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' i for the sinking o! the ves- _ " the coast guard.

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, er aaid. “Then ! want to B0

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z sailor. a Newfoundlander who ' ~law service in the Boer and Great ‘ ﬂue spent the day in his hotel en- . hrtaining callers.

iThe American Canadian Judicial ‘Commission now engaged in arbit- fxdting, the claim for damages re- : opens sessions tomorrow.

' 3111c I'm Alone was wrongfully There's not a bit of doubt about that". Randall said today. "Be is scheduled to continue the stow-o! the sinking oi’ the craft to-

row.

“I've been the butt and target of ridicule evcr since the sinking took h: said.

eiuscd to heave to when or- dered to by the Wolcott because I . cl American jurisdiction icy put u shot through 111i flag I got good and

acre“

Vhe Woleott is the coast gua-rder wwhich mm hailed the 1m Alone. La- berI when its gun missed lire. the Dexter took up the chase.

' Rindall says his ship was shelled by the Dexter for an hour and 40 minutes and asserted there was "considerable delay" on the part of the Dexter in picking up the crew of I'm Alone.

a backdrop of cold legal and the vivid language of adventurer. Canada yes- cet about proving that it is entitled to damages of US$000-

The United States completed pres- Intltion of its argument that the boatvraa owned by a New York rum king; betore the American-Canadian

Judeial Commission. ~ Late in the day John 341841.955- ‘qign gum, undertook to show the vessel wt the property o1 the E118- ‘ ene Greener Shipping Comm-Ill’. Ltd’! a. Oanadlan corporation.

Alter lnu ‘uoing numerous WW“ to-bcar out. this contention. Read plumd Captain John Randall. master uLthe chip when it was shelled oﬂ the-Louisiana Coos by the amt

guarder Dexter. on he stand-

' Read Id brought the adventurous aeﬁr to the mint of describing

t trip of the I'm Alone from Beliiie, British Honduras to Trinity staiala, Louisiana. when the commis- llonere-Wailis Van Devanter. A8- aoclain Janice of the United states Supreme Court and Sir Lyman Eoore Duff. Chief Justice of the qanadian Supreme Court declared

ess. Q Iwltandall said ha had been oﬂered \thg-~berth as I'm Alone Captain by . George J. Hear-n, or Montreal. " Asked whether Marvin J. (“Big Jim") Glank, named by the Uniﬁed States earlier in the proceedmsi M‘ part owner of the snip, had ever gougm to discharge him, Randall re- " led: “I dodt take no orders Rom no one except iron the owner o1 the ghip or which I an the master." Clark, whose aﬁidavit that the ownership rested with Danny Hogan. New York gangster and others, is the ‘ . bade for the American resistance to the Cumdion claim, was killed in Louisiana alter makini N8 189°51- zion 1n 1932. p _‘ Hogan u in WaahmeW-Kl. having

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been brought here under guard from Northeaatem Penitentiary. Lewis- burg, Pa... where he is servini; a tern: ‘Bur-violating the National Prohibi- tion Act.

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monthly meetins o! 1-m- vlcw Institute met on November 7. at ‘are home o! Mrs. Wm. Baker, laiteviilc and opened with the In- menu Ode and Creed. Roll Call v5:- qlggwered by Gents oi Thought. The President's and Secretary's re- port; for last year were read and gdopted. School conunittees ap- wmwd are Mrs. S. J. MleDonald and Mrs. Angus Jarves for North Lake, and Mrs. 5. J. Rose and Mrs. Lewis Roee- tor Lakevllle. The following oqcers were then aPDOlRWd ‘m’ the ensuing year: president. Mrs BYJ. Rose, re-alppointed; vice-pre- sident. Mrs. J. A. Mclnnis; secre- tary. Grace Dlngwell. re-appointed;

Win. Maker and Mrs. i... D. Rose: auditors, Mrs. John A. MCDOBBld and Mrs. H. G. Morrow; committees to‘ ‘visit the sick, Mrs. E. D. Fraser. anzrlvlre. J. H. Baker for North like and Miss McKlnnon and Mrs. wnuBaker for Lakevllle. Program comﬂted o! readings by Miss Mc-

Kinnon. and Mrs. J. E. Dingwell

gqgﬂa "map" contest. Next meet- ing wag invited to the home o! Mrs. i! g. Morrow. i {the roll call at this meeting was . “gored by Christmas presents . ' from ﬂour bags. The lollow- ~ venora were then awoint- jd; " ague of Nations. Min. I. D. _ ;,/ child welfare. Erma Mac- ‘ ; education and better was McKinnon: Canadian . In. H. O. Morrow; Gan-

