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CANADA'S BOOM
GOES
ON!
CANADA IS NOW THE WORLD'S THIRD TRADING NATION ---- AND WELL ON THE WAY TO BECOMING
A WORLD POWER. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CANADIAN ECONOMY IS A MATTER FOR WORLD CONCERN. AND CANADIANS, UNLIKE THEIR AMERICAN NEIGHBOURS, ARE PREDICTING BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS FOR 1954.
By JOHN MCKENNA
to wealth spread
ulber nations
a
Toronto, 13th January.
primarily on agriculture. The leoking policies, designed to
of the national INGS are still boom- part
which didn't come from the standard of living equal to our ing in boomland.
farms came mostly from own, prevail." While
American primary
production-minerals, That point is a good one 10 economists mutter about timber, fish.
wind up on. In it lles the clue recessions" and Now Canada is an industrial to "orthodox
Canada's ballef in futura pewor as well. And ber in prosperity-a prosperity sha American newspapers whis- dustrial output has been added hopes to share with the Com- per the hated word "slump," to a steadily increasing agricul- monwealth. Canadians are confidently tural and mineral output. A predicting bigger profits, rich vein of all-stretching from
northeen British Columbia and more employment, more
neress the prairies through Al- production und stepped-up beto to Saskatchewan-topped
off the boom. exports.
The effect has been staggering, In 1939, national production mounted to a mero $5,500,000,- In 1953, it topped $24,- 000,000,000,
The very day the Ameri- can economists were pro- phesying a minor doom, one Canadian newspaper whoop- ed: "It's Cash Register Symphony in '64."
And all this optimism is not just brush Canadian high spirit, either.
Behind the whoop-de-do lies an impressive array of hard facts.
man
merce
Stewart,
000.
While production was climbing Avefold, the population went up a bure 25 percenti
Will It Rise?
The question is: Will produc- un continue to rise?
DEADLY WEDLOCK
second day
I KNEW HE'D KILL ME THIS TIME
Nickte, a famous model, discovers that her husband has murdered two people. As she cannot give evidence against him white still his wife she decides to divorce him and send him to the pallows. But she knows that If he guesses her plan he sellt kill her 100,
By Leonard Mosley
E
Monday.
VER since I came to London at the age of 18 I have been passing the Law Courts in the Strand with- out giving them a thought. They were just a pile of grimy, majestic buildings I saw from the top of a bus, and what did 1 care what went on inside?
Now I know. Every day Intimate lives of scores of people are wheeled into the courts and, as if from A great laundry basket. the dirty linen is spread out to be picked
at and pried into.
It is
13
the
Illustration
by ROBB
A smile in court made
only the first day me
of the case
veralls
of Roberts. Raberis,
Nicola
afraid..
Bristol (husband defending), and the court that I saw
It was on my way in towards
yet already i feel unclean. If it
one's mind and pulling out the form and tattered sufferings and humillations that were better forgotten. "Thi
Bristol. counsel
is a case of cruelty," my
had begun,
"Bnd the
He cressed a corridor in front evidence given by the petitioner were not for the fact that there of me. There was a man in a and her witnesses will be directed is so
much nt stake, I would
1
yield of to the disgust, fear, and weakness they were in carnest
why and gown with him, and to
and to proving that, over a period cunver- spanning most of their married
and
out.
out
defence
was Miss
in me and give up now. H were just a divorce that I wanted nation; t last conference between life together, the defendant has and counsel, I thought been persistently cruel, callous, I don't think I could go through
client with it. Better just to go away bitterly, to make sure that the and violent towards his wife, to
Was 119 plausibly
such an extent
as to seriously disappear
my damning to me as possible. husband's He
endanger her health." Behind them walked a girl. I Only I know it would not work did not recognise her at first. box and the questioning began. They put me into the witncas- When a man like Bristol Roberts is your husband there for she was usually dressed in "When was the Best time you uniform when I had seen her had a serious quarrel with your ju no safety in fight. He would n
before. But when she turned husband. Mrs Roberts?" find me again, just as he found her face rouri, I saw that it me last night; and this time.
