you  have  done  during  the  past  year  in  South  Africa,  and  will  do
so  on  all  future  occasions.  I  am  glad  Lord  Strathcona  is  here
to-day,  as  it  is  owing  to  him  that  this  magnificent  force  was
equipped  and  sent  out.  I  can  only  hope  3^our  short  sojourn  in
England  will  be  agreeable  and  that  you  will  return  safely  to  your
homes,  friends,  and  relations.  Be  assured  that  neither  I  nor  the
British  nation  will  ever  forget  the  valuable  services  you  ■  have
rendered  in  South  Africa.''

Colonel  Steele,  thanking  the  King  in  behalf  of  the  regiment,
assured  him  that  the  people  of  Canada  would  always  do  as, well  as
Strathcona's  Horse,  if  not  better,  and  added  that  they  v/ere  "  always
ready  to  defend  the  flag,  the  King,  and  the  rights  of  the  British
Empire."

After  three  cheers  for  the  King,  the  officers  were  presented  to
his  Majesty,  who  shook  hands  with  and  thanked  each  of  them.
The  colors  presented  to  Strathcona's  Horse  is  a  silken  standard
with  a  silver  plate  on  the  staff,  bearing  an  inscription  showing  the
King  presented  it  to  the  corps.
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