THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
VISIT TO THE FRONT. LONDON. July 6, Tub Duke of Connaught's visit to the British front concluded on Wednesday, when, accompanied by the Earl of Athlone and in the presence of the King of the Belgians, he bestowed decorations on Belgian officers and men. 9 The Duke inspected some of tho American units, and expressed high appreciation of the fine physique and soldierly appearance of the men. The groat event of the visit was the sports meeting of the Canadian Corps on Dominion Day, which was a magnificent spectacle. The arena was almost encircled with grandstands thronged with soldiers from all parts of the Empire. The track embraced a baseball ground, tennis courts, boxing ring, and other Olympic paraphernalia. All those events J contested between the divisions of which the corps is composed aroused the wildest I enthusiasm among the spectators, J
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16909, 23 July 1918, Page 6
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