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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., JANUARY 6, 1944 THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA General Statement, 30th November, 1943 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid up.............................. $ 35,000,000.00 Reserve fund...................................... $20,000,000.00 Balance of profits carried forward as per Profit and Loss Account.................................. 3,815,487.77 S 23,815,487.77' Dividends unclaimed... .......................... 48,391.38 Dividend No. 225 (at 6% per annum), payable 1st December, 1943 ................................ 525,000.00 24,388,879.15 $ 59,388,879.15 Deposits by and balances due to Dominion Government.......................................... 1211,399,141.17 Deposits by and balances due to Provincial Governments......................................... 18,927,734.21 Deposits by the public not bearing interest......... 650,405,984.64 Deposits by the public bearing interest, including interest accrued to date of statement.......... 500,036,292.49 Deposits by and balances due to other chartered banks in Canada.............................. 2,973.04 Deposits by and balances due to banks and banking correspondents in the United Kingdom and foreign countries.............................. 19,119,072.51 1,399,891,198.06 Notes of the bank in circulation................... 12,851,348.37 Acceptances and letters of credit outstanding...... 35,135,037.13 Liabilities to the public not included under the foregoing heads............................... 1,831,108.93 $1,509,097,571.64 ASSETS Gold held in Canada............................ „, 91.51 Subsidiary coin held in Canada.................... 1,656,538.43 Gold held elsewhere............................... „2?'£03.42 Subsidiary coin held elsewhere......................1,304,002.47 Notes of Bank of Canada. ......................... 33,824,111.25 Deposits with Bank of Canada..................... 87,977,394.64 Notes of other chartered banks.................... 301,969.74 Government and bank notes other than Canadian.. 54,538,164,13 S 179,630.775.59 Cheques on other banks........................... * 53,535,963.61 Deposits with and balances due by other chartered .,,.„, *banks in Canada.............................. 4,641.01 R'%hyanamkCaSadaank,.nS C.0.r.re.SP.°n . en.tSe 90,054,607.39 143,595,212.01 Dominion and Provincial Government direct and ?alu?Uaranteed SeCUritleS! eXCeed.mg r"arket 226,658,440.40 CM^d^l^1^t^^^'B^' 10,446,954.62 ^m^^rf.^.^".^^^ 59,013,288.08 ^hmaAedSva1ue^ 23,426,379.78 Call and short (not exceeding 30 days) loans in Canada on bonds, debentures, stocks and.other cove?"" °f ° Sufficient marketable .Va!Ue.t0 8,759,088.12 Call and short (not'exceeding 30 days) loans elsewhere than in Canada on bonds, debentures, kTtable^u^to^ovCT"*1680*. S". . 37,933,121.08 $1,104,703,439.55 Current loans and discounts in Canada, not otherwise included, estimated loss provided for...... $277,921,237.00 Loans to Provincial Governments.................. 2,479,527.83 Loans to cities, towns, municipalities and school districts....................................... 13,472,816.54 Current loans and discounts elsewhere than in Canada, not otherwise included, estimated loss orovided for ......................... 55,225,770.78 NonPcurrent loans', estimated loss provided for..... 794,368.42 349,893,720.57 Bank premises, at not more than cost, less amounts written off.., 12.*M.4tt.« Real estate other than bank premises. ......................... 1 >"4'*"-*° Mortgages on real estate sokfby the bank......................... 724,089.56 Liabilities of customers under acceptances and letter, of credit as Shafe, ofanTlokkVtoconlroiled -companies:: I!. j............... 2,995,461.60 DeP!ulatt* ML"J"t?r °f Fln8nCe SeCU"ty C" ' 900 000.00 OtherVssSts not included'under the foregoing heads........... 758,846.90 $1,509,097,571.64 M. W. WILSON.^ an(j Managing Dfcect^ S' G °^e^i M„B„ger. AUDITORS' REPORT ■^tuJ^S^M^a^u^rrScRoyal Bank of Canada j*H«ad Office ami :, 1, -e'rafMlli;' Ijrauchei. Vtctevtchrdrt the cash and the securities repr, among i'» IV .» ■ vear have also checked the cash andinvestment securities atseveral of the important branches. . We have obtained all the informaUon and exr^a^atira"^j*™ been within the -•' the true condition of the Bank as at 30th November, 1943, and is as shown by the books ol the Bank. A BALLANTYNE, C.A., ^ of Peat, Marwick. Mitchell & Co. ( M. OC;r>ICN Iiva-J !.. t *., ✓ Auditors. