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 Barrie, Sir Walter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 21 Apr 1960, 291-301     An opportunity to correct some prevalent misapprehensions about Lloyd's. A detailed history of Lloyd's and Lloyd's Coffee House over the last 272 years. Lloyd's originally as a Marine insurance centre. Development into the non-marine market. Looking to the future of Lloyd's.

 Hughes, Hon. S.H.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 28 Apr 1960, 302-315     The tradition, development, and progress of Canada's governmental administration. The "development of the administrative side of the Government of England and later of the United Kingdom from the small and purely personal ecclesiastical staffs of the medieval chancellors down through the period when expanding commerce and enlarged military commitments made …

 de Ferranti, Basil Ziani, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 7 Jan 1960, 148-156     The expansion of international trade and some thoughts on how this may affect the countries of the Atlantic community. What these countries may be doing to help the process along. First, some remarks on the situation for Canada. The concept of "buy Canadian." Paying for our independence. Three suggestions for …

 Smith, J. Herbert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 14 Jan 1960, 157-164     The speaker begins by holding up an object: a pellet of the natural uranium used in a fuel rod for a nuclear reactor, and telling the audience: "Small though it is, this six-ounce pellet, if burned in a present-day reactor, will produce heat equivalent to 6,000 pounds of coal." The …

 Berton, Pierre, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 21 Jan 1960, 165-173     The speaker begins with an assertion that the press is not sensational enough. What the speaker means by sensational. What a truly sensational story is, with examples. Why there is not enough truly sensational stories in our newspapers. The lack of competition in the newspaper and related news industries in …

 Venkatachar, The Hon. C.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 28 Jan 1960, 174-186     The accomplishments of India over the past ten years. The significance and meaning of what India has been striving for. The nature of Indian society now and in the past, and in transition. The modernization of India: some decisions made. Democratic processes which provide the institutional framework for India. The …

 Argue, Hazen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 4 Feb 1960, 187-195     The rate of growth of industrial capacity of the Soviet Union. "The Growth of Soviet Economic Power" as published by the Canadian-American Committee, sponsored by the National Planning Association of the U.S.A., and the Private Planning Association of Canada. The speaker addresses this concern under the following headings: Why Are …

 Ross, Murray G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 11 Feb 1960, 196-205     The exciting project which is York University. The kind of university that York will be. The purpose of a university, and what York University will do to fulfill that purpose. Ideas, particularly new ideas, as the essential fuel for our progress. A review of how and why York University was …

 Alexander, Lt.-Col. Archibald S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 18 Feb 1960, 206-216     The Free Europe Committee: what it does and how it does it. Signs of progress of the West over the East. Support for the Free Europe Committee. Radio broadcast operations. Dealing with the accusation that the radio operation somehow influenced the uprising in Hungary in 1956. Setting up a West …

 Gruenther, General Alfred M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 25 Feb 1960, 217-230     Origins of the Red Cross. The uninvolvement of the United States until 1881. History of the Red Cross. The burden of the United States in its assumed role in connection with the future of the free world. The North American Treaty Organization and its progress. Exercising good partnership. Various factors …

 D'Erlanger, Sir Gerard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 3 Mar 1960, 231-241     The way in which air transportation has developed and how it is affecting all our lives, particularly in the Commonwealth and the free world. Some examples. How air transportation is helping to revolutionize communications and understanding and therefore peace, among nations and people. Being on the threshold of the air …

 Henderson, Larry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 10 Mar 1960, 242-252     The Soviet challenge in Asia at a time when the Communist economic threat is assuming ever greater proportions. Examples of Khrushchov's economic contributions in various countries. Soviet development of the underdeveloped countries with the proportions of a major political assault on the economies of the free world. Some details of …

 Duncan, James S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1961), 7 Nov 1960, 68-80     A joint Meeting of The Toronto Board of Trade, The Canadian Club of Toronto, and The Empire Club of Canada. An opportunity to tell some of the conclusions of the speaker, following his return four months ago from an extensive visit to the U.S.S.R. The object of the visit. Progress …

 Tweedsmuir, Lady, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1961), 17 Nov 1960, 94-103     Some of the speaker's impressions of an Assembly described by the Prime Minister as "this extraordinary and dramatic assembly." Some milestones for this Assembly of the United Nations. A review of the voting strength of the Commonwealth. A discussion of the United Nations achievements, and difficulties. Comments on Mr. Khrushchev's …

 Kinsman, R.D.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1961), 24 Nov 1960, 104-115     Export trading problems for Canada. A review of the current situation, with some figures with regard to Canada's status in the world in terms of exports and imports. The problem of growing unemployment in Canada: Canada's foreign trade role. Some trade figures. The factor of the creation of two trading …

 Walker, The Honourable David J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1961), 1 Dec 1960, 116-125     Misunderstandings as to the nature of unemployment, and wide differences of opinion on how it should be met. A summary of the many steps the Government of Canada has taken or is taking about employment and unemployment. Also, some suggestions on what Canadians individually and collectively can do about it. …

 Williams, William E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1961), 5 Dec 1960, 126-139     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. A personal account of a recent trip taken by100 members of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto to Japan, Hong Kong and Honolulu. A detailed description of the trip, including impressions and data as …

 Hume, Sir Hubert Nutcombe, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1961), 8 Dec 1960, 140-152     Three reasons why the speaker chose the topic he did. One set of statistics to show the fantastic comparison between someone living in an underdeveloped country and someone from a developed, Western country. The need to invest from the humanitarian viewpoint. The "defence angle" of investment. A detailed discussion of …

 Stark, Alexander, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1961), 15 Dec 1960, 153-155     Christmas Meeting with The Hart House Glee Club.

 Twaits, William O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1961), 10 Nov 1960, 81-93     Some superficial similarities, and differences between the depression in the thirties and the current economic situation in Canada. A review of some of the solutions tried in the 1930's. What did provide the recovery and growth of recent years. Two influences of persistent technological improvement through sustained investment of new …