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Stewart, Reginald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 18 Apr 1940, 446-456     Ladies Day. What lies behind a symphony concert. The business of conducting. Dealing with the same three elements that a business man would have to deal with: his material as the music which the comp

Page, Right Honourable Sir Earle, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 8 Aug 1938, 1-18     A special meeting of The Empire Club of Canada, in conjunction with The Toronto Board of Trade, The Canadian Manufacturers' Association, The Canadian Club, The Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs, in co-operati

Croft, Brigadier-General Sir Henry Page, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 30 Aug 1938, 19-29     Promoting reciprocal trade as the shortest basis perhaps of Empire unity. The vital nature of the unity today if the great fraternity of people is to take its part in leading civilization back to san

Johnson, Philip G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 27 Oct 1938, 69-82     Flying in Canada. Pioneering in this field in Canada all done in the decade that preceded the formation of the Trans-Canada Air Lines. Some history and origins of flying in Canada, and the formation

Woodside, Willson, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 1 Dec 1938, 138-152     The historical and long-standing intense colonial, commercial and naval rivalry between Germany and Britain. The extreme envy and hatred of Britain which has been growing up in Germany, and as exhibi

Alexander, Brigadier R.O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 20 Apr 1939, 377-392     A picture of Canada's defence forces. Canada's defence forces today consisting of naval, military and air forces functioning separately under their own laws, but controlled and administered under the

Eddy, Clyde, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 28 Jan 1937, 182-193     The present disastrous flood in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys. A description of the Colorado River. The speaker's experiences travelling on this river. Some figures with regard to those who

Hardwicke, Sir Cedric, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 24 Feb 1937, 238-245     The theatre as a cultural force. The drama, "the simplest expression of man, his passions, moods, feelings, character, has been assailed by all forms of mechanical entertainment." Competition from mo

Stanley, Dr. Carleton, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 9 Nov 1933, 318-328     Reference to some words from the late Lord Balfour in 1927 with regard to the necessity for men of all parties to meet and agree on certain fundamental things. A solidification of ideas among men in

Ketchum, Carl J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 30 Nov 1933, 352-366     The Russia of today, as witnessed by the speaker over the past summer as a guest of the Canadian National Council of Education, travelling through the Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics for three

Noel-Baker, Philip J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 27 Mar 1934, 513-526     The great part to play in world affairs that is now that of the British people. The current power of the British Commonwealth and how that has come to be. The need for the abolition of war, the estab

Massey, The Honourable Vincent, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1932), 14 Jan 1932, 1-15     The situation in Manchuria one to command the active interest of Canada and why that is so. Being mindful of what events may flow from the destruction of a few metres of railway line four months ago

Montrose, His Grace the Duke of, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1932), 19 May 1932, 188-196     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club. The history of the Order of the Knights of Nova Scotia. The Clearance of the Highlands, some 100 years ago. The journey of the Scot

Hurd, Sir Percy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1932), 29 Sep 1932, 232-238     The British attitude towards the Imperial Economic Conference which has just been held at Ottawa. What it means to the average Englishman and what he expects from it. The prospects of this new policy

Ferguson, Hon. G. Howard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 6 Jan 1931, 1-13     Some phases of public activity and public problems that seem to the speaker to be uppermost in the mind of every Britisher at the present moment. The speaker's conviction that it is not only desirabl

Colbourne, Maurice, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 15 Jan 1931, 14-25     References to "The Apple Cart" and recent world events. A summary of the kind of future which the British Empire faces, according to Bernard Shaw and "The Apple Cart." Response to "The Apple Cart" in

Towers, Graham F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 26 Feb 1931, 73-82     The shock of the extent of the present world-wide depression to a business world encouraged by post-war recovery, and by a number of years of relative prosperity. A closer examination of the reasons

O'Farrell, P.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 19 Mar 1931, 106-110     Stabilization of money today the greatest problem before the human race. The lack of stable money today. The need to stabilize silver as well as gold. Bank notes, treasury notes, silver and gold not

Lindley, The Right Honourable Sir Francis O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 8 Jun 1931, 169-175     Ways in which we are all diplomats. What is meant by secret diplomacy. Professional diplomacy. What that term means, and a brief history of the job. The work of a diplomatic representative up to quit

Rowell, Honourable N.W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 16 Jan 1930, 1-15     The present form of government in China, with some history of its development. The difficulties of setting up a Republican form of government among one-fourth of the human race in a country as large