NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE Tercentenary of Quebec celebrations began this week, the Prince of Wales having reached Quebec in the 'Indomitable' on Wednesday. On Thursday his Royal Highness, in the course of his reply to an address from the city, turning to the special representatives of the United States and of France, declared that the King had specially desired him "to convey to you, Mr. Vice-President of the United States, and to you, Monsieur l'Amiral, and your colleagues, not only a hearty welcome, but also a warm expression of thanks both to you and to your Governments for your presence on this auspicious occasion. Your attend- ance is not merely an indication of your interest in the pro- ceedings attending the celebration of the Tercentenary ; it is an outward and visible sign of the friendship, concord, and goodwill between ourselves and the great countries you repre- sent with so much distinction." We cannot, unfortunately, find space to describe even a portion of the interesting and picturesque ceremonies connected with the Tercentenary, but we cannot forbear to quote the wise and witty words of the Duke of Argyll, who in a speech at the Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush the other day pointed out that, after all, "Canada was the best Franco-British Exhibition."
