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News Parade By Elizabetli l£edy DRP'ERS CLINIC: To sugges- tions that the itOO.OOO licensed drivers of the province undergo a atrict medical exuininalion befor* being allowed out on th« roads, Ontario's Attorney-General Con- ant answers that the Government could not consider such a program. It would mean, he says, a tremend- ous cost to the taxpayers. Down at Montreal, however, McGill University psychologists propose a less expensive but per- haps more effective means of in- suring accident prevention â€" es- tablishment of a drivers' clinic, which should have the co-opera- tion of safety organizations, uni- versity psychologists, automobile associations, police traffic depart- ments, municipal administrative offices, the Provincial Government and industry. The clinic, they de- clare, could assist drivers to dis- cover their weaknesses (why they have ft.cidents) through tests of skill, etc. ; would suggest means of overcoming such weaknesses. Out in H. C. every motorist has to undergo rigid tests. If he does- n't pass his exams in driving, he Is forced to iret out and learr all over again before his license can be renewed. * • • • FORGOTTEN MEN: At Mun- ich, the Czechs %vcre forced to surrender the Sudctenland to Ger- many for the sake of "peace". \s compensation they were to receive a $130,000,000 guaranteed loan from Great Britain and Franch; an international pledge which "guaranteed" the new Czecho- slovakia's territory. Thus far, only part of the loan has been paid over. The odds are that the remainder never will be, since the money would really go to Germany, not Czechoslovakia. ; And the territorial guarantee by the four powers .... the maga- rine "Newsweek" points out that plans for it are about to be quiet- ly forgotten. Every indication is that Berlin and I'ome will refuse to agree to guarantee the new frontiers, and that neither London nor Paris intends to do anything more about ic. Justice in a modern world! * • « • THE DRIVE EAST: White Kussian General Denikii who last week said he would not fight against his country, "white or red", knows something of Adolf Hitler's plans for the near future. He knows for the simple reason that Hitler wanted him to help him with them. It now becomes apparent tliat the details of the German push to the cast (Ukraine) have long been in the minds of Nazi leaders. Czecho-.Slovakia's capitulation pro- vided the machinery for putting it into operation, and Poland's abrupt swing from a pro-German policy to co-operation with llussia shows that the move is now in high gear. Diplomats expect the Uk- rainian drive to be intensified early in Februaryâ€" when Musso- lini's campaign for more power and territory in the Mediterranean basin is keeping France and Brit- ain occupied â€" and finally come to a head in March, Hitler's favorite time of year for springing a "sur- prise". * • * * THE WEEK'S QUESTION: â€" How much has Canada been spend- ing per year since 1029 for relief of unemployment? Answer: $100,- 000,000 approximately, on direct aid, woiks and projects for unem- ployment relief and agricultural distress. Mr. Chamberlain Walks Abroad In The ParU Growth of Teeth Depends on Food Vitamin D Is Necessary If The Bones Also Are to Develop Properly Vitamin D is the "guard" father of children in winter because it juarda them while the sun is wan and clouds and storms sweep over the nursery. It is most abundant In fish liver oils and egg yolks, particularly so if thp hens have had a diet l.igh in \ itamin D. Butter, salmon and sardines are good sources, too. A little, not very much, of Ihi? vitamin nercs- •arj for good hone nnd teeth de- velopment as well as the preven- tion of ricket.i, is cmtained in liv- er, cream, whole milk and oyster?. Calcium, Phoipliorut, Too No amount of \ itamin D can build i)i>nes and tcetli in a child's • body without the help of the "building stone'' materials, cal- cium and pho.sphorous. Plenty of ^ IJlilk is essential to supply these 'Minerals. And a diet well balanced fn all respects â€"plenty of fruit, fresh vegetables and eggs, as well •a cereals and meats- is alw-ays a boost toward the desired goal of buoyant health through childhood and on into adult life. A movement In Kngland seeks to b ths "Influi of foreign doc- VOICE OF THE PRESS PERMANENTLY? As one wit suggests, the world has been much tjuieter since Eur- ope swore off tha brink habit. â€" St. Catharines Standard. LIKE MOST OF US Some resident of Lambton county has already reported hav- ing seen the first robin of 1989. Get outâ€" it was a 1938 bird which had not been able to afford a trip south.