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A capacity house enjoyed the splendid program given by the pupils of the local school at their annual concert held on Friday evening. The entire entertainâ€" ment, both in choice of selections and performance reflected much credit upon the teacher, Miss Waldie. The following is the proâ€" gram which was announced by a gupil, Walter Fried: A Welcome y Grades 1 and 2; Patriotic and Peace Pageant representing 23 countries of which costumes and hymns were sung and the scripâ€" ture was read by Mary Perrin, followed by prayer offered by Mrs. Shelby. Mrs. Melvin Becker read a poem entitled "Bethlehem and Calvary" and a mixed quarâ€" tette composed of Evelyn Hilborn, Mrs. E. Stoltz, George Hope and David Hilborn, sang ‘"The First Noel". The topic discussed by the leader was "Christmas, Then and Now". Viceâ€"presigent _ Charles Perrin took the chair for the busiâ€" ness period, in which annual reâ€" ports of officers and committees were given. Following this, Melâ€" vin Becker took charge for the annual reâ€"organization of the soâ€" ciety. The results of the election were as follows: President, Chas. Perrin; viceâ€"president, Harry Hilâ€" I_>gm; secretaryâ€"treasurer, Evelyn Local School Concert. Hilborn; asst. Bessie Hope; ‘fia'n- ist, Mrs. E. Stoltz; asst, Muriel By Miss Laurine Dammeler (Chroniele Correspondent) U.B.C.E. Meeting. The U.B.C.E. meeting was held on Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stoltz with Mrs. E. Swartz in charge of program. In opening, Christmas Montreal, December 23, 1940 Contribution to the Pension Fund Society Apmh!ion for Bank Premises . ...... .. Bal of Profit and Loss carried forward Dividend No. 210 at Bfi per annum Dividend No. 211 at 8¢, per annum Dividend No. 212 at 8% per annum Dividend No. 213 at 87 per annum PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Balance of Profit and L Account, 30th November, Profits for the 've-r ended 30th November, 1940, after providing for Dominion and Provincial Governâ€" m.km:“t‘nm amounh ting to (8::’.:2.:.950.19 nndR after tions t tingen eserv ut of winch Resmres provizon Tor all had and | __ _ _ To twz Smarznorpers, Tmz Rovar Baxx or Canapa We have examined the above Statement of Liabilities and Assets as at 30th November, 1940, with the books and accounts of The Royal Bank of Canada at Head Office and with the certified returns from the branches. We have checked the cash and the securities representing the Bank‘s investments held at the Head Office at the close of the fiscal year, and at various dates during the year have also checked the cash and Investment securities at several of the important branches. _ e e e oo o e e e e e e e e en mt We have obtained all the information and. explanations tnat we have required, and in our opinion the transactions of the Bank, which bave come under our notice, have been within the powers of the Bank. The above statement is in our opinion properly drawn up so as to disclose the true condition of the Bank as at 30th November, 1940, and it is as shown by the books of the Bank. Montreal, Canada, December 23, 1940, Oth::‘.-u.':l';fi”””-“““””&;.f“““."”-.A.:.‘.....-...'...'.......'...' Other debentures and stocks, not exceeding canrand abort "inct" exceeding 30 days) "loans, in bonds, debentures, stocks and other c:am.l:’d a sufficient M value to Call and short (not exceeding 30 loans elseâ€" MthnlnCmnd-anhm)d.bm!:M stocke and other securities of a sufficient marketâ€" Current loans and discounts in { Loans to Provincial 'Lo-z'â€"" Io;éifivm"'"â€"mldaw' alities and school B . . se on eone n ie n n en e n ne uen 4 e eae ae Current loans and discounts elsewhere than in premises, at not more than cost, less amounts written off . .... on real esiate by the bank..........................+ mqlmmmmmmmlatmdmfllu TY CONLDR . . . . . ... ... 