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t 'tolm. appeamelsewlm'e inthisi.sme IM total assets of . 3769.166,272, as mredwith $1794,523,333 at. the end ofâ€"the previous year.: Included among MmqmcklysVMremmesot -uao.mm equal to 63.46: per cent. of ll ~Habilities to the publMc. They are : .wmmw'zme,maymm . As: was to be expacted, the principal aowunts in the quickly available reâ€" serves are â€" representedbygovermnent and‘other bonds and debentures, of a rahie "of : $266,7290,604 up from $236,433,â€" year ago.: Cash on hand and in w00 M uis . 3 #2~ § ; DC ...mx # ind yA s khe i 4 e A.,! requirements :of its custcmers. â€"In the meantime there will be ‘I‘heannualsbatement which is for fln;fiwal year to October 3ist, ‘and is e"date;;.,,. On the jother hand, fund)s haavg und employment for the time b_edng vety largely in g‘overnmerl. and other, fonds and debentures. At ‘the same e there are substantial addiâ€" ;pwserves in the holddngs ofâ€"cash inrthe vaults of the bank and in the Oentra.l Gold Reserves, ‘This development indicates that just] .As seon as. there is a revivial in busiâ€" neas the bank will immediately ‘be in apofi%n to take.care of the increased anddg;try, a number of the accounts shbw reduction as compared with the i ouq but in every instance fihe deqrease has been very moderate in‘ view. of. the conditions which have Baank of Montreal . in Strong Position . The Bank of Mcntreal: annual stateâ€" mentâ€"shows that. the bank. has. been able«readily to maintain its traditionâ€" a.ny ‘strong position. ~The ability to do so, especially under the general condl ticns ‘tnat: prevailed, will bring a feelâ€" ing of eonfidence to the Canadian pubâ€" lHe‘.and it should ‘at the ‘same* time afford. f1. measure of satisfaction ‘to tl}e ghareholders Cf the bank. Wm ‘lessened activity in trade Ctal®© ‘Assets at $769,166,272 Includp Liquid‘ Assets: of ©$439,1768,506, Equal td*dzm per cent. of all Liabiliâ€" i â€"tiles to the Public. | Jur : Buyer leaves for the Eastern markets Monâ€" day,â€"December 5th, for Christmas Buying. We swill gladly take care of any special requirements you may haveâ€"without any obligation. All merâ€" ~*chandize you may ask our Buyer to secure for . . _ you will be subject to your approval. though it may entail financial burdens, the children must be given their chanee in life. No community â€"can safely sbareholders at the annual meeting' which will be held at the head office of t:heibank in Montreal on Monday, taxes Dominion Government $457.671; reservation for bank premises $100,000 leavingabaancetobe carried forward of $145429. This amount, added to the batance of $1,103,427 am'ied forâ€" ward at the end of the pwevious year, brought the total balance at the end of the fiscal year to $1,248.856. ‘Profit and Loss Account 1 ~~‘Theâ€"profit" andt*loss account reflects the smaller amount. of business cfferâ€" ing during the year. Total profits we.nel $4,663,100, as: compared with $5,886,379 in the previous year. The distributions madeâ€"from profits were: dividentds: bo; Skating Outfits A particularly interesting feature of the report is that it shows total assets of $769,166,272 with which to meet payâ€" ment of all Habilities to the public of $693,005,318, leaving an excess of assets over liabilities to the public of $76,160,â€" 4 foot 5 foot 6 foot on the part of Canadian depositors to maintain ample savings accounts durâ€" ing difficult periods. Total depcosits a.re reported at â€"$648,832,663 and compare with $669,047,251. ................... Central Reserves stands at $84,976,182. During the pe::lod there. has been A st.eady reduction in call loans, with the result that call loans outside of Canâ€" ada are shown to $20,071,135 from $28!â€" 252,802, while call loans in Canada now stand at $5,157,600, against $9,243,021 at the end of the previous year. Current Business Quieter As ‘a result of the lessened activity in industry and trade generally, curâ€" loans continued. to recede from the hiigher levels of more active years and now stand at $302,931,269, as comâ€" pared with $348,525,148 a year ago. Hockey Sticks â€"â€" 15c to $2.75 Deposits continue at a healthy level Toboggans $3.95 to $17.50 Ash and Hickory All~C.C.M. Models * ¢.8 a s o e o * 0 0 ® $2.175 :â€"But even D.i h right ear and police surveiHlance, Ayoub is lodged in the lower jaw. Ayoub‘s neck below the t and ‘will likely ‘serious charges that police officer‘s wounds are both slight. One bullet grazed the fieshy part of his left forearm, while the other scraped his left hlp bone. Ayoub‘s Wounds are Sedons Ayoub‘s wounds are much more serâ€" djous and in fact it was thought at first ‘that he was done for.