The Lucknow Sentinel, 1933-01-12, Page 2ve•
JFresh•iront the Gardens"
Reminiscences
The , realm of Lauehteze•ie the otr
..y the:paseirig on of Wilton LackeYe'
totedeacter' gee Wit, and bike ,of the,
nieglightsef that ,fernoda Tempe
..leurpore-eThe,
vios••Oilee: invited to
address an itmeteer diamatie gReiete,
• After Retelling" to a two -hours'
,
intro-
iUti ivy :the chairman,' Who weuld
• up. Wethe"The:•guest of ‚horor' 'will
• now give ee, his address,,' !Lackaye
• "Mveaddress is • the Lamb's Club
; hea(1-
• Apd that.: Was•all,
It whe Laelt4e, who, having lest
one ef 3'valuable Tele' 'of cuff links;
tie the ,reeialeing:. link on 'the
1 ity. -bulletin hoard:ever 'thie notice::
' "1 LST -The' Mate to thiS,:o_ttlff link.
Will eue.qir'sell.". '
Do.e.g .the "all sear" tour of "Tie-
eeweike Of thee Welle,". in ewhich John
D eite made his last aPpearance, Lack -
,.ye,' a member of the. company -which
also iheleded , Mrs; Whiffen,- .the
„"Orceid Old ;Ledy Of the Stage," then
.81 yearCeif•agewas...euttori-holed by
two young lady reportees, at Spriege•
Aho asked him to what
'he attributed' the -.extraordinary eue-
/Ct2S r4he • eoMPOnYe •
. „
, Somewhat tiooeed., by the :question
Peggy....Weethe the,. actress,
;her 'little book, ',A.Sp1enJd Gypsy
rtritevIl'ee La ckeYe suggested 'that
thee. aik.1.)relkv • • : , ' :*
7"We did,". they explained. ."But . he.
seep; ed, to he in a 'hurry. ; tell. us."
Reluctantly, ande'after ,duepapee,
aekeye, said: ••••
• tre:11:111•tehl yo; Whife
feWS Se/t appeal," • ": •••
• • e- ,. •
A litn‘ry, ant -little Steer about' Queen
childt-e-kr,=. is, told Hector Boil-
o's.fascinating biogyapk, :Of the
Prince • Consort-e,"Alle.rt the . Geod.",
• , .
One day; when the roYal .family Was
e in So. tlend,' little Prince 'Leopold 'Wet
• :natighty„ and the Queen threatened:
to Whip •hlih; The, Duchess of 'Kent
--L--eVreferiaes ,nothee Who Was . pres-
ent; pleaded for her ..small grandson
(as grendMptbereWill) end, said: that
it inat'e her Very sad tr,hear a childCr'
, • -"Not 'when you have ,eighy,:.,gatr4a
-.7-ethat-Weire ufe," said • the .:•Queen..
, "
could n at, go' through '.that, each
me one of the 'eight cried!'
...*. * • "
Which erecals , the repieegiyeri.. by
iriok.-her to a qUestion.. put to :her
a stranger wbe;,:an'aeroid her nd
ler brood of eine children, rpmp'ing
in e. field.' „I' • ‚ ,
it a pienie, or are they, year.
.inqui.r,e4;;.AV•
' They're my children,. and It is •Np.
..picnic," She replied.
„
en's einavnen't to lOe • atterWareisee
Queen of Spvjn is lucky.'"-' •
,;when visiting Washiegtoet;
'La uff, Oprdon.. was received h37.
P esident Hooeeyelt.--ee-4' •
"dim • ee Cpleased to meet
,Duff Gordon," said, "TeddY,7,ahaking
hands: Warmly,. t "I'Vg• just; been read-
ng
yopr.,•9/1ernin*se'
talked quickly," sh rcalls,
"eeking• hie .opeetions and never wait,
mg to hear my replies, and did. not
,lieteh When.I tried" to i.xpfeiti that
the 'Memories,' ,hewas talking ehoot_
were those, of My •thiesband'e 'aunt,
'ereuey; Lary kieedpne Whoehad died, in
the early :!eightiest"e: -
•-* *, „e„ •
Lady Duff Gordon tells an amusing
-.tory of how she was .unexpectedly
called on to, speak at an'e".EdonoMy
.Dinner" In, Pittsburg,. e-dieriag.. the
World War, at ;Which President,' Hoke
.ver, then United' States: Food 'Admin-
istrato'r,,Wap , the Principle" speaker.
