A STATESMAN HONOURED.
i; y Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian-Now Zealand Cable Association. Received September 8, 10.80 a.in. OTTAWA, Sept. 0. . King George, pressing an electric button at Halmora!, set in motion the mechanism which unveiled the- statue to Sir George Ktienne ('art ier. ’I lie Uovernor-Cieneral was present, and delivered a message Irom the King extolling Cartier's statesmanlike qualities. [Sir George Ktienne Cartier was a lormer Premier ot Canada, who was largely instrumental in hringing _ about tin union ol Canada. Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, under the name oi the Dominion of Canada, an act that was consummated in with Sir John Macdonald as the first Premier, j
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1622, 8 September 1919, Page 6
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106A STATESMAN HONOURED. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1622, 8 September 1919, Page 6
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