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We report to the Shareholders of the Imperial Bank of Canada:â€" That we have audited the above Balance Sheet as at October 31st, 1929, and compared it with the books and vouchers at Head Office and with the certified returns from the Branches. ~We have obtained all the information and explanations that we have required, and in our opinion the transâ€" actions of the Bank which have come under our notice have been within the powers of the Bank, In our opinion the Balance Sheet discloses the true condition of the Bank, and is as shown by the books of the Bank. The above Balance Sheet does not include money which has been from time to time for the purpose of a Pension Fund. You can always.depend on it MPTY a "Dorothy" Can into a milk jug, add as much water and stir thoroughly with a spoon. The result is fresh, rich, creamy milk, ready for drinking. Children love it. AUDITORS‘ REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS Children Love It Commercial Loans and Advances............... Bank ... enc (’)ther '\sbet\ ..................................................... PELEG HOWLAXNXD President . IMPERIAL BANK Government and Municipal Securities Other Bonds, Debentures Stocks........ Call Loans on Cash on Hand and in Banks...................... Cash in Central Gold Reserve................... Cash on deposit with Minister of Finance Notes and Cheques on Other Banks.......... Notes of the Bank in Circulation Deposits by the Public.............;.. Deposits by Other Banks.............. Letters of Credit Outstanding...... Dividend,Bonus and Unclaimed Dividends Capital Reserve and Undivided Profit........ into. November 20th, 1929 l } ‘l"l////// o. ty LITIES F CANADA CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET YEAR ENDING 31st OCTOBER, 1929 storm of snow and wind came up, hampering the travellers, who trudged 2 rough trail in increasing discomfor:. Two of the party gave up, and backâ€" tracked to the brÂ¥ight lighss, but oneâ€" "One winter day, some years ago, when Rouyn was in its youth, three mining men set out on foot, bound for Cheminis and the railway. A hsavy Years ag*o The Advance carried a rather grewsome story of the experience of a prospector who followed the bush custom of using another prospector‘s cabin when night overtook him on the trail. At the time the story was grewâ€" some enough, but. the years have not made it any better as it is reâ€"told last week in the columns of The Northern Miner, as follows:â€" Gruesome Storyv of the Early Days of Rouyn apoparep m DororH)! 18 A m« BRAND UNSwEeErTEnED STERILIZE D redit # a a a a 46 6 # # # # # ® B. SuerHerp, C.A., of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Co W. C.A., of Macintosh, Cole Robertson set aside by the shareholders A. E. PHIPPS, General Manager. Perth Expositor:â€"The writer of the women‘s column in the Expositor a week or so ago wrots in favour of "A Canadian Flag," and lest some should think that the editor has changed hi views, it is statod here that the Union Jack is Canada‘s filas, and any moveâ€" ment to change ‘the flag finds the Exâ€" positor in opposition. We were not a party to the illâ€"advissd motion of th: Canadian Weekly Newspaper Associaâ€" ticn, and in these columns, and by priâ€" vate letter t> the manager of the asâ€" sociation we voiced our opposition Advocates of a new flag for Canada take their cue from the present Govâ€" ernment of Canada who pretend on> thing and practiss another. The movemen! for what is described as a Canadian flas is, to our way of thinkâ€" ing, another case of keeping up with the Joneses. "The tracks which the morning showed leadinzg from the cabin door were far, far apartk. The tale is quite true." and eyes were tnos? of corpse. _ General Sir Arnthur Currie, Dominion "The wind sung its ecrie song in the| president of the Canadian Legion and eaves, snow dashed against the caâ€"| former commander of the Canadian bin‘s lJone window pane, the erginesr|CSrps, in a message senit from Montreal stcod roxsted to the spot. In a few | and read at one of last week‘s sessions moments memory came to the aid of| Of the annual convention of the Canâ€" reason. This was the cabin of a prosâ€" adian Legion, held at Regina, stood pector who had been drowned in the foerth as the champion of the exâ€"service late fall; his body had been found in | Ingn of Canada in their fight for justice the early lake ice and had been brought 224 resognition of their claims. here by the drowned man‘s friends, to; "The time has come," said the mesâ€" await winter transportation over the)sagze of Sir Arthur, "when the regulaâ€" rough trail.. They had placed it