The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-13
QUEBEC CELEBRATES
Pages of History to Be Turned Back for a Week at Ter
 centenary.
THREE NATIONS INVOLVED
Old Enemies, England, France and America, Unite in Honoring Cana
 dian Heroes.

Quebec, July 12.-Histore Quebec, on the occasion this month of the ter centenary celebration of It's found ing, is planning a great historic, mil- itary and naval pageant in which the pages of history will be turned back to show the world, in a series of dramatic pictures, how history was made in Canada in the days of old. The heir to the throne of the British empire Is coming to show his respect to the, memory of Canada's founder Samuel de Champlain, and his official landing will be made brilliant spec tacle. Side by side, through the streets of old Quebec, where once all three were at enmity, will march the representatives of America, of Eng land and of France. while in the har- bor below the assembled battleships from many nations will boom out q salute to the past, present and future of Canada.
 During the celebration. which will begin on July l9, and continue throughout the month, equal honor is to be shown to the memory of two distinguished heroic periods of Cana dian history, one marking the begin ming and the other the ending of the French regime In Canada. In the his toric pageantry, scenes of historic in- terest will be produced in many in- stances on the very spot where the history was made.
 The dedication of the battlcfclds will be made the occasion for Q mili- tary display on July 24, Thousands of soldiers will be moblli2ed from all parts of Canada and a score of battle ships and cruisers will be in port rep resenting various nations, Other feat ures of the celebration include an oili- clal ball at the parliament house given by the government of tn eprovlnce oi quebec, regattas. the Illumination oi the combined fleets at night, displays of fireworks, band concerts, receptions and parades Mounted heralds-at' arms and men of the-watch, costumed as in the time of Champlain, will pro- ceed through the city and at all i'm portant places make official announce ments in connection with the eel. ebratlon.
 The celebration has the sanction oi parliament, which passed an act dur l ing the present session authorizing tht appointment of five commissioners b, ] the federal government and one bl every province, contributing $100,00, to the purposes of the commission, tt I be known as the National Battlefield commission. The commission wal i charged with the establishment ant maintenance of the National Battle 1 fields Park and was authorized tS spend s30o,000 on the fetes attend ing the celebration of the tercenten ary.
 The prince of Wales, who will rep resent King Edward at the celebra tion, will arrive here on July 22 ol board the 1ndomitable, the newest 1 largest and swiftest of British battle ships, and will remain until July 20 The Indomitable will be preceded by fleet of four battleships, and tw' cruisers, which are expected to arriv l here on Thursday. Rear Admira Cowles. who will represent the Unit
 ed States, will come on the new bat
 tleship New Hampshire.
 Among the other invited guests wh
 are expected to attend lre represen
 tatives of New York and Vernon
 commissions on the tercentenary cele
 bration in 1909 of Champlans discov
 cry of Lake Champlan.