0. cane ons ns snsb ce 084400 s eeoe w'uhthcmni“olflnm or the security of with and balances due chartered Mdl&hfikhm _ Canada, not otherwise included, estimeted loss Leeiodes be : Ohervlst Inclediads eetunered fome fon ractent foaie. eethmnted foes provated Ioe. ... .. Depogits by and belaness due to doubtful debts has been made. .. APPROPRIATED AS FOLLOWS: ROSEVILLE President and Managing Director & MRLAPUOES President and Managing Director. AUDITORS® REPORT E ROYAL BANK OF CANADA General Statement, 30th November, 1940 ns and letters of credit outstanding . .. .. . . . o The publis us prihiced anuler the fens NOTE:â€"The assets and liabilitles of The Royal Bank of Canada (France) are not included in the above General Statement. the public hnfhrlnl-'n, including . to date of statement . .. .. .. r.:-;.hn.. due to other chartered i discounts in Canada, not otherâ€" estimaced loss provided for..... .. . /o per . The thaned Rnage $% per enpum), paysble lst JAS. G. ROSS, C.A., of P. S. Ross & Sons w. GARTH THOMSON, CA., LIABILITIES of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. within two years, on Sunda Mr. and rMs. Cecil Snyder and family visited with relatives in Palmerston on Sunday. Miss Annie Jantzi spent the weekâ€"end with friends in Waterâ€" loo, ter, Elaine ot Stnsbur&visi-{ed with Mr. and Mrs. W. tweiler _ _A Christmas program was preâ€" sented by the young people in the Evangelical church on Sunday evening with Jean Fried, presiâ€" dent, Y.P.L., presiding. The serâ€" vice was opened with the reading of a Christmas poem followed by the singing of the hymn, "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" and prayer. Scripture was read by Jean Marshall and "O, Little Town of Bethlehem" was sung. A chalk talk was given by Dorothy Wanâ€" ner and the pantomine "There‘s a Song in the Air" was presented by Doris Marshall, Betty Holtzâ€" hauer and Marguerite Veitch A Christmas pageant followed in which were portrayed the shepâ€" herds on the hillside beholding the star; the manger scene; the shepâ€" herds at the manger and the wiseâ€" men presenting their gifts A reading adapted from Henry Van Dykes‘ ‘"‘The Other Wise Man" was given by Alice Dahms, and the service was closed with P?nE er by the pastor, Rev. s Dahms. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Becker and children Donald and Geraldine visited with relatives at Palmerâ€" ston on Sunday. _ mA iss Mr. and Mrs. Rae Marshall of Hamilton visited with the former‘s father, Mr. Thos. Marshall, on Sunday. _ children, Sue and Tom, Ruth Fried and Robert Marshall; grandâ€" mother, _ Margaret â€" Brubacher; maid, Lorene Hussey; tabby cat, Dorene Marshall; neighbor cat, Audrey Holtzhauer; Mr. Smith, Calvin Holtzhauer; Mrs. Smith, Grace Hilhorn; Kitty and Sam Smith, Ruth and Edward Dedman; twins, Eva Hilborn and Walter Fried. Orchestral numbers were given by H. Stager and the Holm Bros. and Mrs. Stoltz and Miss Snyder of Kitchener, music direcâ€" tor for the school, assisted at the piano. by; Mr. Bennett, Howard Petzold; Mr. Morley Battler and daughâ€" $229,451,217.53 $ 29,171,678.91 18,374,596.54 S. G. DOBSON, General Manager. 2,800,000.00 325,000.00 300,000.00 3,198,146.37 70,389,511.25 2.011,482.62 17.0“.==:g 774,981.70 20,078,000.42 3,526,894.16 12,047,550.38 700,000.00 700,000.00 700,000.00 700,000.00 1,740,027 .54 â€" _ 2,109,633.74 L 717,489.46 s . _ 18,003,678.07 . 3,482,865.20 â€" . _ 1,340,000.00 a 629,989.58 $ 6,623,. 140 $ 6,623,146.37 $955,570,326.25 $584,954,407.72 $107,027.366.30 $ 58,927,146.86 110,700,8%.65 7,314,592.51 201,132,212.09 10,243,943.49 32,155,514.15 14,446,007.98 7,394,239.19 woodcraft, making of shelters, lighting fires under unfavorable circumstances, and the care of skiis, harness and :rfapons form part of the three weeks‘ course now being given The Canadian Army‘s advance class of instrucâ€" tors at Lansdowne Park, Ottawa. According to the minister, who visited Kitchener on Friday in connection with the new House of Refuge agreement, the experience and qualifications of Mr. Scott fitted him for a wider field. The new appointment is the reâ€" sult of the new plan adopted by