Zurich Herald, 1942-01-08, Page 7MEXICO STANDS BESIDE UNCLE ' SAM
Mexican troops, above, settle themselves in a railroad coach in
Nogales, Ariz., for a friendly trip across United States territory en
route to Lower California to re-inforce Mexican Army garrisons,
Mexico has been preparing to repell any attempted invasion by Japs.
Open Season
The State Department of Con-
iaervation, Tenn., sent the purchas-
tag department a requisition for
8,000,000 licences to hunt Japs
at the regular fee of $2 each.
The latter department vetoed the
¢12,000,000 requisition with the
notation: "Open season on Japs--
Ido licence required."
Have You Heard ?
A civil engineer, building ,a
eailroad In old Mexico, was try-
law
rylaig to show e, native how much
the new railway would benefit the
country.
"How long does it take you to
Barry your produce to market at
present?" he asked.
"With a inule it takes three
days," came the reply.
"There you are!" exclaimed the
engineer. "When this railroad is
in operation you will be able to
take your produce to market and
return home the same day!"
"Very good, Senor," said the
native. "But what shall I do with
the other two days?"
Little Tommy was asked
the difference between prose
and poetry. He pondered for
i while and then said: "There
was a young man named
Rees, who went into the sea
up to his ankles.
"That's prose," he said.
"But if the water had been a
few inches higher, it would
have been poetry."
The two commercial travelers .
were discussing the careless man-
ner in which trunks and suitcases
are handled by some railway
companies.
"I had a very cute idea for pre-
venting that once," said one of
them, smiling reminiscently. "1
labelled each of my bags With
Care—China,"
"And did that have any effect?"
"Web, I don't know; you see,
they- shipped the whole lot to
Hong Kong."
Tobe—See hyah, woman.
Didn't Ah see you kissin' a
no -count piece o'trash last
night?
Liza—Gwan, Tobe. It was
so dark Al thought it was
you.
Tobe—Come to think of it,
mebbe 'twas me -- what time
was dat?
Sharp received a letter from
his friend McTavish which bore
no stamp and he had to pay
double postage. The letter con-
cluded: "You will be delighted to
hear I aur enjoying the best of
health, old chap. Yours, Mc-
Tavish."
Sharp then wrpaped up a large
stone, and without paying postage
sent it to McTavish with the fol -
]owing note: "This great weight
rolled off my hind .when I read
your good news."
Aunt (at home party)—
"What's the matter, Willie?"
Willie (indignantly)
"There was one cake short,
and they made me have it!"
"I want a word, of advice," the
young man remarked to his uncle.
"Well?" said Uncle tersely.
"What is the best way to ap-
proach you for .a loan.?"
"If you are sensitive," replied
uncle grimly, "you had better
write for it. Then when you get
any reply just tear it up without
Yearling it."
. "In your sermonlast Sunday,"
dripping would wear away a
Atone."
said the stout woman to the !nine
later, "you said that constant
"Quite right,',' said the minister.
"Well, ' I've eaten it with every
meal since and I've put on more
weight than ever."
C.N.R. Wins Prize
For Best Window
First prize of a cup for the best
Christmas window in the institu-
tions classification offered annu-
ally by the Fifth Avenue Associa.
tion, Incorporated, New York,
was awarded this year to the Can.
adian National Railways, for the
seasonal display at 673 ` Fifth
Avenue, The prize-winning win-
dow was in eompetition with win-
dows of steamship lines, airlines,
railways and general transporta-
tion companies among which were
twenty-eight railway offices alone.
This is the second year of the
competition, the windows being
under observation during the .early
part of December. The judges
were individuals well known in
society, fashion, art and news
fields and the award to the Can-
adian National Railways window
was based on "dramatic quality,
originality in the use of the
Christmas theme, selling appeal,
beauty of design, neatness, color,
harmony of display and effective
lighting."
The winning display was pre-
pared in Montreal by the Exhibits
and Displays Branch of the Cana-
dian National Railways. It con-
sisted of a reproduction in tri -
dimension of a typical. Quebec vil-
lage in wintertime, with buildings
lighted and a night sky effect.
