; customs duties; $61; 278,765, decrease $11,956,976; ex- cise taxes, $121,493,786, decrease $14,849,806; excis¢ duties, 40,- 812,615, decrease $936,662; sun- dry collections, $542,812, decrease $62,037. Dest and most successful farmers | _.cases;..the. home. life_and..experi Cd with big words. Fun, happiness, gradual training in duty and re- -- sponsibility ;-thisis the best batk- | ground -- child could have. Con- geniality between parents makes the best basis for all training. The adclescent. will reflect in most - # of {Orient is something of direct: and practical concern to. us.--KEd- monton Bulletin. WHY "CANADIANS FLY One guess is as good as another to 'explain why a Capadian takes "Absent" Again Before leaving their Des Moines, Ia., home, Prof. Her- man J. Blackhurst and his wife huhted everywhere for his glasses, but couldn't find them. once of his 'earlier years. 3 i ~ New Guinea. airplaijes-are-ear- rying native passengers by weight, @ charge being v Later inthe, morningy wal ad-_ dressing students at Drake Uni- _ market value. Other bonds, debe ow I men vie pzeers Deposits by wri ue to Provincial Covey SE ts by the public not bearing interest, vo ovine 356,516,649.64 Deposits By the public bearing interest, facluding > . interest accrued to date of statement. o..vee very 422,500,481.66 Deposits. by and balances to other chartered banks in Canada. ..ivisisereiiriioisinans veriree 278,077.25 Deposits by and balances due to banks and bank correspondents in the United Kingdom ar : £oreIg1) COUNLEIES. ouvereererrerranerssasaransarse 14,385,708.18 i 2 PE 11 e---- 804,108,7 6.97 Notes of the bank in circulation o> rere ses 26,3 a . ills payable... oiiviniieiinn 'eres res 46,617. cceptances and letters of credit outstandis 18,632,001.88 Gold held in Canada i ng. . bilities to the public not included under th going heads... oi iiiaiiniinnreniinindoniieaee 642,445.14 $908,064,711.61 BEUSLIR.---,., H ASSETS I. 12,979.62 Subsidiary coin held in Can 1,314,935.16 Gold held elsewhere... ...... 323,479.95 " Subsidiary coin held elsewhere. 3,035,810.57 Notes of Bank of Canada. ... 12,093,077.75 Deposits with Baie of Canada a) 01.08 Notes of other charteredyban . AY Government end bahK notes other than C posits with and banks in Canada e by banks and bar than in Canada... ng "Dominion end Provincial Government direct and CT $101,997,038.98 $ 26,394,958.81 © 4,002.08 71,891,264.92 98,190,215.83 guaranteed securities maturing within two years, not exceeding market value. .... o.oo... 2 Other Dominion and Peovincial Government direct 8 market end guaranteed securities, not exce value... uo. - Canadian mu Jo valul. eaten genne wv Se Publi¢ securities other than Canadian, a market value. Call and short (nc ceding 30 da enada on bonds, debentures, stod - securities of a sufficient .amarketabl (over Call end short (not _cxceeding 30 days) 106,163,311.63 183,330,715.19 |7,687,405.60 20,924,704.38 ns where than in Canada on bonds, debentures, ' i. _ stocks and other securities of a sufficient market able value Lo CUVEr. outa Tees is Cusrrent_loans. and discounts in' Canada, not other" TT Wise included, estimated loss prdvided for... Loans to Provincial Governments. . [3 . 34,019,951.18 s) loans - in s ahd other alue to ereures 13,964,413.50 clse- ¥ 7.651,625.32 - 354,237,400 88 .$198,202,903.27 CL 189,796.12 cents a pound, according to the: distance travelled. LIFE'S LIKE THAT MRS. PIP'S DIARY, zc el . = a} . i + NOTE:--The Royal Bank of Canada (France) has been fncorporated under the laws of France t6 conduct the businces of the Bank in Paris, and - }~=--<---The Royal Bank.of Canada. (France) are included In the above General Statement " M. W. WILSON, a: 8. G, DOBSON," : . * President and Managing Director. ] : Genersl Manager. To THF, SHAREHOLDERS, THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA: : : Ve have examined the above Statement of Liabilities and Assets as at 30th November, = versity -- pr r--ran--{--| ir ©. 5 18,848,358.68 versity r--the pr ofessor an d discounts elseahere than In 3 across the glasses in his vest > day not otherwise included, estimated losy 101.619.915.30 2 1 e pocket. Interrupting. the lec- provided for....... A 1619.915.30, { --10--=to--25=--= 3 Eee Yar Hast Non-Current loans, estimated loss pr 2,704,22 X 10~to=2a ture, he absent-mindedly-called-}-- oo ET 302545.200.17 Ve a cut: "Here they are, Mabel." Jank premises. at not more than gost, Jess ainotinty nian Bil ve eesl3 Nazis 0 Mort ages on real estate wold by th Cevriie tees - 751,206.68 £2 ties of s under accep and . : 2 : Per CONIA wu vvrvee Spr peenenes wraciebes cenedins 58,532,001.88 7», - _ Shares of and loans to controlled com Pr ws . 