â€" The first bullet passed through the alleged bandit‘s right hand into his right hip and into. the lower part of his: abdomen, the seeondgrwedhishtthip When Ayoub refused to quit, Conâ€" stable Pilgrim, knowing. that ‘his conâ€" rade was wounded and possibly seriousâ€" ly, fired again, the bullet entering ~_ Constable Belanger probably owes his life to the fact thitat the .25 automatic revolver Ayoub used jJammed as it was Holds Grimly to His Quarry. ger was twice wounded by the bandit, but heldâ€"grimly to his quarry. Even with his chance of escape hopeâ€" less Ayoub still tried to fight it out with the police. : Constable Pilgrim had to :shoot Ayoub three times, twice in the hips and onte in the back of the Ayoub was captured by Constables John . Pilgrim and Joe Belanger, of Nomthwy alfter grim fight at close quarters Saturday night about 10 o‘clock, near Meadowside. Tracked down by the relentless search of North Bay Folice, assisted by ProvinciaI Police, Sam Ayoub, 26, Kirkland Lake, Ont., the alleged bank robber who held up the staff of the Bank of Montreal, stole about $5,000, Saturday attemoon turned at bay. Despatches from North Bay tell the story of the robbery in detail, also givâ€" ing the account of the shootng police officer and of the man captured. One despatch from North Bay says:â€" sibleâ€" for : robbery. The North Bay police and the provincial police worked together in very effective way and the. coxoperation evident â€"and~â€"the.. good. work done by all concerned led to the early capture of the man suspected of being responsible for the robbery. There is general praise for the prompt and effective way in which the case was handled by the police and the prompt methods used by the authâ€" orities to capture the criminal responâ€" The third startling information to reach Timmins was the news that the man captured by the police as the bank robber was Sam Ayoub, of Kirkâ€" land Lake. He is the son of a merâ€" chant in Kirkland Lake, and he is wellâ€" known in Timmins. It is less than three weeks since he was a visitor to town it is said. to escape. ‘There were ‘three shots lodged in the man‘s body before he was finally taken in charge. | At first the man was believed to be very seriously injured, so much so that his life was despaired of. Indeed, there were reâ€" ports in Timmins that he had passed away. As a matter of fact there is about every chance that he will recover to face:charges of bank robbery, resistâ€" ing arrest, and wounding a police ofiâ€" cer in the discharge of his duty. Foliowing closely upon the story of the sensational holdâ€"up of the bank at North Bay there came the story of the trackingof the culprit and the attempt to question one suspect. The attemptâ€" ed questioning took place on the railâ€" way tracksâ€"west of North Bay and the man stopped by the police attempted to make his escape. In his efforts to get away from the police the suspect shot Constable Jos. Belanger, of North Bay, the constable being hit by bullets in the arm and in the hip, neither of the wounds being dangerous. In fact the officer was out and around about as usual this week. On the other hand Constable John Pilgrim, a companian of Belanger‘s in theâ€"search, shot the man attempting reached here Saturdaw evening 5i of bold daylight robbery of the Bank of Montreal at North Bay, with some $5,000.00 secured. The bank . terrorized the bank staff by the gun drove the manager the teller‘s cage ’8’E§§§ égigsiia ,g"g §§§§§E?E tifel? §§ 545e uld eapture the crimâ€" Inal. It was the first bank robbery in the history of North Bay and the authâ€" orities were very decided in considering ding every efâ€" : 4 fort to make any further events of the zame kind unpopular. Police Officer Also Injured by Bullet While At Kirkland Lake Man Shot After Bank Robbery at North Bay g-uon Sl‘l'?ect _ Ayoub, of Kirkland Lake, in ospital Under Guard. as Three Bullet Wounds. Sensational Affrgy at North Bay on the ‘orders of Deputy Chief ‘cuted by a youth. :WanédTmsferAeeount On the pretext o0f transferring his account to the local branch, he enterâ€" ed the bank sihortly before the Satuwâ€" consta.blesPflgfimandBelanger conâ€" on the highway. At a point labouiz four miles west of Meadowside Constables Pilgrim and Belanger left ‘bhecaz‘towa.lkba.ckbytheCN.R. tracks while the Sturgeon Falls police proceeded to that point to stop the gap at that end. ¢ â€"‘ The CN.R. have a pump house near Meadowside and Deputy Chief Dennis thought that Ayoub might take refuge there from the cold. The C.N.R. and CP.R. tracks are quite close to each. other .at this point and the fugitive had crossed over to be caught by the net. which the police had cast. â€" The sensational and daring bank robbery, was.cleverly conceived and coldly exeâ€" patrols, Deputy Chief Dennis, Sgt. Michaud and Provincial Constable Smaill covering the C.N.R. right of Provincial Constable Campeau, of Sturgeon Falls and Chief of Police Leâ€" clair set out. ; The first stop was made at the lumâ€" berâ€"camgi. Here the police were given information that satisfied them that the trail was hot. â€" A stranger answerâ€" ing: Ayoub‘s descriptions ‘had purchased a meal at the camp some time before. The pcolice party was broken up into police ‘about his suspicions. : Seven in Posse