TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES n at the Grand Parade, near the City Hall at n.oo a.m. Dominion Day, for the unveiling of the memorial shaft, erected by the citizens of Halifax to the honour of those who served, and the memory of those who fell in the Great War 1914-1918. At an early hour folk began to gather from all parts of the city to this spot, where another noble link was to be forged to the chain of historic events, which have there been enacted. Among those for whom special provision had been made on the Parade grounds were the comrades of the men who had fallen, represented by the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League. Facing the monument were the seats reserved for the next of kin of those whose names were inscribed in the Book of Remembrance, seats that were well filled, for those who loved them, were proud to do them honour. A raised platform accommodated the speakers and others, who were to participate in the ceremonies, while under a sunny sky floated flags of the allied nations. Promptly at the hour of eleven, a gun was fired from the Citadel, and at the given signal, the assemblage rose and with bowed heads paid the tribute of two minutes' silence, as prayer and thought concentrated in reverent remembrance of those who had passed. Hon. Captain Reverend P. McQuillan , Senior Roman Catholic Chaplain at the front, now residing at Halifax , led in the responsive reading of the 46th Psalm, followed by the Lord's Prayer repeated by the assembled company. Led by the band and members of the Legion , the assem¬ blage then united in singing the hymn, " O Valiant Hearts,'' so particularly appropriate to the occasion. His Honour Lieutenant - Governor Tory , chairman for the occasion, paid his tribute to the valour and sacrifice represented by the memorial about to be unveiled, calling on Sir Robert Laird Borden , the war-time Premier of