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 MacMillan, Harold, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 11 Mar 1937, 260-273     The history of modern Europe beginning with the Treaty of Versailles. Over-criticism of the Treaty. Comparing the Treaty favourably with that made in Paris after the war of 1870, and with the Treaty that might have been made in London by Hindenburg and Ludendorff. The two great mistakes of Versailles …

      C. Beresford Topp was born in Bracebridge, Ontario, the son of Dr. Richard U. Topp and Mary Eliza "Birdie" (Beley) Topp. He served in both WW I and II and was wounded three times in WW I, when he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and bar and the Military …

 Hutton, Graham, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 2 Dec 1937, 124-140     Problems of the British Empire—political, strategic and economic. How most problems of the world today touch the British Empire. A review of political problems. Changes over the last 35 years. A review of the political and constitutional situation today. The Crown now the only real and effective link left between …

 Rodomar, O.W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 21 Oct 1937, 44-53     The intention of Japan to capture the six northern provinces, including Inner Mongolia. The nine-power Conference being convened in the City of Brussels October 30th. The United States arousing outraged public opinion throughout the world with regard to this intention of the Japanese. The intention of the powers at the …

 Fallis, Lieutenant-Colonel, The Rev. George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 8 Apr 1937, 318-332     Those who say that Canada was really born as a nation in its self-consciousness through the great battle of Vimy Ridge. Looking back over the years that are gone, and bringing close to our memories those men of the past. Honouring the memory of those men who fell at Vimy …

 Dunning, The Honourable Charles A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 16 Dec 1937, 160-169     A fundamental difference between our Empire and a totalitarian state: no conscription of the mind. An illustration of what that means. Reminiscences of the Coronation, and what it means to the Empire. The Empire as represented in the character of the King. The word Empire, used in the name of …

 Campbell, Sir Gerald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 22 Jan 1937, 166-181     Some differences between the British and the Americans. 1937 as a crucial year to know which way the world is really trending. The way we are today and how we got here. Criticism from both within and without the Empire. How the British Empire survived the War. British justice. American …

 Baxter, A. Beverley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 9 Sep 1937, 15-28     London as the heart-beat of the world. The situation in Europe taking a sinister and serious turn. A brief look at the history of Europe; the Treaty of Versailles; the League of Nations. The collapse of democracy in Europe and the rise of Hitler. How the situation created Hitler. Events …

 Renison, Right Reverend Robert J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 14 Oct 1937, 29-43     A description of a first view of the Mediterranean Sea: "a little ocean of molten history." The history of Constantinople. The church of Saint Sophia, in some detail. The story of the Eastern Empire, little known to Western people. The rise of Islam. The story of the Crusades. A little-known …

 Sanderson, Charles Rupert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 15 Apr 1937, 333-345     The speaker's knowledge of Canada long before he knew her first-hand. England's failure to know as much about Canada as we think she ought to know, and reasons for that. Reference to immigration propaganda. Trivial family differences that we can smile at. Behind all this, a common inheritance, an inheritance …

 Lamb, Commissioner David C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 25 Nov 1937, 111-123     One or two general observations about the population problem. The black line moving north on the North American Continent and south in Africa and in the Far East the yellows moving where? World pressure increasing in terms of population. Four aspects of the question: Political, Economic, as it affects Canada, …

 Currelly, Charles T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 11 Feb 1937, 209-222     Some introductory remarks about key moments in history. A reasoned plan of action in Italy and Germany. An example of how Germany, even before the War, was very much given to a general conceived plan. British exploration in the 19th century. Practically no new markets today. Developing what will be …

 Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), 30 Dec 1937, p. 3, column 2     ...

 Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), 14 Oct 1937, p. 1, column 5     Meeting of the Newmarket Veterans' Association

 Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), 4 Nov 1937, p. 1, column 8     Photo by Budd Studio

 Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), 28 Oct 1937, p. 1, column 5     Royal Coronation medal given to local veteran

 Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), 4 Nov 1937, p. 1, column 3     Association is keeping needy veterans off relief, Council told

 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 movies and radio resulting in better theatre. Economic difficulties in the professional theatre. The confinement of the drama to the large …

 Pease, The Honourable Percy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 18 Feb 1937, 223-237     Trade relationships between Queensland, Australia, and Canada. A description of Queensland. The need for markets for surplus food produced. The financial burden from participating in the Great War. Expanding production to increase money coming into Queensland. The public debt of Australia. An appeal to a sister Dominion, Canada, for help. …

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