Deep snow surrounded the display
to exemplify the title "Where
Winter is King."
THE ROYAL r ;ANK OF CANADA
General Statement, 29th November, 1941
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid up
Reserve fund
Balance of profits carried forward! as per Profit and
Loss Account
Dividends unclaimed
Dividend No. 217 (at 8% per annum), payable tat
December, 1941
Deposits by and balances due to Dominion Govern-
ment
Deposits by and balances clue to Provincial Govern-
ments
Deposits by the public not bearing interest
Deposits by the public bearing interest, including
interest accrued to date of statement
Deposits by and balances due to other chartered
banks in Canada
Deposits by and balances due to banks and banking
correspondents in the United Kingdom and
foreign countries
Notes of the bank in
Bills payable...."'
Acceptances and letters of credit outstanding
Liabilities to the public not included under the
foregoing heads......... �.
ASSETS
$ 20,000,000.00 $ 35'000,000,00
3,209,074.84
$ 23,209,074.84
47,196.58
.700,000.00 23,956,271.42
* 31,385,428.71
11,538,097.33
484,749,276.16
417,403,399.71
19,867.10
11,008,127.16
Gold held in Canada
Subsidiary coin held in Canada $ 1,789,294.84
Gold held elsewhere 31,132.13
Subsidiary coin held elsewhere 1,799,412.68
Notes of Bank of Canada 23,616,848.50
Deposits with Bank of Canada 62,925,378.28
Notes of other chartered banks 646,663.70
Government and bank notes other than Canadian. , 23,468,217.28
Cheques on other banks $ 46,251,360.34
Deposits with and balances due by other chartered
banks in Canada 2,763.16
Due by banks and banking correspondents elsewhere
than in Canada 73,547,538.87
Doininion and Provincial Government direct and
guaranteed securities maturing within two
years, not exceeding market value
Other Dominion and Provincial Government direct
and guaranteed securities, not exceeding market
value
Canadian municipal securities, not exceeding
market value
Public securities other than Canadian, not exceeding
market value
Other bonds, debentures and stocks, not exceeding
market value
Call and short (not exceeding 30 days) loans in
Canada on bonds, debentures, stocks and other
securities of a sufficient marketable value to
cover
Call and short (not exceeding 30 days) loans else-
where than in Canada on bonds, debentures,
stooks and other securities of a sufficient
marketable value to cover
Current loans and discounts in Canada, not other-
wise included, estimated loss provided for $241,7.82,846.36
Loans to Provincial Governments 1,036,891.18
Loans to cities, towns, municipalities and school
districts 15,648,081.17
Cuirent loans and discounts elsewhere than in
Canada, not otherwise included, estimated loss
provided for 75,554,655.52
Non-current loans, estimated loss provided for 1,574,684.93
Bank premises, at not more ehan cost, less amounts written off..
Real estate other than bank premises
Mortgages on real estate sold by the bank
Liabilities of customers under acceptances and letters of credit as
per contra
Shard4 of and loans to controlled companies
Deposit with the Minister of finance for the security of note cir-
Other assets riot included under the foregoing heads
cute Lion 1,620180:10:3070 .
58,956,271.42
956,104,196.17
22,325,889.88
6,606.46
35,906,480.01
1,820,317.72
$1,075,119,761.66
114,277,046.91
119,801,662.37
209,903,173.06
161,328,787.09
7,484,368.95
13,849,027.72
31,449,226.57
7,340,019.83
16,484,997.69
$ 681,918,309.19
335,597,159.16
14,228,242.27
1,801,258.39 '
667,449,30
35,906,480.0.1
3,182,415.97
hi. W. WILSON,
President and Managing Director.
AUDITORS' REPORT
To Tan SHAREHOLUnRA Tan Royxt. 13,. ',NADA:
We have examined the above Statement of Liabilities and Assets as at 29th November, 1941
with the hooks and accounts of The Royal Baal. of Canada at head Office and with the certified
returns from the branches. We have checked the cash and the securities representing 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 clucked the cash and investment secut'ties at several of the important branches.