'Mx, -Hoover's 'eUbjedi Was "Economy
' in Teed" and all the, ott.er. 'e'peelteesee,
and ,there were reanyhach etressed
"EconoMy" in something or other. She
followed Mr. Hoevere...e:
,
"I fear 1rather setiadalizec the
audience; g,Or instead of thegisec#::01*?5'
expectecl.("Eceneity in ‚Dress in Wer -
Tithe") began: 'Ladies and Gentle-
r'
en; the first thing•I eM,goieg2te„
'eon' iA.that I don't' believe' in economy
• .
in deeee at any time, and; Aloove
-119te4teWanetimet..eeele:.Attere al I e-tlfe.
ineii.".don't Watt' toe . „itoree' . heck . 'te
freiMpe-,'de t'hey'?' And just think' hot,
. . „„ .
fascinating *the' French . *Meek,. are.
. .
You, eimply, Cahl": afford to ‚heglect,
7:liA7d;*.a"sPhilaivnreitifelea.'ii''Ck
apologized to: Mr. .4nover'tor ,her,
,
,un-
orthodox. speeel'e- "He -bUrse out
laughing .endeimeted Me-en:the haelF,'m
she chuckles. , .• •'. .' •
"'NeVer...-Iiiintcl.;rii...r.-deereeyeee have
done very -,*ell,'. he said,. ' ;•
•;, ,
. JE,1y•. the wage Lady Duff Gordon:Is
a sister ;of .Elinor Glyn, the .novelist..
Beth"' spent most • Of their. early
, . , ,
lieed in Cahadii,'. on big *ranch -just
outside Guelph, Ontario -owned ‚by
Materhalgrandtarents; although
both Were here- in Iiendon;;;•Eriglaiii.
And you may not know •that • , .
Duff Gordon Made 'dressmAking..hia•
tery .bY Atagirig,the. first rnannquin
parade. '; 'The first • male visitor, , to a
dress Parade,' elie'redallse wail*. As-
quith: 0140 Lor4 Oxfbrd?,Who • ac-
companied his Wife; :Margot Asquith,
and "eat calnilY., through' the 'show,
though : not,iNnk he gave much
attention to ;the Models,".
Newspaper Rivalry
• . . ,
• The. Eighties
, .
(says Wian Dodee,
soa Story : of, the
Times'),. William Atalo,Peace Thaele•
.erAY, 'theii.aentriiggling and niftiest
unknown journalist, • was on the' etaff,
at the!' London "Times," young
Charles Dickens was abet -it
the ',pi -Mitre .,reporting •fo'j "The
Morning Chronele"-chicf rival of
"The TiMee.". There ',Was ekt 'deadly
feud4between the two, papers, s.:Tot
instance; on, iune, " "T•he
Times!' described thae-"lirOniele.:' as
efie. disgraceful' morning etc.,
whilet"hr:its lame of the same date;
' lamented . that ' "the
P Or' old 'Times' In its 'imbeeile. raYe
etc. .• ••••• .. •
And, say,' didn't Diekerie. "cash. in"
ch that, row: where,, later, he ;immor-
talized the fetid between,:tlie•tWO local
VatanStvill evanerel., •‚: •
Soon eaftee eTeenyspn'e„ "Idylls Of
the •,1•King" was ;published; the Prince
CopSort wrote to :the, poet; '"apologiz-
ing for • intruding upon. his 'leisure:'
-e-.11oVe thate--anti :asked le je, to Write
his name in 4 copy, of. the'leeek:
'hySoh eeid.hie,pateoh a, graCefill .cern,;
• plinient. •He;seippoSed.:!.thet, . Prince
• Albert's- 'appreciation' of the poems
.-etres,e from his seeing In them. "hn-
Conscieusly;" an image pf hieiself..
I , . ,
• Merition•of'tiii6h'.1rictoria reminds
•
taat Lady Miff- Gerd.en,' noted.
