The sun., 1919-08-23
PRINCE OF WALES
DELEGATES BRIDGE
Unveils Tablets on Gigantic
Span Across st. Lawrence
River at Quebec.
WINS FRENCH POPULACE
Unfurls Flag on Battlefield
Park on the Plains Of
Abraham.
WINS FRENCH POPULACE
BY a star Correspondent. o, The sus.

Abraham.
BY star Correspondent OF The sUS.
QUEBEC, Aug. 22.-Bdward of Wales.
Canada's royal guest. put in a strenu-
Gus twelve hours here to-day despite all
the conveniences and comforts that at
tach to a royal tour. And In the time
that elapsed after he received the official
welcome of the city and province of
Quebec until he retired for the night at
the Citadel the youthful. almost boy
ish looking figure exhibited the same
versatility Of manner that has charmed
every one with whom he has come in
contact
When the occasion demanded he was
d'gnified without being distant. At others
he was democratic but not patronizins
At all times he was diplomatic.
Responds I'm Fluent French.
The round of functions began at 10 80.
when the Prince was escorted from the
Citadel, where he had passed the night,
TO the Provincial Legislative Buildings.
where formal addresses of welcome were
mier of the province, and Mayor Lavi-
gueur of Quebec.
The addresses OF welcome were read
in French and the Prince responded in
the same language, reading from a pre-
pared manuscript. His French pronun-
citation was favored with his English
accent but was fluent and correct. The
incident was not overlooked by the royal
guests compatriots here who are of
French descent.
These formallties aver. the Prince was
taken to Laval University. where he was
shown the institutMn's charter, signed
by his great grandmother. the late Queen
Victoria. He was then escorted through
the principal rooms OK the university by
Cardinal Begin, with shom he conversed
In French.
After leaving the university the Prince,
accompanied by Rear Admiral Sir Lionel
Halsey, went aboard the Renown to take
formal leave OF the crew OF the battle
ship which brought him across the At
lantic. Luncheon was served aboard
the ship after which the crew of 1900
was assembled on the afterdeck. The
Renown will start In few days on
cruise to South America, returning TO
New York about November !.
In bidding farewell to the sailors
the Prince reminded them that they
were also making a tour along the line
Of duty.
From my association with you" he
began, II have come to feel as one of
you. You have struck me as being a
particularly we'll trained lot of men. You
are making a tour just as / am and
am glad to know that through you all
the best traditions of the British navy
will be observed"
The Prince came ashore again at 3
o'clock and was taken by motor to the
Plains OF Abraham. the rolling ground
Just to the west of the Citadel where In
1859 was fought the battle that decided
the question of British domination over
Canada. On the way to the battlefield
the Prince placed wreaths on the monu-
! ments erected to the memory OF Wolfe,
the British leader who died on the bat
! tlefeld. and to Montcalm, who COM
manded the French forces in the same
engagement.
UnfurIs Flag at Park.
The Prince was accompanied during
this part of the days programme by
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick. Lieutenant
Governor of Quebec, and by Major-Gen
| Sir David Watson, who commanded the
Fourth Canadian Division In France
He was formally welcomed at the bat
;iehe!d By Sir Edmund Walker, chair
| man OF the National Battlenelds Com
| mission.
After a brief ceremony the grounds
were dedicated formally as a national
| park and the Prince unfurled the Union
Jack from the tall flagstaff in the centre
OF the field. Inspection OF the guard
| OF honor. composed OF veterans OF the
great war, followed. after which the
Prince was taken by motor car for the
| formal Inauguration OF service over the
Quebec Bridge, the gigantic steel struc-
ture that spans the St Lawrence at its
| narrowest point, seven miles above
| Quebec City.
Reaching the bridge the Prince and
his party boarded two fiat cars that had
been decorated and were taken on
round trip across Two bronze tablets
at either end OF the structure recorde ed
| the dates of the construction and conf
pletion of this marvel OF engineering
| ingenuity, In which many lives were lost
| two years ago during the disastrous at
tempt to place the middle span in posi-
ton.
From the car the Prince unveiled these
| tablets 10 the accompaniment OF cheers
| from hundreds OF the citizens OF the little
French villages along either side of the
river.
Altogether II was day of many con-
| trasts. The simple French folk who sa W
the royal visitor running along the side
OF fiat car to get the best OF a super
| latively beautiful view went home when
| he had gone with the same favora BILE i'm
preston gathered by those who attended
| close by when he stepped from his we'll
appointed motor car. He chatted in
formally with trainmen. responded
laughingly TO the inslstent opportunities
Of the ubiquitous movie men and COM
piled with a request for his autograph
from some OF the young women, daugh-