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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-3-22, Page 7URE RCD BLOOD. is necessary to Health, Strcntith and Happiness.. Pure, doh, red blood Is what is need- ed eed-e 1 by every woman, young or old. Thin, weal;, watery blood is the cause of all the headaches, and backaches, and side - nonce all the weakness and weariness, oh the nervousness and , fainting spells that afflict girls and women. The only thing that can help you le, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. These pills make new, rich, red blood, that gives new life and strength to every organ of the body. In this Wan. then : Mance pale,` feeble girls develop intolaealthy, happy women, and, for the 'hare reason bring ease and com- fort, and regulerityr to women el alleges el life. Miss; J. 'Dietrich, SL Cieront.s, (.hie., is one of the many • thousands made well ,and happy through the use 01 Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. She says; "i tried several medicines but got nothing to help me until I took Dr. Williams' link Pills. I was subject to palpitation of the heart, a throbbing in .the bead, and dieziness and fainting spells. I had no appetite, and was weak, pale and disco nraged when i began the use „f Dr. WItlitems' Pink Pills. Six ilacixes,of these hove made nae feel .tike en alto- gether different r,person, and have ' giv- en me neer health and strength" Rioh, tied blood is the true secret of l'ealth andstrength, and it is strnply be- cause • Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make now, pure blood, that they cure such troubles as anaemia,loss of appetite, in- 'digas tion , neuralgia., rhoumntism , St. Vitus dance, partialparalysis, kidney troubles, and the special ailments that only women -folks know. But you milst et:°the genuine with the hill name. "Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People," on the wrapper around each box, If in doubt. send to The. 17r. Williams' Medi - eine Cn., and the pills will he melted et 50 e3e11ts a bbx, or six boxes for $2.50. • UPRISING iN CHINA • NEAR. Viceroys Aro Powerless to Calm Public indignation. Wm. Hancock, for the past 31 years a resident of China, and a i~ommissioner of Customs there, arriving in San Fran- eisco recently on the liner Hong Kong en his way to England. Speaking of the situation in China 110 said: "The principal causes of- the present unsettled condition are the dissatisfaction in Southern China over -the indemnity to be paid to foreign countries resulting from the Boxer outrages, which occurred in Northern China, and the outrageous treatment accorded to the wealthy King family of China by a Customs officer in Boston dvhcn he and his family were en route from England to China by way of this country. King and his family were treated as ordinary coolies, and the head of the family was furious over the mat- ter. 1 think he was the. real instigator • of the boycott." "Yuan Sbi Kai, Viceroy of Chili Pro - vines, has done all he could to stamp out the boycott, but no one can do much when once public indignation is aroused in that country. Things are very apt to .become serious before peace again reigns. In various provinces the Chinese are on the eve of a serious uprising, and it is hard to tell to what length they will go." W. S. Allen, Canton agent for a flour company, who arrived from the Orient on the same steamer, said the situation in China was very serious. "The princi- pal element in the agitation over there is the newspaper agitation," be said. "The Chinesa newspapers have pro- gressed wonderfully. They are at last alive te the general_ sittfntien of affairs throughout the world, and they are iib= coming a powerful weapon. It has been charged that they are being controlled ty the Japanese, hut I have no evidence of R. The whole movement seems to me a Chinese npheay.al, national in scope. 31 is Jaolish to say the boycott or the re- Jorm movement in general is weakening. It would be mere correct to say it is just beginning. I tbink the whole trouble Could bo compromised by allowing the. 