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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-7-12, Page 6r. 4;' 4-E+KE+PH f $ 4:4 - 4 X304.3 + 4-04 4-.A+ -eXi+ + f + gadnty walls, and yearned to uiow the ee etf truth of what lead happened in. its SIM ldew. M length the door opened to .admit. some one. It was. Plympton, who threw aside the long coat he had worn, and Plympton, whose serious face told that he liad news of some sort to bring them. AI WAN 1 SOO A TALE OF, SOUTHERN CLiINA. e leg 3 je+ ekeen ene-f ne 4 ie(-}Keepi$ z%4:i-er es -e"gef):$%E+04— 0 ,4 L" -fie 3 + ief-e -+ CHAPTER XXII, aware of the fact that their presence in Peking was of deep interest .o some party or parties, and that they were be- ing closely watched. This annoyed Plympton, and he set his wits to work so that a remedy might There was to be little delay. A.vis would not hear of it, nor were either of her associates in Llus hazard anxious to prolong the intense strain that hung about their necks. The condemned prisoner counts the minutes, but only because he still per- sists in clinging to the ever-present hope of executive clemency. Effectually banish this dream from his mind, and time no tenger serves as a factor in the game; since leas doom is inevitable, the sooner the fatal hour arrives the better, to end the 'agony. \Vhieh is not saying that Plympton believed they would assuredly meet their fate beyond the hanging gardens of the inclosed city, but he knew how they tempted the fates in undertaking so much, and, once having embarked In the enterprise, what was the use of delay? Other things douhttle;s erg:el him on. There wee a ifeetene rereanne inter- est in the faze, LaI tee. cf all men, should be e nee ori '=a a venture look- ing to the tiis.ov eras of the fate of Dr. Jack Evans. Lord Rackett could not forget the past, and his present enterprise seemed the antipodes ss of what ha had allowed to govern. his actions on that former occasion, when his hot desire looked toward making an end ot this same American. Well, China is a country where many things are done just the opposite way from 'Which, we are accustomed, and Plympton was satisfied to believe he must have become infected with the common retrograde movement most prevalent there.. Another coincidence that struck him as rather peculiar was tits fact that while his previous adventures in con- nection with Dr. Jack had occurred in the South American Republic of Chili, his present scheme embraced a career of danger in the Chinese province of Chihli. , Larry eves struck dumb with wonder when this singular fact was mentioned to him, but he found himself unable to decide whether such a coincidence would redound to their credit or not, as there had been a new alignment of forces since that long -past engagement during the time of the Baltimore affair. They had secured comfortable quar- ters—that 15, they were as good as night be expected, considering the con- ditions surrounding teem. Plympton knew the Chinese were not fools, ani that there was a. secret sys- tem of espionage in vogue at Peking by means of which every newcomer was placed under surveillance until his ac- tual business became known. Of course, this secret spy system was not to be compared with that of France be found. It was desired that they should have a speedy interview with the citizen of Peking to whom their letter was ad- dressed., Already had they driven past his place of business, seated in a wonderful vehicle that had Leen imperial from the oler side of the world, and had possibly once done royal duty as a Ilyde Park victoria. Yes, there was the well-known name of Kai Wang beside the shop door, and a delectable specimen of Chinese beauty in the shape of a.double-headed idol monstrosity, with six arms, grinned amiably in the window. Foo Chong was the agent; and the maker of wonderful gods had evidently been paying a visit to his branch store, to settle accounts for the year, when for- tune threw him in the way of Dr. Jack and Larry. It was Lord Rackett's desire to secure a private inteivieve with this` agent, without the knowledge e of these meddling 111 g Spies Whether the industrious chaps were satellites of the Russian count, or sorvi d the imperial Cabinet, it was all the