Chief Clark, .of North Bay, organized his force and with Depfhity Chief Denâ€" nis.:in. charge, a posse of seven police officers, consisting of the Deputy Chief, Sgt. Michaud and Constables Belanger and Pilgrim, of the city force; Provinâ€" cial. Constable Smiaill, oOf North Bay; Dusk Was Falling . The time was about 5.40 o‘clock and dusk was falling. A form came half runnng, half walking, from the C.P.R: tracks to the highway. As the form came nearer, he made out the figure of. a man. As the stranger came into the beam of the headlights of the truck, Larivee noticed he was dressed in @ dark overeoat and light coloured fedora hat. ‘The actions of the man and his deâ€". scription which tallied with that broadâ€" cast <~by the police, aroused Larvee’si suspicions. Turning to his Indian helper, he remarked, "I wonder if that is the fellow who held up the bank?" ~The stranger hurried on and disapâ€" peared down a dip in the road. .A shoft distance farther is located a lumâ€" ‘ber camp belonging to Homer Stockâ€" dale and Dr. C. E. Mmer, North Bay contractors. . Police®" found out later| that Ayoub entered the camp and bought a meal for which he paid two He was later removed to the Civic Hospital where his wounds were attendâ€" ed to by Dr. G. W. Smith. When Ayoub was searched,. the sum of $4,836 was found on him. Three reâ€" volvers, one of .32 calibre, which he stole from the Bank of Montreal as he made‘ hisâ€"getâ€"away and one .32 and a .25 of his own. Taken to Police Statton As Constable Belanger stood guard, Constable Pligrim hastened to Meadowâ€" side to inform Deputy Chief Dennis and his party of the capture. In the meantime,â€" Provincial Constable Camâ€" peau, of Sturgeon Falls, who was beatâ€" ing back from that point, arrived in his automobile. The wounded man was placed in Constable‘s Campeau‘s car and the journey to North Bay began. En route the rest of the police posse was picked up and Ayoub was taken to the North BaBy police station. is evidence of the tnacity of his captor. Ayoub tried ‘to shoot again and it was then that Constable Pilgrim used his revolver to subxtue ihim. Bertously wounded, Aycoub fought but he was finally subdued. As he gave un the fight, he said "You have got me dead, I got the money on Larivee returned to the city with his private mmmbyhmuulm _Mayor J. W. Richardson in a brief statement today eulogized the. police gepartments. engaged in the man hunt «Bu en abe ate ce sls GntioGochh In a statement issued this morning after ‘he had checked with D. J. Mcâ€" Guire, the amount of the money reâ€" ecvered, Chief of Police Clark said he appreciated very much the. help thai had been given by outside ponce deâ€" partments, the provincial and railway police and citizens generally. We therefore solicit your support for electum as Councillors:â€" The town generally is in good condmon, fmanâ€" clally and otherwise, and a serious situatlon has been well handled. The two new candldates s _' belflw are wholeheartedly in support of the . careful policy that has been followed during the past year. The expenditure of the town for relief:â€"in 1932 was $85,289.59 and of this the Provincial and gfi%l%mon Governments have mf lmded tbe town The town has paid off $282,311.19 in debenture indebtedness in the last four years and has not sold any new debentures since. es The financial position of the town of T i8 has advanced from a debt of $1,248,6§6 fib in 1929 to $966,384.81 at present. | In these tlmes of economic stress every voter wishes to cast a ballot that will ensure . against wastefulness, but at the same tlme protect: th needy. x; ht oi y u. On Monday next you wxll have the opportumty af exercising your franchise. _ _ oo * _(Signed) Many in this town and district, read| th; with interest of the hoidâ€"up. at Pleshâ€" | thoug erton some days ago when bank: robâ€" bers* entered. the Bank of Commerce,|sent materinat threatened the manager of the: branch | and his clerks, and proceeded to rob the bank. The manager and ataff were | locked in the vault â€"whole theâ€"robbers | made off with several thousand.doliers | in cash. Interes} in this bank ‘rdbbery would‘ no doubt have been more:kein C had it been known that the manager‘| of the bank at Flesherton is E. A. Presâ€"| ton, brother of H..A. Preston, of: Schuâ€" macher, the latter being one of the bestâ€"known oidâ€"time ~residents~of the{‘ North Land. ' °*# ;. *4n; Y Try The Advance Want Advertimts ‘ Brother of H. A. Preston ;. Held up by Bank Robnerc' v whe The knife knife, dropped during the struggle with the bank robber was ) , about as long as a butcher for their work. â€" ‘The long kni#fe which Ayoub bramdâ€" ished during the hokiâ€"up at the was found Sunday afternoon by Proâ€" EXPERT Telephone 980 % contributions ‘trict Children‘s Aid. â€" The Ladies of mmmummmm and~ their:.efforts in this regard were greatly: appreciated by those who mfe Mmam\tmmfihol i resuming ‘of. work at. AbitiB e o i week A. G. Carson, superintegâ€" *8 Es