We have obtained all the information and explains,. ions that we have required, and in our opinion
the transactions oldie Bank, which have come ender ow. notice, have bean within the powers of the
}lank. The above statement is in our opinion properly drawn up so as to disclose tate true condition
of the Bank as at 29th November, 1941, and itis as shown by the books of the Bank.
$1.075,119,761.66
S. G. DOBSON,
General Manager.
JAS. G. ROSS, C.A.,
of 1'. 5. Ross & Sons
W. GARTH THOMSON', C.A., p
of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. ,1
Montreal, Canada, December 22, 1941.
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 30th November,
1940 $ 3,198,146.37
Profits for the year ended 29th November, 1941, after
providing for Dominion Government taxes
amounting to $1,892,224.96 and after making
appropriations to Contingency Reserves, out of
whichReserves prevision for ell bad rand
a3oubiful debts has been natio 3,535,928.47
APPROPRIATED AS FOLLOWS:
Dividend No. 214 et 8% per Annum , . , , «........ , , $
Dividend No. 215 at 8 per annum
Dividend No. 216 at 8 O per annum ..,..,...
Dividend No. 217 at 8% per annum.,
Contribution to the Pcnsiots Fund Society, ...,,
Appropriation for Bank Premises. ., w....,..
Balance of Profit and Loss carried forwartll.. , , ,, ...
M. W. WILSON,
President and Managing Director,
Montreal, December 22, 1941*
700,000.00
700,000.00
700,000.00
700,000.00
i
Auditor*.
$ 6,734,074.84
2,800,000.00
325,000.00
400, 000.00
3,209,074.84
$ 6,734,074.84
S. G. DOBSON
General Manager.
neaulRmemestaerittam
What Science 1s
Doing
Heart disease does not rule out
the possibility of a long and happy
life, according to a report on a
range of heart disease over years
of •private practice in heart ail-
ments, Dr, Louis F. Bishop, Jr.,
and Ruth V. Bennett, of New
York, report in liygeia.
"Life can be tolerable with
heart disease, but it must he mark-
ed by moderation, the article
says.
"The human heart can seem to
leak, to leap, to palpitate. Hearts
can hop, skip and jump and yet
life goes on," the writers point
out. "A man may have a recog-
nized disease of the heart for 30
years, live a comparatively com-
fortable life, be of service to his
family and his country and in the
end succumb to an infection of his
big toe."
Commenting that countless ree-
ords of persons who live comfort-
ably with some type of heart dis-
ease may be found in any heart
specialist's office, the article sug-
gests the possibility that the shock
of knowledge that too fast a pace
will literally kill may have an im-
portant effect in leading the pa-
tients into quieter activities and
thereby extending the life span.
Obviously, the authors point
out, some types of heart disease
have a shorter expectation of life
than others.
The article also comments that
high blood pressure need not nec-
essarily mean. the shortening of
life, citing the cases of a woman
93 years old and another 89 who
have had high blood pressure for
many years and who have main-
tained a fairly normal life in spite
of the handicap.
Modern Etiquette
1. Is it necessary to give a
gift to a person just because this
person gave you one?
2. Is it considered proper to
wave a handkerchief as a means
of greeting an acquaintance or
attracting his attention?
8. Is it obligatory to include
a man's wife when one doesn't
know her and wishes to invite the
man to dinner?
4. If one has been called on
the telephone during a particu-
larly busy part of the day, what
can be done?
5. If an employer always gives
his stenographer a Christmas
check, should she give him a
gift?
6. Which is proper for a man
to say, "May I have the next
dance?" or "Do you have the
next dance taken?"
Answers
1, No. Too much of this so-
called 'exchanging gifts" is done.
when the giver expects equal
value in return. 2. No. This is
not only a breach of etiquette,
but it should be forbidden by
health authorities as a germ
spreader. 3. Yes; both of them
should be invited. 4. If a tele-
phone call is too much of an in-
terruption, one may say, "May I
call you back in half an hour?"
or, 'Will it be convenient for you
to call me again in half an hour?"
5. No; thank him for his gift and
wish him a Merry Christmas. 6.
