CAPTAIN SCOTT MEMORIAL.
UNVEILED BY PRIME MINISTER. DUNEDIN, Sunday. On Saturday afternoon, at Port Chalmers, tho Prime Minister unveiled a cairn erected to the memory of Captain Scott and his companions. Prior to the ceremony, Mr Massey was entertained at lunch by the Mayor and Borough Council. In unveiling the cairn the Prime Minister made a brief but eloquent speech. The effort of Captain Scott and his companions had not, he said, been in vain, for, although they had not attained the goal which they sought, yet their heroic deaths were a reminder of the heritage of courage and heroism which the British people possessed. The Mayor of Port Chalmers (Mr T. Scollay) and the Hon. Jas. Allen also spoke, the latter, as representative of land defence, with special reference to Captain Oates. The function took, to some extent, the form of a religious service, prayers being delivered and hymns sung, and was most impressive. There was a very large attendance.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 11992, 1 June 1914, Page 5
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