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Show Canada Claims All. OTTAWA, Se.pt. 12. Canada claims all tho land directly north of the American continent as far as the polo upon which It would bo possible to nail a flag. This position will be taken, It was scml-offlcially stated today, In reply to a question asked In the British house of commons as to tho ownership of the north polo, soon after tho result of Dr. Cook's and Commander Peary's exploration explora-tion became known. The question wus referred to Canada for reply. Canada's answer. In effect, will bo that all tho territory between the northern boundary and the pole has been rccog-nlzod rccog-nlzod as Canada's hinterlands. Tho Islands have been formally taken possession posses-sion of by Captain Brenior. Canada's Arctic explorer, who Is now lost in the far north. |