Grand Priory, were Dr. F. Montizambert and Colonel G. Carleton Jones of Ottawa, Colonel J. M. Gibson, Lieut.-Governor of Ontario, and Sir Edward Clouston of Montreal who were appointed Knights of Grace. Another organization which was before the public during the year was the Canadian Defence League which had been formed in 1909 with headquarters at Toronto, an Organizing Committee headed by Lieut.-Colonel W. Hamilton Merritt and an Ontario Division with R. E. Kingsford as President. It published a journal called Canadian Defence and had the following platform: "The Canadian Defence League stands for high ideals in citizenship; it stands for the individually efficient life; it stands for the defence of Canada against internal and external enemies-enemies social, commercial, political, moral and national. The practical aim in securing an ideal citizenship is to give to every man a clear conception of his duties to his home, to his municipality, his province, his nation, and his empire. Prevention is the best defence as it is the best medicine. It is imperative that an adequate system of defence for our own country should be established." Summarized the object of the League was universal military training in some form or other. Under the auspices of the Ontario Division of the League a series of lectures was arranged and delivered at the University of Toronto in 1911, for the benefit of its students, upon military subjects and by experts in the different branchesEmpire military organization, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, Musketry, Medical and Engineer services, being some of the topics. The Royal North-West Mounted Police was reported on Sept. 30 to have 50 officers and 576 non-commissioned officers and men. It rendered the usual effective service during the year throughout its vast area of patrol, with districts which often involved 2,000 square miles of control and oversight for a single mounted constable, and with settlers banded together in racial communities-French, German, Swedes, Icelanders, Russians, Hungarians, Gallicians, and Negroes. During the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 9,418 cases had been entered for trial with 7,875 convictions and 179 cases awaiting trial. The Commissioner, A. Bowen Perry, urged in his annual Report that the Force should be increased and additional pay provided-the settled area having grown ten-fold in ten years, the population five-fold and the strength of the Force remained the same. The event of the year was the heroic death of Inspector Fitzgerald and a Patrol of the Police somewhere in the Arctic regions near Fort McPherson. They had undertaken a journey of 300 miles in the depth of winter with scant provisions and supplies. The Inspector's Diary traced their slow struggle with death until, on Feb. 5, 1911, 48 degrees below zero and the words "God Bless All," constituted the last record before the curtain fell. Military incidents of the year was the offer of the Minister of Militia (Sir F. Borden) to sell the Fort Osborne barracks and land to the Provincial authorities at Winnipeg for $1,000,000 with possession in 1915-a price considered too large and therefore making construction of the new Parliament House thereon impossible; the efforts made by a Toronto Association to obtain Dominion, Provincial and public aid for a proposed national Memorial of the Heroes of 1812-14; the celebration of its golden jubilee by the 63rd Regiment of Halifax Rifles; the visit of a detachment of 8 officers and 40 men of the Canadian Artillery, with Lieut.-Colonel N. F. MacNachtan in command, to England in August to share in the annual competitions of the British Artillery Association; the victory of the Prince Edward Island riflemen in a Maritime Provincial shooting match on June 8 by the unprecedented local score of 762, or an average of 952 per man; the visit of the 62nd Fusiliers of St. John to Boston, Mass., under command of Lieut.-Col. J. L. McAvity and its participation, on June 18, in a parade commemorating the 136th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker's Hill and Britain's lauded defeat in the Revolution; the appointment by the Militia Department, following the Ottawa Conference, of Lieut.-Col. R. J. Gwynne of Grenfell, Sask., to superintend the Cadet movement in the Western Provinces; the cancellation by the Minister of pending orders for swords made in Germany and the issue of an order by Colonel Hughes that only British-made swords be supplied Canadian officers in future; the graduation on June 21st of 32 Gentlemen Cadets from the Royal Military College at Kingston. The Bisley meeting of 1911 was a most successful one for its Canadian participants. The Team was under command of Lieut.Colonel G. A. Stimson of Toronto and the Mackinnon Cup was won for the third successive year by the Canadians-the score being 1,581 out of a possible 1,800 against Teams representing England, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, Guernsey, South Africa and India. The Prince of Wales Prize ($500) was won by Private W. J. Clifford, who followed up this success on July 22nd by winning the King's Prize-the blue ribbon of the world's rifle shooting carrying with it $1,250 in money, the National Rifle Association's gold medal and its gold badge. The score was 319 out of a possible 355 and there were 1,150 competitors from all over the Empire. The winning of these two Prizes by one man was said to be unprecedented although Hayhurst of Hamilton in 1895 and Perry of Vancouver in 1904 had previously won the King's Prize alone in a competition which has been shared in by Canada since 1871. Clifford also took the Standard of Empire Cup and tied with 8 others for the Daily Graphic Prize. He won the Connaught Challenge Cup also and was personally congratu