same, since they were in a condition to bring ill -luck upon his !lead, and baffle all his plans tf put into possession of a few points in the game, Hence, it was of importance to 'de- ceive then as to the expected assistance they aimed to secure. Lord Rockett soon evolved a plan. He wafted until later in the day, then changed his apparel and disguised him- self as well as the conditions allowed, after which he cautiously left the hotel. It was just evening, and the falling shadows offered every opportunity pos- sible for success. Plympton congratulated himself that he had done a neat job, and thrown off his guard the almond -eyed heathen Cliinee who probably watched for hint at the door of the hotel. Perhaps he had reason for self-con- gratulation, but one can never be sure in dealing with these yellow "sons of Satan," as Plympton was wont to un- justly call them en masse; they have a way of getting in the last word or blow that is peculiarly aggravating to those who are accustomed to consider- ing them an inferior race. Meanwhile Larry and his cousin sat in the private parlor, which money had obtained, and conversed seriously. Naturally, their talk was wholly of the matters in which they were so deeply concerned, and Larry was compelled to answer a score of very pertinent or even Russia ; but Li Hung Chang had questions relating to his experience in not attended the coronation of the Czar the Royal Purple City, as the forbidden and girdled the globe without picking tract is known to the natives of Pe - up many valuable points by means of king. which his country aright profit. it was a subject that was not very When they" awaken to the condition pleasant to Larry, and under ordinary that confronts them, and that the conditions he would have preferred to dreamy existence of the past centuries have dropped .11 like a hot coal ; but can no longer remain their heritage, since they were destined to make -the there will be no nation on earth, save dangerous trip under the mighty walls Japan, that mig'tt equal the rapidity again, it seemed only right that they with which the ready Chinese will should take advantage of the mistakes seize upon the methods in vogue attending his first venture. among 'Western people, and beat them So they talked and waited, and in- at their own game. dulged In many hopes, even while bat As imitators they stand in a class by Bing with fear. themselves. And when that day comes, The windows were wide open, for the Yankees and all other traders will have season was still mild for .this northern to compete with the shrewdest and climate. keenest merchants upon the face of She Thus they could hear the strange jar - earth, though their honesty is a strong gon of sounds that would be apt to as - point in their favor. send from a great Chinese city after Larry had himself expressed surprise nightfall. that no enterprising American infidel An inspired pen would be required had entered the field. with •a cheap, to describe the scene in a manner' to machine -made household idol; but it do justice to its many odd and remark - was probably the low price of labor in able characteristics—the gay shops, the China that had prevented such. an ex- streaming banners, the colored Ian - pension of trade; most certainly there terns, the surging crowds of quaintly - were mony who would have felt no dressed people, the cries of mendicants, scruples about the matter had the in- vendors of everythittg under heaven, :t vestment appeared inviting. seemed; the eternal snapping and To deceive any prying official who crackling of countless firecrackers to might take it upon himself to feel an frighten away evil spirits, or celebrate' interest in their welfare, and seek to some anniversary mayhap ; the .shrill discover lite why and wherefore of clatter of passers-by,, ar the twangof an Lord Ilackelt's return, accompanied by abominable sanisau these hings, friends. the head of the enterprise taken colleetively, made it pretty ,inter - scattered it far and wide that he was in esting for any one who cared to thrust Peking to oonsult with Sir Claude Mac- a head outside the holey window. and Donald, the British Ambassador, regard- listen. ing the now famous New Thwang rail- Perhaps a fire In some bamboo see - way