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Show MOPfflMEElf ARTHUR RJlirnilR British Foreign Minister Is Cheered by Thousands in Canadian City. TORONTO, May 25. Arthur J. Balfour, Bal-four, British foreign minister, arrived from Niagara Falls this afternoon. He was vociferously cheered at the station sta-tion and later by thousands of persons per-sons who had assembled in the vlcin- lty. He was greeted on behalf of the city by Mayor Church, and an escort of royal dragoons accompanied him to Queens Park whore the reception ceremonies cer-emonies were held. Addresses were presented to Mr. Balfour by Premier Hearst on behalf of the province ' and by tho mayor in behalf of the city. "I have left on the other side of the border a nation of friends," said Mr. Balfour. "I come into Canada to a great free country, composed not only vi. ".uug uub ul i,uuuu.viui;u. vf think the same thoughts, we live in tho same civilization, we belong to the same empire, and if anything could have cemented more closely the bonds of the empire, If anything could have made us feel that we were indeed of one flesh and one blood, with one common com-mon history behind us; If anything could havo cemented these feelings, It Is consciousness that now for two years and a half we have been engag-j ed in this great struggle, in which, I thank God, all North America is now as one." After tho ceremonies, Mr. Balfour and his party were driven to tho government gov-ernment house, where they will be entertained en-tertained during their stay here. |