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Show CANADA LENDS AID TO MOTHER COUNTRY Ottawa, Ont, Oct 21 Accordfai to a statement issued by the finante department, Canada, in additloa to meeting the ordinary and capital ex f penditures, has advanced more than t ?20,000,000 during the past six weflka to the imperial treasury to finance ' temporarily the heavy expenditure of lthe shell committee in the Dominion. The effect of this rlnanclng nai been to assist In stabilizing the sterling ster-ling exchange situation, as the money was furnished here without withdrawals withdraw-als by the Dominion of its London balances. bal-ances. All the advances on behalfof the imperial treasury are of a temporary tempo-rary character and are promptly' re- paid from time to time. ' |