, "(ire semakee, .'Says • in- :her: 'livery. and
Oiarniin,g :•reminiscences. "Discretions
and Indiscretions "Aliaf the Queen
Poved,....,t,ci...thaire' the leaves 'it her tea-
cup read, and had learnt teiereachthene
from an old 'Wornan„,WhO. lived
near .flalnioial, , Occasionally • the,
Queen would bt perst, .'.led to' read 'the
•• eteacepd 'f9r: .sOme members of 'the
royaleattillyeeind this 'WAS 'considered.
t a " •
grea •,..ret; ; ' ; •
And liere'S-* stolen' peep at Xing
•Alfonsb of. 'Spain and his QAelt:' Al-
fonso would • ;often accompany the
Opeen to -a, fitting, at Lady. Diff O'er -
den's establishment and "took nearly
an Mitch interest in it (the fitting)
as she • , .
. "One :thing that, 1 alva fotirld.
very charming About that royal ebihnle
.• was their : great affection for each
. :other," chats Lady .Duff Gordon,':"ttrid
after meny years of marriage king
Alfonso was still in lotto With his Wife.'
"Ile would often . slip . his •-•arm
.through hers in the showroom, and
, Ono Of the saleswomen told ,Me that
on One. occasion, ,When. the Omen was
trying on a tires§ • 'Deg AlfchsO
, "an,swee.'•in•it„1.cmi
not help it,' Was his ansWeriAien,tho
Queen eeproaehed him for "taking all
the Urelee' off her nose, •
,
1. '0' as ,.tha,ti? *64, -•the sales*Ons,
* , ,
- „
gost of the. evoile ,;lhackeray ..em-
dertdok for "The Times" it that 'per-
iod was peek reviewing-alwayi peer- .
ly paid; ' Whet. his novels had brought
him renown, and hi A price :had gone,.
up, he sometimes looked hack half re-
gretfully, at those early days.' •
.."1' turned off tee better work' then
than I.do now," he said, "and I'Neetrihe'
er money Sadly; but how hittc 1got
for iy'wbeld• It makeime laugh at
e hat `The Times' pays 'ma now when
think of the old days, and how reheh
better I wrote for, them then, And got
it 'shilling where LAO kat
4
•
By' BAiRL.ROSS
- , •".
liarknese' plots, to catch The Fly,'
whom she believes- ,'framed" her Lrother
Eddie With the murder- of .old ,Ars.
otter, and lateis,'killed him- to keep. tiun,
from. taking.he, IS aitiee. , pewee,
of T' Star: • ' ' • • •
• "Eirge,s, ,Jupiter, many.years,'re-
turns'
turns, frotri Europe with a woman
His, rather orders hifir out and
Mary his heir, BrhOo• swears to. ut
Mary, Mary's,. ;fiancee, Dirk Ruythdr;
f orbldo Mary ,to -continue the nvegtika-
'tion, refusing"
believe in the' existeuce
bk The. Mary that ne.ople,
are repeating charges 'aridsays
it she goes f to Niaknr on the Jupiter
Yacht, as Will tilao ,believe then); •
Mary goes and, meets "Count'Pe', n14.
°Wrier of The Fly's horse.. Sim:
pre
tcf, dance ,With'• hitp• at a hotel fete,
CHAPTER '7•)eX:X. .
• --i'Nice chap' '-',.Bates remarked ;dryly-
•
. Lornadeparted. "What' is he -
Frenchman?" His bland gaze rested
on Louise who .pretereled not to .have
"Mist We stay le•figer7 she appeal-
ed.: to 'Bruce, pouting, , :She 'Pet -the
"gleaming' carmine -tips .of two fingers
on each temple,: "My •head -,--I must
liedown,"'• -• •
. •Bruce paid the cheek,: 'As • Mary
expected, . cepritess made no fur-
ther. mention of her race ‚track, win-
nings. They Might be 'the inspiration
Of the ,They
but they.wohlol never pay
for it. 'She had beenoiree,of, that all
' • - • • :
In
the ,elegaIer, Bruee made egine
lo -voiced,- plea which. ,Marr • didnot
catch,, but it was refused with further
-protestations cfrillnees, • :'
Bruce retired into e-lem Wence ,The '
iron of, jealousy, apperently•harl 'enter: -
ed ;into his , soul ;and ine.toeitlie4b1."lie
must Makehis inamOretiedemenstrate
her devotion immediately, by; giving in
to his whim.
° Mary, ;bade Ahem all geed night at
the do'or. of her room. gr; Jupiter Tes:-
--pendetiewith•-•-ne'egrght--,-..heewas;,-half
"asleee' idread-ye,ahd•Wohlel not be
iehe about, her comings And gelhgd if
,
she chose to steal Out...new and meet
'..BoWere. The .(..emintesS, would not be
ieAving her pillow, and, Bruce would
he cl'aneingeatteridatice.eheOrie.hie dear
j••••••••••••••!..
eetekee **-treree-s-
• .
