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1914.-The "Empresa of Ireland" sunk by the "Storstad" off Father Point, 910 lives [ost. Losa of
steamer "Montmagny", 14 victims. War declared with Germany. Gift by Provincial
Government, of 4,000,000 lbs. of cheese (value $623,898) to the British Govemmentj
of $40,000 to France, of 825,000 to Belgium and of $5,000 to the Hospital of the
Freneh Canadian parishes in Paris.

llth LIEUTENAN1'-GOVERNOR: SIR PIERRE EVARISTE LEBLANC (1915 TO 1918)

1915.-Tnauguration of Transcontinental Railway between Quebec and Winnipeg. The Depart-
ment of Agriculture takes over tiJe inspection of butter and cheese factories. The
library of the Legislative Assembly and thD.t of St. Sulpice in Montreal inaugurated.
1916.-Military contingents [eave for Europe. Second disaster to the Quebec Bridge; 13 lives
lost. Destruction by lire of the monastery of the Trappists at Oka.

lOtit Gove1'Yl(YI' Genera.!: The Duke of Devon-shire (191610 1921)

1917.-Provincial Bureau of Statistics takes first agriculturllJ cenaus in the Province. Sanction
of Conscription Act. Queheo Bridge linished. Scott Act voted and applied. Federal
elections (17th December); 63 an ti-conscription members elected out of a total of 65.
1918.-Enrollment of conscripts. Orphanage of the Grey Nuns in Montren.! burned; 53 children
lose their lives. The Federal Government refuses to exempt farmers' sons from military
service. Registration of ail persons of 16 years of D.ge or over in Canada. Unveihng
of the Hebert Monument. Epidemie of Spanish influenza; 13,000 deaths. 8igning of
Armistice in Europe.

12th LIEUTENANT-GovERNOR: SIR CHARLE8 FITZPATRICK (1917 TO 1923)

1919. -T;nion of tbe Municipalities of the Province founded. Death of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. W. L.
MacKenûe King chosen leader of the Liberal Party. Montreal University deatroyed
by fire: loss $1,000,000.
1920.-Foundation of the Catholic Farmers' Union. Congress of Canadian uni versities held
at Laval University. Unveiling of DoUard monument in Lafontaine Park. Unveiling
of the monument to Sir Georges Etienne Cartier at Quebec.
192L-Govemment assumes control of the sale of Iiquor (lst May). Federal elections (6th
December); 65 Liberais elected in Queheo. Reception to Marshall Ferdinand Foch.

llth GQVernor Genera.!.' Lord Byng (/921 101926)

1922.-;\ppointment of a commission for the preservation of historie monuments. Institution
of a prize for literature. Grant of $10,000 ta each classica;l college. Unveiling of
Laurier monument at ArthD.haska. Official inauguration of the school of Fine Arts
of Quebec. Embargo against Canadian cattle Iifted (London, 15th December).
J923.-·-Tnauguration of the Radium Institute at the University of Montreal. Erection of a
monument in memory of AbrahD.m Martin, first pilot of the St. Lawrence. Monument
erected to Cardinal Tascbereau, first Canadian CardinaL Death of the eminent
Canadian historian, Benjamin SuIte. Eucharietic Congress in Quebec. School for
paper-making inaugurated at T1lree Rivera.

13tiJ LlEUTENAN1'-GoVERNO.R: HONOURABLE L. P. BRODEUR (1923 TO 1924)

1924.-:'I1crger of the Hochelaga and National Banks, the Provincial Government granting
them aloan of $15,000,000. The park of Mount Tremhlant and Laurentides National
Park erected into forest reaerves. Official rcception to H. R. H. the Prince of Wales on
arrivaI in CanRdD. (19th Oct.ober).