concession. lion would start up for the special de- As for Larry, he was very careful lectalion of the visitor; the alarm about venturing any distance into the would be given by a .fire watchmen city alone, and kepta wary eye about ensconced in his •elevated tower at the him for enemies. top of tall bamboo poles, gongs would The thug is a native growth of India, crash and intense excitement attend the but they have the seine sort of a ven- run of the antiquated hand-eng'ne bri- omous biped in the land of the dragon, ready with cord and kriss to carry out his master's will, It was alt very exciting, brat Larry did not thrive upon such a diet, and for one would be most devoutly thankful when the case was closed. especially Should they come out with honors. • Ah, the 'little man certainly never once dreamed of the tvonderftal revela- tion awaitingthem across the "dead line," and what e glorious ending this unequalled enterprise might attain. Could he have furtively raised the certain oriel obtained ane fleeting glimpse of what the future held In store for them, perhaps his doubts would have instnnt]y taken flight before the elect! Mein g knowledge. - Bet, alas t it is not for human intelli - ggenre,fn thus look beyond elle present, else would the labor of roan ge for naught, since alt power must be given leen- the tat. 4s ot the gifted few. More Belli, once they were made gide to the scene of the conflagration, a scramble in which half the oily's population seemed to take part., The thought of n fireamong such in- flammable buiulinge, and during a high wind, would &eke a stranger with horror until he discovered that these Chinamen are smarter than he hes given them credit for, since a heavy fire Wall divides the city Into sections, and no blaze niay ever get beyond lite Itnlit of its demnrketion. Perhaps a few mushroom cities luilt by the superior race of Caucasians might oto well to p'oflt by this plan of the Chinese, Time passed tediously to Iliac who waited, A dozen tinter Larry 'teepee [rem the wind.,w to watch for Lord Beckett 'bey low, and doubts began to asset' (hem eoneernlnches safety. Avie had many :times turned tier avec capon the lights in the t"alnce of Itea;- eerily Portly, Rising high above the uri CHAPTER XXIII. Tho first feeling that came over Larry upon sighting Plympton was satisfac- tion over his safe return, There were more than ordinary perils hovering over his head while in Peking. True, he had had no hand in the for- mer invasion of the imperial palace, when the Eniperot was induced to sign and seal the precious documents that made the great Ang,o-American rail- way concession a fact beyond alt ques- tion, but he had* more recently shown his decided sympathy with one who lied been there, and the Russian schemer was not apt to forget this. Then Larry noticed that his big friend looked worried, and he began to specu- late at once as to She manner of ill for- tune that was about to descend upon them. At least Lord Rickett had not found his path strewn with roses. \\Then he found the others awaiting him, he grew more cheerful, which proved that anxiety concerning their welfare had something to do with the strain upon his mind. Avis had 'turned her eyes upon lain, and though she asked_ no questions, there was a mute entreaty in her glance • \\'ho could blame the dear girl for being anxious under such peculiar conditions as surrounded them? Everythhig that had to do with the man she loved. and who for years had been her very life, was of intense inter- est in her eyes. Lord Beckett knew how eager his friends must be to hear the result of his little pilgrimage; he had gone through just such a sal e himself many a time, and could sympathize with any one who suffered the tortures of sus- pense. Hence lie wasted no time with prelim- inaries, but plunged down to bare facts. Such prompt action was what might have been expected of a blunt customer, and Plympton knew this was really no time to exercise what diplomatic coir- tesy lie had acquired while in the con- sular service of his country. Being quite at. home in Peking, he had experienced no trouble in finding they region in which Foo Chong had his agency. The redoubtable Chinaman was glad lo see him, and Plympton guessed that in some