3,787,881.34 \ 24 ial. Sa By Fred Nehe Deposit with the Minister of Finance for the security of note circu 3 175.000:00 N tion. .ooeun.n ao rin . " ,475,000. A Other assets not included under the foregoing heads. , . 506,461.16 the assets and labilitics of AUDITORS' REPORT 1638, with the books snd aécounts of The Roya Bank'of Cariada at 1{cad Office and with the ' 4 .. certified returns from the branches. We _ the Bank's investments held at the Head Office at the close of the fiscal year, and at various dates during the year have also checked the cash and Investment securities at Ipolant Dash atthe ok ve checked the cash arid the securities representing E ¥ geveral of the azz S A SS VN SUSE NN N A Cc AY, \ "But it's not much of a baggain if they won't last longer than that." t YR our opinion the transactions of the Bank, which have coma under our notice, have been within the The above statement is In our opinion pro, the true condition of the Bank as at 30th November, 1938, an powers of the Bank. the Bank. Montreal, Canada, December 20, PROFIT AND LOS8B ACCOUNT Account, 30th November, ~~ Balance of Peofit and Loss 1937. 0a ndiinn " Profits for the providing - 'making apPro Cae prieay car ended 30th November, 1938, after---- \ or Dominion and Provincial Govern . \ ment taxes amounting to $1,201,763.36 and after = { jations to Contingency Reserves, : [3 that-we vo req ily drawn up 80 as to disclose t {3 as shown by the books of M. OGDEN, HASKELL, C.A.. 5 wn : of Haskell, Elderkin & Company \ a ai00s ; © JAS. G. ROSS, UA, ~ of P. S. Ross & Sons 1438. ~ TTT TT Pre, $ 2,315,176.14 n= out of which Reserves provision for all bad an . Je doubtful debts has been made... coiiviaisirrenes 3.096,233.68 _ A : eee §_6,011,401.82 aa e na mam A APPROPRIATED AS FOLLOWS: 2 . A oh Divi. No. 202 at 8% pee ANNUM. +o essstassererns $700,000.00 ' v Dividend'No. 203 at 8' £anNUM. eenas 700,000.00 ~ yo Divi No, 208 at 8% Per ANNUM. 4s essnes 700,000! Di No. 205 at 8%% per annum si wires 700,000.00 . § 2,190,000.00 « ANN Contribution to the Pension Fund Society, ss esisass 300,000.00 3B priation Bank Premises... Creren 000.0 Da M. W. WILSON President nnd Managing Director. Montreal: December 10, 1938. ce of Profit and Loss carried forward, Haldane 200,000.00 2,721,409.82 ---------- §_6,011,409.82 | Sm dam en 4 8. G. DOBSON, } General Manager. { ~ A WONDERLAND OF OZ ~ Phanfasrh 80 dread cen near thelr mountal everal thousand ye. up oped t n his appy Oz people, o in ° work against the '«_ ______ .No.one can kay that Guph sas not prave, for he had determined (o vis 1t thors dangerous creatures; APR Teer nln 1) op oO reade untain 7 Pdesucor The PranTasms were her ed by Jnoftais and by Lon mmortdls alike, that no one had K00 Phan ous to the on the 80 clever manag Ams wero the 3 that nd the cunning o woul lute destruction, and (Juph .knew very well that the almost ay danger- the gnomes. ad they were to t he thought himsel he believed. fi v these strange creatures an nke-them obey him, and thére was Co DORIS 30d the Bantams, s--their i endous- power, nited to -- U} Ta of he Grow oy wo he Ww doom the Land o! 0x 0] en- nts POU AR: 1h and polsononp © heat and' "Which arose from 1 unbearable that even birds hesitat- . "ed to fly over the around It, Ap away from the So the old gnome trudged along the wild paths until he came to the big gulley that encircled the moun- tain of Phantaatico. This gulley was filled to the brim with red hot mol- ten lava, in which swam fiery fer. i | salamandeis, " @ polsonous sme n fits were hoth so ulley, but elreled NHving things kept mountain. By L. Frank Baum } Corman ed 190, Rainy & ae At Tis ' . i 1) hb \ } 3 5 (2 8 *) FEN Bo «i t Ny RY \ \ TA } = a ; 8 Now Guph. had heard durin. his tong fe time .many tales of there dreaded Mhanfasmg, 80 he had beard of Ihepo barriers of melted lava. He had also been told that there was A narrow bridge extended: across the molte lava In. brie place; which ong\ could cross ovér to mountain {so he walked along the edge until he found the: bridge. was a single arch of grey stono and tyine flat upon this bridec<was wu scijot alligator, seemingly | fa asleep,