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CANADA'S INDUSTRIAL GROWTH. BIG PROJECTS NOW UNDER WAY.

This map shows Canada's new in- dustrial and agricultural empire be

railroad the now ing opened by extensions shown thereon. Of great interest is the new Hudson Bay wheat route to England, shortening by 1,000 miles

rail haul to 10 the present

and transportation thence

by barges through the Great Lakes and. the St. Lawrence river. Mineral de posits and the foention of the big Abitibi river hydro-electric plant are also indicated. The pictures show the new Hudson Bay railway bridge at Kettle Rapids and the Abitibi river canyon, sile of the $23,000,000 power plant.

Canada's vast undeveloped area!

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Great developments are already! bordering Hudson Bay to-day taking place in the provinces of offers to railroad vikings and Manitoba and Saskatchewan, cor- world financiers prospects of tiguous to the Canadian National's wealth like those it once held out new railroad. In this area is the to ndventurous explorers from the famous Flin-Flón mine which is Old World who visioned the bay said to contain 16,000,000 tons of copper and zinc ore and large de- posits of gold and silver.

as

the long-sought northwest passage to the fabulous. riches of Cathay,

Instead of providing easy access to the Orient's starchouse of silks, spices and jewels it may soon yield an unlimited supply of minerals, lumber, hydro-electric power, fish and furs. For the huge region. once thought of unly as the land of Esquimo and made famous by dramatic exploits of the Northwest Mounted police, is on the verge of industrial development.

One railroad line, extending 510 miles north from The Pas, Mani toba, to Churchill on the west coast of Hudson Bay, has just been placed in operation by the Cana- dian National Railways. Another to run 188 miles northwest from Cochrane Lo Moose Factory on James' Bay is within 42 miles of completion.

This latter line, being built by the Temiskaming and Northern

the of

Large outputs are expected also from the Sherritt-Gordon copper mine in northern Manitoba and from big deposits of iron ore which Canadian geologists report on Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay. Occurrences of lead and zinc have been reported at Lake Mistassini and also on the eastern shores of Hudson Bay. Iron has also been found in quantities on the south shores of Hudson Strait and great deposits of copper ore are believed by government geologists to be located on the west coast..

and

This summer has witnessed a continual stream of hardy pro- spectors leaving The Pas alighting at some point on the new railroad and striking out into the mineral bush in search of new deposits.

New Route to Europe. One of the greatest assets which Ontario Railroad at a cost of $12 the new railroad development may 000,000 is scheduled to be opened in 1932. It will permit the de-bring to the region is its possible utilization for a new route to ex- port Canadian wheat. Railroad officials predict that 1931 will wit- ness the movement of millions of bushes from the prairies to Hud- son Bay by rail and thence to Liverpool by boat.

velopment of resources of Moose river basin, an area several thousand square miles.

Many Natural Resources. These known resources include valuable deposits of fire clays. several million cords of pulpwood, Such a route offers advantages a recently discovered lignite coal over the present system of ship deposit, where more than 100,000.-| ping Canadian wheat to Port 000 tons have already, been blocked Arthur and Fort William by rail,

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RAILROAD DULROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The Canadian government has engaged scientists, navigators and engineers to investigate shipping routes and ice conditions. Their preliminary reports indicate that navigation will be feasible at the time of the wheat movement.

The climate of the area is about the same as that of Winnipeg, and many erops can be grown.

Millions Being Spent. So far Canada has expended about $45,000,000 on the Churchill extension project. The largest item was the actual construction of the railroad at $31,000,000. Terminal works and harbour development at Churchill have cost $8,000,000,

a cost

of

The town has become a thriving city of about 1,000 people and work is under way on a 2,000,000- bushel grain elevator. An exten- sive programme of dredging and building of dock facilities has been under way.

The uninhabited area served by the two new railroads will offer great recreation facilities for the sherman. Practically every lake and stream is teeming with fish.

Commercial potentialities of the salt-water fisheries of Hudson Bay, trout, salmon and tulihee abound are great. Can-

where sea

neries and fish reduction plants are expected to be erected at the termini of each railroad.

Rail Connexions Good. The James Bay extension will bring Moose Factory harbour to. within 24 hours of Toronto by rail via Cochrane, Churchill, likewise, is only a few hours from Winai- per by rail.

The Toronto Board of Trade is

out, and tremendous water power thence Lo Montreal by way of now considering plans of making possibilities.

Great Lakes barges and then the opening of the railroad in 1932 On one of these Ontario rivers, across the Atlantic. Not only will) an international ceremony. The the Abitibi, a power plant capable the water distance from Churchill of generating 275,000 horsepower to Liverpool be more than 1,000 Programme involves formal invita. is under development at a cost of miles shorter than from Portions by the Prime Minister to the eight $23,000,000. This plant will be Arthur, but the average rait haul governor of each of the comparable in size to the US from the wheat belt to Hudson American states that are on On- government's $55.000.000 plant at Bay is shorter than to the Lake Lario's southern border to go to Muscle Sholus, Ala.

Superior ports.

Moose Factory by special train The Canadian Department of The most serious obstacle to the and attend the ceremony.. Interior has announced that in success of the Hudson Bay route If the plans materialize each the area tributary to Hudson Bay is the ice conditions that prevail governor will drive a gold spike exists water power exceeding five for several months each year in at the terminus of the road. million horsepower all year and Hudson Strait. The bay itself seaplane race from Hudson Bay to almost twice this amount during however, is open the year around Cleveland would be one of the the summer.

except for shore icé.

feature events.

