- '" i - . ... TAQE TWO THE D.Y NEWS . Monday, z,t.mkt u JM J for. deposit liabilities we have not j Qp RECOVERY IN only 1U in conservatively valued 'assets, but in addition we? have as- THE IDEAL ASCENDANT SAYS BANKER sets capital representing and $39,000,000 "$36,000,000 In reserve of DAILt EDITION What could be more appreciated than a pair of SLIPPERS? FOR LADIES The JULIET. A felt type with fur trimming, a leather sole and a small heel. Coolrs wine and brown FOR MEN The ROMEQ. A most popular style, in ty-own kid with the 'elastic side and leather sole and heel. Come in and See Qui- Selection Where Most People Trade F AMILY SHOE STORE IW. PHONE 357 (Estab. 1908) The King's Birthday RAW We Buy THIRD AVENUE THE DAILY NEWS. PKiNCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Every Afternoon, Except Sunday, by Prince Rupert Dally News, Limited, Third Avenue. H. F. PULLEN - - - Managing-Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES City delivery, by carrier, yearly period, paid in advance $5.0t For lesser periods, paid In advance, per week .li By mail to all parts of British Columbia, the British Empire and United States, yearly period, paid in advftnee l?....'..' '. 3.0( By mail to all other countries, per year - 9JH. Advertising and Circulation Telephone ... 98 News Department Telephone ... 86 Member of Audit Bureau ot Circulations Monday, Dec. 14, 1936 This year we have celebrated the birthdays of two Kings owing to the sudden yet democratic removal oi one and the quiet accession of the othe'r. It is not to be expected that we shall wax eloquent or become enthusiastic about oilr new king, we do not know much about him. Sp far we ha.Ye. had no pppprtunity to, build up that halo which was so great a factor in the re lations between the former king and his people. All we know about George VI i$ that he has the reputation of being a good father and a decent citizen, that his wife, Who is to be crowned queen in May, is a particularly esti mable lady with a good looking familv. We wish the King success on this his first birthday since his accession at the week-end. We are all so i con fused by the rapidly moving events that we 4q, not quite realize what it is all about but we hope there will not be any more changes for a little while. For British people, noted as being slow moving, considering; every step carefully and well, it has been tremendously sudden to find ourselves with a King deposed bv Parliament, anothei proclaimed and his .birthday beincr celebrated all within about two weeks. However, t has all been a means of ouuvinK uic y.uvvei ui tmuaiwiii uacneu oy puDllc op? ' inion. Our King is today a victim of circumstance. He is King npt b,ecause he wanted to: be "but simply" because of his uiuuici a uevisiuii iu retire, .m nis iaypr. Chinese Situation What a pity it is that Chha cannot settle her difficul ties as easily as the British iEmr)ire and as ouicklv. tKi difficulty is that thev have lost th hnbif. nf sPTt'lino- fllf ficulties in a peaceable ,1fianmh War and banditry have uu"'c " nciuiw vvitn tiieiu, nit; jLirsu impulse IS. 10 iiffn whcii tuu ui&agre ami tnere is no central power s.tron enough to prevent it. And yet the Chinese ar;e naturally a peaceful people top. peaceful fpr their own good. A few war lords have been able to force obedience and bandits have nrevprl upon the people. Elopds have, also inundated their fields and famine has carried away many, thousands and yet they carry on doing the best they "know under adverse conditions, FURS And Pay the B?s,t Prices G0LDBL00M The Old Reliable BANK OF MONTREAL ANNUAL MEETING Ing expansion in our export trade, rence of tin dlsastrpus experiences He made particular reference also to the uplift which he said had been given, to the whole yest by Jie mining industry, of which in xcess of $100,000,000 went to pay- oils of mining employees and up wards of $75,000,000 for' supplies and equipment. This did not take into account dividends and many apltal expenditures, nor did It in-lude taxes, paid to governments or he, Industry" large payments for transportation service, with re- tilting benefits to the railways. He lilded that a recent survey which he Bank had made suggested that bf all Canadian industries that of hiinlng, with. Its collateral activi ties, was the greatest contributor to the federal income tax. He dwelt at some length on the neasures which the Dominion government was taking, on the recom mendation of the National. Employment Commission, for provid ing employment In the building trades, and the cp-operatlon which the banks were giving lrt the Home Improvement Plan, saying a broad nollcy of this nature should without question have considerable ef fect In putting to work men whom the depression had hit more se verely than almost any other type of Canadian citizen. Balanced Budget tn Sight at Ottawa The change which had recently come over business and other con-j dttlons, he said, was reflected In the state of the government flnan-' ces. "When we consider," he re marked, "that during the past six years these deficits have averaged over $139,090,000 per year, it is gratifying to note that at last there 13 in sight; a balanced budget the goal of every finance minister and the cornerstone of any programme for restoring business confidence and the free functioning of private enterprise." The Railway Situation Referring to the legislation altering the management of the Canadian National Railways, Sir Charles said it was confidently expected that the new directors would take It as their duty to exercise every effort to reduce the re curring anpual deficit of the sys tem. To some extent this might possibly be done by measures of Internal economy and to some ex- ;tent by measures of further co operation with the Canadian Paci fic Railway, which, presumably, would be ready to assist In every proper fashion. j Forces of Recovery In Ascendant 1 He had a word of warning re that pieped?d the depression from ,mcu we were now