up in lions of the pensions board must be the rafters to keep it safe from marâ€")redrafted from beginning to end, and auding animals. The heat of the beâ€" | when the attitude of the board charged nighted traveller‘s fire, rising to the‘with the administration of regulations roof, had thawed out the body and the ; must be one of sympathetic justice and arm had dropped down. not altozether on of savine. We must "The wind sung its eerie song in the eaves, snow dashed against the caâ€" bin‘s Jone window pane, the erginesr stood rooted to the spot. In a few "Suddenly he awoke, startled. Someâ€" thing had touched his face! Quickly striking out before, he felt the touch of cold, clammy flesh.. Tumbling out on the fioor in panic, he struck a l‘ight and looking up saw, to> his horror, a human hand and arm hanging down through the rafters of the cabin. A dim form lay across the poles; two glassy eyes started intohis. Hand, arm and eyes were those of a corpse. "The wind howled around the cabin the tree tops swished, the wood cracklâ€" ed in the crazy stove, which shed flickering pencils of light about the rough room.‘ No other sound, strain as he might, broke upon the ears of the nizhtâ€"bound traveller. He fell asleep. ‘"Dark and stormy night fell on his devoted shoulders; the primeval forest waved its ghostly arms about his lohely head; drifting snow dimmed his sign: and clogged his weary way. At length he emerged into tiny clearing in which darkly stood a small, deserted log cabin. Ths enginser man had had enough. He shuffil=d to the door, enâ€" tered and lit a match. In its light he welcomed the sight of rickety stove and a pile of wood. Quickly the fire was lighted, and the tired traveller sat down to thaw himself and to warm uy his temporary refuge. <Eventually h> laid his blankets on the upper bunk which leaned against the wall and climbed up to rest. determined fellowâ€"pushed on $154,580,786.49 $ 65,916,721.17 80,034,841.00 5,963,724.63 949,201.73 1,716,297.96 $ 26,212,067.05 27,565,590.83 $ 10,390,468.73 3,250,000.00 363,583.65 12,208,014.67 $154,580,786.49 $138,580,172.74 281,649.75 15,718,964.00 $ 10,117,078.00 122,905,451.75 3,841,345.03 1,716,297.96 » 11,921;454.20 THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO f Th defendant‘s counsel, John W. 'L:rd. offered every conceivable objecâ€" ticn to introducticn of the "talkie conâ€" fession" as evidence. These were overâ€" ’ruled by the court, all as part of a plan t> carry the case to the state supreme court for final opinoin. | The picture around which the exâ€" periment revolves required six minutes | to show. The characters are Roller, Inâ€" | spector of Detectives William T. Conâ€" ]nolly. and a stenographer who took |down Roller‘s confession at the same time it was being recorded by Fox movietone apparatus. Vancouver Sun:â€"Just as a man with millions can take a loss of $50,000 with only temporary embarrassment, so can the people of North America take great stock losses with only temporary emâ€" barrassment. A stock crash just slows them up for a minute. ‘_ Since the first 0: October the "talkâ€" ies" have had special interest for the speople of Timmins and district. Here cne of the outstanding features of the | "talkies" that has ben especially popuâ€" \lar is the fine music, the orchestral «selections making particular appeal. If music has made the famâ€" | ous here, another sort of fame has been awarded scund pictures in Pennsylâ€" vania. In that state last week a Philaâ€" ‘de‘phia judge added the "talkies" to the many types of evidence held as oligible for use in the courts of the \ctiate. This judge held that a talkingz }'picture is admissable as evidence in a ! criminal trial. ‘ | â€"The talkie was of a confessicn made [by Harold Roller, milkman, chargec wih robbing twentyâ€"five homes on his ‘route in Ork Lane, and the unpreceâ€" demfed ruling was handed down by !Judge James Gay Gcrdon, Jr., in court of quarier sessions. m these breakdowns will become more |numercus a@and no pénsion beard or medical boeard will be free from the |charge of callous indifference unless they are sympathetically reganded. In 1th1s matter I feel sure that the Canâ€" |adian Legion will have the sympathy of ‘the erifire Canadian people, and I am equally confident that the Canâ€" adian government will welcome any ssistance in its power to deal justâ€" ly with all claims. ! JUDGE ADMITS "TALKIES" _ AS EVIDENCE IN TRIAL "This maitter of adequate care for disabled comrades and for the dependâ€" enits of those who fell, adequate emâ€" for those whose careers were broken by the years of warâ€"that, my comrades, is an objective which we musit reach and from which there