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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12410, 21 March 1911, Page 4

Oil his return to Sydney from abroad a few days ago, the Hon. Dugald Thomson, a, well-known Australian liolitician, related incident that occurred m the Dominion Parliament House at Ottawa, where, he remarked, it might be ex pected that knowledge of the Empire should exist. "An intelligent, elderly attendant had shown me through," Mr Thomson said. "He evidently concluded from some remarks of mine that I knew something of the inside of J>arliamente. Oh my leaving,, he asJflSltme, Are you a memj^r of Briti^ Columbian Parliament?' I YepHeff^WjM come from Australia.' He became thoughtful, and at la«t said, doubtful^ 'Australia; isn't it Under the United States flag?' When I told him it was as much or more British than Onnda. and about as large, he muttered, 'Oh, I didn't know. I thought it belonged to the United States.' I retired crestfallen."