LE QUESNOY MEMORIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 110, 10 May 1923, Page 10

LE QUESNOY MEMORIAL.

WREATH OX UNKNOWN SOLDIER'S GRAVE. LONDON, March 29. The High Commissioner returned this morning from France, where he had been to jParis on 'behalf of the New Zealand *>oveniment to, sign a protocol modifying Article 5 of the Air Convention. -In • company with M. Hurst-Seafer, he . also visited the studio of M. Desrellee, 1 the French Sculptor, to whom has been entrusted the New Zealand war memorial at Le Qucsnoy, and Sir James Allen expresses himself as highly pleased ■with its progress,. It will be ready about Msiy or June. The 'High Commissioner considers it a work at once beautiful, impressive and unique. He thanked the artist not only for the fine artistic work, "bat also for , his kindly generosity in associating himself with Mr. A. R/Fraser, the Xew Zealand sculptor, who has been responsible for some of the work connected with it. ■ JL De3relles is also engaged on a memorial to be set .up >by. the inhabitants of Le Quesnoy to those who died during the assault on their town. It consists of a large statue of a woman •with hands outstretched, of somewhat the same character as the figure of the Xew Zealand memorial. On panels beneath her outstretched arms are to be inscribed the names of those who lost their lives on this occasion, and the citi- . ««ne include in their roll of honour the :-I °i^ rce New Zealanders. .«iMi.r,i v'fu Colnn "Bsioner .then pro- * d« Jriomphe and laid |g£§- Sissy 1 the ;' un - soldiers; * C.rah.™, i»£Z' $&*& Lord tion Hm-iiv. at,o Air xS