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DIRECTORS: E. H, HOLDEN, Esq., M.P., Chairman and Managing Director. WILLIAM GRAHAM BRADSHAW, Esq., London, Deputy-Chairman ?°n^,LA°T^D 1AIREi)ALK' ,Lecds' W. MURRAY FRASER, Esq., London. CHARLES G. BEALE, Esq., Birmingham. H. SIMPSON GEE, Esq., Leicester Sir WILLIAM BENJAMIN BOWRING, Bart., Liverpool. JOHN HOWARD GWYTHER, Esq., London. JOHN ALEXANDER CHRISTIE, Esq., London ARTHUR T. KEEN, Esq., Birmingham. Sir F. D. DIXON-HARTLAND, Bart., M.P., London The Right Hon. LORD PIRRIE, London. Sir G. F. FAUDEL-PHILLIPS. Bart., G.C.I.E.. London Sir THOMAS SUTHERLAND, G.C.M.G., London WILLIAM FITZTHOMAS WYLEY, Esq., Coventry. Head Office: 5, THREADNEEDLD STREET .LONDON, E.C. •, Joint General Managers: J. M. MADDERS, S. B., MURRAY, W. H. HILLMAN. Secretary: E. J. MORRIS. Superintendent of Branches ALEX. CHRISTIE. J. W. HOULGATE, A. G. OSBORNE, W. M. SANDERS. Chief Accountant E. W. WOOLEY. Chief Inspector HAROLD MARE Inspectors: W. J. ARMSTRONG, JAMES BARKER, J. P. BUYERS G. F. CARR, C. W. ELIOT, E. FRIDAY, T. J HARDWICKE. J. HOWE, E. F. KNIGHT, J. ROtfBIE, H. H. SCHOFIELD, C. SCUDAMORE, H. B. SMITH, J. W. STELFOX, A. STUDDARDS.

The London City and Midland Bank, Limited. BALANCE SHEET, 30th JUNE, 1908. Dr. LIABILITIES. £ s. d. ASSETS. Cr. To Capital Paid up-viz., 612 ios. per share on By Cash in hand and at Bank 251,428 shares of £60 each 3,142,350 0 ö of England.. ,9,897,481 17 7 o Reserve Fund 3,142,850 o o Money at Call and at Short Interim Dividend, payable on 1st August Notice 7,128,001 12 9 1908 282,856 too 17,025,483 10 4 Balace of Profit and Loss Account, as >> Investments: below 173,504 19 6 Consols and- other British ————-——— Government Securities 3,265,820 511 6,742,061 9 6 (of which 6373,800 Consols is Current, Deposit, and other Accounts. 53.212,535 4 10 lodged for public acc'ts) HActeptances on account of Customers 2,918,239 3- 4 Stocks\Guaranteed by the ru. British Government, Indian Stocks,. Indian Railway Guaranteed Stocks and De- bentures 541,644 0 0 British Railway Debenture and Preference Stocks, -s ■" British Corporation Stocks. 2,140,108 5 3 •■••i V Colonial & Foreign Govern- ments Stocks and bonds 491,083 8 8 Sundry investments 286,430 10 4 — 6,707,0S6 30 2 „ Bills of Exchange 5,957,027 11 S T -629,68909712 2 Advances on Current Accounts, Loans on Security, and other Accounts 28,893,888 o 10 v ,• ,• » Liabilities of Customers for Acceptances •. as per contra 2,918,239 3 4 Bank Preiiiises, at Head Office & Branches 1,371.111 I 4 ^62,872,835 17 8 £ '62,872,835 17 8 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDING 30th, JUNE, 1908 Dr. £ a. d. Cr £ s. d, To Interim Dividend', payable 1st August, r908 By Balance from last account 172,057 17 4 being at the rate, of iS per cent per annum 282856 10 o „ Net profits for the half-year ending- 30th, Bank Premises Redemption Fund. 20,000 0 o June, 1908, after providing for all Bad Officers' Pension Fund • 5,000 0 0 and Doubtful Debts 309,101 12 2 Balance carried forward to next account 173,504 19 6 ^481,361 9« ■ y

REPORT OF THE AUDITORS TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE LONDON CITY AND MIDLAND BANK, LIMITED. v" 1 In accordance with the provisions of Sub-section^ a of Section 19 of the Companies Act, 1907, we report as follows: We haVe examined the above balance sheet in detail with the books at head office, and with the certified r,turns from Itthe branches. We have,satisfied ourselves as to the correctness of the cash balance arid the hills of exchaasc, and have _i--verified the eorcctness of the money at call and short notice. We have also verified the securities representing' the invest- pnents of the bank, and having obtained all-the iuformationand explanations we have required, we are of "opinion that ;"sii<;h balance sheet is property drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the company's affair according to the best of our information and the explanations given to us and as shown by the L oks of the Company. WHINNEY, SMITH AND WHINNEY, Chartered Accountants, ..London, 7th July, 1908. Auditors.

