The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-21
ALLQUEBEC AWAITS
ARRIVAL OF PRINCE
Heir to British Throne Will
Reach Historic City Late
This Afternoon.
PLANS THREE DAY VISIT
state Dinner at Citadel by
Governor-General to Be One
Of Chief Functions.
PLANS THREE DAY VISIT
By a star Correspondent Of TIE son.

By Stag Correspondent OF THE Son.
QUEBEC, Aug. 2o.--When the Prince Of
Wales comes ashore here tomorrow to
begin his inland tour Of Canada another
chapter will be written in the long his
tory of this ancient capital 1t was an
nounced from Buckingham Palace that
the Princes trip to America was to be
an educational one. Certainly there
should be much of educational interest
here for the heir to tho British throne.
The Prince will land at Kings Wharf
at o'clock In the afternoon. He will
step ashore under the shadows of the
cilfr that frowns upon the wide st. Law
renee, and which is topped by the Plains
Of Abraham, where on September 10.
1859, the British General. Wolfe routed
the French under Montcalm and laid the
foundation for British supremacy in this
part OF the New World. Tomorrow
French Canadians. direct descendants Of
the men who opposed Wolfe more than Il
century and n half ago. will join in the
welcome to the British Prince.
The local dignitaries OF the church and
State, the large majority of blended
French and English blood. with the
Gallo predominating, will stand in re-
spectful observation OF his presence. In
the river below H. NJ. s. Renown. second
IN fighting potentiality OF any craft In
the British fleet, will lie at anchor and
on the landing stage besides the Do
ninion officials will be Sir Lomer Gouin,
Premier of Quebec: Cardinal Begin,
Archbishop of Quebec Mayor Lavigueur,
Brig Landry and many others
whose names betray their ancestry.
But 1t is the chief characteristic of
this Province that the products OF two
nationalities are now working and
united in the interests of Canada. So
for this reason those in charge of the
local arrangements have seen to 1t that
the Prince of Wales will see much of
historic interest during his three days
stay here.
AS the Prince steams up the st.
Lawrence aboard the Renown he will
pass the mouth of the Saguenay. which
S9muel de Champlain explored in 1903,
five years before he founded this city.
As he nears the city he will pass Cape
Diamond, where the intrepid French
mariner Jacques Cartier came in 1885.
He will see the country where was
staged the struggle for supremacy in
the New World between Franco and
England that began in 1923 and ended
noteworthy that 1t was the Quebec gar
rison under Guy Carleton which success
fully repulsed the American invasion of
1874. This was the first instance in
which French and English speaking Can
adfans stood together in defense of their
coumon country.
During his visit here the Prince will
place wreaths at the bases of the monu-
ments to Wolfe and Montcalm. He will
make his home In the historic citadel
that crowns tho bluff known as the
Gibraltar Of America; he will go to the
plains of Abraham and finally he will
visit the most noted of the ctiy's charit-
able institutions, the modern establish
rnents that had their birth during the
French regime in the days OF Champlain
and Froftenac.
The Duke of Devonshire, Governor
General of Canada, arrived to-day and
joined the Duchess at the citadel, where
a state dinner will be given In honor OF
the Princes arrival tomorrow night
Meantime the ancient city is being
CARRIED in its most festal attire in pre-
paratiou for the public functions that
begin on Friday morning.
Tourists continue to pour into the
city from all directions and Friday has
been proclaimed civic holiday in honor
Of the royal visitor.