way he must shave received word of his intended visit. - He read the letter of Kai Wang gravely, and then announced himself as ready to carry out the wishes of the Eirgitet milord to the letter; he had but to express a desire, and it would be' done if Foo Chong could accomplish it ; and much. more in the same effusive strain that seems a part of a Celestial's education. Satisfactory arrangements were con- cluded. The agent expressed no surprise whatever at the intelligence he had re- ceived. Indeed, so far as his manner indi- cated the state of his feelings, one might supose it was an everyday occurrence for a foreign lady to attempt an en- trance into the prchibiled section of Peking in order to look upon the sacred spot where one dear to her hod yielded up his life blood. This fact served to increase Plymp- Ion's suspicion that he knew all about their affairs; still, it might simply be the peculiar reserve of the man, a faculty possessed by all his country- men, and which characteristic trait should make the Chinese unequaled as diplomatic agents. So far all was well. Plympton had made definite and per- manent -arrangements with the agree- able Foo Chong, of which he would presently speak, and, in ease ell went well, by another night they would be given the opportunity desired to at- tempt the dangerous task upon which Avis had so resolutely set her mind. fro be continued). THE LOT OF ARABIAN BABIES. The upper class. Arabian baby has a peculiarly, difficult time of it. If royal burn, its first toilet consists in winding a bandage about its body after- it has been carefuly bathed and perfumed. if the child be a girl, on the seventh day after her birth holes, usually six in num- ber, arc pricked in her ears, and when she is two months old heavy gold rings are attached to them to be worn through- out her lifetime, except during periods of ,mourning for relatives. On the for- tietrh day the baby's head! is sleeved and the disposal of the hair is regarded ad a very mighty matter. It must not he burned or carelessly thrown away, but buried, thrown into the sea or hid- den away. The fortieth day marks a turning point in 'the child's life•Here- icfore it has been seen by few, but now it "comes out" and may be seen by, everybody. It is launched on the title of existence. Several charmsaro abashed to its little body for prhtection against the evil eye. Everything the child uses is performed and covered well amber and musk and sprinkled with attar of roses. Any man possesses the ability to be as big a fool as he pleases. ompremsoni SVPPORT SCOTT'S CIMI SION servo ii% li bridge to carry the weakened and • starved system along until It can find firm support in ordinary, food Send Tor free sarpi . SCOTT' & BOWNIO, Chemists, ' 'melte, Ontavfi. See, tied.$cee; ldl ire ste. • ++++++++++++++++++++ „4 } About the Farm ++++++++++-t`+#-++++++-4 ++ PROTECTION FOT1 COWS, In summer cow's require protection from tyle following influences ; I, from the sun's rays when these are so warm as to produce discomfort; 2, front flies in the fly season; and 3, from rain storms, cold, prolonged and severe. Neglecting tofurnish any one of these will seriously lessen milk yields, writes Prof. Thomas Shaw. Cows are of course protected from the sun's rays when they are furnished with shade. This may cense from trees• growing in the pastures, singly or in clumps, or in places accessible to them, by a cheap roof in the pasture, sus- tained by poles and covered with straw, or by the stables in which they are kept fn Winter. To shade from either of these sources, during the continuance of the..ily season, is the strong objection thee they furnish breeding places in which flies multiply with great rapidity. This is owing to the droppings which accumulate in such centres. In these the flies deposit their eggs. Because of this, shade fur- nished. by the stables Is preferable, since when properly provided it is cooler, and as shown below, flies may be in a great measure excluded. Base- ment stables are specially suitable for summer protection, because of their greater relative coolness. Absolute protection from fliesduring lire fly season is not practicable without successive outlay of materials used in spraying the animals, or in the labor