BRANCHES: LONDON AND METROPOLITAN AND SUBURBAN OFFICES (78). • BRANCHES ARE rSTABLISIIRD IN MOST OF THE PROVINCIAL TOWNS. INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: — BIRMINGHAM (17) CARDIFF, J-EEDS NOTTINGHAM (6). ABERTILLERY, CARDIFF DOCKS, LEICESTER, OLDHAM. BARRY DOCKS, CARLISLE, LIVERPOOL:- ORMSKIRK. BATH, CHEPSTOW, Dale-Street, PONTYPRIDD. BLACKBURN, JHORLEY, Commutation-row, PORT TALBOT. BLACKPOOL, COVENTRY, Everton, PRESTON. BOLTON, DERBY h), St. Luke's, ROCHDALE. BOOTLE-CUM-LINACRE, EGREMONT (CHESHIRE) Scotland-road, ST. ANNES-ON-SEA, 1 BRADFORD (9), FLEETWOOD, Sefton Park, SEAFORTII (nr. Liverpool. BRISTOL, GLOUCESTER, Victoria-street, SHEFFIELD (8) aSSURSLEY, HUDDERSFIELD (2) MANCHESTER (10), SOUTHPORT HULL (4), NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE (4), SWANSEA LANCASTER, NEWPORT (MON), WATERLOO (nr. Liverpool'

,> FverV kíiil1¿[ of Banking business is transacted at the Head Office and Branches. Bills, .Annuities, Coupons, and Dividends are collected in all parts of the United Kingdom, the Colonies, and in v3wmtri.es. Purchese ami Sale of Stocks and Funds are effected. For the cosvemie.nce of Customers, moneys can be paid in at any of the Branches and advised the same day to their OWStrong°Rooms are provided for the security of Deeds and other property lodged by the customers of the Bank.

THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. Telegraphic Address—" Ciririaforex, London." Telephone—2481 London Wall. 4&SUES Currency Drafts on all Cities,- Circular- Letters of Credit and "Circular Notes payable all over the world, also "makes .Mail and Telegraphic Transfers to all Cities. „ COLLECTS Foreign Bills. PURCHASES aproved Foreign Bills. ESTABLISHES Comercial Credits .on behalf of customers available aj-wliere against the. usual-shipping documents. i^rafts:, ^c.niay be obtained' direct from the Head Office or Branchesj. which are always ready to give quotations.

THE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT. "Telegra-pMc Address-IfCinnaship, London." Telephone—2481 London Wall. Is specially organised to look after Shipowners' Freight Remittances from, and Disbursements to all parts of the a world by mailt or ca.Ple.