must be no retreat." "I eenifend that almost every man who experiensed the hardships of war is paying some penalty. His resistance powers ‘have been impoverished and many of the breakdowns coming comâ€" coratively early in life are surely atâ€" tributable to war service. As years go Conmntinuing, Sir Arthur said: "Our alim must be to see to it that no man who went to the services of his counâ€" try is permitted by that country to suffer want because of war disability. ‘"That word ‘disability‘ brings forcibly to my mind one of the great difficulâ€" ties. Men are now suffering greatly from disablities which pensions auâ€" thorities refuse to admit from war serâ€" vice. That is a contenticn on their pant which I think is made too often. To me a medical board takes a great deal upon itself when it declaiss tha war service contributed in no> way to present disability." not altogether on of saving. We must see to it that treatmenmt of returned soldiers does nc become a political issue, but, unless something is dons, it will be hard to control the flow of inâ€" dignation now welling up in the hearts of those who believe that national proâ€" mises should be and that justics should be done." "The timie has come," said the mesâ€" sage of Sir Arthur, "when the regulaâ€" jors oOf the pensions board must be redrafted from beginning to end, and when the attitude of the board charged with the administration of regulations must be one of sympathetic justice and Demands a Square Deal for the Returned Men Two new industries may shorily apâ€" rear "n the Sudbury district, says The srdbury Star. These two new indusâ€" tries, The Star procesds, are to make se o‘ waste lands which are at presâ€" »nt unoccupied. A survey is now b>â€" in3z instituted cf these wattse lands by ‘As Departmes~: cf Lands and Foreâ€"ts ‘hrough J. K. M>>zennan, local crown ‘ands agent. The servey is being made "o discover the amount of marsh lanas in the district thir cculd be used for the propagation of muckrats and o ther furâ€"bearing animals. a~d to ascertain the possibility of estabishing canneries in the district to pro ids a market for "he blueberries picked in var‘ous parts f the district. Tii> cynmunication from the department :{:te> that many Inquiries are received, : ~kir= for inâ€" formation regarding agreas available for the of fur farms. It is believed that much »f the marsh lands in the north wou‘ld 5> su‘tâ€" able places for raising muskrats, beaâ€" ver, fisher and oiters. inquirles, have been received regzarding areas | suitable for raising blueb>rries ani ‘ other small fruits on otherwise useless land. Inquirers had in view the posâ€"| sibility of building cann>ries nerr | sources of supply. In connection with the report on suitable lands th» near-l ness of highways and railways is being . taken into consideration. MAY UTILIZE WASTE LANDS FOR FUR FARMS AND BERRIES To‘al assets, $154,580,786.49 in 1929 as against $150,027,256.59 in 1923, an increase of $4,553,529.90. Profits for the year, $1,561,581.89 in 1929, as mgainst $1,459,472.30 in 1928, an increase of $102,089.59. Carried forward, $718,.964.00 in 1929, as against $619,902.11 in 1928, an inâ€" crease of $99,061.89. Bank premises, $5,963,724.63 in 1929, as against $6,032,847.38 in 1928, a deâ€" crease of $69,122.65. The paidâ€"up capital, $7,000,000.00, and the reserve, $8,000,000.00, remain the Call loans elsewhere than in Canada. 5750,000.00 in 1929, as against $6,500.0) in 1928, a decrease of $5,850,000.0). Call loans in Canada, $11,171,454.30 in 1929, as against $11,831,161.18 in 1928, a decrease of $659,706.98. Current leans, $80,034,841.00 in 1929, 2s against $67,356,565.72 in 1928, an inâ€" crease of $12,678,275.28. * Cash and bank balances, $26,212,067.05 in 1929, as against $25,339,923.44 in 1928, an increase of $822,143.61. Government and municipal securiâ€" ties, $21,155,904.35 in 1929, as against $23,169,952.98 in 1928, a decrease of The principal changes in the balance sheet include the following:â€" Deposits, $122,905,451.75 for 1929, beâ€" P3 an increase of $4,799,599.86 over 1928 when they were $118.125.851.89. Notes in circulation were $10,117,â€" 078.00 in 1929 as against $10,460,590.00 in 1928, a dezcrease of $343,512.00. for the year and altogether the stateâ€" ment is a highly satisfactory cne and one which should be pleasing to the shareholders when they meet on Wedâ€" nesday next. The total assets now stand at $154,â€" 580,786.49, an increase of $4,553,529.80 The bank‘s reputation fcr a strong liquid position has also been well mainâ€" tained, cash on hand at the end of the year amountinz to $26,212,087 cr 19.7 p.c. of to‘lal liabilities to the public while