'coolies aeess to the Philippines and Bewail.' Mr. Allen was recalled from China on account of the paralysis of th.e- firm's Chinese tethsinees since the boycott. • • GREM' f1I'ADfUM AT ATHENS. Will Seat ' Ciritlty-llve TiYousand Spew tutors. The great stadium at Athens, now in process of blrilding on the site of the ancient stanoture, is nearly finished, and it will be ready for the Olympian gamete, which will be held during the lost week in April. It is constricted entirely of dazzling white marble, is aniphitheatrical in shape, and will have a seating capacity of 85,000. The structure has cost up- wards of $49,060 to date, and when it its complete it will rank next to the Acropolis among the "sights " of the city. Some of tke most ancient es well as nearly all the modern athletic sports will figure in the programme of games. and tbere is no doubt that contestants from all over the civilized world will be' present. Interest in the gathering is not con- fined to athletics. A. great number of distinguished, visitors will attend, chief among whom, it is hoped, will be King Edward, who some ,lime ago condition- ally promised to open the meeting. This will naturally result in a series of bril- liant receptions, garden parties and other social functions. The Greek post -office will issue a spe- cial set of fourteen stamps commem- ,, .erative of the occasion. BAIL' 'S SMILE, I3abtds Own Tablets has a smile in every dose for the tender babe and the growing child. These Tablets cure in• digestion, wind colic, constipation d'art ' rhoea, and feverishness, break up colds end bring natural, healthy steep.' And the mother has the guarantee 0f a gov- ernment analyst that this medicine con- tains no opiate, narcotic or poisdnotts "soothing" stuff -It always does good and cannot do harm . Mrs. Joseph Ross, Hawthorne, Ont., s0ysc.--"i heve used Baby's Own- Tablets and find their' just the thing is keep children well" ' Yeu can get the Tablets from any suedloine dealer of IW snail et 25 onto a box from the Dr. W tllienns' Mediciiho Co., Beetle; villc, Onte FROM BONNIE SCOTLAND NOTES OF INTEREST FROM 11E BANKSS•AND) BRAES. What Is Going on hi the llighlanils end Lowlands of Auld Scotia. The. Parks Cone:Mitte of G1e,sl ow Cor- poration recommend that two bowling greens . be laid• out on Glasgow Green on the east side of the King's Drive. Provost.Alexa,ndea, of Arnroat►, ries intimated. this, intention of Presenting o portrait of the Flight Hon 40 et Mo torah!. P., to . t1e`! Arbroath Public Lib - eery, • Mr. John Raphael, of the Coffee House Hotel, Duinfries, . diens. in Dumfries in- firmary from injuries he received at. the end of last week by falling down a stair. • Sir Jaynes Percy Miller, Bart., of Man- delson, '•Duns., Ber'wiotcstiire, has died after a short illness. Sir James, while hunting,, eaughtr;a chill, whioh develop- ed into iineu►znonia. A painter •nariredeatichael Carrol, 35, melding at • Petterrow, Edinburgh, was killed by falling from a window on the top flat of 35 Drunhsheugh Gardens, a house of four stories. - The Eari of Rosebery has,, per Mrs. Anderson, Plyruoille, contributed £50 to the funds ef tho new municipal build- ings at Stornoway, which were opened. by his lordship in Soptember last. A parcel of whalebone weighing three- quarters of a ton comprising the hatch of the ketch Snowdrop, has been sold hl Dundee by private, treaty at a rate, it is understood, of £2,500 per ten. At Kirkwall, Alex. Mackie; aged GO, cattiedeeler, Aberdeen, for stealing a grey ewe from the. farm of Upper House, Hunscrath,' Harry, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labor. The statute of Alexander dna 13uce- phalus, in Edinburgh, at present situa- ted in St. Andrew Square, opposite the Melville Mounment is to be shifted to Nelson Square, to make more 'for the Gladstone statue. The death has occurred at Harwiek ' f George Cruickshank, retired missionary. Ile was a native of Aberdeenshire and studied for the ministry in Glasgow University. Mr. 