Lord Roberts, who has been received by all classes in
Canada with the greatest affection and sympathy, made an admirable farewell speech when on Wednesday he received the Mayor and City Council of Ottawa and a deputation of over a hundred officers and men who served under him in South Africa. In his judgment, it was absolutely essential for the safety and welfare of the nation that the whole male population should be prepared to take a share in its defence in times of danger. Training should begin with the boys, and be systematically carried out between the ages of ten and eighteen. After eighteen they should complete their training so as to fit them to take part in the defence of their country should their services ever be needed. Lord Roberts ended by some admirable words of advice to the youth of Canada,—advice quite as applicable to our own young men, and, indeed, to those of the whole Empire. Let them remember that in athletics, as in all relations of life, they must "play the game" in the true sense of that term. "They must play for the sake of the game, preferring to lose it fairly rather than to win it unfairly. They must be ready not to grudge their opponents every fair advantage, and they must be prepared to lose with a good temper and to win without boasting."
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