"About six weeks after we Edna were married." knowing the threat I represented Vane, my husband's assistent at to his life and safety, he would
his surgery. not wheedle and plead. This
Why was Edna here? time, I know, he would kill me,
witness a
or spectator? THE FERRET didn't matter, anyway, IT was
o'clock this myself. I had always been kind morning when I left the 18le and thoughtful with Edna. There to think she' service Bat I have taken near was no reason
Suddenly she caught sight of There was a ferrety le man
Hor face..
already waiting in the entrance as I came me
nino
Vanc-Nurse
Good Argument Piccadilly until this case is over. could do me harm.
out and looked
taxi.
around for
R
to
"What was it about?"
I hesitated for a moment. As objected to
It
"
my husband being too familiar with his women told patients.”
pale,
MY BABY..
MY counsel leaned forward,
soothingly. "Could you give us a little more detail about the What happened,
"I came into his surgery, after
But let Mr Calder explain:
went tight. I was astonished Incident? "Conade is contributing to a
a look
of black hatred exactly?" Commonwealth
plan, known as
I recognised him at once. He in her eyes. She hurried for- the Colombo plan, which is an
was the mari
who had been ward to Bristol and whispered the nurse had told me all his to raler the attempt
Living
He turned patients had gone, and found standard of
these flats for something to him. hanging around In South people sta
the past three days spying, as I round too; but he smiled at me. him embracing a and Southeast Asia; an attempt break the back of famine, hunger, poverty and disease.
"In assisting the Asians we are helping ourselves,"
In
to
other words, Canada is busy CREATING business. The more people there are in the Uving standards, the bigger the world who are enjoying high
demand for goods. Canadians Trade Minister Howe (tha
think that is a good argument man who engineered wartime production and earned himself for the Colombo plan-and the tag "Minister of Every very good argument for Com- thing") is being cautious-as el-monwealth co-operation.
now know, wondered at
me
a
ота ing.
had
found myself marvelling once
woman."
"How was the woman dressed?" asked counsel.
'GIVE IT UP Arst Bristol had
"She wasn't," I said. found my hide-out, but the
Questions like that, told in all ferrety man made it all clear.
again that such a pleasant their grimy particulars. I went After all, what could be easier exterior could conceal the cruel, over that Arst quarred, and the than to discover me? All Bristol cunning, and ruthless man that next, and the next. Until finally had to do was employ a private was the real Bristol Roberts. inquiry agent, and all the agent
we came to the question: "There The barrister bustled away to was the first time your husband need do was wait until I left talk to somebody, leaving Bristol struck you, Mrs Roberts. When my gollektors-and then follow and Edna Vane together. They was that?" A long pause, "Come seemed .to be arguing, about now don't be afraid to speak The taxi came up then and I something. and, abruptly, out." told the driver to take me to Bristel broke away. I saw he I said: "It was the night 1 the Law Courts. The fcrrety Was
coming towards me.
told Bristol-my husband that man made no effort to follow me.
That smile again and an out- I was going to have a child. I stretched hand. "Nicola, my thought he would be pleased. darling Nickie. So long since ! have seen you-and new to meet But ho wam't. He was furiously I couldn't understand again in a place like this." why--at the time. Ho came Suddenly, like on ex- over to me and shook me and tinguished light, the gmlic called me a fool. He Bald I dropped and the hand that was would never have the child, that gripping mine was hurting. He he would see it was never born.
"Call And looked around and said:
Only Gay Place
The
In
World
By MICHAEL RUDDY
Las Vegas.
angry..
