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...treaty is disgraceful to our diplomacy, because: (a) the "three-mile limit" in the case of bays is made to be five miles; (b) we are forbidden to enter eleven bays each more than ten miles in width; (c) the municipal dominion of Canada over these great bays is thus increased; (d) our fishermen are prevented from entering bays where the channel is less than three miles from shore...
...States demand the annexation of Canada," was opened on the affirmative by W. Coulson, S. S. He briefly sketched the relations of Canada with England while a colony, under the old system of navigation laws. Then only was Canada a source of prosperity to the mother country; now the dominion has become a heavy burden. Annexation did not mean war by any means, for England would not feel sorry to part with the drain upon her resources. The practical business men in Canada were all in favor of annexation; the sentimentalists alone opposed it. The resources of Canada are great...
...Frost, L. S, took the Tappan prize of $150, for an essay on "The Foundation and Prospects of the Dominion of Canada...
...game is played there. Inter-collegiate foot ball has been forbidden us for the future, but nothing has been said by the faculty against our playing international matches with the gentlemen's teams of Canada. Nothing objectionable has ever been found about the games played with clubs from the Dominion, and there is no reason to suppose there will be. This suggestion is offered as a reason why foot ball should not be allowed to languish while the present interdict of the faculty remains in force...
...party of 200 students in Toronto, Canada, returning home late one evening last week singing songs, and raising a racket generally, was broken up by the police. One student, the son of a prominent member of the Dominion government, was given his choice by the court next day of paying a fine, together with costs, or of making a 30 days' sojourn in jail...