The Coronation of George V, June 22 1911 . inion than themile-wide strait at Quebec, having on one side the green heights of Levis, and the otherthe bold abrai^t outlines of the Gibraltar of America—Cape Diamond. At Rimouski, a French Canadian village below Quebec, the mails are broughton board, and the pilot goes ashore and one by one the Islands of the St. LawrenceRiver and Gulf are passed until the broad Atlantic Ocean is reached. UEBEC, in the grandeur of its site and surroundings, inthe strength of its fortifications, in the extent andromance of its history, stands unique among the ci
The Coronation of George V, June 22 1911 . inion than themile-wide strait at Quebec, having on one side the green heights of Levis, and the otherthe bold abrai^t outlines of the Gibraltar of America—Cape Diamond. At Rimouski, a French Canadian village below Quebec, the mails are broughton board, and the pilot goes ashore and one by one the Islands of the St. LawrenceRiver and Gulf are passed until the broad Atlantic Ocean is reached. UEBEC, in the grandeur of its site and surroundings, inthe strength of its fortifications, in the extent andromance of its history, stands unique among the citiesof North America; and no visitor from Europe nor from theUnited States can be said to have seen Canada—nor, indeed thiscontinent—who has not visited this old capital of New have seen Quebec, and to have experienced the deHghts ofa sail on the St. Lawrence River, is alone worth a visit to Canada. Six times have the walls of Quebec been assailed by armies,and without its gates fell military heroes of three different -Xuok—Music Room There the intrepid French voyageur, Jacques Cartier, the dis-coverer of Canada, landed in 1534. The real founder of Quebec,however, was Samuel de Champlain, who in 1608, had been sentout by France to open up trade with the Indians. In 1629, Sir David Kirk appeared up the river with his fleet,compelled its surrender, and Champlain and his followers weretaken to England as prisoners. The cit}^ was restored to Franceby the Treaty of St. Germain, and Champlain was restored asGovernor of the colony. In 1711, a combined land and sea expedition was sent against
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