assets, that is cash or assets imâ€" mediately â€" convertible into cash, amounted to $65,916,721 or 49.55 p.c. of liabilities top the ublic. Perhaps the most gratifying feature of the statement is the increass cf tnearly $5,000,000 in the depasits. This jncrease is entirely in the intsrestâ€" bearing deposits and indicatss tha‘t the bank conlinues to enjoy its full share of poularity as a depositeory, particuâ€" arly for savings deposit ‘cus:omers. wontrary to ganeral expeciations call loans on stocks and bonds bcth in Caâ€" nada and elsewhere, which in this case means New York, are down over $6,500,â€" 000, the call loans in New York being actually down $5,850,000. On the other hand, due largely to the unusually hsavyy loans at this time of year against wheat in Wes‘ien Canada, current loans and discounts in Carada have mzreased by over $12,000,000 andi rno.. land at the substantial sum of $3)â€" J00,000. Th‘s increase has been mals possible by the increase of $5,000,000, in deposits above referred to, by the reâ€" duction eof call loans, and also by a reâ€" duction of $2,000,000 in Government and municipal securities held by the bank, and demonstrates the important part played by the bank in supplying the commercial, industrial and farming maeds of the country. + The 55th annual statement o° the Imperial Bank of CanaZii which has jus been issued for the year ending sist October, 1929, indicates that the PBank is in a very strong position and has enjoyed a year of continued steady growth. The profits for th>r year amounting to $1,5681,561.89 are over $100,000 in excess of last year‘s and ar> the ‘greatest in the ‘history of ‘the Bank. After paying the usual dividend of 12 p.c. on the ‘paidâ€"up capital of $7,â€" 000,000, and a bonus of 1 p.c., and after making the usual allowances for penâ€" sion fund and taxes and writing off $350,000 from Bank Premises, a balance of $718,964 remains at the credit of Profit and Loss Account or $100,000 in excess of the amount carried forward from the previous year. Fifiyâ€"fifth Annual Statement Indicates That the Bank is in Very Strong Position and has had Year of Continued Growth. IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA HAS RECORD YEAR IN 1923 > \m\\\mfiW\W\\\\“W“\\\\N“\\\m3 Wéf"uff’yf’rgffgyfyféfféffilf#flygfgfh MaxuracturcgcrRrRSs LIFEC ERNEST H.BRIDGER Co. INSURANCE COMPANY HEAD OFFICE _ TORONTO, CANADA A. W. .TLIANG If Daddy is taken in your home, what could your little ones say ? Confederation Life Policiesâ€"pay rentâ€"buy groceries and clothes. Write for our pamphlet entitled "No Matter What Happens." You cannot fail to be interested in it. Address : onfederation Life Keep Up With Yourself EN who forge ahead in business raise their standards of living. Their wants increase; things that were once luxuries beâ€" come necessities. But too often, the amount of life insurance remains the same. Should the insvitable happen, the widow and chilâ€" dren must effect a drastic cut in their scale of living. Keep up with yourselfâ€"don‘t let your life insurance fall below a safe ratio to your family‘s living expenses. Jimmieâ€"" Why ?" Johnnieâ€""I heard Mother telling Mr. Scott, who comes for the rent, that not long before Dad died, he came home one evening and said Mr. Wright of the Confederation Life Association had been discussing more Life Insurance Protection, and he thought he would arrange for some more. Mother said to Mr. Scott, "Oh! how 1 wish I had encouraged my husband to buy it instead of telling him that we could not afford it. 1 simply have to move now to a cheaper place." Jimmieâ€"*"1 heard Mother say the other day she was so thankful she had agreed with Dad‘s idea of taking more Life Insurance. She said D a d mentioned, when he was sick, how pleased he was that he had increased his Life Insurance." Canadian Mining Securities Purchased for Cash The scene is a thriving Canadian City. Time: Spring of 1919. Jimmie Robb and Johnnie Nebb, chums and playmates for years, both now in their teens. The "Flu" epidemic of 1918 had left them, like hundreds of other children, without a father‘s care and support. Johnnieâ€"*"Gee! Jimmie¢, we have to m St., near the railroad track." 604 Northern Ontario Building Toronto 2 . . Phone Adelaide 8354â€"8355 TORONTO Head Office 14 Pine Street South, Timmins, Ont. MEALS 35¢ UP SPECIAL DISHES Special $10.00 Meal Ticket $8.50 GOOD AT ALL TIMES SPECIAL MEAL FOR SUNDAY Open from 5.30 a.m. to 3 a.m. District Representative. Timmins. Association CCC CCCE CE PE AZ t t K B e Life Insurance Protection, and would arrange for some more. _ Mr. Scott, "Oh! how 1 wish I A. W,. Pickering rneral Agens Fimmins, On«. move over to Smith 47â€"50