lated by F.M. Lord Kitchener, who was present, at winning the King's Prize, was given an ovation by the other marksmen to the strains of the "Maple Leaf Forever," and received many congratulatory messages from Canada. In the Kolapore Cup contest Canadians tied with the Mother Country-the latter winning through having the largest total at the longest distance. The Silver medal in the King's Prize contest was only lost to Corporal J. Trainor of Toronto by one point. Lieut. F. H. Morris of Hamilton won the Challenge trophy, Sergt. James Freeborn of Hamilton won the Steward Cup. Lesser prizes were also carried off by Canadians and various small sums of money totalling $1,700 won. Of the Canadian and Australian Cadets present the latter proved the best shots. Private Clifford was given a great welcome home to Toronto on Aug. 14 which included a Civic address, a procession through crowded streets and a financial presentation. The Ross Rifle was used by the Canadians and some question was raised as to interference by Range officers in connection with the English custom of low shooting; though good sportsmen in Canada claimed that these complaints were both improper and ill-advised. Other incidents in Militia affairs included the coming of eight Imperial officers in July to help in the training of the Canadian forces and in the work of the new military Divisions. Amongst them were Major L. F. Phillips, Lieut.-Col. C. E. English, R.E., and Lieut.-Col. T. B. Wood, R.E. On June 21st an Infantry Association of the Third Division was formed to help in meeting the difficulties of Camp recruiting and with the hope that a Dominion Association would follow. This was got partially underway and an Association was also formed for the 2nd Division. The 75th Picton Highlanders became allied to the Seaforth Highlanders and the 77th Wentworth Regiment to the Duke of Cambridge's Own Regiment with the approval of H.M., the King; a new Cavalry Regiment, the 28th New Brunswick Dragoons, was organized at St. John; Colonel G. E. Sanders, D.S.O., on retiring from the Mounted Police after 27 years of service was banquetted by the citizens of Athabasca Landing on Nov. 20th; the Prince of Wales 1st Fusilier Regiment of Montreal was re-organized as the First Grenadier Guards with Lieut.-Colonel John Carson in command and Lieut.-Colonel F. S. Meighen as senior Major. Of the voluntary Associations of the year Colonel S. Hughes, M.P., was (Feb. 27) elected President of the Dominion Rifle Association; and the following in the various Provincial Rifle organizations-Ontario, E. B. Osler, M.P.; Quebec, Lord Strathcona; Nova Scotia, Colonel J. D. Irving; New Brunswick, Lieut.-Col. H. H. McLean; Manitoba, Major J. R. Wynne; British Columbia, Lieut.-Col. A. W. Currie; Alberta, Lieut.-Col. J. Walker. Of the Canadian Rifle League Lieut.-Col. A. P. Sherwood, c.M.G., was elected President; of the Canadian Association of Corps of Guides Lieut.-Col. A. J. Van Nostrand; of the Association of Medical Officers Lieut.-Colonel A. E. D. Labelle of Montreal. The following were the chief Militia appointments of the year 1911: 2nd, Queen's Own Rifles... Lt. Col. P. L. Mason, c.v.o... Lt. Col. M. S. Mercer. .Lt.-Col. L. R. Johnson. Lt. Col. J. C. Stuart. . Lt. Col. W. W. Burleigh. ..Lt.-Col. T. S. Somers. Lt. Col. C. R. Coleman. Lt. Col. J. R. Allan. Lt.-Col. H. H. McLean, M.P. Lt. Col. J. E. B. Normandeau. Lt.-Col. C. J. J. L. Desaulniers. ..Lt.-Col. A. G. Henderson. 47th, Frontenac Regiment. . Lt. Col. J. E. Mabee. 83rd, Joliette Regiment 34th, Ontario Regiment 1st Hussars 26th, Stanstead Dragoons 29th, Light Horse 23rd, Alberta Rangers Lt. Col. J. G. Merrison 95th, Saskatchewan Rifles. . Lt. Col. F. Ford Lt. Col. J. F. Grierson. III.-EXTENSION OF TERM IN REGIMENTAL COMMANDS. 48th Highlanders 5th Regiment, Royal Highlanders of Canada Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Colonel .A. E. Ross. Lt. Col. W. A. Logie. Major J. F. Macdonald. Major J. Ross. Major-General W. D. Otter, c.v.o.. ...General Sir I. S. M. Hamilton. Hon. Lieut.-Colonel.. Sir H. M. Allan, C.v.o. Canadian Army Service Corps.. Lieut.-Colonel ...... Major J. N. R. Guay. Canadian Major A. W. Harris. Army Veterinary Corps Lieut.-Colonel Canadian Corps Industrial and Financial Mergers in Canada during 1911 Temporary Rank of Brigadier-General Colonel F. L. Lessard, C.B., A.D.C. Commander Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Lieut.-Colonel Lt. Col. H. H. McLean, M.P. . Major H. R. Casgrain. Hon. Lieut.-Colonel .. Lt. Col. James Walker. Hon. Lieut.-Colonel. . Lt. Col. Henry Jekill. . Major J. A. Roberts. Hon. Lieut.-Colonel. . Lt. Col. D. M. Robertson, M.V.O. Rank of Colonel Lieut.-Colonel Veterinary ..Lieut.-Colonel Lt. Col. H. E. Burstall. Lt. Col. H. C. Thacker. Brevet-Col. G. Hunter Ogilvie. ...Major W. B. Hall. ..Major J. Massie. .Commandant, 1911 ..Colonel S. Hughes, M.P. This development in modern business methods assumed during the year a position of public importance and became of great public interest. It had commenced in 1909, grown largely in 1910 and in 1911, and reached proportions which involved a total of about $400,000,000 of nominal capital for the three years. The beginning of the idea was a natural onethe merging of a prosperous business or financial or industrial concern in, or with, another so as to relieve the original maker of the business or interest of further responsibility while continuing to him profits from his past skill or enterprise. Then it became, very often, a policy of partnership between rival concerns to save duplication of energies and expense, to effect economies in management and business. From these developments it passed into a larger and wider sphere of combining great financial institutions and industrial concerns. All these stages were in evidence |