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SUMMARY: Parts of proceedings of Fiddlers' Ball at Quesnel, with speeches by W.J. Asselstine, Minister of Mines of British Columbia, R.W. Bruhn, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Salmon Arm, and unidentified chairman of proceedings, about: war, World War II, Canadian war effort, National War Loan, including playing of musical numbers, "Home on the Range", "Highland Fling", "Strauss Waltzes", "Square Dance", "Jig", "Springhouse Waltz", "Barn-Dance" and other unidentified numbers.

SUMMARY: Speech by Ray Atherton, United States Ambassador to Canada, at meeting of the Vancouver Board of Trade, about: World War II, recent events and the prospects of end of war; Pacific Coast, its future; international relations between Canada and United States; Vancouver, its future. Includes introduction and closing by unidentified speakers.

SUMMARY: Proceedings of official opening of naval training centre, HMCS Discovery, with Dick Halhed, announcer, describing the proceedings, and parts of speeches by K.D. McRae, Commanding Officer, Admiral G.C. Jones, Jack W. Cornett, mayor of Vancouver, and others, about: defence, navy, HMCS Discovery; World War II, Canadian effort, preparedness.

SUMMARY: Comments by unidentified speaker about World War II and Japanese Canadians.;