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Falkland, over which frowns York Redoubt, and far away in the distance the blue waters of the Atlantic.

We thought we had never seen anything quite as lovely as the Public Gardens directly across from The Lord Nelson Hotel, our headquarters. They are regarded as without a peer on the continent. They comprise about 14 acres and contain ponds and fountains, beautiful and artistically laid out flower beds, and charming promenades.

It was our privilege to visit a few of the churches noted for their architectural beauty as well as historical associa- tions. The Old Dutch Church, built between 1740 and I750, is the oldest. St. Paul’s, the oldest Anglican Church in Canada, was built in 1752, the frame having been brought from the New England States. We saw the com- munion plate, given by Queen Anne to St. Paul’s, bearing the inscription: “It is more blessed to give than to re- ceive.” In the centre of the plate are three large letters, I.’H.S. “fesus Hominum Salvator” (Jesus the Saviour of Men.) St. Paul’s memorial windows were unharmed by the terrible explosion in Halifax in 1917. Above the front ' door of the church there is a piece of steel, a relic of the eXplosion. '

The Cathedral of All Saints is a structure of Nova Scotian ironstone, in the decorated perpendicular style. The chancel is filled with exquisite work by European carvers, the material being Austrian oak. When the front door‘and tower are completed, it will take high rank among the ecclesiastical buildings of the Dominion.

We were much interested in the old cemetery on Bar- rington Street, right in the heart of the city. The dates on some of the tombstones go back as far as the eighteenth century. A monument in honour of two officers who fell in the Crimean War,-——Major Welsford and Captain Parker --stands at the entrance to the cemetery. A 'huge lion on