â€" Peterborough Examiner. Prime Minister and Mrs. Neville Chamberlain seem to be about the only people in the park as the premier braved a recent London storm to take his daily morning walk in St. James Park. Not How Many But How Good Quality Comes Before Quantity In Livestock Raising â€" Do Not Overstock Your Farm £ Many a livestock raiser has learnecl that quality should come before quantity. When a given line of livestock has demonstrated its usefulness on the farm, tha temptation is to increase that line to a point where the profits will show up big. It is very easy, when operating with this idea in raind, to overstock the farm. We mean by that, to gather more livestock about than the farm and its equipment can economically han- dle. The result, too often, is slow- er gains, scant pastures, disease and parasites and, in consequence, less profits than were formexly made with half the stock. The best and most successful farmers and stockmen have been those who operated on a moderate scale, raising only such crops as they could take good and timely care of, and keeping only such live- stock around as their feed supply, their pastures and their barns could safely accommodate. In ex- panding our livestock operations, it is well to keep in mind this fundamental principle and remem- ber that enthusiasm cannot make up for lack of good judgment. Children Reveal Home Training Children young and old have to learn how to live and get the best out of life. This takes guidance, and nearly all children get it. Tha mother who reminds her children, explains why they should do tholr best, listens patiently to their problems, and teaches them order- liness and courtesy, is training har children admirably. She really needs no text hooka with big words. Fun, happlnesa, gradual training in duty and re- sponsibility; this is the best back- ground child could have. Con- geniality between parents makes the best basis for all training. Tha adolescent will reflect in most cases, the home life and experi- ence of his earlier years. New Guinea airplanes are car- rying native passengers by weight, the charge being from 10 to 25 cents a pound, according to the distance travelled. CLOSE SHAVE During the recent blizzard a chimney was hurled through a roof at Kidgetown into a barber shop. Luckily no one was in the bar- ber's chair at the time or he might have had a closer shave than he bargained for. â€" London Free Press. TAKE OUR OWN MEDICINE Before wa worry too much about what English people know about us we might worry more about how little we know about each other. There is a long way to travel before the Canadian peo- ple think as Canadians and not as provincial isolationists, and any move to remedy that should be a sound investment. â€" Hamilton Spectator. LET'S NOT BE OSTRICHES Canadian readers will note there is a Canadian Chamber o! Com- merce in Shanghai; and that it has joined like organizations rep- resenting seven other countries thero in lodging protests with their governments against the plans to make China a closed area to non-Japanese foreign com- merce. Canada is no longer a her- mit nation. The war in the far- off Orient is something of direct and practical concern to us. â€" Ed- monton Bulletin. WHY CANADIANS FLY One guess is as good as another to explain why a Canadian takes "Absent" Again Before leaving their Des .Moines, la., home. Prof. Her- man J. Blackhurst and his wife hunted everywhere for his glasses, but couldn't find them. Later in the morning, wl .1 ad- dressing students at Drake Uni- versity, the professor ran across the glasses in his vest pocket. Interrupting the lec- ture, he absent-mindedly called f ut: "Here thev are, Mabel." Dominion Has Revenue Drop Customs, Excise and Income Tax Down Last Nine Months The National Revenue Depart- ment collected a net total of $353,320,304 for the nine months ending last December 31, through Its three divisions of customs, ex- cise and income tax. This compares with $.159,319,- 269 collected during the corres- ponding period for the previous year and is a net decrease of $5,998,905. Collections in detail were: in- come tax, $129,197,426; increase, 121,806,594; customs duties, $61,- 273,765, decrease $11,956,976; ex- cise taxes, $121,493,786, decrease $14,849,895; excise duties, 40,- 812,615, decrease $936,652; sun- dry collections, $642, S12, dei-rease $62,037. LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher "But it'f not much of a bargaia if they won't latt longer than that.' to the air like a duck to water. The reason for supremacy might be traced to the environment of a Canadian town, preferably a small one, where the boys play hockey to develop quick thinking, easy balance and initiative; where the winter gives them stamina and the summer the chance to camp out "on their own"; where the ideal is action, not words. At any rate, Canada ia the only place in tha Empire- (outside of Newfoundland) where hockey is a natural phenomenon. This may explain why Canadians are better natural flyers than such up-and- coming folk as the Australians or the South Africans. â€" Winnipeg Tribune. Sixteen Dutch scientists art touring South Africa. THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA General Statement, 30ih Hovemher, 1938 LIABILITICa I 3S MWNt 00 Capital »toek paid up -«.-« S 10 OOO.OOO.OO ' ' RcMTvefund â-  it"<it"..'i'r4' Balance of profit* carried forward aa par Front ana â- , ni iMKl I.OU Account • â€" ^^ »,/*t,-.wT... Dlvidenda unclaimed . â€" .... .... • • • Dividend No. 20S (at S% per annum), payable l»t December, 1938 --•- t I2.7Zl,4M.W 16.831.M 700,000.00 9.001,230.56 356,S16,M9.64 Depodte by and balance* due to Dominion Govern- , 444 jo4.6l Deposit* by and baUiicea due to Provincial Govern- ment* • • Deposits by the public not bearing Intereat. . . . . ... . . DeposlU by the public bearing intereat. Including am lai st Interest accrued to date of statement Ul.am.tai.v Deposlta by and belancea due to other chartered ,.-in»7 « Hbianka In Canada • jv • V/ U I7B,g77.» Deposits by and balancca due to banks and banking rcorreapondents in the United Klnadom and foreign countries „^-.... l*,3bi,7m.a Notes of the bank in circulation >. » •. •^â€" â€" â€" • Bills payable • • • • • - -• Acceptaiiccs and letters of credit outstaiuuna. . . â-  • •" Liabilities to the public not Included ut>der tb* for^ going heads ,» 23.43S.14I.4S t SS,4I8,141 48 g04.ia8.7M.» 26,396, 63S74 46,627.4* 1S,532,001.BS 542.445.14 t4)>8,064,71l.6l A«8KT8 Gold held in Caruda ^--..- Subsidiary coin held in Canada ._»••.• â€" Gold held elsewhere ^ â€" ..w â€" â€" Subsidiary coin held elsewhere *^»mm*-»»** Notes of Bank of Canada •.,-• â€" •..-. Deposits with Bank of Canada „_....> Notes of other charteredibanks Government and bank notes other than CaoaoiaiL. 1 Il,«79.82 1,314,936.16 323.479.96 3,035,810.57 12.093,077.75 60,949,061.65 1,273.185.81 22.99^.508.21 Cheque* on other banks / • 1: • â-  j ' 0^x>slts with and balance* due by other chartered bank* in Canada â-  ,â- â€¢â- â€¢, Due by bank* and bankins corrcspondenta elarwhers tWan In Canada Donilnlon and Provincial Government direct and guaranteed securities maturing within two years, not exceeding market value â-  Other Donrjinion and Provincial Government direct and guaranteed securities, not eiccadlng market value •.â-  â-  • • Canadian municipal securities, not exceeding market value -.â-  • • Public securities other than Canadian, not exceeding market value • .• â-  • Other bond*, debenturaa and stocks, not exceeduig market value • Call and abort (not exceeding 30 days) loans in Canada on bonds, debentures, stocks and other aecuritiea of o sufficient marketable value to cover • • Call and short (not exceeding 30 day*) loana else- where than in Canada on bonds, debentures, stock* and other securities of a suffideist market- able value to cover 26,394,958.81 4.OO2.04 71,891,264.92 Current loans and discounts in Canada, jiot other- wise included, estimated loss provided for »198,202,903.:, Loans to Provincial Governments â-  1,159,796.12 Loan* to cities, towns, municipalitiea and school ..-.„,„., districts 18,848,358.65 Current loans and discounts elsewhere than in Canada, not otherwise included, sstisnated loss provided for 101,629,915.30 Non-Current loans, estimated loss provided for 2,704,226.83 Bank premises, at not more than cost, lesa auiOUzits written off Real estate other than bank premises Mortgages on real estate sold by the bank • • ; Liabilities of customers under acceptancea and letters of credit as per contra Siiares of and loans to controlled companiea Deposit with the .Minister of FinanL-e tor the aecurity of note circula- tion â-  Other assets not included under the foresojag heads .. ^ w« »••.