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 30th November, ^ ^ ^ ^ Profits for the year"ended 3bi'Novem'ber,'1943,'after providing $2,281,952.60 for Dominion Government taxes and after making appropriations to Contingency Reserves, out^of w^hich^Reserves APPROPRIATED AS FOLLOWS: Dividend No. 222 at 6% peranum................ $. 5%-°™"° Dividend No. 223 at 6% per annum................. e™'!2X-2, Dividend No. 224 at 6% per anmjm... v............ 2« SS'Xi Dividend No. 225 at 6% per annum................._____SIj.OOO.OO * 2,100,000.00 Contribution to the Pension Fund Society......... 370's22™ ^^^ir^^,^i't^a.:::::::: ws™™ M. W. WILSON, President and Man Montreal, December 24, 1943. WHAT SCIENCE IS DOING Altitude Efficiency For War Planes In the race for ever higher altitude efficiencies for bombers and fighters more emphasis necessarily has been placed on the study of conditions in the upper atmosphere, states The New York Times. If battles are to be fought and bombing raids successfully completed at levels of 25,000, 30,000 and 40,000 feet, we must learn more of the effects of oxygen deficiency, reduced pressures and extremes of low temper-ture not only on the pilot and his crew but on the pilot-airplane-instrunient team which goes to make up the efficient combat At the great service technical centres, such as Wright Field, and in the plants of engine and aircraft manufacturers, apparatus is being 'multiplied for the study of high-altitude phenomena. In the remarkable laboratory at Great Neck, L.I., conditions encountered in the stratosphere up to an altitude of 60,000 feet can be simulated Temperatures can be lowered to minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Long before these extremes are reached as man climbs above the empire of the eagle, the blood bubbles, all reflexes slow down, even life can only be sustained by breathing pure oxygen. To fight a 400-mile-an-hour airplane at any altitude calls for the highest skills and co-ordination. „ To fight it at 30,000 feet and upward imposes additional handicaps upon the pilot, engine, instruments and airplane which can only be overcome by The patient research of the scientist and the physiologist in the pressure chamber and the refrigerated cell. Here they are helping not only to win* the war but to blaze new trails for the safety of sky the days to come. How Can 111 By Anne Ashley Q. Hw can I make windows stay clean for a longer time? A. Add a little vinegar to the water when cleaning the windows and they willl remain clean much longer. And a litle bluing added to the water will produce more brilliancy. Q. How can I make a good cleanser for oilcloth? A. By dissolving five ounces of melted paraffin in one pint of turpentine. Use a sponge and rub the oilcloth with this solution. Q. How can I make a salve for chapped hands? A. A remedy can be made by mixing ten drops of carbolic acid in one ounce of glycerine. Rub a small quantity into the hands and allow to dry. Q. How can I make black putty. A. Mix whiting and antimony sulphide (the latter finely powdered) with soluble glass. It is claimed that after hardening, this putty can be polished with a burnishing agate. Q. How can I remove scratches from furniture? A. Unless too deep, they can be removed by rubbing sweet oil into the scratches with a finger tip, then polishing with a soft cloth. Q. How can I remove a cork that has been pushed down into a bottle? A. Put enough ammonia in the bottle to float the cork and put away for a few days. The ammonia will eat or destroy the cork enough to permit its removal. LANDING BOATS DODGE BOMBS IN NEW BRITAIN INVASION Modem Etiquette By Roberta Lee 1. Is it good form for a man to refer to his wife as "the missus" ? 2. Should wedding invitations be sent to friends of the bridegroom, who are unknown to the bride ? 3. What kinds of food may be placed on the tabic before the guests are seatei? 4. Is it correct to say, "I haven't had time to write to you beca .se I have been so busy" when answering a letter after a long delay? 5. Does the family of the bride or that of the bridegroom, send out the wedding- invitations and announcements? 6. Is it all right to break bread or crackers into the bowl when partaking of soup?. Answers 1. No; to acquaintances he should refer to her as "my wife" or as "Mrs. Blank." and to friends he should call her by her Christian name. 2. Yes; invitations should be sent to them even though the bride doesn't know them. 3. Olives, radishes, salted almonds, or any other similar relishes. 4. No, if you are embarrassed about the delay merely say that you are sorry. 5. This is the duty of the bride's family. 6. 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