indicating the position of the Crown toward the Empire and its Dominions. On May 17th the Ottawa Citizen editorially suggested that the title of Emperor should be made to apply to other British countries as well as to India; in England the suggestion was, unofficially, made that "Emperor of the British" would be an appropriate designation and this was supported by the London Globe and Standard while, late in July, the London Daily Express amplified the proposal with many arguments. In speaking of Colonial loyalty to the Crown it said: "We urge the utility and, indeed, the necessity of expressing this great sentiment, this binding force of Empire, into a title at once comprehensive and democratic, to be assumed by King George. There is, indeed, much in a name, and the words Emperor of the British suggest two things forcibly and unmistakably; first, that Britons all over the world are determined to face the future with all its perils and possibilities as one great united people and, second, that being free men, they deliberately choose the principle of monarchy for the headship of the State." Replying to inquiries addressed to some Canadian Mayors on this point Dr. Guerin of Montreal heartily agreed with the proposal as a most patriotic movement. He thought that each of the great Dominions should be specifically included in the King's Royal title, as King of Canada, Australia, etc. Mayor Chisholm of Halifax opposed any change; the Mayor of St. John was favourable; Mayor Geary of Toronto was sympathetic; the Victoria Colonist did not quite like the idea but proposed (July 30) that if any change was made the title should be British Emperor; the Toronto Star and Toronto Globe opposed any alteration and declared the good old title of King was more suited to the genius of the race and that of Emperor opposed alike to its traditions and policy; another paper protested against the loose usage in Canada of such designations as King George, or the King of England, and pointed out that the reigning Sovereign was to Canadians "the King"-their King as much as he was King of England; to the Montreal Star on Aug. 6th, Mr. H. E. Brittain, known as the Secretary of the Imperial Press Conference of 1909, said that if the proposal to change the King's title to that of Emperor came as a general wish from the Overseas Dominions "he had reason to believe it would be adopted." During the year work and responsibilities crowded upon the new Sovereign and, on Sept. 24th, the Toronto Globe made this comment: "There can be no doubt at all that George V. by his knowledge of the affairs of his realm, his application to business, and his desire to be helpful, is making his example felt in every department of Britain's world-wide activities." On Nov. 21st His Majesty sent the following despatch to Sir Wilfrid Laurier: "Please accept my sincere congratulations on your seventieth birthday. May you be blessed with many more years of health and prosperity. GEORGE R. & I." Rumours, meanwhile, had been many as to a future visit to Canada of the King and Queen or of the youthful Prince of Wales and, in November, it was definitely announced that a new precedent would be set by Their Majesties in a state visit to India and the holding of a Coronation Durbar at Delhi on Jan. 1, 1912. Toward the close of the year the King dissolved his Parliament after a long and careful Conference between the parties, which he had himself initiated. His share in shaping public affairs at this crisis was a great one but can only be known in detail at some time in the distant future. Then came the announced date of the Coronation, the preliminary preparations, the statement that troops from Canada would be present including, by the King's special wish, a French-Canadian regiment, and on the last day of the year the Dominion Government announced the appointment of Colonel H. H. McLean, M.P., of St. John as the Commandant of the Canadian Contingent. Honours conferred by the King during 1910 of some special interest to Canadians were as follows: Name. Position. Honour. Sir Charles Hardinge, G.C.B... New Viceroy of India....Baron Hardinge of Penshurst. Lieut.-Col. Charles M. Dobell.. Royal Welsh Fusiliers....A.D.C. to H.M. Rt. Hon. Herbert J. Gladstone. New Governor-General of South Africa .... the King. .Viscount Gladstone of Lanark. Robert Kyffin-Thomas Hon. George William Ross... Senator of Canada.. ..Knighthood. land Byron Edmund Walker, c.v.o.. President Canadian Bank Henry Newell Bate...... ..... .Knighthood. ....Knighthood. of Commerce ment Commission ....Knighthood. John Gunion Rutherford.... Canadian Veterinary Direc tor-General ............C.M.G. Achille Frèchétte ... .... Clerk of the Commons Translation Board.....I.S.O. John Henry McIllree........ Assistant Commissioner R. Major-General Frederick Wil- Sir Christopher Furness..... Financier and Shipowner. Baron Furness of The Lord Knollys, G.c.B...... Private Secretary to the late King Lieut.-Col. Sir Arthur Bigge.. Private Secretary to King George V. Grantley. . Privy Councillor. . Privy Councillor. General in and Travel Earl Grey continued his active and forceful The Governor- career in Canadian public affairs during 1910. He Speech, Policy received more criticism, owing to certain political developments, than in all the preceding years of his Administration put together; but it represented opposition to a line of thought and policy which he was justified, as the Crown's representative, in placing before the people. His Excellency's interest in the anti-Tuberculosis campaign, as well as that of Lady Grey, was indicated on Feb. 15 by his opening of the new Lady Grey Consumption Hospital at Ottawa-founded as a result of the enthusiastic labours of the local Anti-Tuberculosis League, the Daughters of the Empire, and the May Court Club. Some of the donations included $16,000 raised by the Daughters of the Empire, $3,000 each given by J. R. Booth and John Manuel, $2,000 each contributed by G. H. Perley, M.P., John B. Fraser, H. K. Egan and the W. C. Edwards Co. Ltd. The total sum raised was $40,000. In March the Governor-General and Lady Grey, their family and suite, were in Montreal on their annual Spring visit and occupied the residence of Lord Strathcona. Here, on March 16th, Lord Grey presented the Albert Medal awarded by the King to Conductor Thomas Reynolds for his gallantry in saving life on the occasion of a Railway disaster on Jan. 21st. The Medal was publicly presented to Mr. Reynolds by the Hon. C. Murphy, Secretary of State, in Toronto on the following night. A Reception was given by their Excellencies on the 31st and support given by Lord Grey during the month to an effort of the local Victorian Order of Nurses to secure an annual income of $15,000. On April 5th the Governor-General opened the new Tubercular Sanitarium erected in London, at a cost of $50,000, by the local Health Association, and also inaugurated a "Made in London Exhibition," arranged by the women of the city in aid of the Sanitarium. At Toronto on the 8th a new Nurses' Home was opened by His Excellency and the Ontario Bar Association meeting addressed. Meanwhile, Lord Grey's well-known interest in Music had brought him to Toronto earlier in the year to attend the concert on Feb. 1 of Dr. A. S. Vogt's splendid Mendelssohn Choir and during the second visit he devoted time and thought to the Earl Grey Musical Competition in which contests were held between Choral societies, orchestras, mixed-voice choruses and amateur Opera companies-with certain individual musical numbers. The Judge selected in this connection was Howard Brockway of Balti The Chairman of the Toronto Executive which had the matter in hand was Mr. D. R. Wilkie. On Apr. 4-9 six dramatic performances were given under Their Excellencies' patronage with Hector Charlesworth of Toronto, Ernest Beaufort of Winnipeg and Bernard K. Sandwell of Montreal as the judges. The Dramatic Trophy was eventually awarded to the Dickens Fellowship Players of Toronto, the Orchestral Trophy to the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, the Choral Trophy to the Choir of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Toronto, the Margaret Anglin Bracelet for the best actress to Miss P. Maclaren of London, the Signet Ring for the best actor to Basil D. Morgan of Toronto, and a prize for the best original two-act play to G. W. Pacaud of Montreal. His Excellency attended the local Horse Show on Apl. 29 and presented the Governor-General's Cup to Mr. George Pepper; he made a surprise visit to the Y. M. C. A. Fund workers at their Luncheon on May 1st and expressed certainty as to their successful raising of $600,000. At Hamilton on Apl. 22nd, he was the guest of honour at a St. George's Society banquet and helped to start a movement-joined in by Mr. Forbes-Robertson who was present to establish a Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Ottawa's first Horse Show was opened on May 4th and proved a great social success. On June 8th His Excellency distinguished himself by stopping a runaway horse on Sussex Street near the entrance of Rideau Hall grounds. Some road repairs were being made near that point and a horse which was being used became frightened and started off at a mad pace toward the city, in a way dangerous to the lives of pedestrians. Lord Grey happened to be leaving the residence of Senator Edwards at the time and, noticing the galloping horse, dashed out, waved his cane at the animal and, as it came up, grasped the bridle and brought it to a stop. Meanwhile, the Governor-General had been making