, Funeral,‘ N°VE¥P§¥L§ 1947 '7 oowu THE oror sinrren . rna GUARDIAN. crrnarlorrarowiw .. . . U. S. Sportsman Importantllole Played Says Province Is In Clftown Expansion Game Brrd’s Paradise By Bank 0i Montreal Ryder Bup Play Begins Today B)’ RUSS NEWLAND PORTLAND, Ore.. OCt. 31—(AP) became a Bank of Montreal share- holder- for the extraordinary span of 60 year's. Called the Bank of Rustico and operating in Prince Edward Is- land. the institution had s capital » f- - -Capt. Henry Cotton, paired with of 1.000 pounds, Halifax currency Wonflnued From Page L ggggiturrolliezék vglldeleagu Biitaizyg I 1 thiqsland pportsinexr dorm realize aclezrdgirgrtiorltfr. Croil. I t . . . _ turn. He was with‘ morrows opening match i: tlile rg- Bi§g’s)m‘1!°ear'r:dlise'ih1sMFrog“, d Canada‘ flmt-estlbmhed bmk 0016GT Dfesideihinerervlveisalaonfarsiiin: m me fter the first heat and “ii vival of the international lfi 11o‘ 0 ‘th 1 "i r‘ ymon passes two important mueswn" m and teliier" hi5 ht? ht ad alt draw a wagered on 1iim was event at P tl d go ng I writ {m 00g S? from Axidover. Charlottetown this month Th“ fr tl I h i)“ re s‘ .. 0' s" et oneernmg of a refunded- ennyu"'_Asked u, Th ‘B m) e a" “me Assilcifliilln completion by the Bank of Mon- m 3° °i1 b9 ifti-i wok a pretty; z o‘ ihe above db m a em trhnst will gee 0g 1n the £1131 Island Pheasants Unlbrndted we,“ of 130 yea"- semce to the and bring the cashiernaway from ‘we our oihm Sort of the manaBe- some: laaxitriinsg Eflhzllscotch ‘our’ ' ' ' V‘ nievhtln we (my Building h“ Canadian people’ and eleven days m; “unlit titutglotuhglhlt ' ' - a ow r c . - ' 1' ‘i510? ‘$1.: éeglined but Stated m“ Worsham the latter tiireiitcxringtfifez The‘ speaker's rrrriarks caimc dur- §§°',,,,f,e,°“,,"1"§',‘,‘b,f' 01;‘ a, t}; tcrgrlsfe] this branch sbflliylgeflgol sag‘ g-tnwmlld setuilh orig; champion. “lrifi? r1,“°°"=~">g“8 address d" of M. will complete its fortieth year tern besun by the B. of M. had '*'~“.,"“‘.‘..‘il‘.' . 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Z?.‘i.."?.‘.'f§‘.‘i'i‘.§i.°’...'if§§fifibbiii - “s 5 ‘Fried Dal H l ' The B. of Mfis lo career h I y 0f Ireland, B itl h W" "nswemlg ql195¥i°hl Put i0 n5 '5 ad of sound businesses scattered wk?‘ Q 1' ‘F n known open and professional title hgldtfr. kngvfgfifivtghelilyeinliigLtgrizpdzitgzfi M“; by, the gathwmg and during ggs/rellofiiegwgliigdilcaxxiliiiaxtih n tin“ Llamughout the country‘ As a re- L .... on; ‘ifiiilii 02:; w. as": a v2.22 “i2i...‘.‘.%i‘.§‘i'.‘..ii“2i. 23:51 o. ... .:.:;:.::.- <:%:i.**;i MR- a For» horseman t. . _ o g.an . will represent Canada in the Ol- ~ i .21 h “ _' ed “M. ‘He Ya; lélceilllifiqfl/‘liiz if: ring ttlglsrpair will meet Sam Snead ympic Games at st Moritz early ilrrlcnieufczg gieepftiiégiarsizrciloagligllzlélsez-vlgg 112:0llgrovigodléglfitwpséléirefgsé cm sea to the western. well before who succeeded Arthur Belcher and his mind Ciralory perfect mm 32am 1e orlrrierdunited States open m“ yum so m,’ under coach more Rheamms “VHS not decided backing projects or national m? the century smendi; DesfPiteWPOPr..i/.) as rnairciger of me Berni: of MADE!’- lvc and his mt Just a few days B pom 0y Mmgrunh George (Buck) Boucherl former N‘ upon. purtance, both m peace and war. misgvngs, 1e . o_ t. Kan‘. reals Charlottetown o ice n iign "P w ‘he 1-:"'§'.!1d the writer and d est Ftlogan captain o! the Unu- H’ L‘ Si“ and hockey expert °i M1‘ F.A.S. Jones presided. And in all 130 years the Bank o‘ 5H0.“ fmmc a1 hack-mg o carhi “st m“ year‘ Mn F0.