TRAFALGAR CENTENARY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 253, 23 October 1905, Page 5

TRAFALGAR CENTENARY.

ENTHUSIASTIC CELEBRATiOWS J SERVICE fir MUFAIGAS SQtTAA£. GREAT FUBUC MEETINGS. (By Gable—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, October 22 The centenary of Trafalgar was cele(Z l On f° T* iD Trafal g« Square r f?? i Undred deaths from all parts 3 or the Empire were sent, and 12,000 peo- , pie were present, including the Ageits- . General and thousands thronged the square all day defiling past the fcolumiL n^ TmC A^ iy^Td of Wales (11 years ; the^to^.^S 3 {435-* -«* ;^ L Xe ra S r S edatagreatmeet - Lord Kanfurly presided at the >Javy ' Lea^ l^ ai iquet J and Mr. Reeves pro- , posed "The Memory of Nelson" P c^ c Briti3h Foreign Sailors' Society presented the French municipal representatives with a piece of the Victory's oak, in memory of France's- brave I sailors, who fought at Trafalgar. This j has produced an excellent impression Trafalgar Day was also celebrated in Japan.. Admiral Togo receiving a depu-' ( tation and address from the British! Navy League. m. r- * , SYDNEY, October 22. The Trafalgar celebrations throughout the Commonwealth were mainly characterised by a plentiful display of bunt-i m S- " \ , The great-grandson of Pasco, who I < hoisted the famous signsl on the Victory ' < unfurled the signal at the naval concert | c at the Town Hall during the evening. Captain Hardy, nephew of the captain I c lof the Victory, -was presented to Ad- ' I ■ miral Fanshawe. I j At Brisbane the grandson of Pasco un-1 b furled the famous signal at the United b Service Institution. i. At Melbourne the Caulfield Cup over-' I shadowed Trafalgar, though various de- i monstrations were held in the evening in ! commemoration of the great battle. "The I I entente eordiale was in evidence by the I general intertwining of the Union Jack ; and the tricolour. (Eeceived 9.30 ajn.) HOBABT, this day. _, . Trafalgar Day was celebrated on Sat- <.j ufday, when there was a profuse display ; ™ of bunting. * I ADELAIDE, this day. a 1 The Trafalgar Centenary was enthu-1 <-, siastically observed at the various func-' „ tiona held in Adelaide. '