THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
TORCH LIGHTED NIGHTLY,
TO BURN FOR EVER
Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 31, 8.5 p.m.)
PARIS, October 30. Alter November 11th a naked flame will burn perpetually every night above, the grave of France’s Unknown Soldier at tho Arc de Triomphe. A torch will bo lighted at nightfall, the duty being undertaken by 96 associations of former soldiers.
A similar proposal is made for the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11665, 1 November 1923, Page 6
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73THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11665, 1 November 1923, Page 6
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