“ cam. beiMP- he ‘i“’i.t“ _ d t“ hm, e a es squad paired himseii long standing, a number have gone cofldltluns here “m, an gbund- Montreal has never Ifailed to o er mi“ first transconnn~ental m“- i here‘ from yumwuth’ “ihere he rallied 01f olldkliliérrtls 111182110“ this zveittgafimglyg Dveairiarisetefelyiable 1:135 through me mllL “me of iced to My upon weremeal [or business on a single banklzné way, the Canadian Pacific. and H1 was iii charge of the banks branch ,9; he iflf . , ames - inc opening up of the West whim followed, its branches became par? and parcel of pioneer life. Roughly 40 tryouts have appear- ed on the ice at the Ottawa Aud- itorium, and of these, 11 have for the propagation of quail the ' ked Province ns a youth 011d “or speaker stated. There was no dam- , SEVEN} AnlflflCilll cities. He was n . day! for six years. The outlook was far from bright VD W‘ V ams 0i’ Scotland and Max Faulk, —'~}-——————" ner of England. l gcr of the birds bringing any dis- on November 3, 1817. h th ' ‘ i 1908 t ti n f ‘he very i011‘! ‘if iwisgisllliiggingilghoiiefi Daii Rees‘ of wales. leading mon- been released. Hut the spotlight ease to tiic Province “the speaker bank — founded by 111:1; elxflnglls: .1 TgieMbaizi‘ esibarbusfiled it: S65’; Sggiéntnbank £1,380 60:1? gdept liorseshoer, a Qy-yy nngr n Britain last 1/651’. W85 falls on one of the declined pi-os- said as all birds were disease tested and scottish merchants ‘ es an me am es a am i Wm o; we gypsicst trotters pan-ed Wm, Samuel King of Eng - first ziienced. Soldily built of Prince 15o- Oi‘ ' peels-Bert Paxton of Calgary, John "id rum-x in 1867' B‘ w“ _ . before leavin the country of Ori- n ened its . ._. . _- - ,, and pncvl‘>'_ lierfiiimini" OHM “a? land to match stmk“ against BY‘ who, a irighly-rritcd goalie hope, gin. g was a scattrgrfiiirzstogfgdizil 5:12:12: weeks after Confederation lirzirdhf?agifiiiiiestanriiimfiiifir GUM OWL-u“. B15 J-ufngre ellent m“ Nelson’ Iormer United States found he couldn't “k9 the Oiym‘ “e 815° mid m” gathering ma‘ ii in the North American wilderness GEORGE w’ SPXNNEY’ QMG" lemy as a resu-lt of that imim-lc nl-grk ‘on Grafton Street breeding and form “no e en b open and P. GA. champion, out pic oath. would be bcitci- to have tihe birds About ha“ a mum“ people lived event. The goiernment had 118- grhe ‘resent nmnagcr karma“ L and he “.35 often called! upo wit’ of retirement foi- this event, and 551d B111 (Qggawg Journal) shipped here immediately. In that m the country Every day they President o; the Bank o; Mom, quested the B. of M., then ‘ts Ford ‘fame here in Hsepmnber. “onlxhy clients to buy iorses Herman Barron. Walshe: Way they evuid be kept» 1h hoidih! ' real for the past five years of the banker’ w we“ ‘Dimes m tom ' ' them. l’ + + lle knew how to fit a horse for train him for re alwa ‘s had the con- géielfi-guldfi tihose wlio employed him o,- ii-ho had business transactions “villi 111m. When he returned here 50m... _\'|3,\l‘§ ago he became Ere-WY m ljiisiy Frisco 2.0'l'.i. the biindsorricst stallions he had 9V9? men and one of the most beautiful ' For |, time he owned Lllifv but owing to infii-mitles of m. he lllld w give up that pleas- : of the greatest brood 310w iind how to iiiierusied 111m, he considered 0H0 05 zi-ott-ers. are. One aiures he owned “'35 Lhfil’ Em‘ glyl), the dam of Commodore Led- vrrd. n noted sire here. This mare a“ ‘wy fast as a threc-year-old and qiiiic capable of lowerill! ti"? mo“ \\'i)l'iiil5 record, but an acci- qellt put a slop to his hopes and she \\'.is retired to the brood mare ranks Aliiny other names could b5 giivii nf horses he has Owllfffi or \\'ll5 llllClTSlCd in. During his illness Flllfi in his latter years he was very tenderly cared for by his niece. Ali's. Hynes of this Cityflliid he passed nway in the knowldili? that lie was loved b)’ mfliiy 511d iuccnicd by all. - a Hunters’ Corner lCoiiiinued From Page, 8 rpccialfiuriy of hunting the ‘Nat- ives‘. Sonic like to patrol the stub- bie edges; others favour walking the flint‘: of wood roads in the hopes ul spotting the odd fillltflii rquattcd lll the open, while a few fancy tramplng the alder swales Ind trying u. snap shot 011 the u-irig as ihcy thunder up through the bixinolies with a wild drum- mrng of ivings. It's quite a thrill to connect with a Ruiied Grouse u-lieii 1t has the throttle opened wide. O O ‘O The latest estimates on the rev- enue derived from the sale of hunting and angling licenses this 89.15011 place the figiue in excess oi five inousund dollars. 