FOUNDER OF QUEBEC.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 177, 25 July 1908, Page 5

FOUNDER OF QUEBEC.

; CHAMPIAIN HONOURED. GREAT HX=~O:RICAI, PHOCESSION. OTTAWA, July 24. The chief rearure D f Thursday's festivities was the glorification of Champlain the founder of Quebec. Replying to a n address presented to j him by the Mayor of Quebec, the Prince of Wales paid a graceful tribute to t namplain, whose fame had spread throughout the Empire. His Royal Highness srid he was R lad t o welcome the representatives from the furthest limits of the Empire, warmly thanking the United Stales and France for sending representatives, whose presence was an outward and visible sign of their friendship for Great Britain. Grey (Governor-General o f Canada) read congratulatory telegrams from the Governor-General of Australia and the G-overnor of New Zealand. Mr. Fairbanks (Vice-President of the ' Lmted States) in an eloquent oration expressed the fervent hope and belief that ! the relations between the United States I and Canada and GTeat Britain would : never again he disturbed. A great historie.il procession, vividly ' representing the periods of Canada's his- ] jtory from Champlain downward, took J place during the day, and was hiffhlv ; I successful. I The Earl of Dudley (representing Aus- ! .ralm) and Lord Ranfurly (representing! New Zealand) attended a State banquet , : at the Citadel last evening. ATJSTRAIOA'S CONGRATTOATIONS. (Received 9.37 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Mr. Deakin has cabled Australia's congratulations to the Dominion of Canada i lon the Quebec tercentenary celebrations. 1