'Cruickshank- went to Barwick 32 years ago. The Glasgow Parks Committee decid- ed to recommend the purchase of Vorl:- hill Manston House and estate which in- cludes the lst Lanark Volunteer drill ground, and extends to 31 acres, as a public park. The price to be paid is X60,000. Incendiarism continues to be the cause of serious damages at Greenock. The fire -raising epidemic had previously been confined to manufactories, but at- tention has been turned to stackyards situated .on farms within the burgh boundary. In a private pond at Balmossie tine body of a woman was found floating en the surface, and information - was immediately conveyed to the police, who found the remains to be those of a girl, Bella Cumming, missing since December 25th. The town council of Dumfries at- tended at the Burns' Masoleum, and placed a wreath on the poet's grave on the occasion of the anniversary, and 1:1 the evening Sheriff Fleming, K. C., presided at the annual dinner of the Dumbfies Burns' Club and proposed the principal toast. The remains of the late Sergeant Don- ald MacKechuie, a veteran of the Cri- mean war and Indian Mutiny, who died at the advanced ago of 78 years, were interred with military honors in the new cemetery at Tobermory. A native Mull, Mackechale in 1845 joined the Royal Marines, in which branch he serv- ed tee years, going the Crimean war. Ttie Demon of all Disease.—Kidney dis- eases are rightly so-called—they're in- explainable, unaccountable and insidi- ous. It is the function of the kidneys to filter out all impurities. If they're clogged South American Kidney Cure will put thein to rights and defy the ravages of so grim a visitant as aiabet.es or other kidney complications, I1 re- lieves in six flours. -118 —4 ., LONDON'S MIGHTY TRAFFIC. • Government Report Throws Light on Daily Rush. Wonders of London traffic are narrat- ed and illustrated in two blue books t,f stngular interest—namely, Vols. V. and VI. of the report of the Royal Commis- sion on London traffic, just published. They eentain a remarkable series of plates and maps, about one hundred in number. They are costly in workman- ship and unique as a collection never before realized of all the features of the daily rush of London life. ..Among the curious facts obtainable from these maps and diagrams are the following:— One-fourth of the population of Eng- land and Wales living within a twenty mile radius of Charing Cross. Omnibuses in London carry in ono year the whole population of the United Kingdom seven times over their routes. Mileage of railways within the area now constituting the administrative County of London was only 293 in 1845. In 1860 it was 693a. In 1880 it hod in- creased to 215',,, and in 1900 to 24832. At the busy time of the day 642 omni- buses pass by the Bank of England in an hdure maltini the procession twa and e. half miles long, and four hun- dred pass through Oxford Street and Piccoyiilly, a procession one mile and three-quart.ere long. Automobile omnibuses hold 34 per- sons; as against the horse omnibus toad of 26, so that If the horse omnibuses of London were reptaced by automobile omnibuses the streets; would be relieved of one-fourth o1 their e.isting e,►rinibus. hale. • rr .... .a.,.......0 LAND OF LUXURY. Spaniards spend $31,000,000 a year on wines, $25,000.000 on cigars and cigar- ettes, $20,000,000 on lotteries. $13,500,000• on bull -fights, and ..$12,500,000 on hall• clays. A lrrsartys is • ft man who ilei up' to Mis wite's expectations o hurl. TIIEY MADE •THIS COUPLI HAPPY DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS DOING 6001) WORK AItOUND POUT ARTHUR. Mr. Dick Souvey and Wife Both Rad. Kidney Troubles and the Great Cana- dian Kidney Remedy Cured Them. Port Arthur, Ont„ Mar. 12PsniSpecial). -:That Dodd's IUdney Pills cure. ttie kidney ills of men and women alike has been proved time and again in this neighborhood, but it is .only occasional, •h' they get a chance. to do double work at the same house. This has happened, in the case of Mr. and Airs. Dick Sou -j vey, a farmer and his wife, living. about' seveh miles from here. in an interview Mr. Souvey' said: "My wife and myself have used Dodd's Kidney Pills, and have found thein%a big benefit to our health. We had La Grippe two winters and were exposed to much