15 hunt- ing licenses have been sold to date r. ilic $35.00 rate and six at the £25.00 figure. O O O It is apparent that fellow Mari- tinicrs arc dodging the issue when 1t cumcs to paying out $25.00 for a non-resident hunting license al- but i: would cost an Islander $40.00 for the some privilege 1n Nova Scotla. O O O The other evening the game wiiifitll found a Halifax gunner iluhiius wini a $1.00 Resident lic- "159. Hc §.l\'€ as his reason for iiiiicilflfilhg a Resident license that ill? had been working in the Pro- tllhce for over a month on a con- fg" 10b- He didn't feel so good “tn informed that one had to glzsridc in tlic province for 6 months Pr?!” qlifliiiyins for a Resident's hifise as relards hunting and Jng- Anyway he'll have the Kiwi“! "gxilerience of purchasing théisProvmcirrl hunting licenses in amc season. O Q . ‘Jctlgoarea with what ma, p"- ke h charge for hunting a $25.00 mo" ‘reasonable considering the plmmo be had with Hungarian mug SE"- I hnd a peek at a vis- Dortsmans bag the 0mg; nagtrfdlld besides hhree Hungarian isonsesit held two ducks, two He adxfilnélibe and one Woodcock. Rouse d he had missed a cw woggd had chances at quite a one M “$100k and mulled all but him- shfl inks our upland lame m alfinihR compares favourably ‘on. sosstcr Provinces this sea- ucenéé r Why kick on the current i. 96- The trouble is that this e 0i’ Confederation" has '!‘free lunch" for vis- or so ong it‘; got 9 e sort of habit. They'll get Ilse to the change in a few years. KEEP YOUR BIKE IN ORDER I do oll kinds of repairs. work guaranteed. BIKES TO HIRE IILUS BIKE REPAIR SIIOP Phone 2571-] 5 Pomnoro Si. Four matches played in Scotch twoball foursomes with two Britons paired against two Americans hit- ting alternate shots in match play. Eight match play singles rounds gill conclude the competition Sun- BY. - tomorrow will be foursome style, Minor Baseball Leagues Report Attendance Record (By The Associated Press) COLUMBUS, 0.. Oct. 31—-Base- hall's 52 minor leagues set a new all-time attendance high during 1947 when 41,516,738 fans watched their games. Of this total 40,274,. 256 were paid admissions. As the major leagues drew an "Paxton is still a credit to his country and sport, although he will not. be a member of the team. “Paxton rend the amateur rule and before thc R.C.A.F. team play- ed in a city hockey league game he announced lie was not eligible to take the Olympic oath of am- ateurism. He never played profes- sional and there were no charges that he had received money for playing sport. but Plaxton was man enough to admit he was not an amateur. “His decision to disqualify him- self was made quietly. He simply explained to officers in charge of the team that he did not think he cculd truthfully take the amateur oath. “In these clays of sham amat- eurs it's a treat to know tlicre are men like Paxton in sport. Telling the truth cost him a trip t0 m9 Olympics. He seemed sure of milk- ing the team but honesty to him was more imlmrtimw unofficial total of 19,876,358 paid, the total for organized ball ex-i ceeded 61,000,000, or almost half of, the entire population of the Unit-' ed States. The minor league totals far ex- ceeded bhe previous high turnstile faced hardships that would be con- l srdered intolerable today. The nine , banker merchants believed that‘ one of these hardships, at 1885b,‘ could be lessened quickly despitei its complications. This problem was the chaos in trade. It existed because Canada, had no currency and no financial,‘ sistem of her own. Commerce was i