Ariebassader's notion of A fife wcidid,
be," Mau- returned, iinagin
going t° ,be Ope Of those :ghastly ,afe
fairs Where 'eticiety ...dowagers
about Wearing' paper bete and sucking
lollypops,• Why?",
,
Was thiiuking about your .ees-
Wine. Will you have a chance • .'t
wear the necklace?" i:
- Yen think:- I'd:. 'better- -
'soOn?":, '
4Sobn•Dr?
;"Well; I've -wily, just' i'4ettame- to.,.
4 r
:eight.- Wetvidn'e he ,think-I;WAs, tee
trustful?"
' • ,
• • " •
"You'll have your petty With per
v-on't you, -„W„hat's; trustful ", about
that?" ;' •
"Th'at' e -true, •• Well• -e"
',-"Wliat's:the'Matter",.S.eared?"
exactly.". 'ShguIped. He'd
-horrible, . though.", • • ives ' me
eliiveriewheneheeleokeea,terne;.,-.....,Z.hig,
eyes ... like black coils .• ,',"- :Aehud-
der' passed over her. '• "But' if r must
I must. That's What - -I Came heee
for.".• '
"The ,sooner the better," ,; Bowen
'advised. "the :Ambassador Won't pot'
'him: nto rent feee Much • longer'.'
TheY're wise to his kind. wai
pr0010, countipk On that pony of
his to ,recoup " his fiimiteep. • :Whet a
winning that would have:•,beenl He's
probably spent . all be got ficiM the
diamond . rings andthe bracelet he
,teelfreni.„ Mrs. eTitpiteie if he has let
goof their: at all. He May he •keeping
them, still eafraid to turn them over.
te • a. feece,,fer .•fq#tr 7gf being double
'lcrossed. Well, Maybe they'll ednie in,
handy to , pay his .•
ditmonds . are swell security,l .• •
The 'cast 'was clear:' Maryput on
-Olerke:iiicorespictiotiseelothee:- arid 'hue:
rida:.-Olit,io, the rehtlezvatis witli2BOWe
TeareOm. was e '011611;
stuffy ,affair with , row of: .high,,
'beekedbenehes.fOrtnirig lyeetleS•Alohi.
one'sidee In the first' of these, peer-
ing 'worriedly,.• she' saw:Mine' „ •
BOWen, lookedat.: his wrist' Witttt;
and raised :eloguent•-eyei to the"Ceiling.
• •"If' I *ere married to you," he Said,.
"I'd cut your heart, oirte„Wheee've you
been 'tor the 'last three, Itonia7" • • ,
'With•De.Leoma,"Wary,rnanaged,e6,
gasp, her breath 4111 Short front run -
7. That :Sobered- him. .Loma!
'.Where did you "pick •him "up?"'
Mary told him as 'coherently as
'could,. and that she; had An 'engage-
ment to meet hire atethe fete the fol-
io:wing' night, . . • '
,the Othere know Who .be: Lonna
is?"•••Bowen asked. , •
• PXO, afraid to -tell' Bruce. and
haven't had a 'chance to tell, Mr.4u-
Piter. yet."' • • •-•••"' •
"Have you got the necklace -here?"
, . ,
. Mary heSitated only it.second befote
replying; She had iest. the
...ceenplete;trust..she had; once -given .to
everyone,.; Dirk had planted ' the .germi
of distrust thOrOghly; hereafter, she
would he frank, • *Jib • reservations,
even with Bowen. W '
"What kind of blow 'Mit isthatto-
morrow night?". '136wen" asked', :With
Wrinkled :brow. .--"NSihti'ki.S. a fetee•atlYe
how?" ,Fancy dress?" •,„
• "I, haven't the least iden.:What the.