frost and cold. Our sleep was broken on account of urinary troubles, and pain in the kidneys. We• each took six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and enjoy good health." LIGHTS OUT. Parks—How did the ship come to Lang against the rocks? Barks—Why, a young man was court- rng the .lighthouse keeper's daughter and 'they absent=mindedly turned the light low. Itching, Minting ,Skin Diseases reliev- ed in a day. Eczema, Ea1t Rheum; t3ar- bees :Rote and all eruption of the skin quickly relieved and speedily cured by Dr. Agnew's Ointment. It will 'give in- stant comfort in cases of Itching, Bleed- ing or Blind Piles, and will cure 'n Iron three to six nights. 35 cents. -1109 SHE DID IT, "So little Flutterby married the strong- minded Mis Deering. 1 never supposed he had any intentions in that direction." "He hadn't. The intention originated with her." For Years Canadians have been using "The D. it 1.' Menthol Plasters and the Salo for them is greater than all other planters cembiuod ; a ape- crllo•fer backache, headache, soiathi pains. ; EASILY REMINDED OF. Excited Customer—See here, you've made an awful mistake! I came in here in get some lime water this morning and you gave me darbolic acid. Druggist—That'll be twenty-five cents more. Stomach "Scowls." — Ever -notice the. seams and furrows that steal into the face of the sufferer from , indigestion, dyspepsia and chronic stomach ail- ments? Watch the sunshine break in and the lines ravish when Dr. Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets are , given a chance to show their power. One lady; in writing of their efficacy in her case, calls them "A heaven -born healer." 35 cents. -120 MOTHER OF PEARL WORKERS. Crude Methods Used by People of Bethlehem. The chief industry of Bethlehem in Judea is that of the mother of pear] workers. The shells are brought from the Red Sea and in the hands of native a: tisane are polished and carved, the larger into elaborate designs; -the, small- er are out up for rosaries and crosses. Thework is all done by hand, and the me, -.,, �fa are amazingly primitive to a spectator from the home of steam and electric power. But the results are extra- -ordinary. The largest shell we saw was carved in scenes from the birth of Christ, the Agony in the Garden and the Crucifix- ion, and had the general effect of deli- cate frostwork. Under the magnifying glass every detail was seen to be perfect in outline and In finish. It was executed to order for on American and was 10 cost 8160. About 150 persons make a living by this industry, which is 500 years old. In the shops the workmen sit upon the floor, their benches In front of them; the Dir is full of whitish dust, and, the light, admitted by the single window and the open door, so dim that the exquisite tracery of the wrought shells is a mys- tery even before the visitor notes how few, simple and crude are the instru- ments emlpoyed. REALISM. "How did McSosh •appear at the fancy bell]." "Ho went 'in the character of a ski it - gun." "Welt, that couldn't have been very realistic." "Wasn't eh? Why, he didn't know he was loaded." TIIE EDITOR. Explains flow to Keep up Mental and Physical Vigor. A New Jersey editor writes: "A long indulgence in improper food brought on a condition of nervous dys- pepsia, nearly three years ago, so severe that 1 had to quit . work entirely. I put myself on a strict regimen of Grape. Nuts food, With ;plenty of outdoor exer- cise and in a few months found my stomach so far restored that the process of digestion gave nle pleasure instead ofdistress. "It also built up my steength SO that, I was able to resume my business, which is onerous, as I not only edit my own paper but also do a great deal of 'out- side' writing. "i find that the Grape -Nuts diet en- ebles me to write with , greater vigor than ever before, and without the feel- ing of brain -fag with Which i used to be troubled, As to bodily vigor -T can anal d1a walk miles every dtly wit/toed fin tigue--ri' few squares used to wears` one ,before 1 began to live oil Grape -NOW' Nome {liven by Poston Co., Hattie Creek, Miola, flies e s a reason. Bead 'the little book, 'The Road to Wellville," in pkgs, Fon sALII — nor Antar Ert ;AND FOR tato 24 imparted Clydelelal a ,stallions and t rlacknoys t farm 23 miles from end; of street av: nue.