carried on by barter and to a lesser extent by the use of Ameri. can, British, French, Spanish and Portuguese money. The people's ly hard-won earnings varied con. tinually in value, because the rates of exchange of these currencies fluctuated constantly. penis (During the winter on various farms in the sections of the coun- try where they were to be distrib- uted. In this way the birds would become climatlzed before releasing l-hrm in the Spring and in addition liatcihability would be better than if the quail were brought in in the Spring and release-d immediately. Quail, the speaker said fed on the same grains in the United.- States that were to b:- found in this coun- try as examination of crops ihad shown ten pcr cont of clover with the balance rye or wheat. Survival of the birds hero shouldn't cause any anxiety the speaker stated and he aclirised the meeting to purchase the birds as far north us possible thus assuring a more healthier bird than ones bought to the southward. They are a prolific bird wit-h a rec- ord being known of quail laying 180 eggs in one season. Asked ns to whether the Province ircsambled suitable country for pheasants Mr. lloycr stated some of it did ivhile other priris did- not adding that pheasants xvcre llS/‘d as Bank Brought Order The Montreal Bank, as it was then called. began correcting this condition by issuing its Qwn blllg in small denominations and latel- copper tokens. This was Canaries first real money. Of dependable vflihe. it steadied and speeded up trade. New Bode 0f Rules For British Boxers mark of 32,704,315 established last year. Although the gold rush could be attributed partly to the addition of 10 new leagues in 1947, the up- ward surge appeared due princip- aplly to a general increase in fan interest‘. The AAA group, including the_ Pacific Coast, International and American Association. drew 5.595,- 275 compared to 9,028,280. There ivcre no new leagues in this clas- slfication. Down The Alleys HOLY NAME ALLEYS Ladies Friday Afternoon League Team No. 1- H. Montgomery 116 128 G. Barbour .. . 154 184 is. Howatt . 158 174 B. Roper 95 124 M. Brady .. 112 S0 784 635 690 Points-l 1-2. Team No 2- M. Matheson 1-13 A. Sutherland 218 G. Bagnall . 156 A. Cameron 141 E Haszard 126 7S4 Points-ii. Team No. 3- J. Rogerson 159 D. MacDonald 179 L. Benirsto . 227 O. MacDonald . 187 M. Weir .......... .. . 136 ' 710 83B 888 Points-S 1-2. Team No. 4- ' E MacDonald M. MacNeill .. J. MacDonald 1". Mac-Kenzio B. laundevl .. Points-I. ill"; single L. Beairsto 227. 51gb three G. Barbour 529. UITTOWN ALLEYS III-Y GRADS J. Simmonds . O. Manuel I’. Simmonds c. Acorn ...... - Total-Alli). W. Oudmoro . 190 H. tewart 190 109 145 A. Callbeck .. . 84 118 2H G. MacDouga11._ .160 191 208 Total-mo. B. Crockett 113 A. Found 1.50 N. McInnis 177 163 O. McInnis 21B 155 W. Josey 257 195 Total-MSG. .__._i____ SAINT JOHN‘. N. B. - (C? — Al a public service in event of disaster or communication break- dbwlll,’ Saint John's 50 radio amateurs are oraanirlnx fin "I1"- gency network to relay messages. Borne sets here are powerful enough to roach any point in the world. (By The Associated Press) LONDON. Oct. 3l—'I‘he British Boxing Board of Control scraPPPFi its 18-year-old set of rulcs today and announced a. 110W C0619 i" which three-minute rounds will be mandatory. Previously, Lil's-minute rounds were permitted under certain cir- cumstnnccs. The now code. to be known 115 the 13.3.33. of C. boxing rulcs, also makes it mandatory that the glad- iators shake hands before the start of a fight and again at the start of the scheduled final round and "that they must defend themselves at all times." Hitting an opponent "on the back of the head or neck" was added to the list of ring acts for which a boxer can be disqualified. The new rules also provide that boxers in the light heavyweight nnd heavyweight