The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-11
British Colonial Matters.



British Colonial Matters.
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San Francisco dispotch to the New York
papers contained the other day. the following
item of news from Vancouver Island:
Governor Seymour has been advised that the
first measure which will come before the con-
federated parliament OF Canada in August will
be one to include within the new cOniederacy
the whole of British North America. He has
Deen urged to lay the matter before his council
immediately and request their voice upon the
advlsability of the admission of British Colum-
pa INTO the Union with the condition that the
@ ueDt oil the colonies be assumed by the confed
utaey, u and that its payment be guaranteed by
~, I'M perial government.
ne COlonist saws il is believed that the cry
tho nttas exation will be the means of attracting
tho JanIon OF the Imperial government TO
@ LIZ nId hn condition of this neglected col
ohy anu hasten confederation
The st. John Evening Globa n b;t,or r,J
consistent opponent of confederation. prints
the above, and then relieves it's faelina. &c.
this fashion:
1t would be useless to raise a voice aoainst
the folly of incorporating into the Domin;nn
the territory on the Pacific, Tor our people have
become monomanlacs on the Confederation
idea, and they would, we verify believe, jump
at any prospect to take in patch of land any
where. We have no communication, no trade,
ro connection in any way with British Colum-
bia, but if the British Government says that
we must confederate it. we suppose it must be
done. 1t will only facilitate the larger Union
that, We fear, is inevitable.
THE SCOTCH IN CANADA. A.
The Scottish American Journal, in analyz-
ing the list of the newly-appointed Senators
for life, appointed by the Queen for Canada,
finds that "A fourth of the whole number" be-
long to the Csledonian race, while "the propor-
ton OF Scots to the rest of the population" is
''only about one in twelve" The Journal nat
urally holds this to be "a matter of congratula-
| tion," and thinks this political success of il,
fellow-countrymen ia only the result of steady
persevering habits, of frugality, temperance
and selfrespect. a5. a-f s-4f .l
FLAG FOR THE NEW DOMINION.
A writer in the Montreal Gazette discusses
the questions-"Haye we a national flag?" and
| IF not, are we going to have one?" If tho
second query is TO be- answered in the afirma-
| tive he proposes as an appropriate design, the
following, combining the flags of the two ma
tions whence Canadians derive their origin,
and their common colors: "Three equal hori-
zontal bars, white, blue, red, half of the upper
or white bar, occupied by the Union Jack"
9H BANK OF MONTREAL.
The Bank OF Montreal, besides paying two
half-yearly dividends, of per cent, each to its
| stockholders last year, amounting to $6O0,O 900,
has added $500 coo, to the "rest." The reasons
for this great prosperity are stated as fol-
| lows a1ls f .s4.. ..
''The prolonged high rate of interest in
England, during the earlier period of the
| Banks financial year, afforded an unusual op-
portunity for the profitable employment of the
| Banks funds, both in England and Canada;
| and the general prosperity OF the country dur
| ing the remainder of the year, contributed to
| the result now submitted"
| NLER-CoLoNIAL TRADE
The st. John IN. b. Telegraph rejoices in
| the rapid increase of Inter-coonial trade. The
| products of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
| tanneries now meet wirh ready sale III Canada
| at remunerative rates, Nova Scotia coal is al
| so begiI ming to figure largely among the i'm
| ports of Canada, and the Cape Breton Coal
Mining Company has opened agencies in Tor
onto and Montreal for the sale of its products
A Halifax paper says: "There is a prospect
that this as well as other GOAL companies, will
do large business with Canada, to the advan-
| tage and benefit of all parties concerned.
Since the establishment OF the Portland line of
|
ada has largely increased, and doubtless there
will soon be other channels for the profitable
exchange of commodities with all the Provin-
ces comprising the Confederation"
| CANADA AT THE EXPOSITION
The Canadians, like everybody else, com
plain bitterly of the unfarness with which
their exhibitors have been treated at the great
French Exposition. The Canadian News,
however, feicitates itself on one point as fol-
| lows: '# -t" ti 1920
All our correspondents from the Paris Ex-
| posiuoL ~onsur in saying that the Canadian
| section is one of the most Interesting i'm tbe
whole Exposition, anu aiI sra tn1tber aoreed
that the collection of minerals, as exhibited un-
| der the direction of Sir William Logan is per-
haps the most perfect of its class ever exhibit
| ed We have already stated that, excepting
| Prussia, Canada has no competitor in miner
ais, and we have every reason to believe that
| she Will take the prize from that country. This
display of mineral specimens proves conclu-
| sively that the soil OF Canada teens with min
eral wealth, and it is hoped that it will be the
means OF directing attention to the subject and
| SO secure the proper development Of these vast
economic resources OF the province
" THE WINE PRODUCT.
An Upper Canada paper, referring to the
establishments of the Vine Growers Associa-
tion of that province, says:
The company owns an extensive vineyard
near Toronto, from W hich they produce a crop
of fifteen tons OF grapes to the acre, which
greatly exceeds the average crop in the States.
| The liquors are manufactured after new pro-
| process, while the grape itself is cultivated in
| an entirely different manner from that adopt-
ed in the States. Instead of pruning the vino
| it is left to attain its natural size while the
leaves are left ON, which projects the grape,
and they ripen all through the vineyard at the
same time. The company have purchased
number OF acres near Amherstburg and in
tend to start another vineyard there
p ITEMS
There is to be no provincial exhibition in
Canada East this year, Quebec having failed
to subscribe the necessary grant. G
The London Board of Directors of the
Grand Trunk Railway Company, in a report
dated 22nd May, propose to apply to the Cam
adian Parliament for authority to raise $780,
600 on equipment bonds for the purchase of
rolling stock, and the improvement and en-
largement OF the road; also to change the
name to "The Canadian Railway Company"
A lake larger than Superior is said to exist
; in British Columbia, north of Lake Superior
1t has, as the story goes, been concealed by the
Hudson Bay Company, but it is probable that
the new government Of Canada will have that
region thoroughly explored. The lake is NAM
| ed Neepignon, and abounds with fish, and its
| borders with game and fur animals.
The Toronto Globe says great deal of
church-building is going on in that vicinity
this year. Within radius OF fifty miles
around thar city more than a dozen edifces
. are in process OF erection.
Governor Hartman ON Railroads.
The following extract from the Inaugural
address of the Governor of New Hampshire
| will be read with interest. as foreshadowing