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unveiled the new Memorial tablet just inserted on the monument of 

 Lieut. General Sir Benjamin D'Urban, once Commander of the Forces 

 in Canada; and after whom the city of Durban, S.A., is named. 

 General D'Urban was the man who brought about the erection at 

 Quebec of the present monument to General Wolfe. The address to 

 His Royal- Highness was presented by Mr. W. D. Lighthall, F.R.S.C., 

 our Vice-President at Montreal. 



This monument in the "old Military burying ground" on Papineau 

 Avenue was completely defaced by vandals about two years ago; 

 and was replaced by the personal efforts and generosity of Mr. W. H. 

 Leach, of Montreal, also one of our members. 



Ontario. 



The Ontario Historical Society, with its 41 affiliated local ones, 

 wishes us "every success." Their Historic Sites and Monuments 

 Committee so ably convened by the President, Mr. Clarence Warner, 

 has done splendid work. A special plea is made for a memorial Park 

 on the Battlefield site of Beaverdams, on which Mr. Frank Keefer, 

 K.C., of Thorold, has written an interesting brochure. He has 

 received the endorsation of the Ontario Historical Society, the United 

 Empire Loyalists, our Historic Landmarks Association and from the 

 Dominion Parks Commissioner who we have every reason to believe 

 will, inthe near future, include it in his growing list of National 

 Historic Parks. 



Among the 1000 Islands, our attention has been called to the 

 "Chimney Island" above Brockville, by Sir Clifford Sifton who writes: 

 "It is extremely necessary to do something to mark this Island" 

 and suggesting — it would be an excellent idea if this Island were in- 

 cluded in the Dominion Parks group and a small landing place and 

 pavilion erected upon it"— adding "if the above suggestion is adopted 

 it would be desirable to have some kind of a stone tablet firmly 

 planted with a short inscription upon it." 



In our Capital city, a monument has been erected to Champlain 

 on Nepean Point, on the spot where he stood, astrolabe in hand, taking 

 his last observation. 



A. J. Russell's brochure on "Champlain's Astrolabe," from which 

 the sculptor, Hamilton McCarthy took his model, has a map of part 

 of the County of North Renfrew, shewing the exact spot where lost in 

 June of 1613, and found in August of 1867. The inauguration of this 

 site took place last June when the President of the Women's Canadian 

 Historical Society, the late Mrs. Thomas Ahearn, turned the first 

 sod for the foundation stone. 