classes may bind their hands in eight feet 0i’ 1589B and eight feet of bandage. The old law permitted only six feet of each. All bouts ln the future must be fought with six-ounce gloves, the old minimum iveight. STOCK NOTE The 79 hcad of Holsteins sold‘ at the A11 - Canadian Holstein sale brought a total of B85365 for a gcncral average of 51.05;» TOD price was $11,500 paid by a Chile“; buyer for the two-ycar-old bu.. Glonafton Rag Apple Alert. The buyer was Rodolfo Jamorillo, Santi- ago, Chile, and the consignors R. H. Mcllquham. Lziiinrk. Ont. and J- J. E. McCngue, Alli-stun. Ontario- McCague also sold the highest priced fcmale, receiving $3.550 from Roselawn Farms, Richmond Hill, Ontario, for thc bred heifer, Gim- afton Mona Abbekcrk. Rllymimdaiiy‘ Farms, Vaudrcull, Que. rcceiveq $3.500 for the your-old heifer cull, Raymondaln Dale who Went l0 Th0‘ lv[_ Npgln, Webster, N. Y. Twenty hcnd sold for at least $1.000 with ten of them topplns the $2.- 000 figure. EXPERT RADIO REPAIRS CALI. MILLER BROS. LIMITED W! USE AND RECOMMEND Gl{NlYRAL%FLli(lTRl(I (‘K161751217 (f6 R A D I O TU B E S :1 lost resort as gfllllf‘ birds in the Vnitod Sintcs. lli» also suggested that n closed season bc declared on the birds lhc first season they are here. With a fortnight after-opening in Montreal, the bank started an Hgenvy in Quebec City. This step introduced the branch banking sys- iem in Canada. It has since be- come acknowledged as the link between the stability and dynamic growth now regarded as a pecu- liarly Canadian combination 1n matters of finance.- Before 1818 was out, the bank also began negotiations to ‘become Should Bring More iHuns In In regard to Hungarian loartridge the speaker was of the opinion that more llnns should bwbrought into tihc Province and in this tray help to improve blood siraI-ri, etc. He also . first domestic banker for the ‘- stator; that regular trusts should < , w‘ bc made of all grime birds at ..ln. suc- statccl periods in order to prevent the breaking out of any disease, a rnrittcr that cc-uld have diire con- sequences on game bird life. The question of out-of-soason shooting also came up for discus- sion. Mr‘. Jones said that a move. menr yvns nn foot to have some educational instruction given in the schools as mic means of eliimin- nting this sI-tnatlon while Mr‘. lloycr and other visiting Unit/ed States sportrmcn were oi’ the opin- ion that more game ivnrclens would help tremendously in the mattcr. Field Trials would go a. long way in helping eliminate this out of sea- son shooting it was also stated dur- ing the discussion In unswrr to a question Mr. Hoyer state-d that the present fee of $35.00 for gunners outside the Province vfiis quite reasonable and he also advanced the opinion that tihe present issuing of 200 permits for such visiting gunmen might be cut down to 75, a matter that would help considerably in main- taining the prcsent bird life popu- lotion. He also suggested that the daily l'mlt be cut to five birds. It was also announced during the meeting that 51 Chukker Pairtridge have becn relcascd in the western section of thc province. 'Ilhe birds were a gift to the province from Justus Von Longerkc of New Jersey who had visitor} here last Fall. The original consignment had consisted of I07 birds but 56 had died on the way frrm New York to Moncton. Mr. Hoyer also described briefly the results that are being achieved through the placing of Duck Stamps on all duck gunners in the United States. The money derived from this tax goes towards helping maintain duck sanctuaries. He was very much in favor of it he said. The matter came up due to the movement on foot oi’ the Dominion Government placing a like tax on Canadian duck gunners. Chairman Mr. Jones extended wairm thanks to the guest speakers and ohher U-ni-tcd States visitors at the conclusion of the meeting. view