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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10647, 29 June 1897, Page 4

Tbete was an amnslng hioldent in the Dominion House of Commons the othor day, Mr Davln said be had been reqaeeted by many Canadians to protest against a detc iption cf Canada, which had now acquired a worldwide fame. " Ib wan," he said, "embalmed In Hansard that a great poet, Mr Rndyard KipUndone cf the greatest cf the Empire, bad Riven to the world a deeoilptlon of Canada as 'Oar Lidy cf the Snows.' Canada bad bo (Tared from tbe Idea prevalent In England that It was a land of enow, Instead of being a country with one of the finest allmatea In the world. It would be more appropriate to <i6Borlb3 Canada bb rich In vineyards, forests, rniaes, cornfields, harbors, broad and deep Jtawlng rivers and great inland seas, -He mußt, therefore, place on record a protest against Mr Kipling's deaoriptloo, althongh It was well meant." Mr Lanrier observed that probably Mr KipHog's description of Canada as "Oar Lady of tbe Snowi " was not most) apt ; bnt people were acouitomed to poetical exaggeration, and men in the Honse of Commons had occasionally had evidence ol It, He thought that be might fairly atk the Honse not to permit) poets to prevent the business of tbe fioneefrom being proceeded with, Mr Laorier added, amidab langbter, that " they wanted less poetry and more basinets." DISTRESSING /pX^-^DISEASES \?)#j} \\ °P THE hjjfy SKIN I C~T^ 7 / \ Relieved Speedily I* Cured by S3!OB^ BPEEDT OtUtß TIiEATJIKKT.— W;irm baths -with Chticuua Boxr, i:cn1lo nppll, cnlicnu of CuricunA (olnlincut), iinrl mild (liihch of C,'UTieunA'ltESOLYßHT(tlio new blood purifier) Bnl.l (hrniigliMit Iho world. Drlll»h dfpot: F. Krwhkiiv ft Sons, j, Kint; Kdward-nl., J^naon. I'oitku Uiiuu & CutM, Cum:, Solo Viiyi; livilon, V. 8. A.