So that • was ''what ' the .*,dark: little
eihaueeeaLetithinsiningeDeeeleerreetaleout!‚",
A. reckon -hie of his bill • • • • , .
• .': "Bag thereie sonnething. I deri't 'un-
derstand,' Mary .told nil* :•`.'D.- 1,Ord'
and. We Countess are '31dfreends. _Do
'you' suppose she could b,e.en•'accern,
plice.?'She's been.e....nunning...ear. ad
Europe .Witle•Beuce for two ore- e
.years -e-J've gathered , that 'Crepe .t eir
talle'•:ef,:-fiifferent :placep., ehey'd, seen-
'
together.. ' And The"' Fly has been
busy right here" in thlsecountryle,fore
'several years, you ',told me, , Before
that he claiMA, to hail: •-•triini .:Sehtle
Aineeice, ,.. He , looks' .Spanish enceigh,
At :least, he ,looks like •Spaniards do
'in' the inovieeeLf ,don't know that I've
'ever pecn: a: Feel, one. He has those
.'fenny •dide-burns,, and he's, hipwe
enough, goodnes.eltneVese-,P ,. .
"You ' don't "have to go any farther
then Roekaway to ge'r.;., a swell ,ten;
Bowen renithded here.. ""Irm. still 'dig-
ging , away at his ' past -been sputting
iiieniy:sPare';time her ring through
,the police morgue. I haven't1 Set:eYen:
pn eivene yet :thatlooke, hike, 'him,
,but k heveiVt. given hp ., hope., ' He
picked - 10` that Spanish lingo'. some-
where,: soeWhy, not 'in this part; of the
.county? He may have 'cieriehP froth
.Cuba; or sonic of thee' other ielanda.
They're full of. polyglot. :"Spaniards'
•etiSuelly. • .about-' 'bee -third."' SPaiiish.
bleed' and two-thirds: what -have -you.'
•Not that it mettere.:a.damn if he's an
Eskimo, but :/'Ve‚ got te, hunch that he
lett a, nice little record beliind in the
'place 'he started. from. . ,And., I. weal',
to •find . it,' Wherever it is."
; "But..Abeiet..tenierreW night' --"
e
; '"Yes,' that's, What' . Nye'173 get to
pleb for now. Have you got Costinne?"
"No, but trust, mete get the. There
reuee‘ he shoe lieedeestainers , Who
fUrnish. the ,secietei crowd. with 'fancy
cress. I'd' go as the Empress
of All . the' Riissias, Or Cleopatra
e
Father had decided- that he must ad-
minister a. stern' lecture to hie, 8X -
year -old son.. The boy had 'been;
naughty', but did. flot'seein to appreci-
ate the 'fact', and :it was With 'genie
reluctance that'lhe 'parent Undertook
a iscOlding.e • ;
• Me spoke judiciously but. severely:'
he •receunted the hid's misdeeds, and,
explained the whys And wherefores of .
his'solemnrebuke, Whije,-.hitiVite eat
ye- u •
•R,4440t, Aihalhei7„.tanfel" Paiiite
eiiii4.1ierdeatigy,- to hear
ticknOW,ledg4keht of error,
the beaming with admi-
ration,' turner firhJ. mOthe ftndtafd,f-'
"Mother, hail father .i.ittereptingttee-
•
,
e Latest Arrivals •
eneral !Statement -
a:*
39.th•STevember, 1932
135,000 otiofou
' CapitaLStock Plild • • - "
Reserve Fund, , ... • ... .• 435,000.0(0.0
Balance of Profits carried 'forward • ' • 1 166 954,95
^$30,16b,9,54,15.
' , 14,99649.
, Dividends Unclaimed . • ••• -• • • • i" .,•a• . ,
Dividend 'No. 181 /at* tolco per annum , , . g74„000.00, v
DeceMber. 193,?, • • . • ell.. , • • • 4. • • ' • " • 37,056,951.24
, • . , • ' '. ' . '. , '' • . .. ' ' .. ; ..' ' . $74,95A;951.;4, ,
I
nePP8119.not• beariee ikktere, 2. ,e,...„.,,....; • ;...e.;,,rf.140,9$3,1P5•63. ' . • , '•'.'"
' Pepoilts bearing intetest, ineidd mg interest accreedtcr . ... . ' '''
44tt.,91: StateMent, .. ,',1 .;,..,V; .. . ._ , . .., .. , •:, . ,i.,,, . ; : 4613,391,153.26 ,
Balances elue,to other Bauks in Canada-, , .,, , _ , , „ , ... 142,9 i5,70- .
' Balances due td'Ilanke and Banking- Cerresponden'ts ,•
' 'elSgwhete.tlpstrin Canada -Y..1 ..... • ..... ...!:,...:'','21.,13.5,6;60.8. i 7' - -.' • • • .
.... „.„ , • ,. .
