CARVED IN KAURI.
Model Of Famous Warship Gifted To Portsmouth.
UNIQUE CEREMONY.
(Received 2.30 p.m.)
LONDON, November 7.
The model of a seventeenth century warship, the Mary Rose, carved in a block of kauri, was presented to the Portsmouth Cathedral by a Melbourne resident, Mr. Clements Langford, a native of Portsmouth. It was handed over in the presence of 100 admirals, and Master John Kempthorne, the youngest descendant of Admiral Sir John Kempthorne, commander of the Mary Rose, headed the procession, after which a quartet of admirals, Lord Jellicoe, Sir Roger Keyes, Sir Henry Oliver and Sir Somerset Calthorpe advanced, Sir R. Keyes placing the model in position opposite Sir John Kempthorne's monument.
Lord Jellicoe hoisted the naval colours, the Bishop of Lichfield, a descendant of Sir J. Kempthorne, preached the service, the first of its kind in an English Cathedral.
Mr. Langford cabled from Australia: "May the glorious traditions of the Navy become more glorious still." The bishop replied sending the diocese's thanks.
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Auckland Star, Issue 265, 8 November 1929, Page 7
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