, 1916-12-27
Censored at jamaica.

ttiuS ny II (hG IHA SCo' S"Ai'o DAO $500"
ever reported to its shareholders. The
strides of previous gears are far surpassed rs
instauced by gam of almost ~fftyfve million
dollars in total assets, bringing thrm up to
1888. 900, 900. All the important accounts
reflect the marked increase in business en-
joyed during the last twelve months as llquId
assets are approximately $12l 100000 com
pared with SS4, 500, 900. Deposit bearing
interest now stand at 140,662, 1879 compared
with Sill, $40, $50. While deposits not
bearing interest amount 20 $69,36O,39o up
from $37, 456, 997, blinging the total deposits
up across the $500, 000, 600 level as against
$54, 976,327 at the end Of last year VI
particular interest to the shareholders of the
bank will be the fact that with the larger
business handled there has been II %sntlSfne-
tory increase in the profits for the year, these
having amounted TO S211, 130,765 aud nId
equivalent to IT 81 per cent on the average
paid up capital us compared W th 81, 900, 51S
or 16.4S per cent in the previous year. The
balance carried forward into the new
year was $685. 46 which compares with
$677,472 list year.
London, Dec. 25th.- Further official de-
tails are gwen in the War ONCE statement
issued under Sundays date of the daylight
RAID recently conducted by British troops on
the Franco Belgian front north Of Arrus.
A successful raid carried out on Sunday
night IN the vicinity of Hebuterne also is
reported. The statement adds. We entered
enemy trenches last night III the neighbour
hood of Hebuterne. Dugouts occupied by
the enemy were bombed and prisoners were
taken. Gas was successfully discharged by
us yesterday evening against the enemv'4
trenches west OF Messinas. Lpst night the
a0AlOv 6ra1 a ro,,pnH far al AIn1nt GnrYal
No damage is reported. intermittent nrtrI-
lery continued particularly on the right of
our line between the Somme aud Hpbuterne.
Northeast of Moryall an enemy working par
ty was caught by our fire. Our heavy artil-
lery shelled battery positions opposite Neuve
Cbapeile and Festubert. Farther pNrticu-
lars regarding the raid by us north OF Arras
and reported Ia the communications Of ths
10th aud 2tst show the operation was more
successful than at first reported. The
raid took pInce in the HfterDooA IN broad
daylight, after careful Preparations two
lines Of enemy trenches were penetrated
on Il 400 yard front aud all the obiectiye4
aimed at were reached. Our II rps remained
in the enemy trenches which were badly
damage. for a period Of one and u half hours.
All his dugouts were methodicaly seal ched
and blown in before returning. One German
officer and ftty-seveu men of other ranks
were made prisoners,
London, Dec. 26 th.-The official statement
from British Headquarters issued last night
reads In the successful raids during the
night Sunday against the enemy trenches
west of Angres aud east of Armentieres we
took a number of prisoners. The enemy his
morning (Moudny) exploded a cnmoui~t
sou'h of Stoloi. The damage was slight.
There has been considerable artillery activity
during the day ulong our front north of the
Somne while the enemy defences aud head
quarters were Systematically shelled by us.
Much damage was done to the enemy de-
feuces. Elsewhere the usual artillery activity
continued, being most marked in the neigh
bourhood of Y pres and also south of Armeu-
there's where we bomburded the buildings
occupied by the enemy in the rear of his
lines.
Paris, Dec. 25th. war office today
issued the following statement regarding
military operations on the French front.
On the Avre a surprise attack on one of our
small posts northeast of Tracy was repulsed
by hand grenades. In the region OF Roye Que
OF our detachments penetrated an euemy
trench. On the right bank of the Meuss
(Verdun fron) the activity of the artillery
was maintained at q rather lively rate IN