of St. James Street, Montreal, after the Bank of this site, while adjacent to it, facing Ruffed Grouse Season Closed Gunners are reminded that the season on Ruffed grouse (Native partridge) closed last evening, Octo- ber 31st. T-he pheasant season closes tonight November 1st. Sea- son on Hungarian partridge re- mains open until the evening of Nov. 12. -—-_-_-____. PROPER. CLOTHING Dress for the day-according to climate-say tho doctors. It isn't smart to pretend to ignore the weather. _ In cold weather the hu- man body expends a lot of un- necessary energy keeping us warm 1f we are not wearing enough of the right kind of clothing. Auth- orities say that it is wiser to wear heavy things outdoors only. Over- wraps can be taken off when on heated premises. The wearing of ' heavy underwear leads to discom- Raw Furs ‘Seized At Roseville Yesterday moming the game of- ficer of the RCM. PJICZ‘, assisted by members of Albertzn Detach- ment pa'd a surprise visit to a , resident of Rosevllle suspected ti’ m" mam“ “id ‘meant’ “mks prbsgmm napph.‘ m n,“ hm- possible that addition of coverage 8mm w." round and M”, by u" required on going outside when the businesses. A unique example Taken from an old hand-coloured engraving, this wlnter some 15 a as Montreal's founding. Th b ildi ' the first head office of the bank, wh e u ng on the “gm was B‘of M from 1819 to 184B. This was the first, bulldln sliuctcd for banking purposes in Canada“ the bank's present head office building, bank's ISO-year history. A mem- ber of the staff since 1906, he join- ed the bank as a junior at his nat- ive town of Yarmouth, N. S. Mr. Spinney served at a num- ber of posts in the bank before his appointment as assistant to the general manager in 1022. In 1928, he was appointed as assistant gen- cr-al manager and eight yeai-g later he became general manager. During the war, Mr. Spinney was chairman of the First Victory Loan Campaign and for two years he was chairman of the National War Finance Committee. ...__ ... _ cess, these resulted in a connec- tion between government and bank which renders valuable service to the Canadian people to this day. 'I'l1us, within one year, niric. businessmen of vision did much toi end the confusion of Canadian com i merce and to establish the first native financial system. The sound- ness of their thinking is sliowrf by the fact that the system they initiated has steadily evolved andi expanded many times over. The na- i iionnl economy that developed a- i bout this system has taken in its i stride two world wars and several smaller ones, as well as limes Q1 depression and clvll unrest. P. E. I.'s One-Man Bank Many other men founded bank- lug enterprises in Canada during the nineteenth century. Some uf Lliese institutions were small local of Canada? FYrst Bank Building 1t appeared in 1030, thirteen y/cars ich served as headquarters for the g especially con- Today a post office stands on historic Place dktrmcs, is situated completed and occupied in 1848 Sport Briefs .____ GLACE BAY, N.S., Oct. 29 _ (OP) — Glace Bay senior ruggers. successors to the Caledonia team of Eastern Canada football fame, today defeated Antigonish B1111- dogs 27-0 ln the first game of a home-and-home series in the Nova Scotia Rugby League. .____.__i__ PEP FOR. PLAY Experts in healthful dietary claim that a child who is under- weight may not be getting enough food for maintenance of those re- serves of energy needed for pep at play. Reserve energy, too, must be accumulated to protect against possible disease or injury. According to the authorities, I low energy supply means that a child has to use up proteins which he or she needs for normal growth. This type of preventable malnu- trition, they say, ls far too com- mon in Canada; They urge par- ents to give more thought and study to the dietary needs of the officers, It is understood that temperam" i‘ hum!