*
Morcover, the optimists" Knight of Grace, Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem front line contains an im-
pressive array of names; waya, Trade Minister C. D. Howe, "I am hopeful that there will Canadian Chamber of Com- be an increase in the national merce President W, J. Bor- Product In 1954," he told the nation. "Thought probably rie, Canadian Manufac- won't be quite so large as last turers' Association spokes- year's." Last year, the gain was
J. A. Calder, and a whopping $1,200,000,000.
Chamber of Commerce man Canadian Bank of Com-
Borrie
him, was being, for
me." James down right pessimistic.
it off, you fool, before it's too then I stood up to him, he President
"The
lato. You can't win"
Counsel nodded. "And what major task for Canadians in
"You're hurting me, Bristol," I happened to the child, Mrs If they are right, what they 1954 may be a consolidation of
sold.
Roberts? Eventually, I mean." mado during the postwar gains
hurt you still more," he "It died," I sold dully. “There nove lo suy la of vital world Importance.
period
prior to a further in-
"Darling Darling! Zank you! whispered, gesturing at the court, was an accident.""" crease from the present plateau."
we get in there. t'i Y chicken on
YOU can sit munching Zank you!" yelled Zsa Zsa, "when
and hugging me, throw your reputation
ONE MAN Biggest Customer Bank of Commerce President Stewart pulled out most of the
a scarlet ramming a 18-carat diamond muck-heap. I'll prove that
THE disinterment went on, stops. Не not only ECOS a settee, and the highest-paid solitaire ("Von
to have me that through the morning and the The US. Is Canada's biggest growing production but looks "bait" in history-Mariene diamonds")
of my vorking you're lucky into my left ear, no one else would put up with
afternoon. the reverse
digging customer-and
up such forward to a fall in prices,
slut. Give it up now: sorrows of my life with Bristol Dietrich, Bob Hope, Danny and tickling my right with A. equally true. The two economles
Calder. first
this Nicke before you lose Kaye, the Gabors (all three Eva,
huge amend cluster ring.
Uke bones from are tightly interwoven. A boom president
graveyard. of the Canadian
in court youngest Gabor, wing back
CLAC court and have to come
It was just before the adjourn- in one can absorb a lot of shock Chamber of Commerce, sees no of 'em) will sing to you, similarly weighted down with a crawling
to me
ment of the first day that my In the other.
reason why prosperity shouldn't dance for you. It's just part matched pair of diamond soll-whipped dog. I warn you?" counsel Baked Tues Even more significant, the continue to increase."
... your of the Las Vegas service. taire rings and a couple of dia- is
husband was the voice of my solicitor cruel to Canadian Government
persistently Very well.
If ever a city was built from chair, und rubbed her feel.
mond bracelets, flopped into a 1954 will são
you in those first predicting that
a pack of cards, it's this, You can gamble anywhere, any time,
"They're killing me, Herbie" "Really. Er Roberts, you should months, Mrs Roberts, why do
you think he to the not be talking to my client. You For a moment I was tempted
married
you? said plaintively on anything. And the £10,000-she
had
belter leave us.”
camo a-week stara are just part of young man at the piano, who
back on to to, tell the truth, to, say, Bristol The smile the background-the build has wrliten all their numbers,
Bristol's face.
"So sorry.
married the to, shuf my mouth up to get you round the
him safe, from was just so glad to see my wife and make gambling-tables.
ogain, I forgot the rules. He keeping my voice flat. "Because murder charge. Instead I. sald,
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THE H.K.S.P.C. is making its
ANNUAL APPEAL
combined with the FLAG DAY
SATURDAY, 23rd JANUARY
Much" is "neaded
in order that
much
may
be done.
THE HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
vice
But are they SURE Canada no fall in American Imports. won't get tangled up with the If that is true, Britain has orthodox recession?" little to fear.
But .even
assuming that
American Importa from Britain
No Worry
Listen to what they say:
ore sliced by a minor "orthodox rocession," increased Canadian
Mr Howe: "There is nothing business might well offset the in the overall picture to in- dicate any serious interruption
effect,
That may account for some
Against
In
not reallso is that
a
of
running over
the
JEWEL-LOADED
It was
speaking
now, what
from
on the
my....
elbow.