involved in applying them, or in both. Nevertheless very much may be done with profit to promote their comfort duringseasons. Three methods of such sea,o s. se ch are adopted. First, they are kept in stables during the day. These are thoroughly ventilated and yet are kept so dark that flies do not care to stay, much less work in then!,. Second, they are sprayed with some preparation offensive to the flies, either through its odor or its sticky character. This must be done with sufficient frequency to ac- complish the purpose. Third, they are covered with blankets, fight, coarse and cheap, and these are kept in place by elastic bands. The Kansas station recommends the following spray: Dissolve two cakes of laundry -soap in water and mix with the solution 1% pounds of resin, one-half pint of fish oil and enough water to make three gallons. Use about one-half pint on each cow two or three times a week until the hair becomes coated with resin. This •may be applied with a brush or also as a sprgy. Of all the methods of fighting flies, the first would seem to be the best, as ft furnishes more of coolness than ,the other forms of shade, gives the most perfect of the three forms of protection from flies and makes it easily practic- able to give the cows'supplernenlal food, which is necessary -during much of the grazing season. The chief objection to it is the labor involved in removing the droppings, but this is largely offset by the increased value of the same, as compared with having it deposited' • in the pastures, where rnuch waste follows. llfuch may also be `done to prevent the multiplica- tion of flies by promptly removing all manure from the yards in the spring, and by drawing daily or at quite short intervals that made subsequently and lepplying it where needed. A free use of lime in the yards is also further help- ful. Gentle summer rains do not harm cows or milk• while in the pastures. They may prove grateful to them. It is different with violent rains. Even though not cold they are in some degree harmful. ' DAIRY NOTES. A sow's value is determined by the solids in her milk. The more the study, •'the greater the success in dairying. No amount 'of washing will rid over - churned butter of milk. ICeep the cows clean ,and you will have little trouble with stringy milk. More cow-hogcombinations would make • greatly for the betterment of farms. Warm skim milk for feeding purposes soon pays the cost of a farm separator. The farm separator is too good a step- mother fee the calf to• get along with- out. Turn the cows to pasture after milking in the sunnner,:they enjoy the evening hint little oil of penhyroyal or oil of cloves will drive hies away from the stable• Tile kicking cow will drive away the hired man and make the boys tired of farming. Send her to the butcher, The regular use of a milking tube will remedy the defect of ahard milking sow, but do not have such a cow and you won't n The applicationeedthe oftube. elbow grease may be disagreeable, but it ensures clean milk, clean separators, clean butter, and generally a clean reputation. Do not allow the cows to dry up dur- ing the latter part of stammer, as this necessitates keeping them through win- ter giving a smaller flow of milt: than that' should, Do every' possible thing to prevent (lust In the cow stable. Sprinkle land plaster over the floor after cleaning the cow stable, it will. absorbs all liquids and. preserve boards. Tramp (in tete conn.lry) ; "Yes, I, once rode a bike. but I had to give ft up." Cyclist; "Why?" Tramp ; "Web, yor Seo, the owner was coming dowel itis road behind me, and the palieeelxan had a rope stretched across in fronto" i it S t "Young r!fi ; tc e Mc,. eeley, who went .through the fortune his parents left him, was fli' ested to -day for sleet- ing five dollars•" Ones ; "What a conte down 1 His tether never thought of taking less, that ten thettsand." NA1 RAL COLORI An Important thing to remember when buying Green Tea. You are always sure of getting n:t3S0. LUTELY PURE tea In the packages labelled. CEYLON NATURAL. GREEN TEA Lead Packets only. 40c, 500 and 600 por Ib, At all Grocora, IIIGIYGST AWARD ST, LOUIS, 1904. COBALT -The World's Richest Silver lining Camp THEV OLUMBUS COBALT SILVER %C., Limited. Authorized Capital Stock, 5450,600. Shares S1 each. