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of the great conflict, have behaved with extraordinary valour, and 

 very many have gladly given their lives for their country, for 

 liberty, and for the Empire to which they are proud to belong. 

 The late Earl Kitchener in February, 1916, paid a splendid tribute 

 to the great effort that Australia had even then made, and spoke 

 in the warmest terms of the Anzacs and the spirit they displayed. 

 The Governments of the Commonwealth and of the States have 

 already begun to consider post-war problems. They have agreed 

 upon schemes of settlement in Australian lands, not only for Aus- 

 tralian soldiers and sailors but for such British soldiers and sailors 

 as may desire to share in the free and spacious life which Australia 

 can offer them. These schemes differ in details for the different 

 States but agree in including free, or nearly free, grants of land, 

 together with financial assistance and expert advice in its develop- 

 ment. The Dominions fully recognise the advantage of being 

 parts of the great British Empire. Free in their domestic politics 

 they prize their connection with the great centre of the Empire, 

 and are proud to be called children of the Mother Country. But 

 they have now arrived at such an age and such a state of pros- 

 perity and importance that they desire to be treated as grown-up 

 members of the family and to be called to the Home Councils, as 

 we are pleased to see they are now being called, for consultation 

 and advice. In all the Dominions beyond the seas there exists 

 the strongest feeling of loyalty and patriotism. That feeling has 

 been emphasized by the blood of their stalwart sons in Gallipoli 

 and France. They are fighting side by side with the brave soldiers 

 of these Islands, animated with the one desire to protect this great 

 Empire from the brutality of Prussianism and to advance the 

 cause of liberty and humanity. 



IV. Canada and the War. 



(Delivered at the Winter Gardens, March 16th, 1917.) 



By Lieut. -Colonel Richard Reid, 

 Agent-General for Ontario. 



Chairman: Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G., D.Sc, J. P. 



Lieut. -Colonel Reid began by giving an account of the area, 

 physical features, and natural resources of Canada. He then 

 spoke of its population and system of government, and described 

 the great contribution the Dominion has made towards the prose- 

 cution of the great war. He recounted some few of the many 

 gallant deeds performed by the Canadian Contingent. The 

 audience was greatly surprised and pleased to hear that no fewer 

 than 1,500 of the Indian population are fighting side by side with 

 Canadian soldiers of British and French descent. The lecture 

 was followed by cinema pictures illustrating Canadian life. 