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The Proof of

Canada's Progress

SOME FACTS AND FIGURES

1 Though rankiuglbut twenty-eighth in point of population, (junada has coneolidaloil ln-r position us fifth among the grout exporting nationsoflbc world. Fur ilic ﬁrstr-lcvcxi months of 1934—as compared with lhc corresponding period of l933—-lhn total merchandise lrnvlc of Canada increased in value by $221,000,000, or 26 per cent. 2 During the same period, the merchandise exports ofCanada increased by $111,000,000, us compared with 1933, and imports by $109,000,000, whilst the balance of trade in 1934 (eleven months) was favourable to the extent of $124,000,000, I gain ofSI-,000,000 over 1933. This is exclusive of u not balance of $83,000,000 of exports of bullion, nearly nll newly-mined Canadian gold. 3 lu tbo ﬁrst ten months of 1934, Canadian exports to foreign countries increased by $29,000,000, over the dmilar period of 1933, and Canadian exports to Empire countries in- creased by 878,000,000. 4 Manufacturing output in 193-1 shows a big gniu both in volume nnrl vnluc over 1933. Tho index of industrial production showed a gain of 19 per cent for the ten-month period ending October 31, 1934 uvcr the correspond- lng months of 1933. Output of pig iron nml olccl more than doubled; newsprint output registered a gain of 29 per cent; construction increased by nearly40 per cent; output of cars and trucks by 06 per cent; tires by 34 per cent; , Im- of ' ' ‘ power. ‘- " anew high point in the history of tlic industry; and gains were recorded in almost every important branch of productive activity.

5 The volume of mineral production rcacbcd a new high peak in 1934, with a gain over 1933 of nearly 20 per cent. In 1932, Canada": mineral output was valued at $191,000,000; in 1933 nt $221,000,000; while in 1934 it will exceed $260,000,000. Coal produced in Canada during 1934 shows an increase of nearly 20 per cent: over 1933. 6 Lumber exports in 1934 chow Iwmenclous increases, a gain of 90 per cent being registered over 1933. Under the Empire trade q-eemcn , export: to British countries have increased from 342,000,000 feet in 1932 to

_ 653,000,000 feel ln 1933, and to possibly

1,000,000,000 feet 1n 1934. (Tbc exports for the ﬁrst ten month of the year show a total of 092,000,000 foelL-Exporla In foreign countries, other than the United Btatea, lanvo also in- creased. The pulp and paper industry bu: rc- aumcd, in 1934, production on almost n normal eculc, which, in itself, hna provided employ- ment for rbouennda of additional men in the woods and in the milla- Thc prmluclicn of newsprint during the ﬁrst ten months of Ibo your cxcccdcd that of any previous ycar, ex- ccpiing 1929. The total value of pulp aml paper exports during 1934 is expcclod to chow an increase of $14,000,000 ovcr 1933.

The estimated value of the ﬁeld crops of

Canada for 1934 lo the highest since 1930, and exceeds the 1933 value by ll13,000,000. The high quality of the Dominion ﬁeld crops and livestock baa again been notably demonstrated ll Ibo recent Chicago International Exhibition, when Canadian exhibitors won l7 champion- lhipa lull 32 ﬁrst prince. The grand champion- lhip for Hard Rod Spring Wheat-the mqjor award for wheat entries-wan again won by the Dominion. a During the year 1934, Canada nae not ex.

perlcnccd‘ I mingle major industrial dia- furbance~nu lmprcaeiva ipdicallon of the national nobility of the Dominionh induatrlal life. llmploymnn‘, one of the most vlul lndioc: of a country's economic position, chewed n gain of 15.9 per cent during 1984. Compared with n year ago, 92,191 employee: have been ldded to the pay-roll: of the ﬁrm: reporting, whose number: have lncreaood by acme 500-

A: a bale indication o! lnductrial and agricultural activity, freight movement in 1934 registered n consider "y higher level than In 1933. Car loading: showed a pin, for ibe ﬁn: ten month: of 1934, of l6 per cent ac compared with a similar period of 1933, nine of the eleven commodity _ , Ihovvln‘ in‘ QIQIQQI: 1o Toial ordinary revenue for ﬂab Dominion b» the lint eight month: of 1984 (ﬁscal year) amounted t» $245,062,540 ll against I lolal of 8216301271 ft the cnrncponding period of l933-—au iucnnoe oflﬂﬂltﬁﬂ). For tbhpame period, lhercilannplﬂcdfardin

j- mehucover culinary expopdiluh $11,604,449.