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: HON. RICHARD HARCO URT P ro"ident, TAMILS TUD0XOPE, Esq„ M.P,P., Read of Director of the Ontario Bank, and for- the firm of 1 udhopo Carrie° Co„ Limited, morly Treasurer of the Province of Ontario OralUa. DA1�Ii1L Simpson, Fsq.,nti.E•, Managing JUtiN PLILTT, Esq., The -President, Read Direotor, Cobalt, Ont. of the firm of Mott, Lowndes & Co„ Dir JOSEPH COLUSMIBUS. Esq„ Explorer, actor of Ontario Bank.. it aileybury, Cat. SOLICITORS—Clark, McPherson, Campbell & Jarvis, Toronto. The force of men now developing the Columbus Mine near Giroux Lake, not far from the famous Drummond, Foster, Jacobs and others in Coleman Township, have now a veil six feet with better "ore than ever before. It is about a foregone conclusion that this mine will soon sur- prise the world. On account of low capitalization, 1 have very little stock left for sale at $1.00 per share, as it is only a question of short time when the stock may advance to $5.00 or over; Send at oncefor full particu- lars, or mail your order with marked cheque or express order to the order of DANIEL SiMPSON, P. 0. Box 129, Cobalt, Ont. Stock sold on the instalment plan. Union dank of Canada gist Annual General Meeting STATEMENT OF YEAR'S BUSINESS. The Forty -First Annual General. Meeting of the Shareholders of the Union Bank of Canada was held at the Banking House, in Quebec, on Monday, Juno 18th: , There were present :—Messrs. Andrew Thomson, Hon. John Sharples, Wm. Price, E. J. Kale, Wm. Shaw, Wm. Brodie, T. C. Aylwtn, Lieut. -Col. Turnbull, Arthur E. Scott, C. P. Champion, Peter Johnson, Geo. H. Thomson, J. P. Caegrain,. 11. E. Dupre, Capt: W. H. Carter, T. H.. Norris, J. H. Simmons, 0. A. Pentland and Jules Roy (St. Anselme). On the motion of Hon. John Sharples, seconded by Wm. Price, the President, Mr. A. Thomson, took the chair, and requested Mr. J. G. Billett to -act as Secre- tary of the meeting, and Messrs. C. P. Champion and Arthur E. Scott as Scruti. neers, which was agreed to. Tho Chairman road the report of the Directors. which was as follows :— The Directors beg to submit a statement of the Assets and Liabilities of the Bank at the close of ,the finapcial year ending 31st May last, also the following statement of the result of the business for the past year : PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, MAY 31st, 1906. Balance at Credit of account. May 31st, 1905... $ 74,513 6G Net Profits for year, after deducting expenses of management, in- terest due . depositors, reserving fpr interest and exchange, and making provision for bad and doubtful debts, and for rebate on bills under discount, have, amounted to ... 452,950 24 Premium received on 5,000 shares of new Capital Stock . 200.00000 ` $ ?27,443 91 Which has been applied as follows :— Dividend No. 78, Three and one-half per cent. ............ . $ ...... Dividend No. 79, Three and one-half per cent. Transferred to Rest Account ................. ..... Written off Bank Premises ............. •... ........ ............ Balance of account carried forward ............ ........ ....,..... REST ACCOUNT. 94.897 00 105,000 00 400,000 00,. 100,000 04 27,546 91 $ 727,443 90 Balance at, credit of account. May 31st, 1905 ........ ..,... . • $ 1,100.000 04 Premium received on. New Capital Stock. 200,000 01 Amount transferred from Profits .............. ........ .... 205,000 00 $ 1.500,000 00 Average Capital in use during year, $2,823,800. The Capital of the Bank was increased during the year by the sale of 5,000 shares of its Stock, at $140 per share. The Premium of 5200,000 was added to the Reserve Fund, which now amounts to 51,500,000. or 50 per cent. on the Capital of the Bank. The net earnings of $452,930.24 shove 16.04" percent. on the average Capital in use during the year. New Branches or Agencies have been opened in the following Provinces Quebec, 1 ; Ontario, 7 ; Manitoba, 4 ; Saskatchewan, 11 ; and Alberta, 2, Your Directors recommend that authority be given to them to make such pro- vision •for a Pension Fund for the Officers of the .Bank, as they may from time to time ,deem desirable. The Directors have to record with much regret the death during the year of Mr. E. Giroux, a much esteemed member of the Board. The : vacancy was filled by the election of Mr. R. T. Riley. of Winnipeg. The customary inspection of the Branches has been made during the year. A. THOMSON, President. Quebec, June 18th, 1906. GENERAL STATEMENT. LIABILITIES Notes of the Bank in circulation .