the departments of labor and eduâ€" cation, which are working in colâ€" laboration to meet the potential labor situation created as a result of war and increased production. ‘ _ Mr. Scott has been in charge of the local emfidy:inéiii bureau since the death of the former superinâ€" tendent, M. H. Phillips. In the selection of a successor to Mr. Scott, no decision has been reached, but an announcement will be made in the near future, acâ€" cording to Hon. Mr. Hipel. Now Special Course For Army Ski Units at our general hospital From messengers we have risen to teleâ€" E:one c:ge'ntan.mdflwofus ‘lp with the air raid casualties, have one in the Fleet Air Arm now. Even though only five of us wastepaper collection, etc. 2 "The main piece of news is that ten of us from the Division got "As to our own Troop, there is notmuchtorefit Several more of our chaps ve menbe evacuated or in the We cer is a Scoutmaster. With only a compass and a map, we led 50 men over 120 miles o?‘woodhnd into they were finding, the young Paâ€" In response to an inquiry as to what opportunities for service o han s« hik Boy Scout training wes in credited with the escape of ?‘“WM!’& i the incident in a letter m, an Inverness Scoutâ€" Concealment _ and â€" camouflage, "Please tell the Scouts to Tho Boar‘s Hede, the Wassail Bow! and burning the Yule Log in ceremonious oldâ€"English style are highlights of the yuletide celebrations enjoyed every year at Victoria, BC., which is known throughout this continent as "the most English city in Canada" and which is capital of Canada‘s Everâ€" rreen Playground. The worldâ€" famous ivyâ€"covered Empress Hoâ€" tel is headquarters for Vancouver Tsland‘s most enthusiastic Christâ€" mas celebration. Visitors come from all parts of Canada and the United States for the indoor fesâ€" Victoria Celebrates Oldâ€"Fashioned Christmas they may be able to operate and ma; able 0 an noiybecolyne immobilmé’enb; snow. Instruction in individual units, in camps and other centres will beâ€" gin after the new year, and assisâ€" tance and coâ€"operation has been offered by numerous ski clubs and their instructors throughout the country. Lieut. T. P. Gilday of the Greâ€" nadier Guards, Montreal, latterly of Sudbury, Ont., outstanding for his cross country work, is chief instructor. ment in snow â€"covered terrain raâ€" ther than the fine.points of skiing is being concentrated on. Pracâ€" tical work in%es lou‘t cross country patrols a nigh xflem in the field before the school closed on December 21st. It is not expected to develop finished ski troops, nor is this the objective, but rather to teach tivities and the outdoor entertainâ€" ment which includes such warmâ€" weather sports as golf, riding or hiking through the interesting countryside, tennis, boating or fishing for malmon and steelhead trout. Although there are yuletide celebrations every day of Christâ€" mas Week, with a grand New Year‘s Eve ball as a finale, the most picturesque of the festivities in the Empress Hotel is on Christâ€" mas Day. In a setting that looks for all the world like a woodâ€"cut Illustration of Merrie England in Aor m es it "She says she‘s sorryâ€"but she only suits ‘off the face‘ hats." "Oh goodness me! I didn‘t mean to hit it that hard." the day of Good Queen Bess, in ageâ€"old ceremony is enacted for the entertainment of visitors. A frolicsome court jester and lords and ladies in Elizabethan cosâ€" tumes sing the oldâ€"time cssols while the Seneschal anoints the great Yule Log with "wine from Spain" and fat from the "rreat turkey you will presently enjoy," and the Mayor of Victoria fires it with a ritual centuries old. Tater, at dinner, the "Boar‘s Heda" is carried in gay procession aron=1 the table and the wasso:! ! l plays its accustomed part. The Reveille, at four a.m;, awakâ€" ened staff and recruits at the training centre. Bedding and other equipment was turned in at an early hour. The first group left by train parade at 8.15. Another group, hailing from the Stratford ported