emerging, hreats to our future well-being, and while we must all be deeply conscious of the foreign, developments affecting1 ihe: general out look, it must be clear to all of us, from our own obseryaUpn, that the forces of recovery ars once more in the ascendant. A wide variety of factors is combining to give full play to the enterprise of our people and among these factors is the growing conviction that there are no short-cuts to better times and that the observance of age-old economic laws must be the basis of lems to face but, as regards these problems, I tand squarely on the opposite side of the fence from the pessimists and I believe that, with the. experien,c$ .ajned" in the pas few years, we itvOahada will steadily work our 'way toward better things." Bank's PosiiloniCxtremely Strong Presenting The "If 9th' annual balance sheet of the Bank, W. A. Bog, on behalf of himself and Jackson Dodds, his fellow general manager, ! Saviors Acco.un.ts. rarUcuU.Tly. ... . Valued Sir Charles Gordon Optimistic on Canada's Economic. ?SeeS tre Outlook Rut Warns. Against Policies Thai Would Bring duce 1 wx annum the rate reilll oi country uuo uisrepuie of Interest paiu pn savins1- uci 'sit- 'siti saying savin? trie the reduction reduction had had beei been W. A. Bog, General Manager, Discusses Commercial Loan Situation Explains Falling Tendency of Loans, and Necessity For increased Investment in Government Securities Strong expressions of confidence in the outlook in Canada were the keynote of the proceedings at the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of Montreal, held at the head office of the bank in Montreal on December 7. The meeting was also informed that the bank is in an extremely strong position, and that deposits had been further protected by another substantial addition to the reserve account. Sir Charles Gordon, O.B.E.. pre-K. .Muvtib, 1 iiy4 w v gaming U VlUVitU ICfclCHU WJii tU - ' . . j -1 five fundamental features out- ieia.tum to debts, saying in respect ftP5u"e"t at v "tM. ctanrtlna In n.anA' nrnm'ct rtnr. . nit, ,o.. ji-.t ' .h.( u. ..M t WaY? IUXS beep the first COnSlQera- In the tourist trade, and Ihe strlk- market would not lead to a recur drew attention to the fact that the, wood's in at KAIE'N HARDWARE inspect our Christmas stock of inexpensive gift items for any member of the family. KAIEN HARDWARE For Toys made with reluctance, and it was :safy the continued decline in the yield on securities and the low level jf commercial loans that had com piled the banks to take the step. "The. two greatest depositaries fqr the sayings of Canadians In all yvilks of life are the banks and the insurance! companies," he said, "j, treat. part of the funds belonging 0 depositors and policy-holders Is -.ivested in securities. The protec-'lon of the savings of Canadians, built up so laboriously and with such self-denial over the course of years to ensure, a measure of secu rity In old age 'or to provide lor ' thto Bank and shou T also ing the past year: Dcf see how this line of thought Tne recovery in agriculture, me could pz pursued without the ere- " "" ,BY;V ,,,. ies- In osi stances these sav- extraordinary activity in mining, .jit 0f the whole-Dominion coming the all-time record In newsprint nto disrepute. He also expressed a?e n( and, a. ,0SS , nrnrliirtlon thp irratlfvln lnr.ra. fWot i ,io -4H Hi rtk. ; a Sn"11 POjUpn OI ine prin- be deprecated In addition to 0 as, "But I would no wish to close the best wheat price level In years, I jiy rhiarks cn a discouraging remarking, that the value of thlsljipite," ".be 'said.' "While, 'as I have year's wheat crop was estimated at i intimated, there-are domestic poll 5ia7,ooo,gop as compared with.; $156,000,000 last year, and saying that an added factor in the uplift was an. export demand which was rapidly dissipating the depressing :loud that had overshadowed the market In the form of a large sarry-over from previous years. A New Mainr Dprplnnmeni I In the mining industryi'he said, canaaa was now wen launcnea upon what "was ' undoubtedly another major movement In the his tory of her development. It had been estimated, he said, that a total 3t more than $200,000,000 annually Ical factors earning Implied was being placed In circulation by ( sound progress. Ve still have prob- bring want and anxiety. 'Any policy which would tend to wsaken the sanctity of contracts is to bear losses, such a policy would strike at the very core' of our eco- nqmic order, for when there Is lack Qt confidence, a slackening of business activity takes place, bringing unemployment In its train." Paying tribute to the loyal co operation of the staff, he said the hlch morale of those in the service i. mteht hp nttrihutipd In nart tn 5e- curlty of fmpl.oyment and an assured Income on retirement. These factors, from a national standpoint,, had been a contribution to the empbynvent situation In Canada during the past few years when the bank had carried a surplus of staff. Going to Junea For Atmosbhere Natural Scenes for punyood, Story To Be Taken Near Alatka Capitol 'Taking north, to location near Juneau sets and property to be used hi the making of a picture from one of James Oliver Cur- stories, Norman Dawn of t,otal assets of the bank had In- Hollywood was among passengers ereased from $792,800,000 a year efe l.hls morning aboard the ago to $305,100,000 at the present ?rlnces? Norah. Although it seemed time, and nointeri nut. that thP c. """'s i.i'., tremely strong jpositipn of" the bank was reflected "in quick assets to talling $6,06,502,000, representing 83.27 of all liabilities to the pub-1 lie. He also remarked that by the transfer of f 1,000,000 from profit and loss account the reserve account had been Increased to $39,-000,000, a total which had been ac-cumulated from"1 profit? over the pas 119 years attd from premiums on new siocK issuea. This sum, he said, was held as a protection for he bank's depositors. 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