In a country of magnificent distances (Canada is as large
as Europe), when a regiment's members must of necessity be widely scattered, no better means can be found of maintaining esprit de corps than putting its history into a book. Mr. R. C. Featherstonhaugh makes a notable contribution to tradition by producing The Royal Montreal Regiment (Montreal Gate' lie, 16s. 6d.), which follows the history of the corps from 1914-15. Everyone to-day knows the great fighting qualities
of the Canadians, but future ages will demand a vales sorer, and here they have got one. British and French Canadians
served in the battalion, and their union was a symbol of that greater Entente which they helped to vindicate and preserve. Through the unit there passed 6,270 individuals ; 5,078 of these returned to their homes, 1,192 stayed behind for ever. Living and dead, what better memorial could they have than the words of the General Officer commanding the First Canadian Division, " They never failed me."
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