-7 —— W- anir^iniumi n IIMM——wrnmmm% r NEWYDDION. Dywedir fod Elfyn yn ysgrifenu hanes bywyd Gwilyni Cowlyd, nai Ieuan Glan Geirionydd. Pasiwyd yn y Bwrdd Canol gyda mwyafrif o 5, i beidio diddymu arholiadau llafar, fel y cynygiai y pwyllgor gweithiol. Mae y Parch. D. Davies, Hyfrydle, Talysarn, wedi derbyn galwad i fugeilio eglwys Walham Green, Llundain. ,-+- Ymgeisia deg am y swydd o ysgrifenydd Eistedd- fod Colwyn Bay. Y cyfiog yw 6ioo a phump y cant ar y casgliad. Cyflwynodd -Miss Thomas, Llwynmadog, yr holl adeilad a elwid Gelliv,astad, House, drosodd i dref Pontypridd i fod yn sefydliad trefol. M.ae y rhodd yn werth 6ioo y flwyddyn. -6- Cynhalivvyd cyfarfod pregethu blynyddol Hermon, Maesteg, dydd Sul a Llun, yr wythnos ddiweddaf. Gwasanaethwyd gan y Parchn. Daniel Davies, Pentre Ystrad, a J. Wilson Roberts, Ynyshir. Cynhaliwyd cyfarfod yn Ceinewydd yr wythnos ddiweddaf i ffarwelio a Miss Florrie Evans, y Gen- hades, ac i gyflwyno pwrs o am iddi. Ceir ad- roddiad helaeth o'r cyfarfod yn y Goletjad nesaf. Cynygia Cyngor Sir Gaernarfon fod Mr. J. T Roberts, y clerc, i roddi ei holl amser at ei swydd, ac os cydsynia fod ei gyflog i fod yn ^500 y flwyddyn. ac i godi £ 20 y flwyddyn nes y cyr- haedda £ 600. -+. Hysbysa y Carnarvon Herald fod pwyllgor eg- lwys Princes Road, Liverpool, wedi gvvneyd cais at y Parch. H. H. Hughes, B.A., B.D., Caernarfon, am ganiatad i roddi ei enw o flaen yr eglwys i gael galwad i fod yn fugail ami. -+- Yn Mhwyllgor Addysg Sir Gaernarfon ddydd lau, pasiwyd i godi cyflog dros 150 o athrawon yr ys. golion elfenol, 60 o ba rai sydd mewn ysgolion eglwysig. Bydd hyn yn ychwanegu '.£'450 y flwyddyn at gostau addysg elfenol y sir. Mae gwaith tryclan Gwrecsam wedi costio £ 37>949, ac y mae y Gorfforaeth wedi benthyca. £ 37,471 at y costau. Mewn ymchwiliad a fu yn y dref yr wythnos ddiweddaf, dywedwyd nad oedd y cyfrifon yn cael eu cadw fel y dylas,ent er dangos fod yr arian a fenthycid yn cael eu defnyddio i'r pwrpas y bwriadwyd hwy. Yn llys ynadol Abermaw ddydd Gwener, wedi prawf maith, anfonwyd y Parch. Joseph Malet Lam- bert, Hafodyglyn Abermaw, c.anon Efrog, ficer Newland, is-gadeirydd awdurdod addysg Hull, i sefyll ei brawf yn mrawdlys Dolgellau ddechreii lonawr ar y cyhuddiad o gamdrin ac esgeuluso plentyn oedd dan ei ofal. Mae Mrs. Lambert, hefyd, wedi ei thraddodi i'r frawdlys ar yr un cyhuddiad. -+- Cynhalicdd eglwys Saesneg C.M. Bethany, Cit. fynydd, Pontypridd, ei chyfarfodydd blynyddol y Sul diweddaf, pryd y cafwyd y pleser a'r hyfrydwch o wrandaw ar y Parch. Peter Hughes Griffiths, Llundain. Pregethodd yn effeithiol ac yn ryinus dros ben drwy y dydd. Cafwyd cynulleidfaoedd mawrion, ac yr oedd gwenau y nefoedd yii amlwg ar yr holl gyfarfodydd. Nos Lun traddododd Mr. Griffiths ei ddarlith alluog a phoblogaidd ar "Tom Hood," a gallwn ddweyd yn ddibetrus mai hon oedd un o'r darlithiau goreu a glywsom erioed. Gwisga yr eglwys hon wedd hynod o lewyrchus o dan fugeiliaeth y Parch. T. H. Morgan, a pharha. i gynyddu ymhob ystyr. 4- Nos Lun, yn y Garregddu, BIaenau Ffestiniog, o dan nawdd Pwyllgor Gymdeithas Genhadol y Chwi- orydd, cynhaliwyd cwrdd i anrhegu Mrs. Jones, Bodefryd, ar ei hymaadwiad. Llywyddai Mr. G. G. Davies, Glanypwll Villa. Cafwyd gair gan Miss Roberts yn dangos y gwaith gwerthfawr a wnaeth Mrs. Jones yn ystod yr wyth mlynedd di- weddaf. Cyflwynwyd i Mrs. Jones silver tea ser- vice and silver hot water jug,' gan Mrs. Hoskins. Cafwyd penillion tarawiadol, ar yr achlysur, gan Mrs. Owen, Tanybwlch Terrace, Rhiw, a siaradwyd gan Mr. Andreas Roberts a'r Parchn. John Owen a Thomas Hughes, ac amryw chwiorydd. Cydna- byddodd Mrs. Jones yr anrheg mewn geiriau teim- ladwy, a chafwyd gair gan Mr. Jones a Miss Bessie Jones. -+- Ta.ihwedd 13. cynhaliodd chwiorydd eglwys Willesden Green, Llundain, gyfarfod i ffarwelio ac i ddymuno yn dda i Mrs. R. O, Morris, yr hon sydd yn ymadael am Barry Dock, gan fod ei mab, Mr. John Ernest Morris, yn bwriadu sefydlu yno fel cyfreithiwr. Cyflwynwyd i Mrs. Morris cake basket' arian gan Mrs. Thickens dros y chwiorydd, fel arwydd fechan o'u gwerthfawrogiad o'i gwas- anaeth gwerthfawr tuag at achos yr Arglwydd yn y lie. Ar ol eistedd wrth y bwrdd te, a huliwyd ar gyfer yr amgylchiad, cafwyd amryw Solos gan Mrs. Lloyd Williams, Miss Maud Humphreys, ac Eirlys Lloyd Williams, Llanberis., ac anerchiadau gan y Parch. J. Thickens, gweinidog yr eglwys. Mrs. W. E. Evans, Mrs. Foulkes Jones, Mrs. Lewis, a Mrs. Lloyd Williams. Datganai y siaradwyr y golled fawr oeddynt yn ei gael fel eglwys yu ymada.wi.eKi Mrs. Morris.