Notes of OA Bank inciteldation • ...4to T.... • ...i." " ' '. '
' Advances under the'pinenee ,Act,..7„ „.. . ..:.'.. ••':. •s• • •-• .,. - •25 000 000.00 -
Bills Payable. ;.v• . , .....5...-•..'..,,....‘...• • . ,.........,• ' ''.• 199,35217 ,
' Liabilities not included' ir, 'the foregOing,,,..",,, e..,....,• • • - . • 335,768;32', ' .
Letters of-Credlt,•00,standing . • ... . • . ,....•••:..., ••• .., • • . , " - -',1,091.1p.1.711
. .
11765,512,420.14: •'
..
kggETS, , , . .. '----
• 60.4: d Sul eidisitY (':oin on hand . ;7"...-„.., ,.; • 1.28,168.913.0,,-'
, Dom n ',Not CS on band. - .. , ... '. . ...; ..:..: ..•..., ' 38,040,010•23-
1)ettbsit it . elecentket.Q011ilteset.V-ss - - ',••• • • • ••••• • .•,. ', 3,0cieeQ0-00-..- e'
• - ..
'teltieti seieeseed other, Foreign Currencies: ,..,..,... 16,012)094.92' '. • , -•
,....,;4q;- . ,,. - ,, , , • '. 0 • . • . ,:. ..... .4,-.. - ..
.,.,,,......N.-,-...
00 ,.'
* ..N8 Or^nt4er Ct1.11'acildn Ban4s.:.:. ...:....:. . ....:....: '-'2.087".2•P',18'1
' ^ Che',1,, OW other • P.a,n4S • . ,., . ... . ... ....v., ..... ,.. •' . 8,4,67.9713.61 '
' Balances nue 4y.oillei.nailis in i:Muvila ... „ ... ., ......, .. 2:232.25 •
. :naiovices due by Banks and Banking Correepontlehts . ,. ' • ' ' .
claeWhere-han in Canada .,,... ,...... _ . , ...'...., .. , 58,645-,357.92.4.... . • -
. Dominion anti Provincial Government Securities (not
, exceeding market value), " . , . , • , , .
Canadlan Municipal Securities and British. Foreldn
-xn-d-CItrnia-Tru-lilrc'Seetires'otiteetlath-C.117na'm
(Bari (not exceeding marketvalue). , , . , •
Raihvay and other Bonds, Debentures And Stocks not
...exceeding market valve)...' ,
. • Call and Short' not exceeding, thirty (loyal Loans In •
Canada on Bonds. Debentures. and Stocks' and
, other Securities of a sufficient 'marketable value •
'Call -and Short 'nut exceeding thirty days' 'daY;s) Loans else- ,
' VNIlere,tharkvin Canada on Builda,`Debentures and • , )
Stocks and other Securities of a sufficient. mar- . .
• .
tabl..., i ;36,400,02.54
kee value to cover • • •
. ' of lot crest; after making7full provision for all bad , . .$1:355:929.?".58'
. Current Loans-and Discounts in Canadri` th40 rebate
and' doubtful debts.
.:. .;....,..•• ..... , ..... ,'....:.?." S252,380,972,62
Current Loans and Discounts elsewhere t han. In , ,* .•. •
•• ---,-. Canada ,(less rebate of interest) after making full ' • ,
- provision for all bad and doubtful debts ..... „, .-, 104,167,441.69
Non -Current Loans iestiMated loss provided for,...,„ 4;013,8,72.16 0 ' •
:▪ 89•,447,844.:13
• -26,750,44441.t.
9,748,496,47..
.418,,951,26,i41
- • Ranit'Pretnises-atnot,flioic-than ost leas.ainoiints 'written .1•7;1-9.4,881,110
• Real•Fsta te.other than Bank . . ... • 2;431.601.64
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Mortgages on Rear Estate sold by the•Bank.... , . ' • .870,947:78
Liabilities; of Customers1Mder.Letters of Credit as per contra:, ....,.. . 20,092;951.71
',Shares of anti Loans to,Cuntr,lled Companies '?••• 6,426,569:08
Deposit ivith the Minister for the purposes of 'the pircuiation-Fundi...--,4;606,000:(J0
• lather Assets not Included In the foregoing... ,•••• . • ... • , ' ., 5113,700:08 • .
