The Duke of Devonshire made his first formal appearance as
Governor-General of Canada at Ottawa on Saturday last, when he opened the new Session of Parliament. It was a high privilege,, the Duke said, to be identified with Canada at a. time when she was taking so splendid a part in the war. Last year, he stated, the Dominion had sent one hundred and sixty-five thousand men oversee, and she had enlisted nearly four hundred thousand—all. volunteers--since the woe- began. For a population of seven millions, In a great new country that needs all its able-bodied men to develop its natural riches, Canadian voluntary enlistment has far surpassed all expectations. The Duke suggested, on .behalf of the Government, that the close of the first half-century since the Dominion was formed should be celebrated this year despite the war.
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