SCHOOL SAVINGS-BANK STATISTICS. Up to Jan. 1, 1906, the school savings bank system was in operation in 1,023 schools of 122 cities of twenty-five states of America. The total deposits in these banks since they were started amounted to $4,864,575.98, of which $3,641,015.66 had been withdrawn, leaving a balance of $1,223, 560.32 due the little depositors. The school savings-bank system was in troduced by J. H. Thiry in the schools of Long Island City (now part of New York), N. Y., March 16, 1885, and it is largely through his efforts that it has been adopted CITY. Atlantic City, N. J.. Bangor, Me... in so many places in the United States and Canada. The purpose of the system is, of course, to encourage thrift, prudence and business methods among children at an age when their life habits are in process of formation. It has been found to produce excellent results in this direction and in many instances parents have profited by the example set by their children. The following figures are taken from a table of statistics furnished by Mr. Thiry. They include only places in which the number of depositors is 1,000 or more: Buffalo, N. Y.. 98.533.71 7,855.22 Dayton. O... 10,737.40 Grand Rapids, Mich. 2.139 73.667.00 56.030.00 17.637.00 Long Island City, N. Y. 250 35.327.56 Marlboro, Mass. 53 1,150 New York, N. Y.. Norristown, Pa.. Oklahoma, O. T. Pittsburg, Pa.... St. Paul, Minn... Shenandoah, Pa.. Somerville, Mass. South Bend, Ind Spokane, Wash.. Springfield, Mass... Toledo, O... Williamsport, Pa.. *A teacher collecting the money of the pupils of his or her class constitutes a savings bank. CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON. [Prepared by William Barnum, chief clerk.] The Carnegie Institution of Washington was incorporated Jan. 4, 1902, and endowed by Andrew Carnegie with $10,000,000. The purpose of the institution is thus declared by its founder: "It is proposed to found in the city of Washington an institution which, with the co-operation of institutions now or hereafter established, there or elsewhere, shall in the broadest and most liberal manner encourage investigation, research and discovery-show the application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind, provide such buildings, laboratories, books and apparatus as may be needed, and afford instruction of an advanced character to students properly qualified to profit thereby." The following list shows the departments of investigations to which the larger grants have been assigned and the amounts of those grants in 1905: Station for experimental evolution.. $12,000 1906 had made about 300 grants in aid of small projects carried on by individual experts for a limited period of time. Under the original organization the endow:uent and the conduct of the institution were intrusted to a board of twenty-seven trustees, but under act of congress approved April 28, 1904, certain ex-officio trustees were dispensed with. The board now consists of the following persons: Trustees-John S. Billings, John L. Cadwalader, Cleveland H. Dodge, W. N. Frew, Lyman J. Gage, Daniel C. Gilman, Henry L. Higginson, E. A. Hitchcock, William Wirt Howe, Charles L. Hutchinson, S. P. Langley, William Lindsay, Seth Low, Wayne MacVeagh, D. O. Mills, S. Weir Mitchell, William W. Morrow, Elihu Root, John C. Spooner, Charles D. Walcott, Andrew D. White, Robert S. Woodward, Carroll D. Wright. The officers are as follows: S. Officers of Board of Trustees-John S. Billings, chairman; Elihu Root, vice-chairman; C. H. Dodge, secretary. Executive Committee-Carroll D. Wright, chairman; Charles D. Walcott, secretary; John S. Billings, Daniel C. Gilman, S. Weir Mitchell, Elihu Root, Robert S. Woodward. The offices of the institution are in the Bond building, Washington, D. C. FOREIGN BANKING STATISTICS. CAPITAL, CIRCULATION AND DEPOSITS JUNE 30, 1905. Expressed in millions of dollars. *Exclusive of securities deposited with the postal savings banks, the nominal value of which, at the end of the year, amounted to $6,264,563. 1895.. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900.. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1901. 1905. 1906. 3802 $47,813,683 2855 $41.026.261 2792 $32.167.179 3748 $52.188,737 13, 197 $173,196,060 $13,124 226.096.134 154.352,071 130,662.899 90,879,889 138,495,673 113,092,376 10.279 117,476,769 10.114 155.444,185 12,879 144.202,311 102,676,172 14.992 11.559 10,722 9.733 12,854 11,820 8,913 NATIONAL DEBTS, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. [From report prepared by O. P. Austin, chief of bureau of statistics.] NOTE-The years for which the revenues and expenditures are given are approximately. but not in all cases, the same as those for the debts. 