The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-08
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1905.
In King Edwards Realm.


Charlottetown, P. E. l., Canada,
December 2, 1905.
Since my arrival in Canada several i'm
portant events have t%ranspired of historic
note.
When / was in Halifax business was
practically laid aside for the entertain
ment of Prince Henry, of ~Battenburg,
who was at that city with his Cruiser
Squadron. You have had them as WISH
tors in the United States quite recently.
l saw the Prince several times ashore
and he seemed to mingle quite freely
with the people, especially on Sundays
when he would come on shore to attend
Church.
1t would take a great deal of time to
tell you all about Halifax as there is
much of interest to be seen at this place.
1t is the Oldest and most strongly fortified
city in Canada and the British War De-
partment has always kept a garrison of
from four to six thousand troops there,
except in times of war, when it was ne
cessary to draw some Of them away. The
men who have always been station
British army from abroad, but since the
termination of the Boer War the feeling
between Canada and England has be-
come SO close and the confidence of the
mother Country so well established, that
England has withdrawn all her troops
and turned the entire outfit over to the
Canadian authorities to be held and gar
risoned by Canadian troops.
The last Sunday I spent in Halifax !
attended a farewell service held in the
square in front of the Victoria armories
Just prior to the departure of the troops
known as the British Regulars for En-
gland. 1t was a beautiful Sunday after
noon and every man of the garrison was
out dressed in his best uniform. The
regular military bands headed each regi.
ment. In the rear came the Canadian
men who had fought in the Boer War
and who were to take the places of those
veterans, many of whom had seen service
in Egypt, the Soudan and South Africa
as the medals upon their breasts indi.
Gated. The rear was taken up by the
men from the six ships comprising Prince
Henry's Cruiser Squadron and number
ed some three thousand. The ceremon
les which were held by the Church O
England Chaplains and those of the Ro
man Catholic faith were very impressive
The formation of the different lines O
troops presented a beautiful effect. Tht
English soldiers dressed in red coats witt
blue pants, the Canadians with the brown
suits, and the Jackies in blue with the
white cape collars made. such a mingled
variety in the great mass of men as tx
make the scene very attractive an(
picturesque.
l went down to the Government
wharves to see the men embark on tn,
transports which were quite interesting
OF the entire number of men of the com
bined regiments over eighteen hundred
women and children accompanied them
These were the wives and children of thu
ied men in the regiments, All the
non 80 fona1iies had seperate and bette-
Quarters on shin board than did thos'
who were less ~fortnnstse In not having
family. l learned the fesinlenCs "er'
not all going to the same place. oiie W"
going to Gibralter, another to India
another to Barbados, while others wer
going home to England to take their dis
charge and go back to the ranks of civil
ians.
The withdrawal of the British troop
from Halifax and the turning over of al
the Notifications that have cost Grea
Britain millions to construct, along witt
her excellent dry dock system, capabl
of accommodating the largest ships tina
float, means that she has implicit con
fdence in the loyalty and patriotism O
Canada.
The II hundredth anniversary of tn
battle of Trafalgar was celebrated Will
| was in Halifax, October 21st. 1t wa
largely augmented by the presence O
Prince Henry's squadron. The Drak
flew the flag of Admiral Nelson at tn
main topmast all day and at the time o
the beginning OF the battle that celebrat
ed signal england expects every ma t.
do his duty" was broken out on all tn
ships of the squadron and at four P M.