‘ children. prosecution will follow i.n dre course. CIVIC TAX PARISIAN EXAMPLE APPEALS The University of Paris was the model for Oxford and Cambridge. UONDON -- (OP) - About 900 inland revcnuo employees are be- Noiice is hereby given that plementory Assessment of the City of Charlottetown will be held in the Court Room in the City Building on Tuesday the Fourth day ing transferred from temporary 0f NOVGIIIDBI GI’ "l! A0111‘ Of 10.00 A. M. wartime offices in Wales to an underground fortress building in J. A- FULLERTON London, known u the "rotunda" _ of Westminster. Ci" chit the Boord of Appeals from Sup- 1016, succeeding A. I. Belchcr, ivlio 1.11s retired from the bank's ser- vice. cities for the collection of custxns and excise duties. Beside doing this work for the authorities, the bank brought its regular services to the citizens of Saint John and Halifax. Today, it maintains 27 branches on Canada's eastern sca- board. The Charlottetown branch, which began operating on Noveriincr 14. 1907, is noteworthy in the B. of Mfs history as the completing step in the bank's entry into the busi- ness life of every province. Grew Up Together I Just as the friendly counsel and Linnnfiul aid of the local branch have p. curl an important part in Cliarloitetoxvrfs expansion during the past 40 years, so tho parent bank has displayed the same quail- ties of stability and dynamid growth ivhia-h it imparted to the Canadian economy. In 1817, the hank began with a capital of $250,000 and a staff of seven. Today, its capital and re- serves stand at $78,000,000, and 1M zcsources are near the two-billion mark. The staff 0f more than 8.000 zvc cs in over 500 office; including Island, a llflrrow-guage fflllwlly . 'clies in Newfoundland, New connected the later point with London, Chlrffigfil. and 5311 Charlottetown. Today, air service, .1‘ an sip. The number of Bpf M upmydate gerrylmh and me tors has passed the million- change from narrow to standard . ' n-hoif level and rel-‘YESBDY! I wag? railway ‘racks. emphaslzg l,.i..i or Canada's bank depositors. ciie progress that has taken pZai-c. I T1105. fill‘ Milk iii?" 59-40“ 5° The B of M began business in 'mo:lcs'l_\' 139 5'91“ a?" mini" h“ Charlottetown in temporary offices inc oi c an into, nl part of the na- in the old Masonic building, out lion's life. Island's Progres In 40 Years When the local branch opened 40 years ago. transportation to and from the mainland was confined to steamer service between Point nu Cherie and Summerside. On the r‘: a-"Z; rvrlv ‘ i; ‘hi. One of the first steps taken by the Bank inE. in 1817, was to issue its own bills. of Montreal after its found- Canada's first domestic bank bills, they did much to facilitate the developmcrit of trade and commerce in the young colony. Until then, Canadians had to rcly on an nnivieldy mixture oi’ foreign currencies which circulated in the country. As their rates of exchange constantly fluctuated, the transaction of business was a difficult matter, and trade was conducted chiefly by barter. The bills reproduced above the specimens of the bank's first money, On the two-dollar bill appears a picture of one of the steamboats’ that travelled on the St. Lawrence river in those days. It is believed to be one of several owned by the Hon. John ltfolson. a famous Montreal mer- chant of the early 19th century, who, from 1826 to 1834, was president of the Bank of Montreal. Attention Liberal Voters A meeting of all Liberal voters will be held aft thq Liberal Headquarters In The ' MUTCH auuoiue Corner of Queen and Sydney Streets On q SATURDAY, NOV. Isl For the purpose of electing delegates to attend _th( nominating convention to be held Nov. 3- ‘ Wards 1 2 and 3 at 2.30 Ward 4 at 3 p.m. Ward 5 at 4 p.m. Charlottetown Royalty 8 p.m. - W. R. Jenkins, Presldoni H. L. Sear, Secretary p.m.