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5765 512 20 14 •
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N(30, -The KOYal.,Bank ot.caoliii.ii:(FianCO! has ben incorporated under theiaWs,
, of Prcuice to cenduettbe business of the Bank in Paris, lind the assets Mid liabilities of
: ThelleyalBaniof c;:aortda (Prance) Are included in theabave Cleneral,Statepient..
.,4.-----,--11..---S-1-1.0./a.. • • ' '• t..f.' ';',' . • . ' 4,v,v4.1442W /LAW, ..-, ,
1 - r. ...". .,, ,-, President .,.. „ ,' ..1,.....„..„. , . • l• r,". ,, _,,.. _ • : ...General Manager •
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To THE Sa.AfiEW5L6Ep.: 141E rttrIAL:OANk OF CANADA; '
we have examined the above Statement of atid'AsSet at oath. November; 1932;
with thehoekaandaecounts of The Royal Bank of Canada ail -lead -Office and with the Certified;
keturns from the bianehes. We have Verified the 'cash and securities at Head9fligent.the close
. ofthe,Dinik's fineal,year, and during the year iie'e9tinteci,the, eash.and 'exanpne'cl,t,he securitieS
at•sOferal of the important branches. ' • , .. . ,
• - have obtained all the infpernationaintexplanations'that we have required, and in our i
,opinion -the transelons'Orffillitilit,Tvala have.coniatinder. our tiotfee,;haveheen within the., ,
powers of .The nhavfetatemeh.tU in our opinion 'properly!irawn up ou pi to diteloe
the tree 'eenaition.of the Bank as atsoth.Novemher, 1932,,.aed it Is as shown by the books of ' • ••
• - • . ..,• • - ' ••; • A. Bi BRODIE,•C.A., '
• • of Price,..Waterhouie'E,On..
PROFIT ;,'AD toS§ AddotiiT,
BIllaiwe' of i'rofir and toel.AccOu7nt, ." ••,•
• 1931,-; .. .. • . . . . .• $4,, 05,105.61
• profits for the Year endedv3oth,November•• 1932; 4,861;849.34
Auditors,
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• •"' '' • • _s1;014,45.4...91
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APPR.C1PRIATED AS40L1.OWS•
• - DivIdend'Nn. 178 at 127 per ttnnum .. • ' . '' -
' Dplivvilddeinndd NoNo.
118790 aatt 1102 0: pPeuf aannnnuumm.'...'-, ....... .. ....""••• . .1'8°755°,0a0a0a..30111.
Diyidenci NO. 181 at 10 A, per. annum •• ' • - ' • 875,000.00
. Con.trill'utien:to Of -Beers. Pension li-Ond : ,......... ': • • ''' 20011421 '
' 'Appropriation for Bank,Premises..:.,.. ' '.' ' '
il/,Il00-.00.,,
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Reserve for Dominion Government Taxes.: Including'; •
, ' Taxan, 'Yank NtiteClrettlation . .... • • •••• • , • .... ,.,:. ' .''' 606;006.00 '
, 'Transferred to Investment Depreelation'Reser''Ne .,:-.... 3e000,000.00 •
.. Balance of Profit.andi.oss carried forward. , „,,,,,„.„.:, 1466,9,54.95' ,
$9,016,954.95 '
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.,S.,11•10LT, M. W. WILSON, • ,
President ' ' 9eneral Manager
•Vontreal, 28th December 1932
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Or • somebedy addicted to. wearing
tti..4t• 'it will
:seerri:- quite '' hatexial• to' trot: the
necklace out arid show it ,
,Bowen nodded."• "That's: the
"Ahti looke-what,de; you think' of
eVery,6ne :eensi ; a'
banbie, fkomthe' five and ten and'
be 'just a, Peer ehetigh liar 'that theY'll.,
know I'm lying, It will Melee „people
twice - as sere ,it's the real thing, if
protest a• lot and swear it. Ikeetee",.- •
Bowen nodded 'approvingly. "Dont
•over- aet now, added. "T.ake
Just a shade tee eriuch fuss,
sover iteahd De Ienee Will •lve, afraid
tte touch ebiey as the i'de,nce;
rerhembeie.' Just because.'eteseeriis'tp-
bo'eating chit . your hand, •etleh't,
think he's asleep ..."-just.
coincidence acquaintance
your friend IJOilse is, *hat"e'reePOie:
eible „for • hip walking right nP to the,
••ifilni., like that.,Her being there" lulled
h is suipielense pr he might 'have high-
tailed it teeCof, eight- the ninute , he
,54A)V you. thd:
'that's. something -CO thank
rete, *erre ad:-
'
Mitted geeidgiegly, "OthezWise,.,Ahe's
:a 'blot. • pato, .t1311.11 She'd a"cieek.
