LATEST WAR NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 251, 22 October 1915, Page 8

LATEST WAR NEWS.

"ENGLAND EXPECTS

TRAFALGAR- DAY IN LONDON

[Press Association.] (Received Oct. ±i, 11.35 a.m.) V LONDON/ Oct. 21. In the great Rwl Cross appeal in London oi° the occasion of the Trafalgar anniversary many thousands of " lady collector* participated. Though the weather was showery •Trafalgar Square was a memorable- i scene. The Nelson column base was smothered with wrtsiths. From the pedestal between the lions the voices of recruiters floated over the dense crowds. At intervals the people were thrilled by the clear notes of si trumpeter pJaying tii&. "Death or Nelson." . The service in St. MartmVin-the-Fields was impressive by the solemnity ■and simplicity of the, Bishop's impassioned appeal. His denunciation of Miss CaveU's mmckners deeply stirred the congregation. Many Red Cross collectors were on <lutv at the eaily markets at 3 30. 'The collections by the Australians in the Strand from the sale of flags and kangaroo souvenirs; were devoted to thei^rdanellos. Among the collectors were Latlv Me Bride, Lady Robinson, Lady Newton^Moore, and Madame Ada Crossley. . New Zealand ladies collected in Victoria Street ..and Australian ladies in the Strand.