*»• • 1 101, 997,038.93 98.290,225.81 106,36S.311.M 153.333,71S.1« 7,687,405.60 20.924.704.31 34,019,951.18 1>,964,423.50 7,651.625.32 (543,237,400.88 322,545.200.17 14,756,02'). C* 2,473.530.44 731,206.i>8 18.532.001. S8 3,787,881.34 1.475,000.00 506,461.16 $908,064,711.61 NOTE;â€" The Roysl Bank ol Canads (Franeel hsa been Incorporated under the laws of France to couduct the businp^s of the Bank in Paris, and the assets and tiabllities uf Ths Koyal Bauli of Canada (France) ar* Inoludsd in the above General Statamaot. M. W. WILSON. S. G. DOBSON, President and .SlanaglnK Director. General Manager. AUDITORS' REPORT To TKB SHARKnOLDEM. THS ROYXI. B.U.1C 0» CANADA! We have examined the above Statement of Usbjiitics and .\siiets as at 30th Novemb<^r, 1938, with the boului and accounts of The Hoyal Banli ol Canada at Head Ollice and with the rertitied returns from ttie branches. We dav* checlted the caah and the aecuritiea represciitiiiiE the Bank's investnienta held at the Head Office at the clo»e of the Aacal year, and at various dates during the year hava also cbeclted tb* cash and investment Bacuritiea at several of the Important branches. We have obtained all the Information and explanations that we have rpqulred, and !n our opinion the tran.saction9 of the Banic, which liava come under our notice, liave been witbi.-i the powers of the Banlt. The above statement la ia our opinion properly drawn up so as to di^cloee ttie true condition o{ the Bank as at 30th Novambar, 1938. and it U as shown by tha booiu ul the Bank. M. OGDEN. n.\SKELI,. C..\.. "i of Uaakell. Klderliin & Compar.y I ...,;. .US.O.ROSS.C,.\., ^.\uditoe*. of P. S. Ross & bons } llaotteal. Caaada. December 20, 1938. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Balance of Pro&t and Loaa Account. 30th November, 1937 Profits for the year ended 30th November, 1938, after providing lor Dominion and Provinoal Govern- ment taxes amounting to 81, 201, 768^36 and after making appropriations to Contingency Reserves, out of which Reserves provision for aU bad and doubtful debts has been made ^ ..« t 2,325,176.14 3.696.:3J.h8 } 6.021,400 8! APPROPRIATED AS FOLLOWS; Dividend No. 202 at »':i pec annum . . . . _ ^ „ Dividend No. 2U3 at 8% per annum. . . .m^... Dividend No. 204 at 8% per annum .... .^ ... _ Dividend No. 2U5 at 8% per annum ......„„ t 700, 000. IM 700,000.00 700.000.IKI 70O,0U(I.U0 Contribution to the Pension Fund Society Aroropriation for Bank Premises m«^. Balance of Profit and Lo»* carried forward. . . m M. W. WILSON. Preaident and Managing Director. .Montreal, December 10, 1938. S. G. DOBSON. General Maswger. WONDERLAND OF OZ By L. Frank Baum .No one tan say that (.iuph was nut brar*. for ha had determined to vis- it thoi* dangerou* creaturaa. the Phanraima who nalded upon the very tup of the dreaded mountain of I'h^tiiatlco. Tha Phanfaama were h<Mb* 10 dreaded by mortal* and by immortal* alike, that no one had been near their mountain home fur aeveral thousand year*, yet Qeneral Ouph hoped to Induce them to loin in hU wosk jL|talnst the fleM Ml<i ca:R^ (iuph knew very well ili.it the I'hHfiriism^ were ainioxt as il;ing«:r- iius til the Kniimea ai lliey ut*ie lo ilie iizilcs, but he thmi^ht hini.x^ir in clever that he believed he i uulil m«ii»|.-e Iheae ctrantte 1 re:tliir('!> and make thrm obey him. iinil thero i •>» no dniilit at all that if hi- < mild 1- i:at the service * of the I'hanfasi. <, their Iremendou* power, iinllfd to the streiiKth of Ihe ilrn\vt< \ woi;* and Ihe runnlnit of Ihe \Vhlin«ip«, would duora tha iJind i.f <)». to .Mb<>0- liite destnirtlon. So Ihe old i;iuime triidKcit uiong the wild path* tinlil he came 1u the hiK Ktilley that encircled the motin- tHln of Phantaaticn. ThI* Kulley wa* filled to the brim with red hot niol- (I'li lava. In which swam fiery yer- pent.s and poisonous nalimander*. The heat and the poisonous smell which tro«* from thi* were both ao tiiiliearabla that even birds hesitat- ed to fly over the gutley. but clro1«4 â-  rotind It. All living thing* kept atvay from the mountain. .Now llupH h.ul hcuru .ni. . long life limi- in.niy talt> .>i ihr-e drt'iided T'h.HniiiMiis. no hi- h-.d leiiid of these barrin.i of nu'lti-d ;;uii lie had al*D hceii told that there wits a narrow bi idKe e.xteiided hcio.«s the. molten lava in one pl.c-e. by which one could cross over to the mountain so he walked hIimik the edKa until he fniind the bildgc. It WHS a ilncle arch of grey titone and lylnit flat upon thl« bridse wa* • scaijet alligator, seemingly f«at aaleei^.