“CANADA AND THE CANADIANS.”

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2154, 9 August 1907, Page 3

“CANADA AND THE CANADIANS.”

There was again a largo.audience at His Majesty's Theatre last ovoniiic. when Miss Murcutt delivered her lecture, “Canada and tlie Canadians.”

Tho Rev. Chatitorton presided, and stilted that Miss Murcutt had established a record amongst lecturers who had visited Gisborne in regard to tho public patronage she bad succeeded in drawing. Her mission was not only to entertain, but also to instruct and to endeavor to quicken the national conscience.

Miss Mu'ioutt, who was received with hearty applause oil rising, commenced by giving her hearers an idea of the enormous area .of Canada, pointing out that the population was scarcely two persons to tlie square mile. She referred to tho great advantage it had in competing for British immigrants in being “just across the road” from England. The educational system was favorably commented upon, and then tlie lecituress drew attention to the great waterways of Canada and its vast natural resources in timber, ‘minerals, and fisheries. The wheat-growing in the Northwest, fruit-growing in Nova Scoitin, anil dairying wero all touched upon. Miss Murcutt-had found a high standard of morality existent among the Canadians, the churches at Toronto being well filled and licensing laws thoroughly observed. In that city slie learned .that nearly all tlie policemen were total abstainers, and no one directly interested in- the liquor trade was permitted to have a seat on the Town Council. Canada bail given a national vote in favor of prohibition, but although the majority was over 100,000 tlie Legislature refused to give effect to the mandate of tlie people, alleging that the majority was too small. However, she was very hopeful that it would not be long before thus desirable object would be achieved. To-night Miiss Mu rout* will give her final lecture, the subject being “Russia and its Island Prison, Saghalien.”