•. $ 2,689,640 0t Deposits not bearing interest ... ,..... ..... .... ..... $ 5;841,710'53 • Deposits bearing interest .. • 15,001,309 55, 45,020 Ot Deposits made by and balances due to other Banks in Canada ........ 20,892.433 8f Total Liabilities to the public Capital paid up ...... . . ....... .... ... . Rest Account .. . .. . • . .... .. ... .. Ressved for Interest and Exchange •• . ... Reserved for Rebate of Interest on Bills Discounted .......... •, o Dividend No. 79 ............ •,. Dividends unclaimed Balance of Profit and Loss Account carried forward •..r••.. ,..s .... $ 23,527,093 90 3,000,000 00 1,500.000 05 22,101 43 98,597 75 105,000 00 817 76 27,546 99 $ 28,281,167 71 ASSETS Gold and Silver Coin.. • $ 496,509 72 Dominion Government Notes .. • ........ , •„ 1,685,449 00 Deposit with Dominion Government for security of Note Circula• $ 2,081,958 71 tion 125.000 00 Notes of and Cheques ori other Banks .... •.. 687.382 28 Balance due - from other Banks in Canada .. •. ,... ,. ,, . .... 107.019 23 Balance due from Agents in the United Kingdom 199,571 22 Balance due from Agents in United States ..... ... ......... . . . 474,382 08 $ 5,675,303 53 Canadian Municipal securities, and British, or Foreign or Colonial Public Securities other than Canadian , ., ,. , 294,025 42. Call and Short. Loans on Stocks and Bonds in Canada 1.229.737 64 Call Loans on Stooks and Bonds in United States . ... • 2,200,000 08 $ 7,399,066 59 Other Loans and Bills Discounted Current .,. . ... 19,765,512 25 Overdue Debts (estimated loss provided for) 27,803 33 Real Estate other than Bank Premises ..,. 29,990 81 Mortgages on Real Estate sold by the Bank.........................66,07498 Bank Premises and Furniture 991.449 78 Other Assets .. , 1,a60 00 $ 28 281,157 74 C, H. BALFOUR, • Quebec, May 31st, 1906. General Manager. It was then moved hi:Mitt. A. Thomson, and seconded by Ron. John Sharples-• "Tlsat the lleporti submitted to tfris meeting be adopted, and printed for distrt• button among the `shareholders." --Carried, Moved by Ca.ptait Carter, anal seconded by Lieut•-0ol. Turnbull—"That authority is hereby given to the Directors of the Bank to establish Guarantee and Pension Funds, at such time and on suchtherns and subject to such con- ditions as the Directors. may by resolutionsof a Board determine, and, for the purpose aforesaid, the Directors may contribute thereto out of the funds of the Bank such sums as they may deem .proper for the due carrying out of this by- law,"—Carried. !Cho Chairman having asked for an expression of opinion front the Share. ]solders assembled as to the advisability of the Bank paying quarterly dividends in future, instead ee half yearly as heretofore, it was moved by T. 11. Norris, seconded by Lieut. -Col. Turnbull, and carried unanimously, that the practice of paying half -yearly dividends be continued. Moved by Mr. A. Thomson, gad seconded by M. T. . ` Mt. E:"Norris--"That the meeting now proceed to tbo election of Directors for the ensuing year, and that the ballot box for the recei»t of votes bo "kept open until one o''elock, or until five minuteshave dtijSedS. without 4 Vote. being offered, during whroh time pro• ceeding8 he su0pendod. 1(larrio@. Tho Scrutineers appointed at the Meeting reported that the following gentle- men were ol.ceted Directors of the Bank for the ensuing ;year :-•Messrs, Andrevr Thomson, Hon. John Sharpies, E. J. hale. Wm, Priee, Wm. Shaw, kl. L. Drewry, John Galt, I', B. Konaston, R• T. Riley, and M B. Davis, At a,snbsecuent meeting of the new noe;rd of Directors Mr. A. Thomson was re-elected President, and 1ton, John Sharpies, Vice -President. resictcnt, Mr. Mormtimor B, Davie, of itettrail,who kgs been (awed a Director of the 'C7illon. Bank of Canada, is President nI the -null ats Rbbameo Comperiy of Can ada, Limited, Montreal ; the F,mpire '.io hove° C'nrnpany, Limited, of Granby. P4, and Montreal, nee the If, Corby Distillery Company, Limited, of Be -villa; Ontario.