-0. sellliZ Guelph,. Gat, Whore Fortunes' Grow. Greatest'I'rueking District el the South. ;nude cheap end climate bleat. Send for deseriptivo bauk.et, free, -Y, L. MER1t1' C, Citizeue' lVank Building, Norfolk, Va"' rakirs tfnmrcre Rheumy tlsm, Acute, In. RHEUMp� ref ilammatory or Chronic; ATIC alsoNeurahgia„sciatica, CGLumbago, and all •Sid. nes troubles • removes Uric Acid fr,i,n the system, gives immediate relief, Dont sillier, but seed for a bottleat once. Osi,orne itemody Co., .,176 Kongo it., Toronto, Canada. SLOG per bottle. R! i r'UM ATISM In any form and cold 'perspiring feet Tesitln'ely eine within 80 days, ,by..our newly patented, Magnetic Dime or 'nosey promptly iefuudod, blamed au wbere 31,0 0. 'W. to for desculptive booklet. Agents. wanted: MAGNETIC, I1.1i$U. ,1LA.TB311 tilling e)O„ Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada A#�PLE. TREES; Before buying write us, or see our agent near you, for prices. We hauls the largest stock of fruit trees to be found in Canada. We • pay the freight. Brawn Brothers Company, Nurserymen, Limited, Brown's Nurseries, Ont. Western Canada Land Co HEAD OFF19E, 33 NMNTN 6TSEeT, P. S. PDX 33. Brandon, Man. Improved farrns and unimproved w -heat and ranch lands, wholesale and retail, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Al- betie and fruit lands in Southern Oka- na.gon Valley; B. C., Wheat lands on Saskatchewan Plains at .$7.10 per acre, easy terms till Juno 1st to make selections, the finest wheat lands en the world. Homesteads located. Selections made. Write or call for any information be, sired. PORTLAND iau�o NORTHWEST WITHOUT CHANGE via UNION PACIFIC Every Day Ireb,15 to April 7, 1806. Colonist rates to many painte in the northwest, from Chicago $33.00 SHORT ROUTE FAST T1f1E 51100T11 ROADBED Tourist Sleeping Cars a Specialty Inquire of J. A. GOODSELL, Tray. Pass. Agent, 14 Janes Bldg., Toronto, Ont. Mamma—"Ethel, my dear, do you think that Mr. -Spooner, who calls so regularly and sits with you in the par- lor every night, has serious intentions?” Ethel—"I really don't know, mamma; :,e. keeps one so much in the dards," Tiny tubercles en the skin of ecrofulons pee. plc produce the hideous disease called 'mins. Weaver's Cerate, seed is time, will save the skis from destruction. Apply to an affected parts. Cleanse the bleed with Weaver's Symp. "What started the trouble between the Browns?" "Brown asked his wife a question while she was trying to put tier hair up a new way." Catarrhal Ileadaciies. That dull, wret- ched pain in the head just over the eyes is one of the surest signs that the seeds of catarrh have been sown, and it's your warning to administer the quickest and surest treatment to prevent the seating of this dreaded malady. Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder will stop all Fain in ten minutes, and cure. 50 cents. 121. ammo_... MANAGING .TETE SETiVANTS. Mrs. Joliyboy—"How are you getting slung with your stewards?" Mrs. Gayboy—"Splendidly. We 'fieve made them a present of the -house, and now we are boarding with them-" Forfrfy Yourself against pulmonary trenbles, including consumption, with Allen's Lung 13ra1- eons. It will lime= the cough and phlegm. Care sees follows REAL FORTUNE TELLER. He --The astrologer described you ex•. Belly, and said that 3 would marry you. She—What a waste of money. I could have told you the some thing myself if you bad asked me. After Westing Fevers hasten recovery Cs health by the ese of " Verrevim.,' It is the beat toxic. It builds, strengthens mid gives new vitality. Try it, it will males you feed srong. AN EXPERT WITNESS, "Are you one of the expert witoessea?" inquired the court officer. "I- am," answered the high financier; "I've been on the stand two hours and haven't told them a thing." RHEUMATISM .Alf! PARALYSIS. Their complete kerne euro, Post tree to readers of this paw.. 