speeches as well as performing functions. Addressing the Woman's Canadian Club at Quebec on Jan. 26th he defined his opinion as to certain Empire matters in the following explicit terms: "It may be well just here to make things clear. If, by Imperialism, we are to understand the greatness of the Empire, fortified by all legitimate means, then I am an Imperialist. If, on the other hand, you are asked to see in this idea a menace to the autonomy of the Oversea Dominions, I repel this insinuation,. this evil-disposed interpretation of my sentiments. Placing myself at the strictly Canadian point of view, I say that for you the Empire is peace. I will add that the true Imperialism is that which maintains the autonomy of the different possessions composing the Empire. Is not variety one of the essential elements of beauty, splendour and strength? Now the Empire is a monument of beauty, precisely because the different parts of which it is composed have each their distinguishing characteristics." At the annual banquet of the Montreal Bar Association, on Feb. 3rd, he paid high tribute to the legal profession: "In these democratic times it appears that the democracy has turned to the Bar for its leaders. As instances of this I might mention the cases of M. Briand, President Taft, Mr. Asquith, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir John Macdonald, Sir Lomer Gouin, Sir James Whitney. The Bar is the cradle of the leaders of the people, and they realize the great services which its members have rendered to the people." His defence of the Privy Council Appeal was notable: I have not forgotten that when a few years ago an attempt was made to restrict the right of appeal to the Throne which is the political birthright of every Briton the French Bar of this Province was foremost in opposition to the change. As every soldier under Napoleon's command was said to carry a Marshal's baton in his knapsack, so every member of the Montreal Bar carries to-day in his brief-bag an entree to the Olympian Bench of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. On the Bench you will find Sir Elzear Taschereau of Quebec, sitting with Sir Henry De Villiers of South Africa, Chief Justice Way of Australia, Sir Richard Couch representing India, the Lord Chancellor of England, and other distinguished jurists. If you visit this Court of unswerving fairness you will find it in shabby and modest surroundings in Downing Street, settling an appeal, perhaps from Canada, perhaps from Fiji, adjudicating upon a case involving a disputed interpretation, possibly, of English Common Law of the Province of Quebec, or of the Roman British law of Cape Colony or, perhaps, of an obscure passage in the Hindu Manu or the Mahommedan Koran. I recognize the services rendered by your Bar in using your influence to preserve, in all its unimpaired sanctity, this Imperial Tribunal, and if ever I should personally be involved in any case which may carry me in my search for justice to the foot of the Throne I shall, as an Englishman, recognize with feelings of glowing and patriotic emotion, that the dis pensers of justice there would include not only the most distinguished Judges of England, but the most eminent jurists of Australia, South Africa and Canada. On Mch. 19th the Governor-General of Canada met President Taft of the United States and Governor Hughes of New York at a banquet of the University Club of Albany, N.Y. This was an important moment in the fiscal relations of the two countries and Lord Grey made an earnest appeal for the harmony which afterwards evolved: "I never visit the United States without entertaining a feeling that Canadians and Americans are related by the closest ties of a common ancestry, and that we are, so far as the real big things of the world are concerned, practically one people. Conversely, the great kindness which I have invariably received during my several visits to the United States never fails to convey to me the impression that you are also willing to regard me as almost one of yourselves. I always feel, wherever I may be, that no consideration can efface from our minds the strength and variety of the interests that unite us, or make us forget how important it is that nothing should ever be attempted that might tend to weaken that strong force of reciprocal sympathy which is at once the natural outcome of our common heritage and the abiding guarantee of our common prosperity." He accompanied Mr. President Taft to Washington, after the Dinner, as his personal guest and had various conferences with him upon fiscal conditions-and sundry games of golf. Some time was also spent in New York. On May 3rd, in view of the conclusion of His Excellency's term of office, and before the extension of the term which was announced later, |