He's 'forgotten all about -T/ie Top
busy' 'trying to trip her up.•
mak-
ing- , some ',Sort' of .adinissioi. that it
will •ShOW real, game
"Oh,. well,: 'Teel:Ilse 'is none of •otir
affair.: 'Bruce 'NV1H ‚give her the boot'
wheli he gets •his,lAnd,lege and 'looks'
4,;iouria this country, A lft, some of
lteSe 'bathing' beatitiee',ouglit to make
him drbp 'his .
' "That • reminds ,ineee Ma'rY: inter-
'etmted. 1,4.1 supposed
picture of her somehow -Thr Bates to
'carry next his heart; I think; though
he saYe to send home to the New,
• York poliCe.dePartinent.., For a Irian
Who thinks he's Out With the reincar-
'natiOn;iof Catherine de Medici and
i the I3orgia*lapilli, hes having .te het,
,"Maybe they'll take.: a: pia:lire of,
ej eillPee•karttetorn0*
night, :She'd he etieliVertelteall:
elleait-abeeit.
she has, a ,had eonscienteo
hide in the hake() mitt -tita be
unreetignieablete-Veo,
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The tptril tet ,Ot•t*ihe- In the past' flit' kith's. , That'It reeb .d ,
.Alti, *olitylie4:'af Statifikli, Ogee' iiiiehe to 4),eet. . The. latOeit
iiiiiVals are 1 ItYi; Whife: the 'iititet' lour Were. giiiii .'
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, Or, horroW a camera, s•hd' kflik right
» to, little Louie and elk) 'Loot , me
:snepe•yone ;darling; ' for , my memory
'hook!: You look SO
'Say:1"•'Boweit was Struelt• 'witit•-•an
ideak filen& on the„pepei! •
de:Iva herefranlay, he'S7, been
me ilpssinee.t cut loose fi.eni. the.:
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Payroll and cAMe.06Wri,here.
-One .of thete:!..camerer i you 1:11.46
S °Ur; P:oeket; .arid Sheet Whin •
.knOWS it., If, -We cceild.;szengFle.itin
tonnorrew• night, . , ,
• "Brifig. it Ytitireelfl" Mafy cried
'•-' '
'.)3owen bent on her .a look.of mite
terable 'reproof, ' •
I -ate of- the idle ricle?,"•teHe
:hitch -hiked
• • • •
vf7v ...this-. • olny clear lady; and
did ,not • haVe a swallow -tail' tied':e
in 'the, handkerchief that -seriied
as .i''-tetnik, • just a. hobei 'that's
A darling of the gods like you can't
realizewhat it is to be hrOkeiI
itnow-"
„Miry put. .habc: in eniie
s'ymp,athy f1 cap realize.you've.
this f.of 'me.,"'
,flaeh. She ..Opened the, hag. she ...-„eaitiect,
..and , took.eitt' a 'roll',9.1AllS which t'ket:
thrust tieWatd
(TO be
fie honor 'of hIs d eught,ei•.'e • yvedditige
a geettesir land/Whet Was giying a' date
aer 'to' 'hi tenaritk•:. : ito.20•VA
instottio44-:.that rep4o1kopot kop4,4
was to ho ‚served, uPY'aiitt tifere. waei,M;
be no. atintingetefeeliainpagne, .
fariherewerepaaaltieg of thei
fifth. 'glese, of the finest- • champagne
When one •Prthern tureed to the othere
and' whispered, "I,say, Peaki0; I 7100.-"
der when thewitusitegiscorn! a' r.eititide
These foreign Mitier0 waters ire,,
erery' loWerlh',"" '
,
"Mrs. Meque ,Iiits just passed 'with-
out speaking. ; I thought' ,;.yen•• Weye
great friends," • .4
''..‘Nowe're not on the best'ofterms
just •now." .• `.•••• ' •
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that?"
'Well, It's' ike Yoii..,,reaeMbet•
the lire,„„Likt Ittne.741MtheilOL
Vatettefeethighteagele-Weilr.itifira*r
t1lerW111404,ii..
so that she iinight, slide deynehefore
the' fire hrliade efilted. But hift!:•WsiPL
I to know ,there -VAS 7a nail in.
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