to be in excess of $17,000. Only a few were unable to reâ€" turn home on Saturday because of the mild epidemic of ‘colds‘ | The second group of recruits completed its 30â€"day service perâ€" iod at No. 10 Militia Training Centre, on Saturday. Each man, as he checked out of camp, was given the balance of his training 2nd Group of Recruits Complete Training Nearly 2 Million T.B. Tests on Cattle tuberculosis in Canada, the Health ‘‘There is a definite shortage of ducks and geese," one man reâ€" marked. Another butcher said he has been unable to get many geese. ‘‘Not a single farer has been in the store with geese," he said. AGeese are ur about five cents a pound from last year. They reâ€" tailed at 25 to 28 cents a pound. Some butchers are not handling many of these birds. The scarcity caused a sharp inâ€" crease in prices, particularly of turkeys. At many butcher shops turkeys are retailed at 38 cents, an increase of eight cents over last year. The shortagé is blamed prinâ€" cipally on the wet hatching season. The Ontario crop is said to be down at least 50 per cent. from 1939, while the shortage in parts of the west is even greater. Little change is noted in the quantity or price of chickens, alâ€" though they are about two cents higher pound and sold at about A shortage of fowl, particularly turkeys, geese and ducks, is reâ€" ported byâ€" several Twin City butchers. Chl’CSens, however, apâ€" pear to be plentiful. Shortage of Fowl Causes High Price When the entire personnel had formed up in the drill hall, the reâ€" cruits were inspected by Lieut.â€" Col. Harold Ballantyne, commandâ€" ing officer at the centre. ing, these men conducted themâ€" selves like soldiers of long trainâ€" cruits, recently promoted to lance corporals, and one additional, chosen man from each of the plaâ€" toons gave a finished performâ€" ance. Despite only 30 days‘ trainâ€" trainees. Under the direction o RS.M. Oscar Christiansen, the re ___Men from the Twin City and district were last to leave the cenâ€" tre, as they were nearest home. With the exception of those few who had still to be examined by the medical referee, the training cznagwe was clear of all recruits by 10.30. On Friday afternoon, the centre held its formal closing in the drill hall. The closing was featured by arms drill by a picked platoon of trainees. Under the direction of district, In "GOSH!" said Gunner Sid Dowden when he came home to Brantford on leave‘and met the twoâ€"monthsâ€"old daughter he‘d never seen. He‘s been stationed in the Maritimes. the eradication of bovine SHOWING HOW the army can lay a 155â€"foot bridge in 11 minutes, this Pennsylvanian sergeant slipped and took _ a ducking. But he came up smiling. at | _ Reports from dairying areas in |the United Kingdom indicate that |the disturbance of explosions and machine gun fire appear to have |little or no effect on the ouiput of the milking herds. Many of the jrural areas have been severely |bombed during the recent intensive |raids but despite this the morâ€" tality in farm live stock has not been as heavy as might be exâ€" ipected. Cattle have been the prinâ€" cipal victims, followed by sheep, ‘chiefly because of their tendency to herd tofether. Well down in the |list of farm casualties are horses | and pigs. .__F. WESSON 129 King St. East, Kitchener Phone 2â€"4469 â€" and a half cattle in accredited areas where infection has been reâ€" duced to half of one per cent. or Cows Carry On. of Animals Division, Dominion Deâ€" partment of Agriculture, continued its work on a large scale during the year ended March 31, 1940. Altogether _ 1,674,891 _ tuberculin tests were conducted, 1,156,298 beâ€" ing under the Area Plan, 292,902 under the Accredited Herd Plan, and 225,691 under the Supervised Herd Plan. Approximately 40 per cent. of all cattle in Canada are under supervision and have been tested. There are over a million Toronto Montreal Winnipeg / NEXT TIME GO BY MOTOR COACH FARES ARE LOwW ROUND TRIP real $14 ripeg $35 (xâ€"Sâ€"day Excursion)