TRAFALGAR DAY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 13888, 24 October 1905, Page 5

TRAFALGAR DAY.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received October 23, 10.13 p.m.) LONDON, October 23. ' A Navy League wreath was placed on the pedestal of the Nelson Column in memory of the French and Spanish sailors who fell at '’■'Trafalgar. The Anglo-French entente was acclaimed at many dinners. The Victory’s officers drank in silence to “ The Memory of Those who Fell in 1805, Friend or Foe.” The “ Marseillaise ” was received with cheers at Cape, Town. Admiral Seymour and Captain Mahan were guests at, a Briton’s dinner at Boston. The Bishop of Stepney preached an impressive Nelson service at St Haul’s. Representatives of the King and Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales, the Lord Mayor, and sheriffs and foreign naval attaches were present. The British and Foreign Sailors' Society presented Admiral Togo with a bust of Nelson, carved on wood from the Victory. (Received October 24, 12.23 a.m.) LONDON, October 23. The Nelson celebration, coupled with the entente, has greatly impressed Germany. The centenary his united all races, parties and creeds in Canada. ADELAIDE, October 23. Trafalgar Day was enthusiastically observed, and various functions were held. HOBART, October 23. Trafalgar Day was celebrated with a profuse display of bunting.