THE TERCENTENARY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 256, 22 July 1908, Page 7

THE TERCENTENARY.

QUEBEC CELEBRATIONS. • SPEECH BY COVERNOR-CENERAL. ' OVERSEA REPRESENTATIVES. (bI TBLEOBArn—rnESS ASSOCIATION—COPTBIOnT.) (Rcc. July 21, 10.5 p.m.) .>' Ottawa, July 21. . X -Tho Governor-General of\ Canada, Lord 'Grey, in proroguing; tho Dominion Parliament, oxprosscd gratification at the enthut Biasm.which was. bqing shown by the Empiro in connection with'.tho celebration of tho Tercentenary of Quebec; also, at tho fact that the Princo of Wales and representatives of Franco and tho United States woro attendX ing. ' <■> . . . 'THE PROGRAMME. The, following is the official programme of the )Tercenteniiial celebrations:— _ Sunday, July 19.—Tho Association of French-Canadian-Youth will render homage to Cham- ( plain at the foot of his statue. : Monday, July 20.—Mounted Heralds-at-Arms and' Men'-Qf-the-i»atcli will appear in the I streets costumed as in the time of Chumplain. The? heralds will proceed through the city, stopping. a|t tho important places to make official announcements of. the celebration, the arrival'of the official guests, ,the programme of ' the following day, etc. ; Tuesday; July' 21.—Arrival ' and. reception of tho official guests and French and American fleets. /Afternoon, first pageant on the Plains of ' Abraham.: Evening, concert in the Drill Hill. 'r '- - •.•Wednesday, July . 22.—The Prince of Wales prriveii!in'the afternoon, landing at the King's. Wharf. : . Thursday,; July 23.—Champlain Day, Aftornd'bn,Tarrival of Champlain in his ship Le Don De;Dieu.]. Procession from the'landing placii . , to'his statue, .illustrating the history of CanPresentation of.; address and other offif !■ ciiihcereihonies: Evening; illumination of tlio ' coMbined fleets and the surrounding country; . grrat .display of. fireworks on Levis Height, op-, pdfite Quebec. • . '' •Friday; July,24.—Morning, s review of twenty thousand/ troops on the ; Plains of Abraham iftid dedication of the Quebec'battlefields. Af- . terhoon,' second; pageantf on the plains. Evening, gala concert. • ■ ■» . -. Saturday, July ' 1 gala '.per-'-"r forinance. of pageant on. the plains. Lacrosse , match-by the championship teams. t ■ Sunday, July ,2G.—Solemn Mass on the : Plains of Abraham; X '■ ~ Monday, July 27.—Regatta in the. harbour. Foiirth' pageant oh the plains.. Naval display : at-, eight o'clock by the ships of the fleets: ■■V Tuesday] Ju1y."28, : children's fete and . day. ;.firewoi'ts"'_6h' the' plains.., Evening, ■ Government-ball. given by the Province of .Qunbeo at the.Parliament House. : t '• Wednesdav. July;29,-fDepartnre of.thePrihce of Wales. Fifth pageant on the plains. Chili. ; dren's fete and day fireworks in-the Victoria - - Pnrk. Evening, civio reception at the Ci . Hall '' -v,-.7 ! ... . ■ Thursday. July 30.—Parade; of ; the national societies ana Canadian and .other.clubs an;' associations. Evening, great ; display of, firet works 'in the; Victoria Park... Friday, July 31.—Laijt pageant on the plains!