7.533,000 7,016,000 5.02 1.63 151.02 4.18 10.56 46.13 2.82 7.12 24.21 1.07 7.81 3.67 .20 3.26 42.98 3.13 2.76 80,390,654 6.16 81,450,000 81,089,000 158,376,412 737,526.000 89:,790.000 The steamship Valencia of the Pacific | ed approach to the wreck and all who reCoast Steamship company's line ran ashore mained on the steamer died from exposure on the west coast of Vancouver island early on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1906, and was pounded to pieces on the Point Klanaway rocks. Of the 154 passengers aboard only thirty-five succeeded in making their escape. Attempts at rescue were made, but stormy weather and heavy seas prevent or were drowned by being swept overboard by the waves. The Valencia was bound from San Francisco for Puget sound points. Heavy fogs prevailed and the ship was steered by dead reckoning. She was far out of her course when she ran on the rocks. Venezuela. *Active militia. ships of all kinds few are estimates. Troops of the line. In 1905. Authorized standing army, 100.000. §Warexcept those absolutely worthless. Figures are chiefly for 1905-1906. A Appropriations of 1906. Foreign Governments. Rulers and cabinets of the leading countries, with the latest statistics of their area, population, exports and imports. GREAT BRITAIN. GOVERNMENT-King, Edward VII.; heir- | Bolton apparent, George Frederick, prince of Cardiff Wales. Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury-Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman. Lord Chancellor-*Lord Loreburn. Lord President of the Council-*Earl of Crewe. Lord of Privy Seal-Marquis of Ripon. Chancellor of Exchequer-*H. H. Asquith. Lord Chancellor of Ireland-*Samuel Chief Secretary for Ireland-*James Bryce. Secretary for Scotland-*John Sinclair. President of the Board of Trade-*D. Lloyd-George. President of the Local Government Board -*John Burns. President of the Board of Agriculture— *Earl of Carrington. Postmaster-General-*Sydney Buxton. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland-Lord Aberdeen. Chancellor of the Duchy-*Sir Henry Fow Barry. Sunderland Oldham The figures given in the above table for London are for the inner or registration district alone. Including the outer belt of suburban towns, which are within the metropolitan police district, the population of "Greater London" on the 31st of March, 1901, was 6,581,372; estimate in July, 1905, 7,010,172. Population of the chief cities of Scotland Paisley .735,906 Kilmarnock ..316,479 Kirkcaldy 34,161 34,064 160,871 Perth 32,872 .143,722 Hamilton 32,775 The total population of Ireland in 1901 was 4,458,775, against a total of 4.704,750 in 1891, showing a decrease of 245,675, or 5.2 per cent. The decrease in each of the four provinces was: Leinster, 41,297; Munster, 98.568; Ulster, 38,463; Connaught, 69,876. Population of the chief cities of Ireland in 1901: Dublin for Ireland-R. R. for Ireland-Redmond Belfast *Members of the cabinet. The British parliament, in which the highest legislative authority is vested, consists of the house of lords and the house of commons. The former in 1905 had 591 members and the latter 670. The sessions usually last from February to August. AREA AND POPULATION The total area of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales. the Isle of Man and the Channel islands is 121,391 square miles; the total for the British empire is 11,391,036 square miles. The total population of the empire in 1901 was 383,165.494. The population of the united kingdom April 1, 1901, when the last census was taken, was: England and Wales, 32,527,843; Scotland, 4,472,103; Ireland, 4,458,775: Isle of Man, 54,752; Channel islands, 95,618. Total, 41,976,827. The cities of England and Wales having 684,947 upon-Hull... 240.618 279.809 Londonderry .379,861 Drogheda ..348,876 Newry 12,765 12,587 11,777 11,459 11.154 10,862 13,414 Kilkenny ...... 10,493 13,067 The Dublin figures are for the metropolitan police district. Belfast and Londonderry have increased in population in the last ten years at the rate of 27.8 and 20.1 Dublin city shows per cent respectively. an increase of 7.6 per cent in the same period. The total population of India in 1901 was 231,085,132. The latest available figures for other parts of the empire follow: Manchester 543,969 Bradford |