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Also . special designs for Houses,'ritchces," Dining -Rooms, etc. NO, thing has ever been devised to equal Pedlars Steel Ceilings for tarn houses, Cheap as 14t11 and plaster and will never crack or face off. Avoid Accidents By'Using Pedlar's Steel Ceilings Made to fit any size room and can be nailed on }ay any mechanic. Ship- ped from our warehouses painted all ready to apply. Our Catalogue, No. Um describes many designs. Write for it. It you nothing. Write to -day - t fall ilL, eon: errelai1, Ger. MORD , DHT. telabals, CRs, WilltiFPEC, v*Ne139VrR, 1t,.ew 767 Cralget• 423 Sulam Sit. 11 021eoriN St *5 Duo tae at, Se Lombard •E 618 Peed r.$T Waren Toyn Aixutssx nacres. tiead Office and Works, - - Oshawa, Oat., Canada' FEDERAL LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA. The Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Shareholders was held at the Iload Office of the Company, at Hamilton, March 6th, Mr. David Dexter, Pres- ident, in the , eltair, Mr. W. 1J. Davis, Acting Secretary. when the following Report was submitted: DIIRECTOBS' REPORT. Your Directors have the honor to r resent the Report and Financial Slate. tient of the Company .for the year which closed on the 31st December, 1905, duly vouched for by the Auditors. The new business of the year consisted of two thousand four hundred and fifteen applications for insurance, aggregating $3,532,579, of which two thousand three hundred and twenty-eight applications for $3,329,537.05 were accepted. As in previous years, the income of the Company shows a gratifying in- crease, and the assets of the Company have been increased by $275,140.5$, and have now reached 82,423,913.93, exclusive of guarantee capital. . The security for Policy -holders, including guarantee capital, amounted fl the close of the year to $3,293,913.93, and the liabilities for reserves and idi outstanding claims, $2,213,698.75, showing a surplus of $1,080,215.18. Exclusive of uncalled guarantee oapital, the surplus to Policy -holders was 82101 215.28. Policies on seventy-eight lives became claims through death, to the amount, .. _-. of $156,886.00, of which $8,911 was re -insured in other oompanies. Including Cash Dividends and Dividends applied to the reduction of premiums, with annuities, the total payment to Policy -holders amounted to $-236,425.35. Careful atteetion has been given to the investment of the Company's funds in ,first-class bonds, mortgage securities and Ioans on the Company s policies, amply seemed by reserves... Our investments have yielded a very.sate• isfactory, rate of interest. Expenses have been confined to a reasonable limit, consistent with due efforts for new badness. The results of the year indicate a most gratifying progress. Compared with the preceding year, the figures submitted by the Directors for your approval show an advance of nearly thirteen per cent, in assets. The assurances carried by the Company now amount to $17,294,136.11, upon which the Company holds reserves to the full amount required by lave, and, in addition thereto, a considerable surplus. The field officers and agents of the Company are intelligent and loyal, and are entitled to much credit for their" able representation of the Company's interests. Tine meinvnvs of the office stall have also proved faithful to the Company's service. Your Directors are pleased te be able to state that the business of the Company far the past two months of the curernt year has been better than fat the corresponding months of last year, and that the outlook for the future is most encouraging. DAVID DEXTER, • President and Managing Director. FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1935. RECEIM.'S. Premium and Annuity income 3581.371.78 Interest, gents and Profit ea Sales and Seeerities . 121,197.67 DISis'UBSEMENTS. Paid to Po1loy-boidecs 234425.53 •Balll ance 2'ayinei►te `518,.7417.10 •---1 701,470% Debentures Bad Bends 747,700.37 Mortgages . . KU Lease oth r Asse Beide, Stooks, etc 1 4&,234.3,5 58,8 Le ASSETS, DECEMBER tllst, 19055. LIABILITIES. Reserve Fund 32,570,425.45 Death Losses awaiting Proofs 31,633.00 Other Liabilities . 