The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-13
CANADA OBSERVES
IMPORTANT EVENT
Commentaries 15Oth ANN.
versary of First Nova Sco-
tia Legislature.
(National News Association

HALIFAX, N. s., Aug. 13.-Hun-
dreds of noted visitors from various
parts Of the Dominion of Canada, from,
Great Britain and from many parts OF
the United States have arrived here
to take part in the celebration tomor
row and Thursday in connection with
the dedication of the monumental tow
er which was erected on the wooded
shores of the beautiful Northwest
Arm, back of this city, to commemor-
ate the 150th anniversary of the first
meeting Of the Provincial Legislative
Assembly of Nova Scotia. Some of
the most distinguished visitors, among
them his royal highness the Duke of
Connaught, governor-general of Cana
da, who has consented to officiate at
the exercises, are not expected to ar
rive until tomorrow. the opening day
of the celebration, but the arrange
ments are fully completed and every
thing in readiness for the historic
commemoration.
His royal highness, the Duke of
Connaught, will arrive tomorrow morn
ing and elaborate preparations have
been made for his reception. Militia
will line the streets between the dock
yard and the City Hall while His Ray
al Highness rides from the landing
place to the municipal building, where
he will be officially received by the
Mayor and Aldermen of Halifax.
Among the noted visitors who have
oil Wi he Nov
of Bristol, England; Sir F. w. Wills,
Lady Wills, the wife of the Mayor,
Palliser Martin, chairman of the Bris-
toll Chamber of Commerce and H. l..
Riseley, who will officially represent
the City of Bristol at the celebration.
Bristol is especially interested in the
celebration because it was from Bris-
toll that John Cabot and his son, Sc
bastian, started on their memorable
voyage, which led to their discovery
of Canada. The Bristol delegation is
the bearer of the gift of Bristol. a me-
mortal tablet of bronze, commemorate
ing the discoveries by the Cabots, and
two large flags, facsimiles of the one
presented to John Cabot by Henry VII
They also bring with them the gift
d
handsomely framed large photograph
of the ancient Roman Bath, from
which the city derived it's name.
These gifts will be properly placed on
the memorial tower to be dedicated to-
morrow. The structure occupies
conspicuous place of the beautiful site
donated for the purpose by Sir San
ford Flemming.
The city of Halifax was founded in
1749 by a colony sent from England
under the command Of Colonel Ed
ward CORVALLIS and soon thereafter
the settlement was strengthened by
the arrival of number of settlers
who came from the New England col
ony. Close relations were maintained
between Nova Scotia and the Massa-
chusetts colony. While Charles Law
renee was governor of Nova Scotia,
the Lords of Trade instructed him to
organize the judiciary in the province.
Jonathan Belcher, son of the old Mas
sachusetts governor of that name,
was appointed chief justice OF the old.
est English judiciary in Canada.
Shortly after he assumed the chief
justiceship, Belcher wrote to the
Lords of Trade questioning the consti.
tutional right of the governor and
council of the province to pass laws
without an assembly. The Lords of
Trade submitted the mater to the
Crown: her majesty's encouragement
and solicitor-general were appealed to-
and the decision of the Government
was that the governor and council
alone were not authorized to make
laws. AS some statutes had already
been passed in this irregular manner
in Nova Scotia. the Home Govern
ment in communicating it's decision tC
Justice Belcher cautioned him not tC
make this public until after an AS
sembly had been formed.
To this decision of the Government
Governor Lawrence opposed his judg
ment that the calling of an Assembly
was not practicable, since but one
township, Halifax, had been erected
and not advisable, since it would give
the traders at Halifax all the power
and exclude what landed interest there