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ols t=" 1 _ the heraid angels 3 sang out to praise the newâ€"born King. May His message of mco< and good will lighten your heart and brighten your home this Christmas and all through the New Year. H0|I| niq‘\F FREDERICK‘S WATERLOO Frederick Delinitz CLOTHES SHOP n the hush of a midâ€" night clear, 174 i6 innflc potents PR . 'l{'k.e g:ey on E iX their cmnu LA i list. However, to this they have not done so seems unlikely that Santa Claus would have {b-n available for general distribution. e One of the potions would be for administering to small boys. Its effect would include some of the following: Create a desire on the part of the small boy to wash his hands ‘before every meal without arguâ€" ment and restrain him from fl&- ing when ears, face or hair was being washed. %Iaimtun cgm.rol over his feet and legs as he approaches e g:ol.s of water so that he w’fiffla compelled to skirt them careâ€" fully. In moments of excitement reâ€" duce his speaking voice to at least a soft roar. â€" _ If he must collect worms, inâ€" sects, small and hr&e stones, cause him to place them in a closed container rather than in the pockets of his apparel. g-gn“ iifl? mnn'ldpwrenl Small girls would be made disâ€" interested in exYerhnenfin( with their mothers‘ lipstick, powder, cold cream and other cosmetics in her absence. 80 _ "'fiéirâ€"gaaé}fies to help mother with the dishes or around the house would ‘be postponed from by heles alkenhoad T \ & . x to e g‘e‘u qst or gdfiq'&\ \‘\’?\‘é oY t _ aggm» exoty we send oof «M ga““ g*° ._ a t w&'(o o8 C\\"M â€" _ .e€N v‘o’l'\gcfi us .M“% Aap> A 8 VICGWS the age of two to an age where they could be of real ;\c\\"‘s“ WEHlAUFER;SJEPI. STORE AS fashion model at all times, wheâ€" «'» amuse three children all lflc\uhu-thâ€"-lu. * WContinued on Page T _ Most of the harried mothers 1 m-&mhum. Here‘s a smart way to make a. nnia:le wreath for the front door or the living room window. Required materials are a wire coat hanger, a spool of thin wire, the branches trimmed from the bottom of the Christmas tree, a few ornaments and a free hour. Bend the coat hanger to form a circle. Cut up the tree branches in large mnx and attach to the circle wi e spool wire. Use the wire to affix the ornaments and there is the wreath CHEIsTMAs WREATH â€" THE MISTLETOE BOUGH THE ROYAL BANK _= OF CANADA General Statement l ASSETS LIABILITIES PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Notes of and deposits with Bank of Canada . . . . $ 226,402,343.82 Other cash and bank balances . . . . . . . . . . 181,033,444.16 Notes of and cheques on other banks . . . . . . . 193,484,323.76 Government and other public securities, not exceedâ€" ing market value | . . . . . . . . k k k + + + > 972,141,264.96 Other bonds and stocks, not exceeding market value 101,301,756.80 Call and short loans, fully secured _ . . . . . . . . 149,280,473.79 Other loans and discounts, after full provision for bad and doubtful debts _ . . . . . . . . . + + > Bank premises . . . . .0. . . . . . k k + c o+ +o+ Liabilities of customers under acceptances and letrers of credit . . s .os sn n r o rok aoe s or kok so% Other assets . . . . . . . . k k k e k e e k k6 0s Notes in circulation |. . . . . . . + + + + > Deposits . . . . . . . . k + k k + + +o+ Acceptances and letrers of credit outstanding Other liabilities . . . . . 2 . . . . . . > Capital . . . . . . . . . k > + > Reserve Fund =. . . . . . . . .. Dividends payable . . . . . . . . Balance of Profit and Loss Account Profits for the year ended 30th November, 1953, after â€" “:;;;n');n;;m;; _to Contingency Reserves, out of â€" provision for bad and doubtful debts has been made Provision for depreciation of bank premises . . . . . Dividends at the rate of $1.20 per share . ; ; . $ 4,200 Extra distribution at the rate of 20¢ per share . . 700, Amouat carried forward | . . . . . . . . 6 + + + + +o+ Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 29th November, 1952 ‘Transferred to Reserve Fund Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 30th November, 1953 4+ r ision for income taxes JAMES MUIR, Presideat Total quick assets , . . Total liabilities to the public 30ch November, 1953 Christmas is even better than leap year for promoting romance. And what better way to help cuâ€" pid along than by providing a spx_'i_g qf Amistlem.e.' R io. Mistletoe magic is de‘pendent on the berries. A springut: the leaves is of no use. According to the old legends the mistletoe berries do all the work, and after each kiss is exchanged a berry should be plucked off. The moral: Purchase a sprig laden with the little white fruit. _ _ T. H. ATKINSON, $ 4,200,000.00 700,000.00 . . $1,823,643,607.29 General Manager $2,895,856,189.16 $2,787,557,013.54 $2,895,856,189.16 . . . $18,952,608.56 $oul . â€" 1,365,472.39 â€"___ IN PICTURES Several beautiful pictures of wellâ€"known scenes are reproâ€" duced in the rotogravure section of December 26th Star Weekly issues. ‘ 83,335.04 2,734,644,076.93 51,213,786.75 1,615,814.82 . . . And in the same issue, there‘s an article on "Our Attiâ€" tud Towards Religion," *ivin‘ an unbiased poll of our beliefs and attitudes today. It would be worth our while to read this surâ€" vey of religion this Christmas 994,865,750.13 20,871,991.94 THE CHRISTMAS STORY 51,213,786.75% 5,261,053.05 35,000,000.00 70,000,000.00 1,783,800.83 1,515,374.79 $17,587,136.17 8,952,000.00 8,635,136.17 4,900,000.00 4,515,374.79 3,000,000.00 3,735,136.17 780,238.62 1,515,374.79 yoot