114107.9* Surplus on Policy -holder's Account 218,11.4.18e1 43011911 Assets ,� de.,434,Silers Guarantee Capital IYe,We.eti Teta security (02,231;11*,02 Policies were Issued Aseuriag S=,> .08 Total Insurance in Forest 4h7,234,134.11 . Mr. David Dexter, President and Managing Director, In moving tke adops tion of the report, said -1 beg leave to submit for your consideration - and adaption tile report of the Company for the year ending 31st December, 1905. I0 doing so 1 am pleased to say that it is the most setisfaetery your 'Simonsen have hid the privilege of placing before you. As compared with the preceding year it shows a gain of seven per cent. in premium income, thirteen per cent. is interest earned, twelve per cent, in total inconhe, ten per cent. (8219,038) 411 amount of new assuraaaces placed, 7 per cent in amount of assurances ia force, 12 per cont. in assets, 14 per cent. ia reserves held to provide for the pay- ment of Pettey contracts new in force, and 43 per cent. in the surplus over all. lialtiiitfos, The profits paid to policy -holders also show an increase of 16 per cent and the payments made to policy -holders le per cent. in excess of the previous soar, The reser.es now held to meet Assurance obligations an they mature are in excess of the present requirements of the Ineurance Act, additions being tirade from year to year to meet the higher standard of reserves on assuraimes written prior to Ilse year 1909, which the Act requires that we shall geld at the expiration of a term of years. 411 policies of assurance written frnee the year 1899 and many previous thereto are secured by reserves on 84 per cent. and 3 per cent. basis, The profits to the policy -holders bate been maintained in so far es it was possible to do so in the face of the 'mottle thereon from various sources, which may be surlharized as follows: 7'Ire increased cost of new business ow. ing to the methods adopted by competitors, particularly some of the A,nerine ] companies; ttae fees and taxes charged and levied by Provincial Governments, the greater privileges end advantages granted to the policy -holder under the modern policy contract. I would hews remark in explanation of the last item that these additiondi privileges and benefits are increased privileges of travel, residence, occupa- ben and conliauance of policy, the sarne becoming non -forfeitable alter three years, until the reserve thereon is exitausted in payment of premiums. It will bo• readily understood that some of the causes which I have mentioned have tended to-incroa.ae the cost of o,ssurancc, and others is impair the sources from which profits formerly accrued. rhe shareholders who provided the paid-up and additional guarantee cap - its! for security to policy -holders when such a provision was necessary have ire ne way eocronctled upon the profits to policy -holders, but have nhurh less in return for their cash investment than the average rate of 'menet& earned ity the Company on investments. Your Directors hone always endeavored to the beast of their ability to se• lett safe as well as profitable investments for the funds entrusted to their, euro and the securities held will bear the most rigid inspectien: Your Directors decided to erect a flrst-elass office building on the timer desirable site owned by the Company end situated en the north-west Corner ef James and Main Streets, to meet the Company's requirements. Competitive plans were ebt tned for n steel, frame fireproof building of eight staroys. 'ren- ders en- ders were received and a contact let for the construction of such a building, to be completed in August next. We are conlldont that the building will revs ie - be , n satisfactory investeitent, affoi'ding affordinga reauyne ble • return in is ' ftr> d medals as well as desirable offices for the headquarters ds. uarters of the Compel*. Lieut. -Cot. Kerns seconded the molten, which was %manimtousl'y oarrieet, The retie/rig: Directors were re...dented, and tit: a subsequent Meeting of til blrecters Mr, David t''fextee wan re-elected, tsresde,at anti Managing 19.frddtp*. Licht: Ctrl :Keene clad fey. Dr, Pelts were oc-steeled VjCe,r4reaidents..