To-morrow will be Trafalgar Day, when thousands of people in different parts of the Empire will pay tribute to the memory of the great Admiral. On these occasions the famous granite monolith in the centre of Trafalgar Square, London, is always specially decorated, and floral tributes of many kinds are laid at its base. H.M.S. Victory, the ship which Nelson commanded at the Battle of Trafalgar, has now beon restored to the condition in which she took part In the action, and is the centre of much attention daily at the dockyard at Portsmouth. Some famous ships may be seen in the illustration. Looking from left to right, a part can be seen of H.M.S. Furious, the new aircraft-carrier, then come H.M.S. Benbow (bow on), then H.M.S. Renown, the battleship in which the Prince of Wales visited New Zealand, and on the right the historic and ancient Victory. Another famous modern battleship, H.M.S. Nelson, though not visible in . . . the photograph, is lying to the right of the Victory.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 85, 20 October 1928, Page 9

To-morrow will be Trafalgar Day, when thousands of people in different parts of the Empire will pay tribute to the memory of the great Admiral. On these occasions the famous granite monolith in the centre of Trafalgar Square, London, is always specially decorated, and floral tributes of many kinds are laid at its base.

H.M.S. Victory, the ship which Nelson commanded at the Battle of Trafalgar, has now beon restored to the condition in which she took part In the action, and is the centre of much attention daily at the dockyard at Portsmouth. Some famous ships may be seen in the illustration. Looking from left to right, a part can be seen of H.M.S. Furious, the new aircraft-carrier, then come H.M.S. Benbow (bow on), then H.M.S. Renown, the battleship in which the Prince of Wales visited New Zealand, and on the right the historic and ancient Victory. Another famous modern battleship, H.M.S. Nelson, though not visible in . . . the photograph, is lying to the right of the Victory.