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numbed-ant, annual u lunar -

S THE YEAR 1934 passes inlo Iiislory, Canada can IooI< buck upon a period

of unimpaired progress so deﬁnitely sustained lIial it Ila! brouglil u: to

iI-Ie patllwoy llldl IeocIs lo o souncI, sensible, and stable prosperity. The advance ‘llldl’ we, as a country, Iiove mucIe during the pus! yeorlios demonstrated anew the inherent strength and stability of lIue Dominion. WQIIlGVG seen the lGIlIl lo wI1IcI1 we IleIcI so firmIy in the darker clays abundantly fuIfiIIecI-llle conﬁdence lo WliICll we clung in gIoomier years triumphantly vindicated. will! clearer sIdes above us, and Willi firmer ground beneath our feel, we Iiave advanced Wllli unimpeded progress along ‘I119 rodcI of national reconstruction cmcI economic recuperation. It is oi once a tribute and a testimony to iIie courage of llvo Canadian peopIe that, lo-cluy, Cdnado morcIies in the vanguard of the nations

in their pilgrimage toward prosperity.

TIlrougIioul the past your, lIle puIse of our business life. Ila: grown stronger cIc|y by clay. Canadian industry, tI1rougI1 uII its mulliludinous- cbunnelsfllas felt tIIe urge of u resurgent activity. The process of production Iicmbeen steadily accelerated lo meet an intensified cIemoncI for Canqclion commodities, and, throughout the Dominion, our manufacturing plants Iiave experienced o sustained activity‘ that often challenged llIQII capacity. our international trade, so vital to the economic welfare of lbe notion, Iidl seen on almost spectacular increase in volume and in value, and lIn trade agreement: wlvicln IIGVO been effected between CanacIu and other pom of llie Empire, as weII as will! twenty-five other notions throughout tIie world, lIGVQ opened up new avenues of distribution, will: ever- widening potentialities of business, for lIie producls of Canadian forms, forests, and fisheries, mines and munufoclories. And it i: a significant fact-ac weII as a symbol of our progress-ﬁlial employment in Canada Iios reuclletlfio-doy, d

Iuiglmer IevcI than that of any month since the upward trend began.

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Encouraged by ‘Ibo progress we have made, cbecredbybifre brighter days -'

we now encounter, sustained by llie courage and lIn confidence wliicli upheld u: through the darker yacm, we con face, unafraid, the problems of the future.

A: a unitccIPpQopIc-yet aacli in Ill! own place and endeavor-Jot u: advance together to further Iieiglm of notional ‘achievement. Thus sImII the greoi destiny of Canada. be fulfilled, dncl aII Iver’ people flncl Irdppincuin the tiny: lobe. I

Heal. R. B. HANSON, K.C., M1?" - Miami! . .

Deruiarmrur or TRADEAAND/CQMMERCLE. I OTTAWA CANADA,

January ‘Id,

The Department of Trade ancI Commerce exists to serve you

USE THE SERVICES IT PROVIDES

The Department now malntalnl thirty-four Trade Commissioner! In otrateglc centres throughout the world —fourtccn of them within the Empire- Tbese Commi ’ "s, who devote their entire time to the furtherance of Canadfa industrial interests abroad, are selected by examination from Canadian university graduates, and specially trained to undertake the work they have to do no Canadifa trade representative! abroad. Their duties are to increase tho export trade of Canada; to linkup the Canadian exporter with the foreign lan- porter; to study conditions and need! of the territories where they are looatcd| to make direct enquiries or conduct pre- liminary surveys regarding tho potential market for any product, reporting tho exact kinda of good: wanted, competi- tion b0 be met, and the best methods of packing, chipping and billing. Thell services are always at the disposal of firms and individuals interested lu Canada‘: trade expansion.

All trade development; the world over are being constantly reported by tbeae Commicaioncro to the Commercial In- telligence Section of the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. This in- formation la alway: available, and on- quirlea from Canadian manufacturers, and otben interested, on any phase of export trade are welcomed. '

The Dominion Bureau of Statlatlcl, which operates under the Department of Trade and Commerce, supplies an analytical curvey of ctatiatice which form: the background of practically all industrial enterprise in Canada. The Bureau maintain: this contlnuoul analyals of facts and ﬁguree, constantly up to date, Ito numerous publications covering every important phase of the Domlnlonh growth or development, week by week, month by month, year by you. Ito “Monthly Review of Bucincll Statistics” l: a’ particularly valuable analytic from thvebuclnee: man’: atand- point. The Canada Year Book, which ll published by the Bureau, l: possibly the moat valuable compendiumof informa- tion on the bualnca: of Canada, viewed from every poaciblc atandpolnt, that can be obtained; it la the text book of Canadian economic progrcen.

Other aotlvltlco of the Department of ma, and Commerce Include: the con- stant study o! world tulle and their application to Cnnadlan trader the lu- apccﬂon ofgac and electrical appliances; the aubeldiping of oteamchip cervlqg tow/null the development of new markets; the‘ odvertialug of the m".

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