SORDID SIDE
A
I
WAS
Just wanted me.",
the
Ho
Said my counsel: "Would you
woman?"
It was the " I sald, and looked to-
wongritning.
It
Last year more than 8,000,000 *They will be fabulously turned to go back to Edna Vape he couldn't get me uany other tourists swarmed to this city gowned, will wear about a "Se lo Nickie. Arid whatever way. He never loved me. carved out of the desert, where million dollars' worth of jewels, happens good luck." the generally prosperous of the optimism Mr Butler has conditions now prevailing."
every tree and clump of grass and will have private guards in has been
brought
and attendance day and night. ได been expressing in Sydney.
Mr. Borrie: "What
many planted by hand.
"And in zo daytime, ven ve But let's look at some of the
T which I was introduced to describe yourself as a virtuous Between them they gambled loli people do
about ze hotel, ve'll veer ♫h my counsel and wa went into facts.
diamond neck the court. Canada has been undergoing current expansion in Canada almost a billion dollars--three blue
lue jeans and tes been largely due to an hundred million pounds, nearly Inces," said Zen Zia,
alckening encounter of a miser- court as I spoke. And then my Bristol sitting In the a drastic transformation for the
upsurgel in civilian sociors of fifth of our total defence “Vo have never been to Las able day. past 15 years. Before the war, the economy." Meaning, that, spending.
Vegasahe added. "It I, like me until today, all you crumbled, and fear took their Canada's
pride and my hopes muddenly economy rested
since the major fear has been
STAR-STUDDED will be
know about divorco courts is the effect of a defence aimcking
The names
of the stars who
She's quite right.
what you read in the news place. following the Korean war, have helped to pack them in "Las Vegas is the only gay papers, the reality is a shock,
Bristol For Canadians need not worry.
rend
like
was easy directory
to see why. For all the newspapers report
Sittiha place left in the world," I was Mr. Stewart: "I foresce glamour: Betty Hutted, Judy told by Marlene Dietrich, who are the discreet, and carefully next to him on the bench was slackening of commodity prices Canova, Tullujah Bankhead, har Just ended three-week, considered summings-up by the man I had never expected to following a high rate of capital Senja Henie, Marlene Dirk, 20,000-dollar season there. "I judge the details that he con- se again; a man I had investment and a marked rise Danny Kaye, Mickey Rooney. ke Paris uted to be before the elders fit for us to
loved dearly, until he let me and us to read, no productivity, This ·may
war." And now (at 40,000 dollars a
a man whoso fare still- more. rightly
be taken as heralding week for the three) the gor Looking at the scores
But in court there is no such a tweet
Pain to my. an era, not of restricted em- goous Gabers..
aleaming cars round the soven reticence. The nasty littlo I sat at a cellophane-covered super-hotels, and ployment, ut of continuing or
the lovelies stories about marriage wish out. Jeffrey Baring! What was he increased prosperity not only table at Ciro's while they gave sporting round the largest man- the sordid side of married natting next to Bristoll What
· în court, said why was he in terms of dollars, which may me preylew. Inwenters made lake in the world, and the timacy salon mischier for me were they work by illusory but of goods which and skirts they struttet, gang gitter, and the sparkle and the If you want a diverse, it is no ing up between them? aro tangibi."
and
in Hungarian, opulence of it all, I couldn't use holding back. You have to
⠀ Tomorrow' Mr. Calder: The demand for French, German-even English. tip thinking that Las V^om tall, pulling into words: details baste' staples from Canada will They were good.", I told them and the Qaborn, are going to get that should remain, secret; un- THE YARD MAN CALLS continue to rise if * forward so;
-on 'rather'well.
Looking the back-drawVICE.
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