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Show I THE PRINCE OF WALES. Soon a young man now in Canada, is to cross the border on a visit to the United States and the promise is he will create quite a furore in social circles. He is being cheered in Toronto today, and a little latei on he will be receiving the plaudits of Americans. Interest in the young man is heightened in certain quarters by the announcement that he may find in America a wife. This stranger is the Prince of Wal es. Perhaps the title means nothing to you and a further description is necessary to hold attention. Well, according to a Canadian uriter, the Prince of Wales is tho eldest son of the king and by birth is the Duke of Cornwall. "He is not by birth seized of the Principality of Wales," says this authority, "but is granted it by the King at his pleasure and duly invested and enthroned in the office by the Welsh people themselves. This has been the case since the conquest of Wales by Edward I., and the office of Prince is taken very seriously by the loyal Welsh as a reminder re-minder of their ancient independence. "It is hardly necessary to say that the feeling of all Canadians toward to-ward our future King is not only one of almost passionate loyalty but hlso of affectionate appreciation of the gallant lad who shared with the Canadian army the hardships of deadly perils of war while attached at-tached to it and serving in its ranks in the front line trenches in Fiance. The Prince of Wales is no featherbed soldier, no 'safety first' army commander miles in the rear of the men driven on to slaughter, as was the case with the Crown Prince of Germany. Commencing as a junior lieutenant he won his spurs bravely and modestly, fighting for our common cause in the very forefront of the battle. Always a good soldier, ever ready to do his full duty and more than his duty, a good sportsman, respected and beloved by all from the man in the ranks up." |