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The thirty-second annual report of the Board of Directors to the shareholders of the Mercantile Bank of India states:
The Directors submit to the shareholders of the Bank the general balance, sheet and state- ment of profit and loss account for the year ending. December 81, 1024
The net profits for the year, after providing for bad and doubtful debts, and including £157,811, 11s. 11d. brought, forward from last Account, amount to £401,221. 11. 5d. From this sum has to bel deducted £84,000 being the Interiza Dividend of 8 per cent., less Income Tax, on the "A" "B" and "C" Shares paid in September last,
The Directors have added £50,000 to the Reserve Fund (raising it to £1,300,000), £15,000 to the Officers' Pension Fund, and written £10,000 off Freehold Banking Promises.
recommend They now
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"CARTER.""
MAGICIAN COMING TO THE QUEEN'S THEATRE, Carter, the much travelled and much heralded magician and his company, have been booked to ap- pear for a short season at the Queen's Theatre here, beginning
from the 21th April
Carter is now appearing in Manila And here is what The Cable-News- American said: "The best show ever to appear in Manila Mysteri ous Carter a wonder. No better house ever greeted any show than faced Carter last right at the Opera House. The place was packed and hundreds were turned away."
Carter has also appeared in London, in the provinces and at the lending thentros Europe and America. Many may still remember him when he played. at the Theatre Royal three years ago,
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SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1925.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
NEW FRENCH CABINET.
**Paris, April
The Cabinet has been finally composed as follows: Premiership and Minister of War, M. Painleve. Minister of Justice, M. Stoog." Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Briand. Minister of Finance, M. Caillaux. Minister of Interior, M. Schrameck Minister of Education, M.-Demonzie. Minister of Navy, M Emile Borel. Minister of Colonies, M. Andro Hesse. Minister of Agriculture, M. Durand. Minister of Commerce, M. Chaumet. Minister of Public Works, M. Laval. Minister of Labour, M. Darafour. Minister of Pensions, M. Anteriou:
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MINISTER ASSASSINATED..
Sofia, April 17.
It is stated that the body of the assassin of Deputy Mileff has been discovered at the spot where Mileff was killed, boaring a paper, stating execution was ordered by a Macedonian organisation. The man is said to have been an anarchist and babituni murderer.- Beutor.
[A Reuter message of February 2, reported the assassination of M. Mileft, minister designate to Washington, and said his assailant. The crime was attributed to the Macedonian had escaped. Federalist vendetta.]
THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
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