A "MARRIAGE" CEREMONY.
PICTURESQUE EXPLOIT.
(Received February 13, 11 a.m.) . LONDON, February 12.
The "Daily Chronicle's" Polish correspondent states:—Putzig, a seaside resort in the Baltic, was the scene of a memorable ceremony on February 10. Polish cavalry under General Hall6r rode fetlock deep into the waves, symbolising that Poland's territory once more reaches the Baltic. The Polish troops completed the occupation separating West Prussia and Danzig. The populace boisterously welcomed the troops. The roads were garlanded with flowers. In the presence of detachments of 'British^ French and other Allies, and amid the booming of guns, Haller's cavalry rode into the halffrozen waters of the Gulf of Danzig. As they rode back from the sea they dismounted and closed around a flagstaff, a Catholic Bishop dedicating the Polish colours. Haller drew off a golden ring and flung it far seaward, crying, , "As Venice symbolised her marriage with the Adriatic, so we Poles symbolise our re-marriage with our dear Baltic."
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XL, Issue 9229, 13 February 1920, Page 5
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