"May I have the next dance" is
the correct form,
•
Storm -Diggers
Mechanized squads of "storm -
diggers," travelling In groups of
100 or so, have been organized by
the agriculture department in Eng-
land to travel from district to dis-
tract during the winter, preparing
the ground for land girls to plant
in the spring.
HOW CAN I?
Q. How should I oil an un-
painted floor?
A, If you wish to oil an un-
painted floor, use boiled linseed
oil. Keep the oil hot all the time
while applying it with a large
brush. It may be necessary to
reheat it when going over larger
surfaces. When floors are oiled
in this manner, they are easily
cleaned, almost dustless, and wear
much longer.
Q. How can I prevent scatter-
ing of crumbs when grinding
bread in the food chopper?
A. Fasten a paper bag over
the bottom part of the food chop-
per when grinding bread crumbs.
It will prevent scattering of the
crumbs over the floor.
Q. How can I avoid having
cloudy mirrors?
A. Do not place mirrors so
that they have direct 'sunshine
on them. It will cause the sur-
face of the mirrors to spot and
become cloudy.
Q. How can I make a "dust-
less" dust cloth?
A. Place a cloth in a strong,
hot suds of pure soap, to which
add a few drops of turpentine;
let set for two hours. Then wring
out dry. Cloths treated in this
way will hold the dust and at the
same time give a brilliant polish
to the furniture. Treat the cloths
in this manner every two weeks.
Q. How can I make certain
that the soap is entirely removed
from the hair when shampooing?
A. If there is considerable dif-
ficulty in ridding the hair en-
tirely of soap, try squeezing the
juice of a lemon into the final
rinse water. It will free the
hair of soap suds and leave it
soft and glossy.
Army Can't Handle
Out -Sized Recruit
A man 7 ft. 6 in. tall offered
himself for enlistment in the A.
L F. at Melbourne Town Hall,
Australia, and the recruiting of-
ficers didn't know what to do
with him.
To give them time tie ponder
they handed hien over to a 5 ft,
private to take particulars —
weight 18 st. 9 lbs., chest 61 ins.,
expanded 68 ins., age 85 and
sound in mind and limb.
Still the recruiting officers
were at a loss. His hat, boots,
uniform and all his equipment
would have to be specially made
they said. An ordinary rifle would
be of no use to him — he would
have to be built a special blunder-
buss.
And any arms officer giving
the order, "For inspection, port
arms", would have to be given a
stepladder to carry it out.
Every time he walked aiotig a
0 e e C
trench he would take his life in
his hands.
And if he was wounded he'd
want a special stretcher and a
special bed in hospital and —
They referred the application
to higher quarters.
Front Line Church
IsStill Standing
A centuries-old church "some-
where on the south coast" of
England" is geographically near-
er the German Army than any
other church in the British Em-
pire. So far, it has been spared
the destruction which has befallen
hundreds of churches in Great,
Britain, but it has been damaged
by gun -fire from Nazi guns em-
placed on the north coast of
France. Strange entries are now
being made on the church records,
which date back to the fifteenth
century. The Vicar has written
for example; 'Evensong—Shell..
ing during service," or "Heavy
machine-gunning during morning
service." A letter was recently
received from Wyoming, U.S...,
which said: "I can remember as
it boy hearing your bells down
"there by the sea, and worshipping
in your noble old church."
War Has Ruined
Garden of Eden
Dr. C. W. Lowdermiik, agricul-
tural expert of London, England,
points out that, wars of a thous-
and years ago have left their mark
on the prosperity of Iran, Iraq
and Palestine. The valleys of the
Tigris and Euphrates have never
really recovered. Now oil wells
are replacing the tradition of the
Garden of Eden. Iran and Iraq
suffered worst in the peace that
followed strife, because the farm-
ers had been driven out and irri-
gation systems left to destruction.
In ancient times, Phoericiens in
hilly Palestine terraced the open
fends with stone on the sides of
the hills, and harvests were reh.
Caine Assyrians and Hittites and
other warriors to trample all into
dust. The fields washed into the
rivers as fences fell, and Palestine
became again a dust bowl.
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