A CLEVER CINEMA STAR.

Hore la seen Lotti Loder, one of Warner Bros.' smartest and cleverest stars..

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THE ABYSSINIAN CORONATION.

Much Pomp and Ceremony Next Month.

One

most of the

superb spectacles of pomp and ceremony in modern times will be enacted carly in November at Addie. Ababa, the capital of Abyssinia, when Ras Tafari is crowned Em- peror.

serve

Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan and the United States are going to make an ap propriate fuss over this corona- tion because they all have impor- In tant interests" to Abyssinia or Ethiopia, as the Abyssinians call their country. The European powers have had political interests there for many decades, during which the Abys ainians have seemed unconquer- able by force. British Somaliland, French Somaliland and Italian Somaliland all border the country.

Big Developments Expected. Ethiopia is considered on the verge of a great national revival' which will open it for exploitation. Outside nations seek the exploit- ing privileges. France built the railroad to the capital. Britain and France have been interested in other rail or motor roads. There has been considerable excitement since the J, G. White Co. of New York obtained an agreement to survey the proposed $20,000,000 irrigation dam at Lake Tsana, source of the Blue Nile. Americans hope to get the dam contract and other concessions:

Amorica is sending a special ambassador to the coronation, Mr. J. Murray Jacoby, New York banker. His military aide will be General 'William Harts, one of the most profusely decorated officers in the United States. Charles Lee Cooke, protocols and ceremonials officer of the State Department, will also be there. The American minister resident is Mr. Addison E. Southard, who is keeping the

Ras Tafari.

department informed about the ceremonies.

Great Britain will send the Duke of Gloucester, third son of King

the George. "Italy

Duke of Abruzzi of her royal house, Japan, it is said, may send the brother of her Emperor. France, the Mar- shal Franchet D'Esperey. And the Vatican State will send an emissary, for Abyssinia has been, a Christian nation since 330 A.D. even though her people are of the Coptic faith.

Most of these folks will go bear ing fine gifts to Ras Tafari, for his is a gift-giving, gift-taking people. From the U. S. Govern- ment the Emperor will be getting no more than a large photograph of President Hoover, presumably. autographed, and a cablegram of congratulations. But certain American manufacturing corpora- tions, realizing the importance of Ethiopia and its coronation, will provide a big radio set, a large electric refrigerating outfit, an automobile and other gifts.

Costumes in the pageantry and ceremony probably will surpass anything ever done in Africa. Customs bath ancient and pic- turesque will be observed: The feudal rulers of the land still hold umbrellas over their heads on special occasions as emblems of their high office. The Abouna, head of the Coptic church in Ethiopia appointed by the Patriarch at Alexandra, will be an important figure in the great programme of elaborate religious pageantry to be unfolded before the eyes of the foreign missioną. Ras Tafari is said to be a re- markable mail. He has subdued all opposition to him and all the little kings of Ethiopia now, pay him allegiance. He was regent of

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PICTURESQUE QUEBEC FESTIVAL.

Habitant artists, born and bred, "A French-Canadian Wedding" children performed traditional on the soil of the Province of Que- and "The Order of Good Cheer," country dances of old French pro- bec, and celebrated artists from the first depicting a joyous country vinces and of Quebec; and a hun cosmopolitan centres of culture ceremony of a hundred years ago, dred other entertainments of a rivalled one another in recovering and the second being a page from varied and delightful nature were the spirit of old France and old the history of Champlain's first provided by noted artists of the New France at the Quebec Festi- settlement at Port Royal in Galic race from Canada and other val of French-Canadian Folk Acadia, in the early years of the countries as well during the three Songs and Handicrafts, which seventeenth century.

days of the Festival; while there

was held last week-end with head- The charming folk-songs of old were constant exhibitions of han- quarters at the Chateau Frontenac. Quebec, of the "voyageurs" and dicraft work with spinning-wheel Among the many delicacies serve the "coureurs du bois" of the and loom by Quebec women, ed at this annual banquet of backwoods, were sung by the whose tapestries and clothes are French and French-Canadian cul- famous Bytown Troubadours; famous and sought for all the ture,

two ballad operas, groups of Quebec. and Montreal world over.

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the country for many years and

Quelled a Revolt,

with Ethiopia ever since the Abys is of the line which claims descent Early this year. Zauditu's sinians wiped up the desert with from the original King Menelik, platonic husband, Ras Gugas Glle, an Italian army in 1890, killing who was the offspring of King started a revolt against Ras about 5,000 and capturing other Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Tafari, who used aeroplanes against thousands.

He follows the Empress Zaudita, him. An aeroplane bomb landed Abyssinia is the home of vast or Judith, daughter of the last squarely on Gugas and blew him mumbers of lions and also of many into small pieces. The Queen of antelope, including the dik-dik, an Emperor, who was put in power Kings died the very next day. antelope which hardly ever grows when her ruling grandson Yasu Rumours that she had been pol to a weight of more than 10 turned Mohammedan. She was soned were met with dignified pounds. A TR known as the "Queen of Kings." denials, Ras Tafari became un- The railroad from the sea to Ras Tafari played in with Zauditu disputed ruler under the name of the capital takes about a week to and got her to name him a king, Haile Selelse,

reach Addis Ababa. The train) afterward strongly fortifying his European nations have favoured runs in the daytime and parks at position.

the diplomatic method of dealing night.